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WIGLE, SOLOMON, farmer; residence Clayton; was born in Union county, Ill., April 20, 1816, (he is the son of John and Margaret Wigle, both born in Pennsylvania) ; came with his parents to Adams county in 1826; when they settled there were only fifteen families in the county, their nearest neighbor was seven, and the next ten, miles distant. The first Monday in August of that year, an election was held at Millville, when the Whole voting population of the county attended; The total number of votes polled was twenty-eight. The Wigle family first settled in Liberty township, where Solomon remained until 1867, when he removed to Clayton. Ex-Governor Wood and Abram Stone are the only persons living, who were in the county when they came. He married Nancy Potter, Dec. 17, 1838. She was born in Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 1811, and died March 29, 1864, leaving one child, James. He married Hellen A. Hughes, for his second wife, Dec. 8, 1864. They have two children, Lorena D., and Charlie S. Mr. W. is a member of the Masonic Order. He and wife are members of the Christian church. He was Collector, and made the first tax returns under the township organization. He owns twenty-nine acres of land in the corporation of Clayton, and 219 acres altogether.