Wampler, Edward bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 464, Astoria Township
Edward Wampler, farmer, sec. 36; P. O., Astoria. In 1818, there was born to Philip and Catherine Wampler, nee Royer, in the State of Maryland, the subject of this sketch, Edward Wampler. He had attained his tenth year when his parents settled in Ohio, and there he grew up and married. This event occurred in 1837, and Miss Elizabeth Stover was the bride. Eleven children have been given to them. For nearly 20 years he was a resident of Missouri, where he became a prominent farmer, owning some 1,500 acres of land. While there his wife died, and in 1875 he was united in marriage with Mrs. Rebecca Sprinkle. Mrs. W. was born in Pennsylvania and there married Daniel Sprinkle, who afterwards became a prominent farmer in this county. Of this marriage 8 children were born, 5 of whom are living, - Sarah, Henry, Daniel, Levi and Mary. The valuable property left by Mr. Sprinkle comprises between 500 and 600 acres of fine land.