Wigand, T.

WIGAND, COOLADGE, TOMLSON

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Date: 12/3/2008 at 11:32:11

WIGAND, T.
Farmer, Sec 12, P.O. Kellogg; born in Germany in 1836; came to this country and located in New York in 1846, and in this county in 1866. Married Mrs. Mary COOLADGE (TOMLSON) in 1860; she was born in England; they have ten children-- Clara E., Amelia A., Mary D., John F., Wyman M., Francis N., Carol H. and Burton B.; Mrs. WIGAND had two children by a former marriage--William H., and Cornelia J. He is a Greenback in politics. Owns 400 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre; he is a systematic farmer, and a public spirited citizen; his word is as good as his bond. ~ "Kellogg Township Biographies," The History of Jasper County, Iowa, (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878)