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Marriage record, Gosfield [South?] Twp, Essex Co., ON, from Mary Crandall's site:
5115-00 Homer WIGLE, 30, farmer, Gosfield, same, s/o Charles WIGLE & Mary Ann FOX, married Minnie FOX, 33, Gosfield, same, d/o Charles FOX & Caroline WIPER, witn: Harry & Mary MATTHEW of Gosfield, 5 Dec 1900 at Gosfield.

1901 personal census, Gosfield South Twp, Essex Co., ON, G2-5 :
Wigle Homer, M, Married, 30 Jan 187?, 30, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Meth, Farmer;
Minnie, F, wife, Married, 5 Dec 1867, 33, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Meth.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 176-178:
Fox. Jonas Fox, the eldest son of Philip Fox, the first settler of the name in this country, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a young man when the family came to Gosfield. He received from the government Lot 9, on the lake shore... Jonas Fox cleared up his farm, and increased largely his original holding, adding Lot 8, so that he had 400 acres in one block; he also bought 200 acres on the Talbot Road, in Romney township, County of Kent... Their children were as follows: Philip is mentioned below...
     Philip Fox, the oldest son of Jonas Fox, was born on Lot 9, in Gosfield, and first settled on his father's land in Romney township. Afterward he returned to Gosfield South, and located on the west quarter of Lot 8. His death was caused by drowning in 1842. Philip Fox married Ann Hairsine, a native of Yorkshire, England, and to them were born: Charles, born in Romney township, Aug. 17, 1829; ...
     Charles Fox, son of Philip, was born Aug. 17, 1829. Losing his father when thirteen years of age, he was early thrown on his own responsibility. In time he came into possession of fifty acres in Lot 8, upon which but little clearing had been done. Later he added considerable acreage to his holdings, and the house he built is still standing, although not used as a residence. In 1871 he purchased a farm in Mersea township, and located upon it. Later he still further added to his holdings, and he had 100 acres in Concession 9, fifty in Concession 10, in addition to Lots 8 and 9, in Gosfield township. He carried on general farming throughout his life, and was very successful. By careful business methods and right living he ever enjoyed universal esteem. His death occurred Nov. 12, 1885. His first marriage occurred Nov. 20, 1849, his bride being Caroline Wiper, who was born in Mersea May 29, 1828, and who died at the age of forty-six years. For his second wife Charles Fox married a widow, Sarah J. (Fair) Little. The children by his first wife were as follows: Solomon C., of Ruthven, born Sept. 12, 1850, mentioned more extensively later on. Philip C., born June 26, 1852, also mentioned later on; and Minnie, born Dec. 5, 1856, married to Homer Wigle, a farmer on Lot 6, Gosfield South...

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Philip Fox †ca 1845   Ann Hairsine ca 1807-   Thomas Wiper ca 1790-   ?? ??
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Charles Fox 1829-1885   Caroline Wiper 1828-ca 1874
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Minnie Fox 1867-