Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2012, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Counties of La Grange and Noble, Indiana: historical and biographical Authors: J H Herrick; John Paul Jones; Weston A. Goodspeed; R H Herrick Published: Chicago, F A Battey & Co., 1882 =========================================================================== EAGLE, William - Greenfield Township =========================================================================== William Eagle was reared to farm work, and is, therefore, an experienced and practical farmer. He owns ninety acres of land in this township that is well-improved, with good building, etc. Mr. Eagle's parents, Wiliam and Rebecca Eagle, were natives of England. They came to America and were residents of Pennsylvania for some time, in which State the subject was born, December 2, 1828. They subsequently journeyed westward and died in Ashland County, Ohio. William Eagle's advantages were few, and he came to Indiana when a boy of fifteen. His marriage with Miss Mary J. Wolgamott took place in this township, December 14, 1848. Two children are the result of this union - James D. and Annetta. Mrs. Eagle was born in Marion County, Ohio. Her parents, Isaac and Sarah Wolgamott, natives of Ohio and Delaware, both died in this township, to which they immigrated in 1829. Mr. Eagle is a member of Masonic Lodge No. 215, at Lima. ===========================================================================