John Wical
John Wical was born in Greene County, Ohio, February 13, 1828. He is a son of George and Hester Wical. He has made farming his principal avocation, and now owns a farm of one hundred and eighty acres of land in Dinsmore Township, on which he is now residing. In March, 1853, he married Miss Elizabeth J., daughter of John and Elizabeth Wade. Miss Wade was born in Darke County, Ohio, January 28, 1835. Mr. and Mrs. Wical remained in Greene County until in the autumn of 1854, when they moved to Mercer County, Ohio, where they lived until in April, 1861, when they came to Shelby County, purchased a farm in Dinsmore Township, on which they are now residing. They have a family of nine children, seven sons and two daughters. On the 1st of October, 1862, Mr. Wical enlisted in Company F, 20th O. V. I. He was actively engaged in the battles of Raymond, Mississippi; Jackson, Mississippi; Champion Hills, Mississippi; Black River; the siege of Vicksburg; and a number of other minor engagements. He was honorably discharged June 21, 1865.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883