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Source: The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County
Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908

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The Biography of Edward F. WEISNER 

[Surnames: METZER, SCOVIL, WEISNER] 

WEISNER, EDWARD F. 

    
To such vigorous and resourceful men as Edward F. Wiesner, Orion Township is indebted for its place among the garden spots of Illinois. Forty-five years of age and a native son of Peoria County, IL, where he was born November 3, 1861, this earnest and high-minded agriculturist is a sincere appreciator of the dignity and worth of his calling and of its enormous importance as a fundamental feature of community existence. His farm consists of 160 acres on Section 2, upon which there are a commodious dwelling, large and well arranged barns and outbuildings, well-kept fences and many carefully selected labor-saving devices. 
    
Mr. Wiesner is the only child of John C. and Mary (Metzer) Wiesner, natives of Germany, the former of whom served nine years and six months in the Prussian army. The elder Wiesner now is a wealthy and prominent farmer of Box Butte County, Neb., to which he moved from Peoria County, of which he was a resident half a century ago. 
    
Edward F., acquired a practical education in the public schools and under his father was instructed in all the details of farming and stock-raising. 
    
On January 30, 1883, he married Nellie V., daughter of John and Mary Scovil, early settlers of Peoria County, and natives of New York and Ohio, respectively. Claude Leroy, the only son of Mr. and Mrs Wiesner, was born September 2, 1886. Mr. Wiesner's success and prominence have been earned by diligence and integrity, and these and other excellent qualities insure him a bright and promising future.