WING FAMILY BIOGRAPHY
JOHN WILLIAM WING
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Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah
Biography For
John William Wing
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WING, JOHN WILLIAM (son of Mathias Wing and Elizabeth Cheneworth, of Illinois;
former born Nov. 22, 1813, latter 1820). He was born May 25, 1845, Pike county,
Ill. Came to Utah Aug. 29, 1862, Lewis Bronson company.
Married Martha Goates Oct. 11, 1868 (daughter of William Goates and Susan Raynor,
pioneers Sept. 3, 1852, Abraham O. Smoot company). She was born June 12, 1848.
Their children: John William, Jr., b. July 28, 1870, m. Rachel Evans Sept. 7,
1898;. Rosalinda b. April 17, 1872, m. James E. Ross; George Hyrum b. March 31, 1874, m. Harriet Jacob June 19, 1895, m. Martha Ann Fox Dec. 5,
1900; Norman Arthur b. Sept. 23, 1876, m. Marian Boley Sept. 7, 1898; Emma Jane b. Oct. 11,
1878; Samuel Joseph b. Feb. 15, 1882, m. Barbara Marie Bush; Charles Rodolph b. Nov. 2, 1884, m.
Violet Taylor; Alvia b. July 17, 1887.
High priest; member of high council of Heber City ward. Went to Missouri River in 1863 to assist
immigration; also made five trips across plains for freight. Soldier in Black Hawk war in San Pete
county. Early settler of Heber City. Farmer; freighter; contractor. Furnished Utah Sugar Co. with its
lime rock for ten years.
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Repository Information
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Esshom, Frank Elwood. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing
Co., 1913
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Notes
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Submitted by
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Dale Wing
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