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 ACOB H. WIBLE is the owner of a fine estate containing 163 acres of valuable land,
located on section 23, Lafayette Township.
He was born April 17, 1845, in Sullivan
County, Ind., and is the son of Benjamin V. and
Hannah Wible. The father was a native of Kentucky, and in 1858 removed with his family from
Sullivan County, Ind., to Illinois, where he settled
in Lafayette Township, Coles County. He was engaged in farming and passed the remainder of his
life here. His family consisted of nine children,
all of whom grew to maturity, and the record is as
follows: Mary F., the wife of Mr. Odell; Adam,
deceased; Cyrena Ann, deceased; Samuel; Jane,
the wife of Uriah Sellars; Joseph, William; Eliza,
deceased, and Jacob H. Jacob H. was a young lad in his thirteenth year when the family removed to Illinois, and since that time has grown up with the township. He attended school in the winter and assisted his father in the various branches of farm labor during the summer. In 1869 he was married on the home- stead, to Miss Plina Fisher Hurst, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Hurst. Mrs. Wible was born in Johnson County, Ind., Feb. 18, 1852. Mr. Wible resided at home until twenty-five years old, and soon after his marriage settled on his present farm, which contains 162 acres of land, all of which is under cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Wible have three children Mary E., Elizabeth and Bertha May. Although not actively interested in politics, Mr. Wible is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. Himself and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. |
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