December 20, 1868, he was united in marriage with Miss Electa Sandford, who was born in Defiance county, Ohio, December 17, 1849, a daughter of John and Electa (Cassady) Sandford. John Sandford was born in Tompkins county, N. Y., in February, 1803, and was one of the earliest settlers of Defiance county, Ohio. He was married in Seneca county, Ohio, and became the father of eleven children, viz: Jane, Rebecca, John, Eliza, Volney, Susan, Andrew J., Lewis C., Frank, Electa and Samuel. The mother of this large family died in September, 1850, and the father, who had served as commissioner of Defiance county, passed away March 7, 1882. The father of Mrs. Sandford, and the grandfather of Mrs. Wing, also named John, married Miss Elizabeth Miller, and both these lived all their days in the Empire state—highly respected people.
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