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UNGER, U. G., teamster ; born in Frank- lin county, Pa., November 4, 1868 ; mar- ried in 1891 to Lillian M. Fouke : five
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children.
WATTS, THOMAS O., retired farmer ; born in Pine Creek township, January 10, 1851 ; married in 1876 to Mattie S. Avey ; two children.
WATTS, N. A., farmer ; born in Pine Creek township, February 20, 1853 ; mar- ried in 1891 to Victoria Weller.
WATTS, WILLIAM H., laborer ; born in Pine Creek township, May 3, 1860 ; mar- ried in 1893 to Ella McNett ; one child.
WATTS, FRED L., farmer ; born in Pine Creek township, February 7, 1869 ; mar- ried in 1894 to Fannie F. Felker.
Morris. After three months he bought Mr. Binkley's interest and has since con- ducted the business alone. Later he purchased the store building which he occupied. Mr. Watts was united in marriage October 25, 1898, to Ada Mumma, and for a wedding tour took in the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Watts now oc- cupy the fine residence shown herewith, which was erected during the summer of 1899.
WATTS, GERA, farmer. The subject of this sketch was born on his father's
Residence of Oliver S. Watts.
WATTS, O. S., groceryman ; was born in Pine Creek township, March 28, 1871, being the son of William H. and Anna O. Watts, deceased. He attended the district school until about fifteen years of age when he attended two winters in the Mount Morris public school, and afterward attended Mount Morris Col- lege two and one half years, graduating from the commercial course with the class of '92. He worked on the farm for his father from 1892 to 1897, when he formed a partnership with A. R. Finkley in the grocery business in Mount
farm in Pine Creek township, March 20, 1852. Besides a common education he attended Mount Morris College during 1875 and 1878. In 1878 he went to Quitman, Mo., a small town of five hundred inhabitants, but remained only one season, returning to Illinois in the fall of the same year. With the help of his brother he farmed a number of years, until in 1885 when he was mar- ried and rented the Hitt farm at the edge of the village, where he has re- mained ever since, a successful tiller of the soil. Mr. Watts has made several
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trips into lowa with a view of buying land but has not yet made a purchase. In December 24, 1885, he was married to Emily J. Wallace. Three children have been born-Robert Reynolds, July 22. 1888; Charles A., June 14, 1890 ; May E., May 4, 1894.
WAGNER, JOSEPH, retired farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., September 21. 1826; married March 10, 1859, to Susan Gerhart.
WAGNER, WILLIAM, farm hand ; born in Leaf River township. February 7. 1874 : unmarried.
WALLACE, CHILION, farmer ; born in Mount Morris township, June 19, 1877 ; unmarried.
WALLACE, LEWIS A., farmer ; born in Mount Morris township, December 10, 1867.
WALLACE, LAWRENCE, retired farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., August 26. 1824 : married February 22, 1859, to E. Louisa Leek; eight children ; one dead.
WELTY, G. G., farmer : born in Freder- ick county, Md .. October 6. 1865 ; mar- ried September 28, 1884, to Cora B.
Residence of Prof. G. E. Weaver.
WAKENIGHT, JOHN W., laborer ; born in Ohio, May 2, 1852 : married May 24, 1874. to Susan R. Strock ; nine children ; four dead.
WAKENIGHT, HARRY M., laborer ; born in Buffalo township, November 5, 1875; unmarried.
WALLACE, LEWIS, farmer : born in Washington county, Md., October 13, 1843 ; married in 1866 to Mary Long ; four children.
WALLACE, EUGENE R., farmer ; born in Mount Morris township. July 15, 1875: married in 1898 to Norie Taylor.
Martin ; five children ; two dead.
WELLER, JOHN, retired lawyer ; born in Berkeley county, Va., June 11, 1830; married in 1855 to Annie Getzendaner ; four children.
WELLER, C. R., retired farmer ; born in Berkeley county, Va. ; married.
WEHMEYER, HIO, farmer ; born in Ger- many, August 10, 1867; married in 1891 to Mellie Wallace ; two children.
WEAVER, PROF. E. G., principal of A't Department, Mount Morris College ; see portrait on page 111 and biography on page 115.
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WEEGENS, YOST, farmer ; born in Ger- many, December 23, 1841; married in 1873 to Catherine Taten ; five children. WEEGENS, WILLIAM, farmer ; born in Lincoin township, October 19, 1876.
WHITMAN, C. H .. jeweler ; born at Belvidere, Ili., August 19, 1858; mar- ried December 28, 1891, to Maude A. Rine ; two children.
WHETSEL, JESSE A. ; born in Tennes- see, November 8, 1867; married Janu- ary 21, 1896, to Ada Null ; two children.
WHEELER, W. W., merchant ; born at St. Charles, Ill., September 6, 1847 ; mar-
Wingert's grocery store. In 1884 he went to Kansas City, engaging for six months in the grocery and furniture businesses. He returned to Mount Morris in 1885 and on the 15th of October was married to Clara Clevidence, daughter of Henry H. and Sophia Clevidence of Mount Morris. One daughter has been born to them-Maurine, born March 31. 1894. After his marriage Mr. Wingert clerked in H. C. Clark's grocery store about four years, and then in partner- ship with Mr. Clark went into the lum- ber business, which is still being con-
Residence of Ira W. Wingert.
ried to Ella Sharer ; one child.
WHITELAW, THOMAS (colored), farm hand ; born in Tennessee.
WINGERT, IRA W., lumber dealer ; is the son of Joshua and Susan Wingert of Franklin Grove ; was born June 12, 1859. Mr. Wingert gained his early education in the public school of his district near Franklin Grove and later spent part of two years at the Northwestern College at Naperville, Ill., and one year at the Davenport (Ia.) Business College. He came to Mount Morris in the fall of 1891 and clerked three years in Daniel
ducted by them. For seven years they also owned a lumber yard at Maryland.
WINGERT, DANIEL, retired merchant ; born in Franklin county, Pa., October 26. 1819: married in 1843 to Nancy Foreman ; three children. Married second time to Catherine Butterbangh.
WILLIAMS, THOMAS C., is the son of Elias and Mary Williams and was born at Mount Morris, July 17, 1851. He graduated from the Mount Morris public school and later attended Rock River Seminary. Ile spent a number of years in the nursery and small fruit business,
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and in late years was a grain buyer and feed dealer, which latter business he sold out, however, to the Neola Elevator Com- pany in 1900. Mr. Wiliams was mar- ried to Maggie C. Lookabaugh, daughter of Samuel and Mary Lookabaugh. Three children have been born-Willis (de- ceased), Pearl, and Allie.
WITHERS, W. C., laborer; born in Williamsbury, Pa., June 10, 1847; mar- ried in 1874 to Jennie Stewart.
WITHERS, JAMES P., laborer ; born in Williamsbury, Pa., February 22, 1844; married in 1874 to Lettie Conklin ; seven children, four dead.
WITHERS, JAMES B .; born in Blair county, Pa., August 15, 1850.
WITHERS, JOHN E., laborer ; born in Blair county, Pa., April IS, 1848; mar- ried in 1888 to Mrs. Mollie (Derr) Routzahn ; two children.
WITHERS, JACOB H., laborer ; born in Adams county, Pa., January 25, 1842; married in 1866 to Emma E. Withers (deceased) ; six children ; two dead.
WISHIARD, CHARLES A., butcher ; born in Franklin county, Pa. ; unmarried.
WINDLE, GEORGE, farmer and real estate agent ; born in Shenandoah county, Va., November 18, 1842; married in 1865 to Mary Sprecher ; four children.
WINDLE, PHILIP, son
of George Windle ; born in Mount Morris township ; unmarried.
WOLFE, JOHN, farmer ; born in Wash- ington county, Md., April 24, 1841 ; mar- ried January 12, 1869, to Mary C. Kerns.
WOLFE, ERNEST, farmer ; born in Mount Morris township November 10, 1873; married January 26, 1896, to Grace Kendall.
WOLFE, CARLTON E., farmer ; born in
Washington county, Md., August 5, 1857 ; married January 10, 1884, to. Ella Fridley ; two children.
WOLFE, WALTER C., baker and con- fectioner ; is the son of Hiram J. and Catherine Wolfe, and was born near Hagerstown, Md., May 21, 1878. He began his education in Hagerstown but moved with his parents to the State of Missouri, and later to Mount Morris. While at Nevada, Mo., Mr. Wolfe learned the baker's trade of his father, and for a time had charge of a bakery at Butler, Mo. Upon the death of the senior Wolfe in Mount Morris, he helped his mother run the business for several years, but became sole proprietor in March, 1900. Mr. Wolfe is unmarried.
WRIGHT, ROBERT B., farmer and car- penter ; born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., July 22, 1822 ; married April 4, 1878, to Sylvia E. Scoles ; two children.
ZUMDAHL, FRED, farmer ; born
in Lincoln township, September 21, 1851; married in 1886 to Eliabeth Drake ; five children ; one dead.
ZUMDAHL, C. A., farmer; born in Mount Morris township, November 1, 1850 ; married in 1882 to Helen E. Tim- mer ; eight children ; three dead.
ZUMDAHL, A. H., farmer; born in Lincoln township. August 7, 1866 ; mar- ried December 16, 1896, to Anna M. Drake.
ZELLERS, MARTIN H., farmer ; born in Mount Morris township, November 14, 1863; married in 1885 to Annie M. Keedy ; four children.
ZELLERS, DANIEL, retired farmer ; born in Washington county, Md., April 12, 1818; married in 1843 to Mary Long ; nine children ; two dead.
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