WI BIO - Green Co - WING, E.T.

History of Green County, Wisconsin. Springfield, IL: Union Publishing, 1884, 
p 740

E. T. WING was born 13 November 1822 in Addison County, Vermont. He grew to 
manhood and learned his trade in Vermont, and subsequently lived in various 
places previous to coming to Wisconsin in 1854. He first stopped in 
Evansville [Rock County, Wisconsin], where he worked at his trade of 
carpenter, building the Congregational church and other buildings in that 
place.

In January 1855 Mr. WING became a resident of Green County, Wisconsin, 
settling on Section 2, Brooklyn [Brooklyn Township, in the northeast corner 
of Green County], where he had previously purchased eighty acres of 
unimproved land, upon which he has since resided, engaged in farming, and 
also at different intervals working at his trade. He now owns 205 acres of 
land adorned with good improvements.

In September 1847 he [E. T. WING] was married to Sarah A. WARD [a maiden 
name?], who was also born in Vermont. They [E. T. and Sarah A. WING] have 
three children: (1) Allen J.; (2) Genie, now the wife of Willis SEARLES; 
and (3) Ada. Mr. Wing is a Republican and has held local office.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly