- Born September 20, 1860 in Maryland.
- Parents were WILLIAM H. WETNIGHT and LOUISA CRUM.
- Married MARY MELINDA PORTER.
- Died October 5, 1953 in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.
CHILDREN
- MAURICE EDWARD WETNIGHT, born in August, 1883 in Oliver, Edgar County, Illinois; died April 3, 1977 in Brazil, Clay County, Illinois. Married CORDELIA ANN BASS in Clay County, Indiana.
- LOUESA WETNIGHT, born July 2, 1885; died October 11, 1967 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas. Married ZORO B. PORTER.
- FRANK WILLIAM WETNIGHT, born July 30, 1887 in Edgar County, Illinois; died August 5, 1957 in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. Married CLARA M. KING.
- CHARLES NATHAN WETNIGHT, born March 16, 1889 in Edgar County, Illinois. Married MAUDE MAE LEWIS in Clay County, Indiana.
- EMMA BELLE WETNIGHT, born May 7, 1892 in Cory, Clay County, Indiana; died August 8, 1974 in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. Married JOSEPH CLIFFORD ERVIN on Febrauary 20, 1910 in Clay County, Indiana.