Thomas Wiant, of Wiant & Stephens, general merchandise, Turner, is a native of DuPage County, Ill.; he was born on his father's farm in Wayne Township, December 24, 1844 [sic, recte 1843], and is the second of four children born to Joel and Rhoda Wolever Wiant, who are spoken of elsewhere in this work. Mr. Wiant was raised on the farm until fourteen years of age, when the family moved to Turner. He received, in addition to the common schools, two terms at Wheaton College; he assisted his father in the store, and, in 1865, became a partner with his father and brother, and has been identified with the store ever since. October, 1877, he married Miss Mary Moore, a native of Canada; she came to Turner, Ill, with her parents. By the marriage there are two children--Edith and Clare.
[From the History of DuPage County, Illinois by Rufus Blanchard, p. 192, Chicago, 1882]
[From the History of DuPage County, Illinois by Rufus Blanchard, p. 192, Chicago, 1882]
Thomas Wiant, of Wiant & Stephens, general merchandise, Turner, is a native of DuPage County, Ill.; he was born on his father's farm in Wayne Township, December 24, 1844 [sic, recte 1843], and is the second of four children born to Joel and Rhoda Wolever Wiant, who are spoken of elsewhere in this work. Mr. Wiant was raised on the farm until fourteen years of age, when the family moved to Turner. He received, in addition to the common schools, two terms at Wheaton College; he assisted his father in the store, and, in 1865, became a partner with his father and brother, and has been identified with the store ever since. October, 1877, he married Miss Mary Moore, a native of Canada; she came to Turner, Ill, with her parents. By the marriage there are two children--Edith and Clare.
[From the History of DuPage County, Illinois by Rufus Blanchard, p. 192, Chicago, 1882]
[From the History of DuPage County, Illinois by Rufus Blanchard, p. 192, Chicago, 1882]
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On the opposite face of the monument are inscriptions for Edith E. Deane, Lester Deane, and Edward A. Scheibe, Jr.
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