Biographical Sketch of Jonathan Wishon, Washington County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Jonathan Wishon is the son of William and Olive (Cook) Wishon, the 
father born and reared in Ohio, and the mother in Pennsylvania.  At the
age of nine she was taken by her parents to Ohio, where, in after years
she married William Wishon.  He was a farmer, a Democrat, and both were
members of the Christian Church.  He died at the age of thirty-eight,
while in the prime of manhood.  The mother afterward married Elijah
Evens, who also passed away.  The mother is still living, and is about
eighty years old.  She had three children by her first marriage, and 
one by her second.  Jonathan was the youngest born to the first marri-
age, his birth occurring in Jackson County, Ohio, in 1846.  He was
reared on the farm, and secured a fair education.  In August, 1862, 
when only sixteen years old, he enlisted in Company C, of the Ninety
first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war.
He participated in the engagements of Cloyd's Mountain, Lynchburg, 
Stephen's Depot, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Creek, etc., etc.,
amounting to nineteen in all.  He was never wounded or taken prisoner.
Returning to Ohio, he was married in 1867 to Miss Oberia Shelpman, also
a native of Ohio.  A month later they came to Washington County, where
he began as a collier and gradually worked up until he owns 270 acres 
of land, with 100 under cultivation.  The credit of all this depends
upon Mr. Wishon, who started life with little or no means, and is now
considered one of the successful farmers of the county.  Both he and
wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he is a member of
the G. A. R., and a Republican in politics.  Of the eight children born
to Mr. Wishon's marriage seven are now living: Willie A., Lucy H., Alva
P., Maud B., Emma D., Stella O. and Eneid M.

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