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Allen Twp. -
SAMUEL WADDEL, farmer, P. O. North Lewisburg, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, was born Dec. 8, 1826.  He is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Dixon) Waddel, natives of Pennsylvania, and whose parents were among the first pioneer settlers of Fairfield County, Ohio.  Samuel, the subject of this sketch, was reared to manhood in his native place.  His father died when he was but little more than six years of age.  April, 1856, he with his mother came to Union County and settled on the farm he now occupies, where his mother died Apr. 22, 1858.  Mr. Waddel, when he first settled here, bought a farm of seventy-four acres, which he has cleared and improved.  Apr. 21, 1853, he married to Miss Elizabeth Zemmer, daughter of Abraham and Susan Zemmer, a native of Pickaway County, Ohio.  Their two children are:  Catharine I. born Nov. 12, 1854, married H. E. Spain; and Letitia E., born Feb. 28, 1858.  Mr. Waddel and family are members of the U. B. Church.  In politics, Mr. Waddel is a Republican.  He was a member of the Board of Township Trustees four years..., and since 1870 has filled the office of Township Treasurer.  He owns a farm of eighty-eight acres, and is engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 481

  Claibourne Twp. -
WILLIAM WALLACE, deceased, was born in Harrison County, Ohio, April 12, 1820.  He was a son of John and Mary (McFadden) Wallace, natives of Ireland, who entered Harrison County at an early day and located on the farm where our subject was born.  He was raised on a farm, and followed farming and stock-raising until his death, which occurred January 3, 1869.  In 1850, he married Miss Martha Ross, who was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1827; she is a daughter of William and Elsie (Cooper) Ross, the former of Scotch, and the latter of Dutch descent.  Mr. and Mrs. Wallace were the parents of five children, viz.: John W., Thomas B., Ross H., S. May, the wife of Albert Baker, and Mattie J.  In 1852, Mr. Wallace came to Claibourne Township, where he was engaged in farm operations; his widow resides on a farm of 140 acres in that township.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 654
  M. M. WARNER, farmer and carpenter, P. O. Claibourne, was born in Maryland Mar. 4, 1810, and is a son of John and Clarissa Warner.  John was born in Pennsylvania Feb. 11, 1776, and his wife was born in Maryland, Mar. 16, 1786.  They were married in Frederick County, Md., Dec. 25, 1801, and emigrated to Ohio, where they remained until their deaths, he Dec. 5, 1841, and she June 10, 1877.  M. M. Warner was united in marriage, Apr. 15, 1838, with Eliza Coalhaze, who was born in Maryland Oct. 5, 1818, and died Jan. 28, 1880.  When twenty-one years of age, he learned the carpenter trade, and followed that trade for nearly forty years, when he engaged in farming, and has followed that ever since.  Mr. and Mrs. Warner were the parents of nine children, of whom eight survive, viz.:  John B., George M., Jennie C., Clarissa E., Henry M. Josephine C., Orval J. and Ellen S.  Mr. Weaver acquired a good common school education in his youth.  His wife was a member of the Methodist Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 692
  Taylor Twp. -
WATTS, C. D., druggist, Broadway, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1854, and is a son of Hiram and Sarah (Goldsmith) Watts.  Our subject was united in marriage Sept. 19, 1880, with C. J. Burkham, a native of Virginia, born Apr. 25, 1861.  When he was nineteen years of age he engaged in mercantile business with his brother J. J. Watts.  They were in partnership about four years, and then dissolved; after which he engaged in the drug business in Broadway, Ohio, where he has at present a No. 1 stock of new drugs, and a good town and country patronage.  He acquired a common school education.  His wife is a member of the Free Will Baptist Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 693
  Taylor Twp. -
WATTS, J. J., merchant, Broadway.  The subject of this sketch, a very enterprising young business man, was born in Franklin Township, Franklin County, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1847, and is a son of Hiram and Sarah J. (Goldsmith) Watts, both natives of Ohio.  Mr. Watts was born Dec. 28, 1822, and Mrs. Watts July 15, 1823.  Mr. J. J. Watts when nineteen years of age engaged in the mercantile business as clerk for J. S. Winters, and thus he continued for three years.  He next engaged with Isaac F. Gates, with whom he continued three months.  Then he went to York Center, where he and Mr. Storms engaged in keeping groceries under the firm name of Watts & Storms, and continued in partnership one year.  He next engaged as traveling salesman for McCreay, Barnes & Donnelly, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for one year; after which he came back to Broadway, Ohio, and engaged in farming for a short time.  He next was agent for the grain warehouse, of Broadway, Ohio, and was at one time in partnership with his 1878, since which time he has been engaged in a general store at Broadway, Ohio.  In connection with his store he has been engaged in buying and shipping wool to the East each year for four years.  He has been married twice.  He was united in marriage the first time with Orpha K. Safford, Sept. 9, 1870; she was born in Union County, Ohio, Aug. 5, 1850, and died July 4, 1873.  He remained a widower until June 4, 1874, when he was united in marriage with Mary M. Yearsly, who was born in Union County, Ohio, Mar. 24, 1846.  He is the father of three children, two by his first wife, and one by his second - Maud A., born Aug. 6, 1871; Lenny H., born Oct. 13, 1872; and Sewell G., born Nov. 8, 1875.  Mr. Watts acquired a common school education, and has been a member of the Masonic order nine years.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 693
  Claibourne Twp. -
REUBEN W. WEISZ, retired, Richwood, was born at Lancaster, Ohio, June 20, 1820; he is the son of George and Catharine E. (Shuman) Weisz, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent.  They clung to the habits of the fatherland in their family, speaking German exclusively and teaching that language to their children before they did English. The subject of this sketch could speak two languages at the age of twelve years, and later in life learned a third.  When about thirteen years of age, he left home and until 1843 clerked in a dry goods store.  He resided in Hocking County a number of years, and while there was engaged as a merchant and hotel-keeper and also as a dealer in lumber.  In 1855, he came to Richwood and has since been variously engaged, but latterly he has retired from active business life  In 1844, he married Mary A. Abbott, a native of Fairfield County, and a daughter of Orrin and Rosanna (Hayes) Abbott.  She died in 1850, leaving three children, and in 1857 he married Mary H. Thompson, a daughter of Hugh and Mary W. (Cotton) Thompson.  His second wife died in 1874, also leaving three children.  In 1875, he married Miss Nancy M. Waters, a native of New York State and a daughter of Nathan P. and Susan D. (Perry) Waters.  She died in 1879, leaving one child.  Mr. Weisz takes a great pride in his home, which is presided over by his youngest child by his second marriage, while he superintends his business affairs. He has met with success in all of his business operations, has always enjoyed a comfortable portion of this world's goods and now has a competency sufficient to support him in his declining years.  He was for twenty-six years a member of the German Reformed Church, of which his father was a minister for forty years, but there being no church of that denomination in Richwood, he has since his residence here been connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 654
  Taylor Twp. -
JOHN A. WELCH
, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Vermont Sept. 8, 1819, and is a son of Rebe and Lida (Parker) Welch, who were natives of Vermont, the former born Mar. 12, 1797, and the latter Sept. 2, 1802.  He emigrated to Licking County, Ohio, in 1836, and afterward came to Union County, where he remained until his death, which occurred June 10, 1869.  His widow is still living. John, when twenty-one years of age, engaged in teaching school and farming.  He taught twenty-four terms and after that devoted his time to farming exclusively.  He owns ninety-three acres of land at this time which is in a high state of cultivation.  He was united in marriage, Nov. 8, 1844, with Louise Welch, who was a native of Vermont, born Oct. 17, 1824.  To this union have been born eight children, viz.: Christina, Clarissa, Edwin F., Ira M., Lydia, Belindia, Nathaniel F. and George WMr. Welch has filled the office of Trustee, Clerk and Assessor of Taylor Township, with credit to himself and his constituents.  He and his wife are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 693
  Dover Twp. -
JOHN WELLER

Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 381

  Washington Twp. -
WILLIAM WELLWOOD, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio, was born July 3, 1840, in Kings County, Ireland.  His parents were John Wellwood (deceased) and Catherine Wellwood.  When twelve years of age, he migrated to America, landing at New York, where, for the following six years, he drove an express delivery wagon for a publishing house.  In 1858, he came to Plain City, this county, where he was employed about six years.  On Nov. 19, 1866, in Seneca County, he married Miss Catherine Vetter, who was born Oct. 10, 1842, in Seneca County; she is a daughter of Adam and Eve (deceased) Vetter.  To them have been born five children, viz.: Joseph W., Florence U., William E., Harry C. and John (deceased).  In October, 1869, he settled in Washington Township, Union County, where he now resides.  He is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, and the owner of 135 acres of land in a high state of cultivation.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 673
  Claibourne Twp. -
JOHN WERRICK, farmer, P. O. Richwood, was born in Greene County, Penn., April 16, 1822, and is a son of Thomas and Sarah (Armstrong) Werrick, natives of Maryland, the former of English and the latter of Dutch descent.  His father emigrated to Ohio in 1824 and located in Knox County.  He was a shoe-maker by trade, but, after his settlement in this State, followed farming. Our subject was reared on the farm, receiving a common-school education, and later in life learned the carpenter's trade! In 1847, he enlisted in Company H, Col. Roll's Regiment of Missouri Infantry, for service in the Mexican war, and was detailed to assist the Surgeon.  In this way he gained some knowledge of medicine, which he found most useful while crossing the plains to California.  In 1856, he came to this county, and on October 8, 1858, he married Elvira Cameron, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Reed) Cameron, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. By this union six children were born, viz., W. W., Thomas J., Sarah J., Charlotte B., J. A. and Carrie E.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 655
  Claibourne Twp. -
N. P. WESTHEIMER, of the firm of Westheimer & Taylor, grocers, Richwood, was born in Germany September 22, 1837, and at the tender age of three years was thrown upon the care of strangers by the loss of his parents.  At the age of nineteen years, he emigrated to America, and, after spending two years in the State of New York, he came to Ohio and settled in Logan County, where he embarked in the mercantile business, which he has since followed in different parts of the State.  He has been in business in Richwood since 1859, and is the oldest surviving business man of that place.  He has built several buildings in the village, and has aided very materially in the improvement of that place, having also built a handsome brick dwelling in which he resides.  In 1875, he was engaged in the dry goods and grocery trade, but is now dealing entirely in the latter.  He had his store burned to the ground at a very considerable loss to himself, but being a man of unusual energy and ability, he was soon enabled to overcome his reverses.  He is an earnest advocate of total abstinence and, though formerly a Republican, now supports the Prohibition party.  He is a member of the Odd Fellows, society, and a charter member of the lodge at Richwood.  In 1861, he married Sarah E. Irwin, a native of Union County, and a daughter of Richard M. and Eliza B. (Duckworth) Irwin.  By this union one child was born, viz., Ida May, who graduated from Delaware University in 1882.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 655
  Allen Twp. -
EDWIN WILBER, farmer, P. O. Maryville, second son of James and Sarah Wilber, was born in Allen Township Dec. 13, 1834.  He passed his childhood and early manhood on the farm, and acquired his education in the common schools.  Oct. 18, 1860, he was joined in marriage to Miss O. M. Eaton, a daughter of Joshua and Mary Eaton, natives of Connecticut and Massachusetts respectively.  Mrs. Wilber was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio Feb. 2, 1831.  Their children are Elmer, Annie, Alonzo and Estelle M.  One child died in infancy.  May 2, 1864, Mr. Wilber enlisted as a member of Company H, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regimental Battalion of the Ohio National Guards.  He was employed principally on garrison duty near Washington, D. C., till Sept. 15, 1864, when he was honorably discharged from the service.  He returned home, and resumed the pursuits of farming and stock-raising, his present avocation.  In 1856, he and his brother Owen purchased 246 of land, and, in 1858, his father transferred to him 123 acres.  His farm now contains 244 acres of land, well improved and under a high state of cultivation.  In stock-raising, he has made a specialty of Poland-China hogs, in which he has made a marked success.  Mr. Wilber has displayed an interest in all improvements, and especially has pikes received his aid and co-operation in their construction.  He is now serving his second term as member of the board of Township Trustees.  Politically, he is a member of the Republican Party.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 482
  Allen Twp. -
JAMES WILBER, an aged pioneer of Union County, was born in Rhode Island November 22, 1799.  When a boy his parents, Owen and Sarah (Pierce) Wilber, removed to Madison County, N. Y.  His father was a soldier for awhile in the war of 1812, and died in 1820; his widow survived him over forty years, she dying in January, 1861, at the ripe age of ninety-three years.  Mr. Wilber, the subject of this sketch, spent his early life and manhood on a farm.  In 1817, he came to Ohio with Mr. John Coolidge and family, who settled near Milford Center, Union County.  He returned to New York in 1820, and remained one year, but having a preference for the West, which he considered afforded superior advantages for the young man, he returned to Union County, where he worked by the day and month, till 1829, when he married.  In 1837, he purchased 100 acres of his present farm, which then dwelt in its forest state.  He cleared a site for a house, which he erected of logs.  He, with the assistance of his sons, cleared up the land of a farm of about 200 acres.  Mr. Wilber aided in making numerous improvements in the way of early roads, schools and churches.  Oct. 29, 1829, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Cameron, daughter of John and Anna Cameron, who removed from Pennsylvania to Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1811, thence to Warren County, and in 1824 to Champaign County, and six years later (1830), to Jackson Township, this county.  Mr. Cameron died July 27, 1849, aged eighty-three years.  When a young man he spent several years in transporting provisions by flat-boat, from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati.  His widow survived him a number of years, and died Aug. 17, 1873.  Mr. and Mrs. Wilber have been blessed with nine children; of these six are living - Sarah A., wife of George Carpenter, Owen, Edwin, William, Addie, wife of D. J. Woods, and Zachary; Almeda, Olive and Joseph, are deceased.  Mr. Wilbur has made farming and stock-raising his sole occupation, and followed it successfully up to Dec. 15, 1878, when he was stricken with paralysis, which has entirely disabled him from all business.  Mr. Wilber has been called upon to fill various offices of trust in his township, among them Treasurer and Trustee, which positions he held for several years.  He has always been an active citizen and has displayed a lively interest in all improvements and enterprises of his township and county.  And now when age and relentless disease was unfitted him for the performance of other duties, it can be said of him that his life was one of industry, usefulness and success.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 482
  Allen Twp. -
OWEN WILBER, farmer, P. O. North Lewisburg, eldest son of James and Sarah Wilber, was born in Allen Township, June 25, 1832.  His early life he spent on the homestead, and received his education, though very limited, in the district schools.  He with his brothers, aided in hewing down the forest and clearing up the old farm.  Mar. 29, 1855, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J., daughter of Samuel and Sarah J. MarshMrs. Wilber is a native of Virginia, was born Mar. 9, 1841.  They have had two children - Alice L., wife of E. B. Morehouse, of Dayton, and A. D., the youngest; he married Sarah Snuffin.  Soon after his marriage Mr. Wilber located on the farm he now occupies.  His occupation consists of agricultural and stock-raising, making a leading pursuit of keeping Poland-China hogs, and French and Clydesdale horses.  In 1861, he enlisted in the Ninety-sixth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, but on account of disability was never mustered into the service.  May 2, 1864, he and his brother Edwin, volunteered their served in Company H, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment Ohio National Guards, and served on garrison duty at Fort Ellsworth till discharged at Camp Chase, Ohio, Aug. 31, 1864.  He then returned to his farm, and has been engaged in its pursuits successfully ever since.  He has liberally assisted in the construction of the pike improvements of his township and community.  He filled the office of Township Clerk four terms.  He and wife are members of the M. E. Church.  His political associations have always been with the Republican party.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 482
  Claibourne Twp. -
PENROSE WILEY, farmer, P. 0. Richwood, was born in this State February 17, 1839.  His father Absalon Wiley, son of Solomon and Maria (Messler) Wiley, was born in Pennsylvania August 15, 1808, his father being a native of the same State, and his mother of New Jersey.  He was educated in the common schools of his time, and followed farming all his life, with the exception of two terms of service as Sheriff of Union County.  He was the Commander of the Second Brigade, Fifteenth Division of State Militia, in 1840, and was with Ohio's statesman Tom Corwin on his "water-melon raid." He came to Union County in 1844, and settled in Claibourne Township, where he followed farming.  His father, Solomon, was a soldier of the war of 1812.  Our subject was raised on a farm and has devoted his life to that honorable avocation, now owning 130 acres of good land. In 1864, he enlisted in Company F, Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war. In 1872, he married Joanna, daughter of C. E. Fish, and by her has two children—Wilbert and DelphiaMr. and Mrs. Wiley are members of the M. E. Church, in which he has been a Trustee.  He is a Republican, in politics, and has served as Trustee of his township.  His brother John was at one time Auditor of the county.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 655
  Paris Twp. -
C. F. WILKINS, third son of Alfred F. and Harriet J. Wilkins, was born in York Township Oct. 7, 1852.  When four years of age his parents moved to Marysville, where he was reared to manhood.  His education was principally received in the public schools of the town.  From 1861 to 1855, he kept a fruit stand on Main street; he was then employed as clerk for the firm of J. C. and Beriah Wilkins, merchants till March, 1870, when he took the same position in the factory store of Robinson & Robinson.  In June, 1876, he became a partner in this establishment, and is an active member of the firm.  In 1877-78-79, je was associated with Robinson & Robinson in the manufacture of woolen goods.  In November, 1882, he purchased the book and stationery store of Joe S. Wilkins, but soon after disposed of it.  Mr. Wilkins was married Aug. 17, 1876, to Miss Josie M. Buxton, a daughter of Darius Buxton of this place.  Mr. Wilkins is identified with the I. O. O. F. and K. of P.  Politically, he is Democratic.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 152
  York Twp. -
CHARLES E. WILKINS, farmer, P. O. Richwood.  Beriah P. Wilkins, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Saratoga County, N. Y., May 26, 1792.  He was a son of James Wilkins, a valiant soldier of the Revolutionary war, and Elsie Wilkins.  Having reached the years of manhood, he married, on Dec. 24, 1814, in New York State, Miss Amanda Rhodes.  She was born Oct. 19, 1797, and was a daughter of Capt. James Rhodes.  By the union there was an issue of three children- Charles E., Joseph R. and Alfred F. (deceased).  In 1836 he came to Union County, Ohio, and bought 210 acres of land in York Township, our subject's farm being part of the original purchase.  In 1837, with his family, he settled in his new home in what was then comparatively a forest.  He endured the usual hardships and privations connected with pioneer life, and remained where he settled until his decease, in October, 1858.  He had served as Trustee of York Township, and was respected by all who knew him.  His wife departed this life in August, 1877.  Our subject was born Mar. 6, 1822, in New York State, and when fifteen years of age, with his parents, came to Union County, Ohio.  On May 18, 1847, he married Miss Martha M. Raymond, who was born July 26, ,1826, in Saratoga County, N. Y.  Her father, Nathan Raymond, was born in 1779, in Connecticut; his father, Nathan, was a Revolutionary soldier.  When a boy, with his parents, he removed to Saratoga County, N. Y., where he married Martha Chard, by whom he had seven children, two of whom are now living, viz.:  Martha M. and Ambrose.  In 1839, he came to Union County, Ohio, where he remained until his decease, Nov. 7, 1847; he wife died Sept. 4, of the same year.  Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins are the parents of seven children - Edwin R., Amanda C., John F., Mary E., Hattie M., Allie K. and Minerva J. (deceased).  Mr. Wilkins has served as Trustee and Clerk of York Township.  He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and the owner of seventy-seen acres of land.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 556
  Paris Twp. -
J. M. WILKINS
, dry goods, Marysville.  We take some pride in the perpetuation of the Wilkins family, worthy as the present generation are, and possessing the persevering qualifications transmitted from its venerable head, for he, the father, was characterized by the luster of honor, nobleness and integrity.  Alfred F. Wilkins, the father of our subject, was a native of Saratoga County, N. Y., from which point he made his way to Union County, and settled in the north part of the county, being among its primitive pioneers.  He was a professional surveyor, and was elected Surveyor of the county in 1854.  His competency and valued services re-elected him to the same position in 1857 and 1860.  He was a faithful officer and discharged the duties of that office until January, 1864.  He was Deputy County Treasurer, under David D. Welch, from October, 1861, to the close of 1865.  As Mayor of the city several years, he gave unbounded satisfaction, and during his eventful career, won the esteem of his fellow-citizens, which, cherished in memory, will last as long as life and reason endure.  He became widely and favorably known while proprietor of the American Hosue, and at the time of his death, in 1876, was Justice of the Peace.  His wife, Harriet J. (Stewart) Wilkins, who survives, wa a native of Saratoga County, N. Y., and bore his children, all of whom are living, as follows:  J. C., married Nannie Bradley, and resides in Springfield, Ohio; Beriah, married Emma J. Robinson, of this city; Keziah, wife of Hon. A. B. Robinson; Charles F., married Josie M. Buxton; John M.; and Joseph S., who was married, July 30, 1881, to Miss Minnie, daughter of George Camp, of this city, by whom he has one child.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 152
  Allen Twp. -
ISAAC WILLET, farmer, P. O. North Lewisburg, a prominent farmer and stock-raiser of Allen Township, was born near Woodstock, Champaign County, Ohio, May 19, 1837.  His father, David Willet, was a native of Harrison County, W. Va., and his mother, Elizabeth (Rogers) Willett, of Ross County, Ohio.  Mr. Willet removed to Champaign County, Ohio, about 1820.  His mother and three brothers, Isaac, Abraham and Daniel Crislip, emigrated from England prior to the war of the Revolution, and purchased large lands on Brushy Fork, Harrison County, W. Va.  Mr. Willet, the father of the subject of this sketch, was married in Champaign County to Elizabeth Rogers, whose parents had moved to Champaign County in 1805.  Of a family of ten children, nine are living - Samuel L., John O., Mary J., wife of James W. Romine, Isaac, Catharine, wife of W. H. Lease, William H., Sarah E., wife of John Moore, Maria, wife of W. McArthur, and George W.  Hopy A. is deceased.  Isaac, the subject of this sketch, passed his early life on a farm, and was educated in the common schools of his native place.  When a young man, he engaged in dealing in stock, and spent the years of 1857-58 in that business in Illinois.  He then returned to Ohio, and in 1862 removed to the farm where he now resides.  For the last twenty-six years he has bought and shipped stock, doing a successful business.  Of late years he has made a leading pursuit in breeding and keeping thoroughbred Poland-China hogs.  Since July, 1881, he has been interested in the live stock commission business at Union Stock Yards, Cincinnati.  He is a member of the Agricultural Board of the "World's Fair," and a stockholder in the Bank of North Lewisburg; and also a member of the Ohio Farmers' and Horsemen's Mutual Protection Company.  Mr. Willet is an active, enterprising citizen, and always manifests an interest in all public improvements.  He was married Jan. 22, 1862, to Lucy J. Spain, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth A. SpainMrs. W., a native of Champaign County, was born Sept. 12, 1845.  This union was blessed with six children: of these, five are living, viz.:  Emma B., Josephine, Lizzie, Marce and Anderson L.  Thomas S. is decease.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 483
  Washington Twp. -
DANIEL T. WILLIAMS
, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield, Logan Co., Ohio, wsa born Apr. 9, 1820, in Logan County, Ohio.  His parents were Obadiah and Susan Williams, natives of Virginia, who settled, in Logan County, at an early day.  Of a family of eleven children eight survive, viz.: Obadiah, Henry, Jeffrey, Lorena, Celina, Rachel, Mary A. and Nancy.  In July, 1844, our subject married, in Logan County, Miss Minerva Green, daughter of George R. and Ruth Green, of Logan County.  To them were born seven children - Isaac M., Madison, George, Obediah, Eudora, Ruth A. and Elizabeth, the latter two of whom are now deceased.  For more than a quarter of a century, with his companion, he enjoyed married life, when, on Feb. 18, 1870, she quietly passed away, and left behind her a wealth of love and affection.  In 1845, Mr. Williams came from Logan County and settled in Washington Township, this county, where he now resides.  He is a self-made man, and has seen a great deal of pioneer life.  He owns a farm of 151 acres.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 673
  Washington Twp. -
HENRY WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. West Mansfield, Logan Co., Ohio, was born Apr. 9, 1820, in Logan County, Ohio.  His parents were Obadiah and Susan Williams, natives of Virginia, who settled, in Logan County, at an early day.  Of a family of eleven children eight survive, viz.:  Obadiah, Henry, Jeffrey, Lorena, Cecilia, Rachel, Mary A. and Nancy.  In July, 1844, our subject married, in Logan County, Miss Minerva Green, daughter of George R. and Ruth Green, of Logan County.  To them were born seven children - Isaac M., Madison, George, Obediah, Eudora, Ruth A. and Elizabeth, the latter two of whom are now deceased.  For more than a quarter of a century, with his companion, he enjoyed married life, when, on Feb. 18, 1870, she quietly passed away, and left behind her a wealth of love and affection.  In 1845, Mr. Williams came from Logan County and settled in Washington Township, this county, where he now resides.  He is a self-made man, and has seen a great deal of pioneer life.  He owns a farm of 151 acres.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 673
  Claibourne Twp. -
TIMOTHY J. WILLIAMS, grain dealer, Richwood, was born in Delaware County, Ohio, Sept. 6, 1844; he is a son of David and Elizabeth (Lewis) Williams, natives of Wales, who emigrated to America in 1817, and in 1830 settled in Delaware County, Ohio.  His father was born in 1807, and died in 1876;  he was a life-long farmer, and resided until his death in Delaware County.  Our subject received the advantages of the college at Delaware, and when twenty years of age began teaching school, an occupation he followed for ten years, six of these years being spent in one school of his native county.  He came to Richwood in 1875, and has since made this the place of his residence.  He was married in 1870 to Miss Margaret C. Kyle, a native of Delaware County, and a daughter of James Kyle.  By this union two children were born, viz., Ila May and Guy.  Mrs. Williams is a member of the Baptist Church.  Mr. Williams is a Democrat in politics.  In 1864, he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Forth-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war.  He was also a member of the State Guards, and with his command was called oat to repel Morgan in his raid through Southern Ohio.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 655
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WILLIAM WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. West, Mansfield, Logan Co., Ohio, was born Apr. 9, 1820, in Logan County, Ohio.  His parents were Obadiah and Susan Williams, natives of Virginia, who settled, in Logan County, at an early day.  Of a family of eleven children eight survive, viz.:  Obadiah, Henry, Jeffrey, Lorena, Cecilia, Rachel, Mary A. and Nancy.  In July, 1844, our subject married, in Logan County, Miss Minerva Green, daughter of George, Obediah, Eudora, Ruth A. and Elizabeth, the latter two of whom are now deceased.  For more than a quarter of a century, with his companion, he enjoyed married life, when, on Feb. 18, 1870, she quietly passed away, and left behind her a wealth of love and affection.  In 1845, Mr. Williams came from Logan County and settled in Washington Township, this county, where he now resides.  He is a self-made man, and has seen a great deal of pioneer life.  He owns a farm of 151 acres.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 673
  Taylor Twp. -
HENRY WILLIS, farmer, P. O. Broadway, was born in Adams County, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1818, and is a son of Joseph and Ellen WillisJoseph Willis was born in London, England, in 1797, and his wife in Adams County, Ohio, in 1794,  They were married in Adams County in 1814.  He emigrated from England to Ohio in 1814, first to Adams County, then to Fayette County, where they remained until their deaths, he in 1872,and she in 1882.  Henry  was united in marriage May 25, 1837, with Barbara B. Sanderson, who was born in Fayette County, Ohio, July 5, 1815.  He has been engaged with farming most of his life and owns at the present time 250 acres of fine land near Broadway.  He has lived in Fayette, Clinton, and Union Counties.  He acquired a common school education.  Mr. and Mrs. Willis are the parents of nine children of whom six survive - Samuel, William H., Cynthia J., Joseph, Ramith H. and Rachel B.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 693
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DAVID H. WILLOUGHBY, tailor, Richwood, was born in Licking County, Ohio, Jan. 7, 1848, and is a son of Birdsey and Nancy (de Wolf) Willoughby, the former a native of New York, and the latter of Connecticut, both of English descent.  He was raised on a farm, and in early life learned the tailor trade, which he has since followed.  He is a man of steady habits and a good workman, and for the past seven years has been engaged with W. H. Richards, at Richwood, where he resides.  He was married in 1874, to Civilla Cain, by whom he had one child- Harvey, who died in 1877.  Mrs. Willoughby died in 1878, and on Jan. 1, 1882, Mr. Willoughby married Lillie B. Frye.  They are both members of hte Richwood Baptist Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 655

W. M. Winget
pg. 320
 

Elijah Witter
(portrait on page 369)
Union Twp. -
ELIJAH WITTER

Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 216

 

  Allen Twp. -
ADAM WOLFORD, Justice of the Peace, P. O. Pottersburg, was born in Knox County, Ohio, Nov. 13, 1824.  His parents, Andrew and Charlotte (Ream) Wolford, were natives of Bedford County, Penn.  They were married in Bedford County, and removed to Knox County, Ohio, prior to the war of 1812.  Mr. W. died in April, 1825, leaving eight children.  Adam was reared on the homestead till he was thirteen years of age when he started out for himself, working as a farm hand by the month till he was seventeen, when he took up the carpenter trade in Marysville, where his mother had moved in 1828.  She died in Henry County, Iowa, in September, 1874.  In 1844, our subject returned to Marysville, where he followed his trade till 1873.  He aided in building Union Block, Presbyterian and Methodist Churches, besides other buildings.  In 1873, he removed to his farm, and the same year was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he has since filled.  Dec. 9, 1860, he was married to Miss Nancy J. Jordan, daughter of Henry and Nancy JordanMr. and Mrs. W. are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 483
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JAMES D. WOOD, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, eldest son of William C. and Maria Wood, was born on the old homestead in Allen Township, Jan. 5, 1849.  He remained at home till of age.  Jan. 6, 1870, he was married to Miss Addie Wilber, a daughter of James and Sarah Wilber, of this county.  Mrs. Wood was born in Allen Township Nov. 8, 1846.  They have two children - Ida, born Mar. 14, 1871,and Lillie, born May 13, 1873.  An infant daughter, now deceased, was born May 13, 1878.  Mr. and Mrs. Wood are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Politically, he inherits the views of his father.  He owns 135 acres of land.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 483
  Allen Twp. -
LUTHER A. WOOD, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, son of William C. Wood, whose portrait appears in this work, was born on the home farm in Allen Township Dec. 19, 1851.  He was brought up to farming and has always followed its pursuits.  Apr. 12, 1877, he was married to Miss Emma P. Irwin, daughter of Lackey and Nancy (Maxwell) IrwinMrs. Wood was born in Allen Township June 26, 1856.  By this union one child was born, who died in infancy.  Mr. Wood owns forty-eight and one-half acres of land and follows farming and stock raising and, during the fall seasons, operates a steam thresher. He and wife are associated with the Methodist Church.  Politically, he adheres to the Republican principles of his father.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 484

WM. C. WOOD
(Portrait on pg. 269)
Allen Twp. -
WILLIAM C. WOOD, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in Union Township Dec. 3, 1825.  His parents, Luther and Rosanna (Cochran) Wood Apr. 23, 1802.  Nathan and Lucinda Wood, parents of Luther, resided in New York State and died at Chautauqua.  In 1821, Mr. Wood came to Union County and settled near Milford Center; in 1831, he removed to Allen Township, where he resided till the early part of 1872, when he moved to Piqua, Miami County, where he died the following August.  Mrs. Wood, the widow, lives mostly with William C.  Mr. Wood was a man of some prominence, having filled the office of Township Clerk ten years, and as Justice of the Peace the same length of time.  He was a republican, formerly a Whig.  William C., the subject of this biography, was the second child of a family of three sons and three daughters.  His early life was passed on his father's farm, and he has made that avocation his life-work.  Jan. 22, 1846, he was married to Maria McWilliams, a daughter of Alexander and Margaret (Nixon) McWilliamsMrs. Wood, a native of Belmont County, Ohio, was born Mar. 19, 1824.  This union was blessed with five children; four of them are living, viz.:  Alice J., wife of Stanton Marsh, James D., Luther A., and Anna, wife of Delmer Coe.  An infant daughter is deceased.  Mr. Wood started in life with a capital not exceeding $100 but by his indomitable energy, so characteristic of the pioneer, combined with good business management, he acquired for himself a handsome competence.  He located at his present residence in 1864.  His farm at one time contained 500 acres of well-improved land, but a division with his children leaves him now with 256 acres.  Mr. Wood's occupation consisted in farming and rearing and dealing in fine stock, in which pursuits he made a success.  He and family are embers of the Milford Methodist Episcopal Church.  Politically, he is Republican.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 483
  Claibourne Twp. -
JAMES W. WOODRUFF, drayman, Richwood, was born in Licking County, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1835; he is a son of John and Julia (Cunningham) Woodruff, natives of Licking County, of German and English descent.  His father was a shoe-maker and farmer, and settled in Claibourne Township in 1841, and at that late day is said to have shot deer and wild turkeys from his cabin door.  Our subject was raised on the farm, receiving a common school education, and remained on the farm until 1881.  In 1855, he married Emily Collier, a native of Licking County, Ohio, and a daughter of John and Mary (Ford) Collier.  By this union three children were born, viz.: Minerva Ann, wife of F. Merritt, Benjamin (deceased) and Houston.  Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff are members of the Baptist Church of Richwood.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 655
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G. H. WOODS, Richwood, was born at Richwood, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1834; he is a son of john and Sarah (Brookins) Woods.  His father was born in Ireland, in 1799, and came to Pennsylvania, with his parents, 1801; he was a tailor by trade, and conducted a tailor shop for several years in Richwood, where he died in 1874; he devoted a large portion of his life to farming, in which he was very successful.  Our subject received his education in the schools of his native village, and started in life as a farmer boy; he engaged in the drug business in Richwood in 1868, and after following it for three years, embarked in the dry goods business, which he followed ten years, selling out in 1882 to J. B. Miller.  In 1870, he married Lovina Siples,  who was born in Marion County in 1844.  They have four children, viz.:  Minnie Francis E., Wilke Gaylord and Anna L.  Mr. Woods is a Republican, and the owner of ninety-three acres of land in this township.  He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge in 1878 and 1879; he is also a member of the Masonic fraternity.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 656
  Washington Twp. -
JAMES WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born in Union County, Ohio, Apr. 5, 1842, and a son of Leven Wright (deceased) and Letitia Wright, of whom we have made mention in this work.  In May, 1861, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and participated in the battles of Shiloh and Stone River, at the latter battle receiving a wound in the thigh.  After remaining in the hospital for some times, he was discharged in May, 1863.  In January, 1864, he veteranized in the Eighty-second Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and subsequently participated in the battles of Cotton Mountain, Lost Mountain and Dallas, where he received a wound in May, 1864, in the left hand, and was again obliged to go to the hospital for a short time after which he again joined his regiment and continued in the service until the close of the war.  He received an honorable discharge in June, 1865.  He was united in marriage to Miss Annis Mead, who was born Dec. 23, 1845, in Logan County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Potter and Mary Mead, formerly of Logan County.  They have one child, viz.:  Leven M., born May 23, 1868.  In October, 1865, Mr. Wright settled in the southern portion of Washington Township, where he now resides.  He has been prosperous as a farmer, is a member of the Baptist Church, and the owner of fifty acres of land.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 674
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SAMUEL WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio, was born in New York State Nov. 18, 1813.  When a mere child, with his parents, Elisha and Rachel Wright, he was brought to Athens County, Ohio, where in April, 1839, he married Miss Deborah Wheeler, daughter of Ezeriah and Rachel Wheeler.  By this union there has been an issue of nine children, viz.:  Maria A., Mary E., Lucinda H., Samuel L., Edmund E., Joseph N., Jane, Jeannette and Lucy A.  In 1848, he came with his family to Union County, and settled on a tract of land in the northern portion of Washington Township, where he still resides.  Mr. Wright has seen considerable of pioneer life, and endured much hard work.  He is the owner of 100 acres of land, and a member of the United Brethren Church.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 673
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P. G. WYNEGAR, pike contractor, Richwood, was born in Highland County, Ohio, Mar. 18, 18126, and is son of David and Catharine (Grim) Wynegar, natives of Virginia, of Dutch descent.  He was raised on the farm, receiving a common school education, and followed farming until twenty-one years of age, when he engaged in the manufacture of brick, which he followed four years in Springfield.  He then came to Richwood, and for eight years followed farming and brick-making.  In 1876, he commenced taking contracts for building pikes, and now has a contract for $19,000 worth of work.  He usually employs about thirty teams, and has employed as high as eighty-two.  He owns 100 acres of land in Leesburg Township, where his father settled in 1838.  He was married in 1850 to Elizabeth Ross, a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, and a daughter of Dr. J. N. Ross.  This union has been blessed with nine children, four living, viz.:  William C., Ida J., Philota and EstelleMrs. Wynegar died Feb. 9, 1874.
Source: History Union County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. 1883 - Page 656

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