HENRY WING [father of the titular subject] was of English descent, and was a native of Vermont, his birth occurring in the year 1797. After attaining manhood he took as a life partner Miss Elinor Frazee, who was born in Pennsylvania. They first settled on a farm near Defiance, Ohio. Later, about 1825, they moved to Greensburg township, Putnam county, Ohio, and entered a small tract of land consisting of twenty-one acres. Two years later they purchased 200 acres additional, and proceeded with the difficult task of converting it into a farm home which would yield them a sustenance. The senior Wing was possessed of only an ordinary education, but he had been reared upon a farm, and was not afraid of hard work. At that time Putnam county was largely a primitive wilderness, full of Indians, and the wild forests were thick with bears, wolves, deer and other game. The highways had not then been traced, and neighbors were few and far between. Into this uninviting country did the young couple come, with stout hearts and eager hands, determined to make for themselves a home. Gradually the transformation was effected, and the worthy couple become known as substantial and respected citizens. Both were believers in Christianity, and by their daily life set an example worthy of emulation. Mr. Wing was in politics a whig, and as such he was called upon to fill various township offices, a duty which he performed with satisfaction. He died Sep' tember 18, 1844, and his beloved wife joined him in August, 1848. They were the parents Of eleven children, given in order below, all but the youngest of whom are still living: Jarvis, Rhoda, Oliver, Henry, Elnora, Jane, Pauline, Austin, Cleopatra, Francis M., and Nathan.
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