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

1861 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, 4-5:
Wigle John W., M, Married, 55, born U.C., W[esleyan] M[ethodist], Farmer;
Salomy, F, Married, 55, born U.C., W M;
Cyrus, M, Single, 18, born U.C., W M, Labouer;
Horatio, M, Single, 13, born U.C., W M;
Elizabeth, F, Single, 20, born U.C., W M;
frame house, 1-1/2 stories, 2 families.

Marriage Records of Essex County, 1858-1864, transcribed by the Essex Branch of the OGS:
Cyrus Wigle 21 yrs res Gosfield born Gosfield s/o John W. and Salome to Louisa J. McCormick 18 yrs res Colchester born Colchester d/o Matthew and Deborah - Witnesses: Issac Cascadden from Gosfield and Mary A. Wigle from Gosfield - 7 September 1864.

1871 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, E1-22:
Wigle Syrus, M, 27, born Ont, W Meth, origin: Dutch, Farmer, Married;
Louisa J, F, 25, born Ont, W Meth, origin: Irish, Married;
Salom?, F, 6, born Ont, going to school;
Jarred?, M, 4, born Ont.

1881 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, LDS 1881 census household record:
Wigle Cyrus, M, Married, 37, born Ont, origin: German, Weslyan Methodist, Farmer;
Louisa J., F, 35, born Ont, origin: Irish, Weslyan Methodist;
Arizona S., F, 16, born Ont, origin: German, Weslyan Methodist;
Zachais, M, 14, born Ont, origin: German, Weslyan Methodist, S.;
Okell William, M, Married, 20, born England, origin: English, Church of England, Farm Laberor;
Sumers Henry, M, 29, born Ont, origin: Scottish, Church of England, Farm Laberor.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 74-76:
Horatio Wigle, a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families of his section of County Essex, is a successful farmer and progressive citizen of Gosfield township, in addition to being identified with large business enterprises. Full records of this family will be found in another portion of this work.
     Wendel Wigle, grandfather of Horatio, began farming on Lot 10, Concession 3, Gosfield township, in a log house which he erected in 1805, the year of his marriage, and which he occupied until 1823, when he removed to Cedar Creek. The log house was a commodious one, larger than was usually constructed, stood some eight rods west of the present Cyrus Wigle house, and remained intact until 1876. When John W. Wigle, son of Wendel and father of Horatio, began to farm he moved into this large hewed log house, and about the same time acquired Government Lot 11, making him the owner of 400 acres of land in one block. From time to time he added to this until he owned over 1,000 acres. He cleared much of the homestead place and was considered a man of large capital and a successful farmer. Many are the thrilling and interesting stories told ...[stories]...
     John W. Wigle was born July 12, 1806, and was the oldest child of his parents. In 1850 he moved from the above-mentioned log cabin to the hill, on Lot 11, the location of our subject's house. Here he erected a large frame house, 40 x 50 feet, which was destroyed by fire in 1877. The present handsome brick residence took its place. John Wigle was a progressive and enterprising man, and he became the owner of large tracts of land, aggregating 1,288 acres, farmed on a large scale, and did much building. In company with Hugh Ruthven he built a sawmill at Ruthven, this being the first business ventures started in the village, and he was also one of the incorporators of the Ruthven Woolen Mills. His mental faculties remained unimpaired until within a very short time of his death, which occurred Oct. 28, 1894. In him the Methodist Church had an active, liberal and influential member.
     John W. Wigle married Salonia Fox, daughter of Philip Fox, and she died May 3, 1878. They had children as follows: Isabella and Sarah were twins; Isabella (deceased), married John Cascadden, lived on the west half of Lot 259, Talbot street, Gosfield North, and had children: Sarah (wife of J. F. Jeffery), Wilson E., John W. and Thomas T. Sarah (deceased), married James Neville, who is mentioned elsewhere. Wendel J. (deceased), married Susanna Cascadden, and they had Lenora (wife of John Noble), Sylvanus (of Kingsville), Alzora (wife of Albert Pulford), Moretta (wife of Peter Peterson), and Mary (wife of William Bray, of Michigan). Mary (deceased), married William McQueen and lived on the east half of Lot 259, and they had children-A. Burnes, Rosilla (wife of John McKinney), Capt. John S. (of Amherstburg), Salonia (wife of James Scratch), Elizabeth (wife of Charles Whittle), and James W., D.D.S. Elizabeth, the only one of the daughters now living, is the wife of R. W. Shanks, extended mention of whom will be found elsewhere. Cyrus married Louise McCormick, and is futher mentioned elsewhere. Horatio is the subject proper of this sketch.
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Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 523-524:
Zacharius Wigle, an enterprising fruit farmer of the fourth generation to occupy the farm he now owns, is one of the leading men of this locality, and a member of an old and long-established family.
     Cyrus Wigle, the father of Zacharius, was born on the present farm, July 28, 1844. At the age of twenty-one years he began farming the homestead property, Lot 10, Concession 3, he having received as his portion the west 100 acres, of which about seventy-five acres were cleared. He completed the work of clearing, and for years carried on the home farm. Some twelve years ago he invested in a fruit farm on the eastern coast of Florida, and since then has spent his winters in that genial clime. Politically he is a Conservative, and as a member of the Ruthven Methodist Church has been active, serving as an offical and on various important committees.
     On Sept. 7, 1864, Cyrus Wigle married Louisa J. McCormick, daughter of Matthew McCormick, of Colchester, and she died March 7, 1893, aged forty-six years. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Wigle were: Arizona, who married Thomas Preston, science master of the Perth High School, and has one son Thomas Frederick; Zacharius; and Alberta May died in 1868, aged nine months.
     Zacharius Wigle, the second child and only son, was born in the log house that so long stood on the place, Aug. 31, 1866. He now owns the farm on which he and his father were born, and which in turn was owned by his grandfather John Wigle, and great-grandfather Wendel Wigle. He is an enterprising young farmer, engaging in stock raising and general farming, and he has some twenty-five acres devoted to a peach orchard. His ventures have all prospered. In politics he is a Conservative. He is a member and trustee of the Ruthven Methodist Church. Fraternally he is a member of the I.O.O.F., Encampment and Rebekah of Ruthven, and of the Royal Templars.
     Mr. Wigle has been twice married. On May 18, 1892, he married Ella May Wigle, who died in 1900, leaving the following children: Arnold G., born June 11, 1893; Gerald B., born March 31, 1895; Helena May, born July 10, 1898; Cecil Leonard, born Feb. 10, 1900, died Aug. 20, 1900. On Feb. 19, 1902, Mr. Wigle was married to Miss Sarah Louisa Hughson, a member of one of the pioneer families of Raleigh township, County of Kent, and a most charming young lady. On March 17, 1903, Frances Grace was born of this marriage.
     Mr. Wigle is one of the prosperous young farmers of this locality, and he and his delightful wife are very prominent socially. They take an active part in church affairs, and lend their influence to all matters looking toward a betterment of the community at large.

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Wendel Wigle 1781-1860   Isabella Scratch 1788-1848   Philip Fox   Sarah Snider ca 1784-
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John Wendel Wigle 1806-   Salome Fox 1806-1878
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Cyrus Wigle ca 1843-