Union County, Ohio Biographies Project - Edwin Wilber
EDWIN WILBER
Edwin Wilber, a farmer and second son of
James and Sarah Wilber, was born in Allen Township December 13,
1834. He passed his childhood and early manhood on the farm, and
acquired his education in the common schools. October 18, 1860,
he was joined in marriage to Miss O. M. Eaton, a daughter of Joshua and
Mary Eaton, natives of Connecticut and Massachusetts
respectively. Mrs. Wilber was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio,
February 2, 1831. Their children are Elmer, Annie, Alonzo and
Estelle M. One child died in infancy. May 2, 1864, Mr.
Wilber enlisted as a member of Company H, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth
Regimental Battalion of the Ohio National Guards. He was employed
principally on garrison duty near Washington, D. C., till September 15,
1864, when he was honorably discharged from the service. He
returned home, and resumed the pursuits of farming and stock raising,
his present avocation. In 1856, he and his brother Owen purchased
246 acres of land, and, in 1858, his father transferred to him 123
acres. His farm now contains 244 acres of land, well improved and
under a high state of cultivation. In stock-raising, he has made
a specialty of Poland-China hogs, in which he has made a marked
success. Mr. Wilber has displayed an interest in all
improvements, and especially has pikes received his aid and
co-operation in their construction. He is now serving his second
term as member of the Board of Township Trustees. Politically, he
is a member of the Republican party.