Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties") Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Co., 1905. p. 587. WILLIAM WEHRLI who resides about six and one-half miles northwest from Mayville, was born in Cook county, Illinois, on January 1, 1857. He is now one of the wealthy and prominent men of Gilliam county and has a first class farm of eight hundred and forty acres where he is living. It is handled skillfully and is improved with all buildings and equipment that are needed on a first class stock and wheat farm. Mr. Wehrli has shown himself not only a substantial man, a good citizen, but a skillful and successful business operator and his fine holdings are proof ample of this fact. William Wehrli comes from German ancestry, his father, Peter Wehrli, being a native of that empire. He came to Illinois when a young man, worked there as a carpenter, then bought a farm, being one of the pioneers of that now great state. In 1867, he removed to Holt county, Missouri, and there became a large and leading farmer. He married Miss Mary Vogle, a native of Germany, and they are now retired. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Illinois and Missouri and when nineteen, it being 1876, he started in life for himself. We soon find him in Nevada, where he engaged to ride the range. In the fall of the same year, he assisted to trail a band of cattle to the Sacramento valley, in California. There he hired out on a farm and later rented a farm for himself. In 1883, he sold out in California and journeyed to the north. He searched the country until he came to his present location, where he secured government claims. To the original homestead, he, added by purchase until he has eight hundred arid forty acres of valuable land, and much other property. In 1881, Mr. Wehrli married Miss Anna Keegan, who was born in Nevada county, California. Her parents, Robert and Annie (McAdams) Keegan, were born in Dublin and county Cavan, Ireland, respectively, and came to California in 1849. There were then but a few cabins where the great city of San Francisco now stands. To Mr. and Mrs. Wehrli, the following named children have been, born, Mary M., Alice B., Robert P., William W., John M., Rosana, and Ellen I. Mr. Wehrli started in life without means and owing to his industry and careful business ways, he has become one of the wealthy citizens of this county. He is established in the esteem and confidence of the people and he and his wife are worthy members of society. He has an interesting family and is to be classed with the leading people of Gilliam county. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2011 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.