Daniel Wade, deceased, deceased, formerly one of the most prominent citizens of Lancaster Township, where he had settled in 1847, when that neighborhood was nearly all a wild unbroken territory, was born in Lancaster County, Pa., Feb. 19, 1822, his father, John Wade, being also a Pennsylvanian by birth, of English ancestry. The elder Mr. Wade became identified with the German people, among whom he lived. He died at the age of thirty-five in Lancaster County, Pa. His wife, Susan (Warfle) Wade, survived him, dying in 1835 at the age of forty-seven, being at the time of her death a devout member of the Mennonite Church.

Daniel Wade was second child of five in the family. He was reared and educated in the common schools of Lancaster County. Having lost his father when he was but seven years of age, he was compelled to earn the most of his own support, in doing which he acquired the trade of miller, which vocation he followed until his marriage to Anna Mayer, which event occurred in the township of Westanfield, Lancaster County, Dec. 19, 1844. She was born in Lancaster County, the daughter of Jacob and Mary (Mayer) Mayer; although their names are the same, they are no relation. The father was brought up on the same farm which was for many long years held by the family, the same being located near the city of Lancaster, Pa. It was there Mrs. Mayer grew to womanhood and was married. They moved to this county in 1847, and there resided until July, 1870, when she died at her home in Freeport. The father is now living in this township at the advanced age of eighty-three years. He was married a second time, his partner being Maria Kaler, who is yet living, comforting him in his old age. Mrs. Wade, wife of Daniel, is the eldest of the family of ten children, five sons and five daughters. Four of the former and two of the latter are yet living. Mrs. Wade was brought up and educated in the city of Lancaster at her home where she remained until her marriage, having learned, however, before that event the trade of a tailor, and became very efficient in the use of the needle and thimble. She and her husband after marriage settled on a farm in Lancaster Township, this county, in 1847, the year they came West, and made their home since in Lancaster until the death of Mr. Wade. He was the owner of twenty-five acres of timber besides his farm of eighty acres. Mrs. Wade, since the death of her husband, together with her good, hard-working and intelligent children, have added to the home a fine 80-acre tract on the west of the old homestead. The farm has now, properly speaking, two sets of good farm buildings. Mrs. Wade is the mother of twelve children, bwo being dead. The names of the children are as follows: Susanna, now residing at home; Maria M., widow of Elias Good, now living in Carroll County, Ill. (On the 18th of August, 1887, Mr. Good was killed by being kicked by a horse.) Anna is the wife of Joseph Lapp; they live in Otoe County, Neb.; John W., deceased; Daniel M. married to Maggie Fink, living at Freeport; Jacob M. married to Hannah M. Clump, residing on the homestead; Olivia C. at home; Esrom M., who assists in conducting the home farm; Sarah E., William L., Lizzie N. and Carrie E., are also at home. Mrs. Wade and her husband were active members of the Mennonite Church. Mr. Wade when living voted the Republican ticket. Mr. Wade died on the 31st of March, 1879, and is buried in the Mennonite Cemetery.

Contributed by Carol Parrish from Portraits & Biographical 1888 Stephenson Co IL Pg 232