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

1851 personal census, Malden Twp, Essex Co., ON, p. 10:
Fox Michael, M, Married, 72, born Pennsylvania U S, Farmer;
Elizabeth, F, Married, 67, Methodist, Wife;
Margaret, F, Single, 18, born Canada, D'r;
Albert, M, Single, 7, born Canada, Son;
Jonas, M, Married, 33, born Canada, Presbyterian, Farmer;
Ellen, F, Married, 31, born Canada, Presbyterian, Wife;
Charles, M, Single, 10, born Canada, Presbyterian, Son;
Joseph, M, Single, 6, born Canada, Presbyterian, Son;
Elijah, M, Single, 4, born Canada, Presbyterian, Son;
Elizabeth, F, Single, 2, born Canada, Presbyterian, D'r.

1861 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, 1-1:
Fox Jacob, M, Married, 71, born U.C., C E;
Elizabeth, F, Married, 53, born U.C., Baptist;
Elizabeth, F, Widowed, 76, born U.S., Baptist;
Abigail, F, Single, 15, born U.C., Baptist.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905,p. 61-64:
Wigle. The prominent and numerous family of this name in the County of Essex, Ont., is descended from John Wendel Wigle, who was born in Germany in the year 1763. Being left an orphan at an early age, he was obliged to shift for himself, and was a mere boy when he made his way to the seacost, where, having neither means nor friends, he hid himself on board a sailing vessel which was about to leave for America. He was discovered after the ship sailed by the captain, who proved himself a most cruel man, and immediately upon arrival in America bound young Wigle out to service for seven years, it is said, to pay for his passage. To what trade he was apprenticed during this time is not definitely known, but as his occupation in later life was weaving, it is most probable that his knowledge of the business was acquired during that period.
     At the age of twenty-one years John Wendel Wigle made his home at York, Pennsylvania, where in 1776 he was married to Julianna Rommer. He did not bear arms in the Revolution, though he was undoubtedly a British sympathizer, as we find that he decided to leave soon after the war closed. In 1786, along with a number of other families, he and his family started for Canada, making the journey to Detroit through Ohio, with pack-horses, driving their cattle before them. They spent several years near Detroit, probably on Grosse Ile, as the government had not yet acquired the land from the Indians, but about 1792, when government grants were thrown open to settlers, John W. Wigle and his family settled in Gosfield township, County of Essex, on Lot 6, Eastern Division. Here he passed the remainder of his life, dying in the home he established there, and he was buried in Lot 6, as is also his wife, who passed away in May 1824. In spite of the hardships and trails they had to contend with in making a home in the wilderness, these good people prospered, and John Wendel Wigle acquired possesion of some 3,000 acres before he died. Thus he was able to leave his children in comfortable circumstances, and as his family was a large one he had ample use for his numerous acres.
     We have the following record of the eleven children born to this pioneer couple: John, born in Pennsylvania Dec. 21, 1778, died in Gosfield Jan. 28, 1871; he married Susanna Scratch, and they had a family of fifteen children. Wendel, born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 17, 1781, married Isabella Scratch, and died April 6, 1860. Kate, born in Pennsylvania, married Theodore Malott, who settled on Lot 13, in Gosfield, East Divison. Elizabeth, born in Pennsylvania, became the wife of Michael Fox. Julianna, born in Colchester April 4, 1789, married George Fox, and died on Pelee Island July 3, 1879. Joseph, born March 22, 1792, died July 23, 1864; he married Euphemia Miller, and they had eleven children (they were the grandparents of William R. Wigle, who is mentioned elsewhere.) Mary, born in Gosfield June 29, 1793, married Peter Scratch, and died June 3, 1872. Sarah, born in Gosfield Aug. 26, 1798, married Solomon Shepley, and had eight children. Maudlin married Jacob Fox, and had seven children. Christopher married Mary Wilkinson. Michael married Julianna Tofflemire, and for his second wife, Prudence Chapman...

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 672-674:
Milton C. Fox, a prominent citizen of the County of Essex, and the owner of one of the finest properties in the township of Gosfield, is a descendant of one of the pioneer families. His line of descent is traced to Philip Fox, born in Baden, Germany, who was the first of the family to settle in Gosfield, locating on Lot 10, Eastern Division. In his native land he married Catherine Lauer, who accompanied him to this country.
     Michael Fox, son of Philip, was born before the family came to Gosfield, and he settled on Lot 250, Talbot Road, removing later to Lot 7, Eastern Division, and then to Amherstburg, where he died. He married Elizabeth Wigle, and they had ten children as follows: Julianna, born in 1806, married Peter Hetherington, Sr.; George, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Gosfield, Sept. 7, 1807; Elizabeth married (first) John McKenzie, and (second) John Magaw; Mary married Thomas Govereau; Michael, who died Dec. 28, 1850, married Catherine Ruthven, born in Scotland in 1816; Jonas married Ellen Graveline; Catherine died young; Sarah Ann married James Ruthven; Lucinda married Thomas Brush; and Charles married Mary Mickle.
     George Fox was born Sept. 7, 1807, in Gosfield, at the time of his marriage removing to Romney township, County of Kent, and for thirteen years he farmed on the Talbot Road, on the land now owned by Joseph and Jonas Robinson, a tract of 200 acres. In 1842 he returned to Gosfield and settled on the east half of Lot 7, the old homestead, where he did much clearing, having completed it prior to his death, which occurred at the age of seventy-six. He was a successful farmer and an upright man. In politics he supported the Conservative party.
     On Nov. 8, 1827, in Gosfield, Mr. Fox married Mary Hairsine, born Sept. 3, 1808, in Yorkshire, England, and they had these children: William G., born Oct. 3, 1828, died in 1899, was a man of prominence and married Mary Malott; Mary Ann, born April 15, 1832, married (first) Thomas Girty, and (second) Charles Wigle, also deceased, and lives on Lot 6; Elizabeth, born Feb. 11, 1834, married Floram Mickle, of Colchester South, and died Sept. 28, 1859; Leonard G., born Sept. 22, 1835, married Rilla Stewart, and died in January, 1902; Lucinda, born Feb. 16, 1837, lives with our subject; Adelia, born Aug. 25, 1839, married (first) Joseph Hughes, and (second) John Barnett; Charles G. was born Aug. 31, 1841; Jane, born Feb. 23, 1843, married (first) George Lane, and (second) Benoni Healey, who died in 1900, and she lives in Kingsville; and Amelia, born July 24, 1845, died Aug. 23, 1845.
     Charles G. Fox, for many years one of the leading citizens and capitalists of Gosfield South, was born Aug. 31, 1841, in Romney township, County of Kent, and was but one year old when the family came to Gosfield and settled on Lot 7, in 1842. At the age of sixteen he began his own career, sailing on the lakes for a time and engaging in farm work. He then entered the timber business, and for years was a representative of Gorton & Co., of Buffalo, following this line for some twenty years, in connection with farming. In the course of time he came into possession of some seventy-five acres of Lot 7, and then bought the Horace Wigle seventy-five acres adjoining on the west, making him the owner of 150 acres in one block. This property he continued to liberally improve, and he carried on large farming operations here, accumulating a large estate.
     In municipal affairs Mr. Fox was one of the leading men of this locality. For eighteen years he served as reeve, for twenty was a county councillor, giving his services on various occassions as public interests demanded, as deputy reeve and assistant councillor. He was his party's candidate for a seat in Parliament in 1893, and in all movements looking to the betterment of public affairs Charles Fox was considered a leader by his fellow-citizens. His death on Jan. 28, 1901, removed from the township one of its most highly regarded citizens, and from the Conservative party a loyal supporter.
     Fraternally he was a Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge of Kingsville, and the chapter at Windsor, and he was also associated with the Odd Fellows and the Order of Workmen. In religious belief he was a Methodist, and was always liberal in his support of religious organizations. In him the poor and needy also found a friend, for his Christianity was of the practical kind.
     In July, 1869, Mr. Fox married Lucinda Scratch, daughter of Leonard Scratch, who is now one of the most venerable citizens of the township. To this marriage were born: Arthur, who died in childhood; Milton C.; Maud Mary, at home; and Grace Mable, a student at Leamington Business College.
     Milton C. Fox was born April 2, 1875, on the place on which he now resides. He was given excellent school advantages and was associated with his father in farm work. Since the death of this beloved parent, he has been at the head of affairs and has shown his excellent capacity. He operates 150 acres of land, carrying on general farming and stock raising according to the latest methods, making a specialty of the latter branch.
     In 1901, Mr. Fox married Jennie Greaves, of Kingsville, and now they have two sons: Charles Glen, born Feb. 9, 1902; and Milton Ross, born May 5, 1904. In religious belief they are Methodists. Politically, Mr. Fox, like his father, adheres to the Conservative party. Fraternally he is a Mason and an Odd Fellow, connected with the lodges at Kingsville. This family is one of the very old and prominent ones, and its full ancestral history will be found elsewhere.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905,p. 478:
[Malott family history]...
     The Fox family, to which Mrs. Malott belongs, had an important part in the early history of this part of Essex. The first of the line in America was Philip Fox, a native of Baden, Germany, who came to America with his wife, Catherine (Lamer), in the year of their marriage, 1772... Their family consisted of eight sons and two daughters, namely: Jonas, settled on Lot 9; Philip settled on Lot 2, Concession 5, Mersea township, and married a Miss Snyder; Margaret; Judith; Michael settled on Lot 250, Talbot Road West; George settled on Lot 22, Concession 4; Henry settled on Lot 21, Concession 4; Adam settled on Lot 22, Concession 6; Jacob settled on Lot 22, Concession 6; and John settled on Lot 20, Concession 5.
     Michael Fox, son of Philip, was born in Pennsylvania, and grew up in Gosfield. He married Elizabeth Wigle, and they had children as follows: Julianna married Peter Hetherington; George married Mary Hairsine; Elizabeth married (first) Daniel McKenzie and (second) John Magaw; Mary married Thomas Govereau; Michael was the father of Mrs. Malott; Jonas married; Catherine died unmarried; Sarah Ann married James Ruthven; Lucinda married Thomas Brush; Charles married Mary Mickle.
     Michael Fox, father of Mrs. Malott, was born in Gosfield in 1814, grew to manhood in his native place, and there married Catherine Ruthven, who was born in Scotland in 1816. They became the parents of seven children, namely: Colin, telegrapher at the Kingsville office, married Christine Dunbar, and they have five chidren, Christine, Minnie, James, Colin and Allan. Jeanette is the wife of Ezra Malott. Angus married Sarah Boothe, and died in July, 1879, in Fenton, Michigan, where she resides. Wilhelmina is the wife of William A. Grenville, of Kingsville, and they have four children, Colin, John, Juliet and Rose. Sarah is the widow of Hugh Gillispie, of Kingsville, Ont. Chloe is the wife of Solomon Wigle, of Leamington. Catherine married Wesley Wigle, of Gosfield. The father of this family followed farming north of Ruthven and also carried on a general store in Albertville, then the trading centre of the township, where he served as the first postmaster. His death occurred Jan. 27, 1850.
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John Wendel Weigele/Wigle 1753-   Julianna Romer
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Elizabeth Wigle ca 1785-