Wright, Oliver; farmer; 5 m north of west of Clinton.

Born

WILEY, GEORGE W.; farmer; 3 m s e Huffmansville, Ill. Born in Ind. 1844; settled in V. C. 1870. Dem.

Walton, Edward; farmer; 7 m east of north of Sanford, Vigo county. Born in Ky. 1816; settled in V. C. 1859. Rep.

Wilhoit, Peter; farmer; 1mn Libertyville, Vigo county. Born in Va. 1837; settled in V. C. 1863. United Brethren.

Walker, Joseph; farmer; 3 m n e Libertyville, Vigo county. Born in Ohio 1833; settled in V. C. 1859. Dem. Christ.

WEBSTER, JOHN W.; farmer; 31⁄2 m n w New Goshen, Vigo county. Born in Va. 1832; settled in V. C. 1852. Dem. Christian.

Wright, Levi; farmer; 2

Born in V. C. 1844.

m n e Libertyville, Vigo county. United Brethren.

WHITCOMB, JOHN R.; retired farmer; 4 m w Clinton. Born in Vt. 1804; settled in V. C. 1832. Rep. Presbyterian.

Wilson, James H.; farmer; 2 m south of west of Clinton. Born in Ind. 1852; settled in V. C. 1854. Dem.

WOOD, ISRAEL; farmer; 5 m south of west of Clinton P. O. Born in V. C. 1827. Dem.

Wright, J. O.; farmer; 5 m south of west of Clinton P. O. Born in Ill. 1851; settled in V. C. 1858. Rep. Methodist.

Wilson, Thomas G.; farmer; 3 m e Huffmansville, Ill. Born in Va. 1804; settled in V. C. 1832.

Wiley, James; farmer; 2 m e Huffmansville, Ill. Born in Ind. 1840; settled in V. C. 1872. Dem.

Whitson, Harmon; farmer; 2 m w Clinton. Born in Tenn. 1818; settled in V. C. 1869. Independent.

Wester, Joseph; farmer; 534 m w Clinton. Born in Switzerland 1822; settled in V. C. 1872. Roman Catholic.

Walraven, Elias; farmer; 4 m w Clinton.

Born in Ohio 1826;

settled in V. C. 1865. Rep. Methodist.

Born in N.

WRIGHT, JOHN, SR.; farmer; 5 m w Clinton.
Y. 1818; settled in V. C. 1820. Rep. Methodist.

Whitted, Enoch; farmer; 4 m w Clinton.

Born in N. C. 1828;

settled in V. C. 1838. Rep.

Walter, Frederick; farmer; 23 m w Clinton. Born in Germany 1834; settled in V. C. 1857.

WASHBURN, W. O.; attorney at law; Clinton. Born in Ind. 1843; settled in V. C. 1852.

Rep.

Wells, G. W., carpenter; Clinton. Born in Ind. 1848; settled

in V. C. 1867. Rep.

Wiley, William C.; cabinet-maker; Clinton.

Born in N. C.

1816; settled in V. C. 1844. Rep. Universalist.

Walter, Henry; boot and shoemaker; Clinton. Born in Ohio

1846; settled in V. C. 1872. Indpt.

Walling, A. S.; farmer; 1 m n Clinton.
Rep.

Born in Ind. 1830.

WHITE, H. A.; attorney at law, collecting agent and notary

public; Clinton. Born in V. C. 1838. Rep. Universalist.

White, Alexander; farmer; Clinton. Born in Ind. 1825. Rep. Methodist.

WHEDON, F. L.; editor of Clinton Exponent; Clinton. Born in Ohio 1852; settled in V. C. 1874.

Indpt.

settled in V. C. 1864. Rep. United Brethren.

Whitcomb, John; merchant; Clinton.

Born in Ohio 1821; set

tled in V. C. 1830. Rep. Methodist.

WOLFE, DAVID J.; farmer; 134 m s w Saint Bernice P. O.

Born in Va. 1813; settled in V. C. 1844. Dem. United
Brethren.

WOLFE, ALBERT S.; farmer; 1m s w Saint Bernice. Born in V. C. 1849. Dem.

WAGGONER, MALCHARD, farmer; I m e Clay's Prairie, Ill. Born in Ind. 1844; settled in V. C. 1869. Dem.

Watson, John H.; farmer; 11 m e Paris, Ill., and 7 m w Clinton. P. O. Paris, Ill. Born in Ky. 1838; settled in V. C. 1850. Christian.

Westlake, B. L.; farmer; 6 m w Clinton P. O. Born in Ohio.

1835; settled in V. C. 1866. Rep.

Friend.

Wright, Francis M., Jr.; coal miner; 61⁄2 m w Clinton.

Born

in Ohio 1842; settled in V. C. 1862. Mr. Wright lost his arm in the service. Dem.

Wright, John D.; farmer; 3 m e Huffmansville, Ill. Born in Ind. 1835; settled in V. C. 1874. Dem.

York, T. P.; carpenter and house builder; Clinton. Born in N.

Yose, James; farmer; 21⁄2 m west of north of Clinton.

Younger, John; farmer; 5

m w Clinton. Born in Ky. 1834;

settled in V. C. 1853.

Dem.

HELT TOWNSHIP.

HELT TOWNSHIP is the largest in the county, and the second from the southern boundary. It is bounded on the north by Vermillion township; on the east by the Wabash River, which separates it from Parke county; on the south by Clinton township, and on the west by the Illinois State line. It varies from eight to nine miles wide from east to west, and is nine miles from north to south, and contains an area of over seventy square miles.

The township is well watered by the Wabash and the various creeks tributary to it, among which are Norton's Creek, which rises near the center of the township and flows a south-easterly course, emptying into the Wabash at the south-east corner of the township; and Little Raccoon Creek, which flows south-east through the northern part.

There is much fine alluvial soil in the bottoms lying on either side of these streams, which, with proper culture, will produce an almost unlimited abundance of corn, and in fact all farm products. The upland is also found to be excellent for farming and grazing. A considerable quantity of the land in this township is rough and broken, but as if to compensate this apparent defect, it is underlaid with coal of good quality, and in strata of