George E. Wiford
George E. Wiford was born in Greene County, Ohio, January 23, 1824. He is a son of Jacob and Catharine Wiford, who came to Shelby County in 1833, entered, and settled on one hundred and sixty acres of land in the south half of section 9, Dinsmore Township, on which Jacob Wiford died October 12, 1880.
George E. Wiford, subject of this sketch, came to Shelby County with his parents in 1833, and has since been a resident of Dinsmore Township. On the 21st of January, 1847, he married Miss Mary A., daughter of Samuel and Mary Blakeley, born April 8, 1829. Mr. and Mrs. Wiford settled on a part of his father’s home farm, where they have since resided. They have nine children now living, viz., Anthony J., Martha J., Samuel J., Sarah C., Elizabeth M., Harry H., Nancy M., George A., and Harriet A. Mr. Wiford has made farming his business
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883