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F Elizabeth (Bessie) Wigle

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Married B. MacKay and had one child Mary, then married Leslie Pond and had two children, Leslie and Beatrice.

History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, The Wigle Family, Kingsville, Ontario, 1931.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 156-157:
John S. Bruner, one of the leading citizens of Gosfield South, an extensive farmer and fruit grower at Elm Bluff Fruit Farm, occupies the old home of his father and grandfather, belonging as he does to one of the oldest and most honorable families of this part of County Essex.
      Henry Bruner, the grandfather of J. S., was born Oct. 30, 1785, and was a boy when the family settled at Cedar Creek. When he came of legal age he drew from the government Lot 8, Concession 3, consisting of 200 acres, locating on his new acquisition when John W. Wigle was his only near neighbour... In that primitive home the grandfather died and was, at that time, according to custom, interred on his own land, but some fifteen years ago his remains, with those of his wife, were removed to the Olinda cemetery. In addition to clearing his land and cultivating it, Henry Bruner officiated as a minister of the Baptist Church, and much of his time was devoted to work pertaining to his spiritual calling. He was thrice married (first) to Elizabeth Ulch; (second) to widow Tron, and (third) to widow Moody.
      Peter Bruner, father of John S. Bruner, was born Aug. 2, 1819, on the present farm, and he assisted in much of its clearing, receiving as his share of the property the south half of the lot. Later he acquired the south half of Lot 7, adjoining. He continued to farm all his life until within twelve years of his death, when he moved to Leamington, living to see the whole property under cultivation...
      Peter Bruner married Jane Upcott, daughter of John and Maria Upcott, the former of whom died Dec. 16, 1854, aged seventy-six years, eight months, twenty-five days, and the latter died March 1, 1848, aged sixty-one years, two months and six days. The mother of our subject died March 13, 1889, and was buried in the family lot in the cemetery at Olinda. Politically Peter Bruner was a Reformer. In church affairs he was a Baptist, and he took a very prominent part in the work of his church, giving liberally to its various charities and missions. In material affairs he was a very successful man. The children of Peter Bruner and wife were: ... John S. is mentioned below.
      John S. Bruner was born April 5, 1852, in the old stone mansion so often referred to in the various sketches of the members of his family. After attaining manhood he came into possession of 100 acres on Lot 8, and his brother 100 acres in Lot 7. He subsequently bought his brother's property and then owned the 200 acres of his father's farm. It is a matter of record that there has never been a cent of indebtedness placed against the 400 acres of land owned by the sons of Peter Bruner.
      In 1888 Mr. Bruner first became interested in the fruit industry, which he has since continued to pursue, and has become one of the extensive growers of the country. His apple orchard, containing seven acres, is wonderfully productive, as is also his thirty-acre peach orchard, fine peaches being his specialty. He also grows plums, pears and other fruit. In addition to carefully attending to this industry, with the assistance of his son Gurnsey, he carries on general farming, and also, during the past year, raised some $2,000 worth of tobacco... Mr. Bruner was one of the organizers of the Erie Tobacco Company, and was its manager during its first two years of business. Politically he is independent, and fraternally he is a Forester and Odd Fellow, belonging to the lodges at Ruthven.
      In 1872 Mr. Bruner was married to Catherine E., youngest daughter of Charles Stewart, Sr., and to them were born these children: Mary Luella, born Nov. 22, 1873, married Wellington W. Wigle, a dentist in Detroit, and they have children, John Dayton, born Aug. 18, 1898; Lila, Oct. 5, 1900; Elizabeth, March 12, 1902; and Beatrice, Feb. 20, 1903...
      Mrs. Catherine E. (Stewart) Bruner was born in the township of Mersea, Feb. 26, 1856, daughter of Charles (Jr.) and Mary (Whittle) Stewart, natives of Pennsylvania and the County of Essex, respectively, granddaughter of Charles Stewart (Sr.) and great-granddaughter of James Stewart.
      James Stewart, father of Charles Stewart, Sr., was born in Scotland and came to America about 1775. He came out as a soldier, belonging to the regiment known as the Black Watch, the 42nd Highlanders. He was married in Virginia to Peggy Brown, a Scotchwoman, and they afterward moved to Greene County, Pennsylvania, where they raised a family, Charles Stewart, Sr., being their youngest child.
      Charles Steward, Sr., was married in Pennsylvania to Jane Findley, and they afterward moved to Essex County, Ont., settling in Mersea township. They raised a large family of whom Charles Stewart, Jr., was the second one.
      Charles Stewart, Jr., married Mary Whittle, a native of Essex County, who died Aug. 9, 1885, aged seventy-five. Charles Stewart, Jr., died at the home of Mrs. Bruner, Sept. 9, 1893, aged ninety-three. They were members of the Baptist Church. To this union came the following children: ... Catherine E., Mrs. Bruner.

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Thomas H. Wigle 1833-   Elizabeth Ann Rogers 1846-   John S. Bruner 1852-1910   Catherine E. Stewart 1856-1905
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Wellington W. Wigle 1872-   Mary Luella Bruner 1873-
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Elizabeth (Bessie) Wigle 1902