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GEORGE W. WASSOM, Hall, was born October 17, 1859, in Hall Township, Bureau Co., Ill. His father, Jacob Wassom, was born in Tennessee, July 11, 1810, and came to this county in 1835, settling on Section 28, Hall Township, and married Jane Scott, daughter of Robert Scott. Shortly after Mr. Wassom went to Iowa, but returned to Bureau County in 1849, and bought land in Section 34, where Edward Hall built a cabin in 1829. Mrs. Wassom died there in 1852. She was the mother of five children, viz .: Mrs. Elmyra Miller (deceased), John, Mrs. Mary Jane Losh (deceased), William and Wesley. Jacob Wassom was again married to Elsa Hoffman, a native of New York, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Mosher) Hoffman, also natives of New York. By his second marriage Jacob Wassom had six chil- dren, viz .: Mrs. Josephine Snyder, George W., Lincoln, Thomas (deceased), Fannie E. and Frank J. Jacob Wassom was a hard worker and a good farmer, and at the time of his death, August 22, 1878, he owned 414 acres of land. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Union Chapel, which he helped to build. In politics he was Repub- lican.
E. W. WATSON, Berlin, was born in
Voluntown, Conn., March 25, 1823. He is the son of Benjamin and Mary (Young) Wat- son. His father died when our subject was an infant, but his mother lived to the age of ninety-three years, and died March 25, 1877. E. W. Watson was the youngest of eight children, five of whom are now living. He was married June 4, 1850, to Fidelia L. Fisk, in Tolland County, Conn., who was born in the same county April 7, 1830. Her parents, William A. and Selyma (Whittemore) Fisk, were both natives of Connecticut. In 1855 they came to Bureau County, and set- tled in Malden, where he was engaged in business until his death, October 13. 1871, at the age of seventy years. He was one of the successful business men of Malden, and always ready to assist in any public enter- prise. His wife died in Connecticut, within two miles of her birth-place, April 16, 1884, at the age of eighty three. Of their family four are still living. Mr. Watson came from Tolland County Conn., in 1854, and settled on his present farm, which was then but slightly improved. Before coming to this State he had been a mechanic, and had but little money, but by industry has accumulated a competency. His farm contains 195 acres of well-improved land. Mr. and Mrs. Wat- son have five children, viz .: Ida L., born August 11, 1857, wife of F. M. Johnson, an attorney in Grundy Centre, Iowa; Carrie F., born May 26, 1860; Charles A., born April 30, 1863; William T. S., born March 7, 1866; Jennie M., born April 5, 1868.
JOHN WEBER, Hall, was born near Hesse-Cassel, Germany, in July, 1827. His parents, Adam and Mary (Snyder) Weber, were natives of Germany, where they died. They had three children: Martin, now living in Germany; Mrs. Catherine Debus, who re- sides near Peru, and our subject, John Web- er, who was educated and studied music in his native land, and was a soldier in the Ger- man Army. He was married in the old country to Julia Hammel, by whom he has six children, viz .: Henry T., John H., Emma, Elizabeth, Louis P. and Ida. In December, 1854, Mr. Weber came to the United States and settled in LaSalle County, Ill., near LaSalle. He was en- gaged in farming, first renting land and
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afterward buying a farm. In April, 1877, he sold his farm in LaSalle County and bought the E. C. Hall place of 200 acres, which was for many years the State Premium Farm. He now owns 410 acres of land. Mr. Weber is independent in politics, voting for the best man. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M.
ANDREW T. WEISE, Princeton. Jacob Weise, father of the above named gentleman, was born and reared in New Jersey, and was married there to Mary Trimmer. In 184S they removed to Princeton, Ill., and he pur- chased ninety-five acres of land lying on the south side of what is now Elm Street, for which he paid $2,100, but also got forty acres of timber land. He sold the prairie land afterward to Milo Kendall and J. V. and J. T. Thompson for $21,000. Mr. Weise resided in Princeton until his death, Decem- ber 11, 1870, at the age of eighty-two years. His wife died April 11. 1869. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom are living, viz. : John Weise, of Iowa; Mrs. Cather- ine Vanatta, of Chicago; Mrs. Mahala Coul- ter; Mrs. Pemina Thompson; Mrs. Emeline Richardson, of Princeton; and Andrew T. Weise, our subject. He was born in Morris County, N. J., February 28, 1832. He came to Bureau County in 1848, and has made this county his home most of his life, though he has been away several years. In 1852 he went to California, and remained there five years, but returned to this county. In 1871 he removed to Texas, living there and in Indian Territory for eight years, where he was en- gaged in the cattle business. In 1881 he came again to Bureau County, and in 1884 purchased his present farm of 340 acres, and is giving his attention to stock-raising. Mr. Weise was married in Illinois October 16, 1859, to Phebe Jane Courtright, who was born in Pennsylvania December 22, 1832. Her parents came to this county in Decem- ber 1853. Her father, Cornelius Courtright, died September 5, 1881, at the age of eighty years. His wife, Mary (Sirrine) Courtright, was born in 1803, and is still living. Fifty- seven years of their lives were spent together. Mrs. Weise's grandfathers lived to be ninety- two and ninety-three years of age, being of a long lived family. Mr. and Mrs. Weise
have four children, viz. : George, Frank, Will and Mary. Mr. Weise is a member of A. F. &. A. M., of Princeton, having taken the degrees to the Commandery many years ago.
JOHN H. WEISSENBURGER, Hall, was born in Putnam County, Ill., June 16, 1850. His parents, George and Eva Weissenburger, were natives of Bavaria, Germany. The former is now living in Dimmick Township, LaSalle Co., Ill. The latter died in Section 4, Hall Township, Bureau County, January 31, 1862; they having come here iu 1859. They were the parents of the following chil- dren, viz .: Conrad, of Iowa; Catharine, of Putnam County, Ill .; Eva, of LaSalle County, Ill; George, of Hall Township; Valentine, of Hall Township: Louis, of Peru, and John H., our subject. John H. Weissenburger was married in this county March 14, 1871, to Catharine Dorn, who was born in Westfield Township June 12, 1852, a daughter of John and Carrie (Snyder) Dorn, old settlers of Bureau County. Mrs. Weissenburger died September 30, 1883, leaving two children, viz .: Jennie E., born May, 29, 1873; John H., March 14, 1877. Mr. Weissenburger is a Democrat in political views.
J. W. WELLER, Bureau, was born in what is now Ohio County, Ind., August 6, 1836. He is the son of Andrew and Nancy (Gaston) Weller. The father was a native of Orange County, N. Y., and died in this county. The mother was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, and died in Indiana. Of their children six are living-our subject and three sisters in Bureau County, one brother in Iowa and one in Missouri. J. W. Weller was reared on a farm and educated in the schools of his native county, and also at the Dover Academy in Bureau County, Ill. He came to this county in 1858, without a penny. He first worked by the month, and was soon able to purchase a small farm in Dover Town- ship. In 1866 he sold his farm and went to Missouri and Kansas, influenced by the glow- ing accounts of the wealth to be gained there. But two years satisfied him that the Eldorado was behind him, and he returned to Bureau County, where he has since resid- ed. His farm of 160 acres lies in the south- east quarter of Section 12, Bureau Township.
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His principal occupation during life has been that of farming, but has taught about fifteen terms of school in this county and in Mis- souri. Mr. Weller was married in Bureau Township, December 15, 1868, to Miss Lucre- tia E. Studyvin, who was born in this county March 3, 1843. She is the daughter of Jef- ferson and Manda Melvina (Johnson) Study- vin, of Putnam County, Ill. He was a sol- dier in the Black Hawk war. Mr. and Mrs. Weller have four children, viz .: Gilbert G., born September 26, 1869; Hattie D., Novem- ber 16, 1872; Andrew J., December 12, 1875; John, April 20, 1879. In politics Mr. Wel- ler has always been a Republican. He and wife are members of the Heaton's Point Bap- tist Church.
DAVID WELLS, deceased. This old set- tler was a native of Deerfield, Mass., where his father, David Wells, Sr., was an old pio- neer. His mother, Sarah (Burt) Wells, was a native of Conway, Mass. David Wells was reared in Vermont. His first wife died in the East. She was the mother of Mrs. Sarah A. Edwards. He came to Bureau Conn- ty, Ill., in October, 1838, and stopped one year at Princeton, and then bought a claim of 140 acres of William Hart, south of Per- kins Grove. This place he improved, and on it he died September 28, 1875, aged seventy - one years. Owen Lovejoy, of national re- nown, married Mr. Wells in Princeton to Mary N. Smith, a native of Waitsfield, Vt. She died here June 22, 1883, aged seventy- two years. She was a daughter of Moses and Mary N. (Childs) Smith. Mrs. Mary N. Wells was the mother of the following chil- dren: Mrs. Pamela C. Edwards, Mrs. Cath- arine C. Snodgrass, Ephraim W., Jarvis P. and Marian (deceased), aged five years. David Wells was a man well known for his many excellent qualities. He was an active member of the Congregational Church. He took a deep interest in home affairs, and held the offices of Supervisor, Assessor and Com- missioner. His son, Jarvis P. Wells, was born July 23, 1844, on the old homestead in Clarion Township. He was reared and edu- cated in Bureau County, and has been a farmer and stock-grower by occupation. He has now a farm of 160 acres. He was mar- ried here December 28, 1870, to Carrie E.
Smith, daughter of James and Sarah (Hunt- ley) Smith. old settlers of Princeton Town- ship, to which they came in October, 1835. (See genealogy of Smith family. ) Mrs. Car- rie E. Wells was born here. She is the mother of the following children: Samuel W. was born December 6, 1872; Frank D., November 23, 1876; Harry J., October 5, 1879, and Charles H., December 27, 1883. Mr. Wells takes quite an interest in political affairs, and is identified with the Republican party. At present he holds the offices of Town Clerk and Treasurer.
HON. J. H. WELSH, Tiskilwa, who is the subject of the following biography, was born June 11, 1834, in Canada. His parents, Maurice and Mary (Haley) Welsh, were na- tives of Ireland. They first immigrated to Canada, and from there in 1832 to New York State. Abont 1840 they removed to Van Buren, Onondaga Co., N. Y., where the fa- ther died in 1858. The mother afterward came to Tiskilwa, where she died. She was the mother of the following children: John H., our subject; Mrs. Margaret A. Wilkin- son, deceased; Ellen, Bertha, Mrs. Mary Rhodes; Daniel, died while in the army; Mrs. Anna Milling, Maurice, Katie, deceased. Our subject was principally reared and educated in the State of New York, though properly speaking Mr. Welsh is self educated. He came to Illinois in 1852, and the following year came to Tiskilwa, where he clerked for Ozias Simmons till 1859, when he went into business for himself, keeping a general store. Orren Wilkinson was his partner till 1862. Since September 1, 1877, he has been in partnership with William Rhodes. The firm is known as Welsh & Rhodes. December 1, 1877, Mr. Welsh formed a partnership with B. N. Stevens and his two sons, Alden N. and Charles M., and engaged in the banking bus- iness. The firm is known as Stevens & Welsh, of the Bank of Tiskilwa. His mercantile as well as his banking enterprise has proven successful. Politically Mr. Welsh is identi- fied with the Democratic party, and has filled the following township offices: Town Clerk, six years, Assessor, one year, and Supervisor, ten years. In 1880 he was elected Repre- sentative by the Democratic party in the Nineteenth District, comprising the counties
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of Bureau, Putnam and Stark, and re-elected in 1882. Mr. Welsh has been alive to every interest of our citizens, especially in the way of education, and for the last fifteen years, in the capacity of Director, has labored cheerfully for its advancement. He is an active member of the A. F. & A. M. frater- nity, Sharon Lodge, No. 550, also Prince- ton Chapter, No. 28, Royal Arch Masons, and Temple Commandery, No. 20, K. T. Our subject was joined in marriage November 14, 1860, to Achsa L. Gardner, who was born January 23, 1838, in Peoria County, Ill. Her parents were Otis and Mary (Weaver) Gard- ner, natives of New York. This union was blessed with three children, viz .: Ina, who was born October, 1861; Maggie, October, 1863, and George E., October. 1865.
FRIDRICK WENDEL was born May 28, 1819, in Eigenboer, Kronau, Bavaria. Ger- many. His parents, George and Margaretha (Roth) Wendel, were also natives of Germany, where they died. They reared seven chil- dren, viz .: Casper (deceased), Fridrick (our subject), George (deceased). Adam, Mrs. Eliz- abeth Ultch (deceased), and Mrs. Caroline Trappe (deceased). Mr. Wendel came to America in August, 1847. He landed in Baltimore, from whence he made his way most- ly by water to Clarion Township, Bureau Co., Ill .. where he worked five years for John Hetzler. With the money thus earned, together with $100 brought with him from the old country, he bought eighty acres. He has now 240 acres of land. Mr. Wendel was married here March 25, 1852, to Margaretha Truck- enbrod, a native of Germany. She died here February 15, 1864. She was the mother of two children. viz .: Henry and George Wen- del. Henry Wendel married Margaretha Faber, who is the mother of Lily and Frid- rick Wendel; they reside in Livingston County, Ill. George Wendel is living on the homestead, he married Emelia Heiman. Frid- rick Wendel was married a second time to Catharina Fritz. He is now practically re- tired from farming, and living one mile west of Mendota.
W. D. WHAPLES, Neponset, was born July 3. 1832, in Newington, Conn. His father, Elisha Whaples, Jr., was a native of the same place, born in 1800; he died there 1854. He
was a carpenter and farmer by occupation. He was a son of Elisha Whaples, Sr., the grandfather of our subject, who was also a native of Connecticut and of French extrac- tion. He participated in the war of 1812, and after that followed farming. The moth- er of our subject was Amanda A. Hart; she was born in 1806 in Avon, Conn., and died in 1850 in Newington, Conn. The following are her children: Mrs. Nancy A. Deming (deceased), Warren Day, our subject, and Shubael H. Whaples, now a resident of New- ington, Conn. Our subject was oducated principally in Newington, Conn, where he also farmed and afterward taught school two winters. In 1856, at the age of twenty-four, he came West and settled in Neponset, Bu- reau County, Ill., where he has been engaged in the mercantile business ever since. When Mr. Whaples first came to Neponset he clerked one year and then formed a partner- ship with Joseph Lyford, and kept a general store. The partnership was dissolved in 1860, when Mr. Whaples formed a partner- ship with his brother, Shubael H. Whaples, which lasted till the close of the late war. Since then our subject has been alone in busi- ness, and has been very successful. In 1873 he started an Exchange Bank in Neponset, and although he met with a heavy loss short- ly after through the failure of a Chicago bank, his banking venture is a decided snc- cess. In 1883 he built a fine brick store, of which he occupies the two lower rooms as a store, in which he has built a fire-proof vault and lately placed in it a burglar-proof safe. The bank is known as "Exchange Bank of W. D. Whaples of Neponset, Ill .; " it does a general banking business and makes collect. ing a specialty. When Mr. Whaples first came to Neponset he bought a one-fourth in- terest in the town lots, and dealt otherwise in lands which he has subsequently sold. He was married November 29, 1858, in Connecti- cut, to Miss Mary E. Lawrence, who was born September 23, 1837, in East Canaan, Conn. She was a daughter of William and Maria (Odell) Lawrence, who were natives of Con- necticut. This union was blessed with two children, viz .: William E., born March 31, 1861, and Walter L., born July 5, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Whaples are active members of the
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Congregational Church, and take an interest in all things pertaining to the welfare of their community. He is also a Good Templar and politically is a Republican.
HON. WILLIAM M. WHIPPLE, Prince- ton. When we study the history of self- made men, persevering industry and ener- getic effort seem to be the great secret of their success. What is usually termed luck has little to do in the success of men in gen- eral. It is rather a matter of experience, sound judgment and a determined power of will. Such, in a great measure, are the char- acteristics of the man whose name heads this sketch. He came from early New England families, and from his ancestors inherited those elements which have made his life a success. He was born in Croydon, N. H., August 9, 1817. He is the grandson of Sam- uel Whipple, and son of Capt. William Whipple, who was born in New Hampshire, January 13, 1768, and died in Croydon, De- cember 5, 1852. He was an extensive farm- er, and the largest wool-grower in his town, at times keeping 1,000 head of sheep. His wife was Judith (Putnam) Whipple, who was born December 22, 1780, in New Hampshire, and died there September, 1863. She was the mother of nine children, viz .: Harriet, Lyman, Sophia, Lyndia and Laura (twins), Mahala, Lucy, Samuel, and William M., our subject. He was reared in his native town, and there received his primary education, but afterward attended the academy at Canaan, N. H., and still later became a student at the Norwich University, Vt. At the close of his school years he followed the mercantile bus- iness for two years at Croydon, after which he engaged in manufacturing and selling machinery at Canaan for three years, then turned his attention to farming. In 1855 Mr. Whipple turned his face westward, and after a short residence in Chicago came to Bureau County and purchased land near Buda, but the following year sold his farm and returned East to settle up his affairs, before making a permanent home in this county. Before he had completed his prep- arations for removal from his native State he was called upon by his many friends in Sul- livan County to represent them in the State Legislature, which he did with credit to him-
self and to the honor of his constituents. Upon the expiration of his term of office the advantages of the West again presented themselves; consequently in the spring of 1857 he returned to this county. He then invested in lands, and engaged in the mer- cantile business at Sheffield, and continued in the same for thirteen years, and seven years during this time was Postmaster. In 1869 Mr. Whipple disposed of his store, and for the four succeeding years devoted his time to his farms near Sheffield. In 1873 he removed to Princeton, but his life has been one of too great activity to permit of an idle old age, so he still retains 480 acres of land in this county, which he over- sees, town property in Sheffield and Prince- ton, and still follows to quite an extent money loaning and trading, and is a stock- holder and Director of the Citizens' National Bank. Mr. Whipple has been very success- ful in almost everything he has undertaken, especially since coming to Bureau County. His success has not been the result of acci- dent, but rather the natural consequence of industry and a judgment not impaired by intemperance in any form. In his business life his aim has ever been to deal with all so that his simple statement of facts should never be questioned, and to avoid, as far as possible, all litigation in the courts. In political matters Mr. Whipple is in accord with the principles of the Republican party, and has ever taken an active interest in all that pertains to home or national affairs. While a resident of Concord Township he represented it on the County Board, and in Princeton has been a member of the School Board for seven years. In Berlin, Vt., Mr. Whipple was united in marriage to Miss Ednah Comings, who was born in that place August 19, 1822, and is the daughter of Fen- no and Rebecca (Smart) Comings, who were both natives of New Hampshire. Mr. and Mrs. Whipple's quiet, pleasant ways and generous aid in all benevolent enterprises have gained for them a host of friends every where. One daughter, Annie L. Dewey Whipple, assists them in making the home circle a happy and pleasant one.
CHARLES O. WHITE, Lamoille, was born May 5, 1859, in Lamoille Township.
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He is a son of Oziel and Minerva (Hammer) White. Oziel White was a native of War- ren County, N. J. He was a thrifty farmer in this connty, and died November 18, 1881. Mrs. Minerva White is now living in Dixon, to educate her younger children. She was born May 2, 1844, in Indiana, and is a daughter of George Hammer, an old settler of Lamoille Township and now living in Ohio. She is the mother of nine children; of these five are yet living, viz. : George M., Mrs. Alida R. Perkins, Marion G., Charles O. and Edwin D. White. Our subject was schooled here and has made farming his oc- cupation, and has a fine farm of 195 acres. He was married in Bureau County, January 18, 1883, to Ella Taylor, a daughter of Mat- thew. Taylor. She was born August 3, 1858, and is the mother of Irena Bell White, who was born January 24, 1884.
MARION G. WHITE. Lamoille, was born December 31, 1853, in Dover, Ill. He was married September 14, 1881, to Elizabeth G. Barrett, who was born March 31, 1859. This union was blessed with one child, Jennie B. White, born September 10, 1882. Mrs. White is a daughter of Mark and Josephine (Graves) Barrett, natives of Massachusetts. They came to this county in 1858.
JOHN C. WHITE, Clarion, was born March 26, 1810, in Hainwiher, Bavaria, Germany. He is a son of Johann and Bar- bara (Bohman) White, who died in the old country. They were the parents of eight children. Of these, four are yet living, viz .: Mrs. Kunigunda Hetz and Frederick White are yet residents of Germany, the latter on the old homestead; John White lives in Ge- noa, Ill., and John C. White, our subject, who came to the United States in 1839. He landed in Philadelphia, and from there went to Kutzdown, Penn., where he worked seven years and then visited Germany. When he returned to this country he bought land in De Kalb County, Ill., where he farmed four years and then he returned to Germany a second time, and there was married to his old sweetheart, Miss Catharina Stamberger, and with his bride returned once more to the New World, here to lay the foundation of his present prosperity. He came to Bureau County, Ill., about 1858, and now has a fine
farm of 160 acres in Clarion Township. Mrs. Catharina White was born in 1810 in Ger- many. She died here June 2, 1881, aged seventy-one years. She has one daughter, Elizabeth, who was married December 14, 1871, to Herman Ehlers. They are the par- ents of six children, viz .: Henry, Frederick, Herman, Ehle, Paul and Martha Ehlers. Mr. White and family are religiously connected with the Lutheran Church. He has ever been a quiet, peaceable citizen whom all love and revere.
J. P. WHITE, Manlins, was born in Har- rison County, Ohio, August 26, 1833. He is the son of James and Rebecca (Dawson) White, both natives of Ohio. The mother died when our subject was small. Of her children, three are living and two died in infancy. James White was married a second time to Patience Harrison, who survived him. By her he had seven children, six of whom are living. He came to Bureau Coun- ty in 1854 and died here. J. P. White be- gan learning the trade of machine making when sixteen years old. In 1855 he came to Bureau County and worked at his trade, building threshers by hand, this being before machinery was used in their construction. A year later he settled on his present farm in Manlius Township, which contains 320 acres, all of which he has made since he came to this county. Mr. White was married in Bureau County, June 12, 1859, to Marium R. Penn. She was born in Licking County, Ohio, December 4, 1836, and came to this county in the fall of 1858. They are the parents of eight children, viz .: Loreno, born March 15, 1860, wife of Arthur Aldrich, of Shabbona, Ill .; Wilbur, March 23, 1861; Ellsworth R., June 5, 1862; Alonzo, June 3, 1864; Emerson, July 7, 1865; Amy, Angust 24, 1866; Eva May, January 4, 1871, died October 1, 1872; Virgil, December 21, 1876. Mrs. White is the daughter of James and Margaret (Higgs) Penn. The father was a native of Maryland, and died in Ohio; the mother is still living, and resides in Ohio. In politics Mr. White has always given his support to the Republican party. He is now serving his fourth year as Supervisor of Manlius Township. He is a member of the County Central Committee.
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