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Joseph M.
Wigle
History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, The Wigle Family, Kingsville, Ontario, 1931.
1861 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, 5-6:
Wigle Joseph, M, Married, 29, born UC, C of England, Farmer;
Elizabeth, F, Married, 28, born UC, C of England;
Winifred, F, 11, born UC, C of England;
Amelia, F, 7, born UC, C of England;
Cloe, F, 4, born UC, C of England;
Lorett, F, 1, born UC, C of England.
1881 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, LDS 1881
census household record:
Wigle Joseph, M, Married, 48, born Ont, origin: Dutch, Wesleyan Methodist, Farmer;
Elizabeth, F, Married, 47, born Ont, origin: Dutch, Wesleyan Methodist;
Cloe J., F, 23, born Ont, origin: Dutch, Wesleyan Methodist;
Fox Willard, M, 6, born Ont, origin: Dutch, Wesleyan Methodist.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 422-423:
William J. Fox, a prosperous farmer and dealer in moulding sand in the township of Gosfield South, County of Essex, is a son of Henry Fox and grandson of Jonas Fox.
  Henry Fox was born in Gosfield April 1, 1807... In time he came into possession of 100 acres of Lot 9, where he occupied the large frame house, carrying on farming, clearing off the land as rapidly as possible...
  Henry Fox married Margaret Willian, who as a child came from England with her parents, and they located in Tilbury East, County of Kent. She died in 1847, and was buried in the cemetery on the home farm. By this marriage Henry Fox had children as follows: .. Elizabeth, the widow of Joseph Wigle, resides at Ruthven, Ont....
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