John was born at
South Carolina on 5 April 1820. He was the son of
Samuel Wylie and
Martha Curry. He married
Martha Margaret Weir at
Monroe Co., Indiana, on 27 January 1848. John was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at
Perry Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana. John was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at
Richland Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana. He made a will at
Monroe Co., Indiana, on 9 March 1870. John died on 15 March 1870 at
Polk Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana, at age 49. His body was interred in March 1870 at
Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, at United Presbyterian Cemetery. Could also be buried in Rose Hill Cemetery instead. There is record of John Wylie's grave in both United Presbyterian and Rose Hill Cemeteries..