William Sidle
William Sidle, a native of Pennsylvania, was born in Cumberland County, 1789, and removed to the residence of his son, John Sidle, in 1828. He was married to Mary Brandt. He went to California in the spring of 1849 by the overland route, taking a company of twelve men with him, seventeen yoke of attle, three wagons, one horse and two cows. He left home April 5, and reached his destination in August. He died on the Yuba river in the spring of 1850. He was a man of indomitable energy and courage. John Sidle, his son, was born August 11, 1816, in York County, Pa., and removed to Plain township in 1828. He was married March 30, 1843, to Joanna Carson, of Plain Township, and has seven children living, to wit: Mary E., William Henry, James, Lucinda, Lucertus, Clara and John C. Mr. Sidle is a farmer and stock-raiser, one of the largest real estate owners of the county, and a popular and excellent citizen.
From History of Wayne County, Ohio, From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time, by Robert Douglass, 1878