Biography of John Widney, page 550.  History De Kalb County, Indiana.
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

JOHN WIDNEY, farmer and stock-raiser, Concord Township, was born
in Franklin County, PA, Jan. 26, 1834, the fifth child of Samuel Widney
one of the earliest settlers of DeKalb County. He was reared and
educated in this county, remaining with his parents till his marriage,
and then settled on a part of the old homestead, where he lived six 
years. He then bought ten acres in Concord Township, to which he
has added from time to time, till he now has 123 acres of the best
land in the township, all under cultivation. His improvements are 
valuable, his residence and farm buildings being among the best
in the county. He was married Jan. 1, 1857, to Nancy Knight,
daughter of Jacob and Mary (Boyles) Knight. To them have been
born eight children--Wilson D. (was killed while chopping a tree at
the age of twenty-three years), Sylvester S., Mary C. (wife of 
Franklin Sechler), Etta, Cyrus J., Addie S., Lulu J., and Cora B.
In 1884 Mr. Widney retired from the active labors of farm life and
moved to the village of St. Joseph. He and his wife are active
members of the Evangelical Lutheran church. In politics he is a 
Republican.



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