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James Samuel Wiseman 1883 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 12, 1883

Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Death Date: November 29, 1967

Death Location: Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA

Father: Charles Wiseman

Mother: Prudence Navarre

Spouse(s): Minnie Scheffer

Children(s): Frederick Wiseman, Dorothy Wiseman, Bernice Wiseman\Foreman, Richard Wiseman, Allan Wiseman, Charles Sr., Hilary Wiseman, Iva Wiseman, Ira Wiseman

In 1883, James Samuel Wiseman entered the world in Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA, born to Charles Wiseman and Prudence Navarre. James Samuel Wiseman married Minnie Marie Scheffer, and had children including Frederick "Bub" James Wiseman, Dorothy Ruth Wiseman, Bernice Ann Wiseman\Foreman, Richard Wiseman, Allan Douglas Wiseman, Charles Victor Wiseman, Sr., Hilary Francis "Dick" Wiseman, Iva Mae Wiseman, Ira Henry "Kick" Wiseman. James Samuel Wiseman passed away in 1967 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1883, James Samuel Wiseman entered the world in Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA, born to Charles Wiseman and Prudence Navarre.
  • James Samuel Wiseman married Minnie Marie Scheffer, and had children including Frederick "Bub" James Wiseman, Dorothy Ruth Wiseman, Bernice Ann Wiseman\Foreman, Richard Wiseman, Allan Douglas Wiseman, Charles Victor Wiseman, Sr., Hilary Francis "Dick" Wiseman, Iva Mae Wiseman, Ira Henry "Kick" Wiseman.
  • James Samuel Wiseman passed away in 1967 in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Wiseman
1852 – 1946
Birth Location: Brownstown, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Prudence Navarre
1853 – 1922
Birth Location: Brownston Wayne County, Michigan
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Spouses(s)

Minnie Scheffer
1891 – 1957
Birth Location: Grosse Ile, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
MS

Children(s)

Frederick Wiseman
1907 – 2004
Birth Location: Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Dorothy Wiseman
1909 – 2000
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Bernice Wiseman\Foreman
1911 – 2001
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
BW
Richard Wiseman
1913 – 1998
Birth Location: Michigan
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Allan Wiseman
1919 – 2010
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Charles Sr.
1921 – 1997
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Hilary Wiseman
1924 – 1991
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Iva Wiseman
1926 – 1926
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Ira Wiseman
1928 – 2016
Birth Location: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
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James Wiseman's Ancestors

Self
James Wiseman
1883 – 1967
Birth Place: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Parents
Charles Wiseman
1852 – 1946
Brownstown, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Prudence Navarre
1853 – 1922
Brownston Wayne County, Michigan
Grandparents
Peter Wiseman
1825 – 1907
Ohio, USA
Mary Burton
1828 – 1913
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Wiseman
1785 – 1877
Catherine Walters
1785 – 1850
John Burton
1797 – 1870
Cornelia Smith
1801 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Wiseman
1765 – 1846
Susannah Manley
1776 – 1851
Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815
Billings Burton
1775 – 1855
Mary Hilts
1769 – 1850

James Wiseman's Descendants

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James (Samuel) Wiseman (May 12, 1883 – November 29, 1967) m. Minnie (Marie) Scheffer (25 Sept 1891 – 30 Nov 1957)
  1. 1. Frederick ("Bub" James) Wiseman (30 Sep 1907 – 30 Aug 2004) m. Pearl (Sylvia) Thompson (7 Oct 1908 – Dec 1995)
    1. 1. Ronald (Lee) Wiseman (17 May 1929 – 25 Apr 2019) m. June (Clyde) Dowden (25 Jun 1932 – 16 Dec 2019)
      1. 1. Melanie (Lynn) Wiseman (10 Feb 1953 – ) m. Jerry (Wayne) Gill (5 Dec 1951 – )
        1. 1. Mitzi (Alice) Gill (29 Oct 1978 – )
        2. 2. Christopher Gill
      2. 2. William (Frederick) Wiseman (abt 1955 – ) m. Cynthia (Ann) Jones (25 Sep 1956 – Jan 1989)
        1. 1. William (Fredrick) Wiseman (11 Apr 1980 – )
    2. 2. Lawrence (Ray) Wiseman (17 Dec 1930 – 21 Feb 2019) m. Fern (Ann) Hefley (22 Dec 1934 – 31 July 2001)
      1. 1. Laurie (J) Wiseman (29 Jan 1955 – ) m. Stanley (Gene) Scott (28 Jun 1953 – )
      2. 2. Pamela (Jo) Wiseman (12 Mar 1956 – 12 July 1995) m. Dorava
      3. 3. Robin (Renee) Wiseman (2 Feb 1958 – ) m. Michael (Allen) Workman (8 Oct 1958 – )
        1. 1. Jeffrey (Lawrence) Workman (2 Jul 1981 – )
    3. 3. Winifred (Anne) Wiseman (18 Dec 1934 – 27 Jun 1939)
    4. 4. Thomas (James) Wiseman (24 Feb 1937 – 30 Jul 2004)
      1. 1. Randy (Lee) Wiseman (14 Apr 1966 – 30 Nov 2004) m. April
      2. 2. Thomas (James "TJ") Wiseman (22 Mar 1970 – 18 Mar 2009)
  2. 2. Dorothy (Ruth) Wiseman (25 August 1909 – 27 Oct 2000) m. Donald (Verlin) Esterline (abt 1910 – 28 Jan 2007) m. Stewart (Edwin "Shorty") Cummingham (18 July 1898 – Nov 1959) m. William ("Bill") Doyle (ca 1910 – )
  3. 3. Bernice (Ann) Wiseman\Foreman (28 Oct 1911 – 22 Feb 2001)
  4. 4. Richard Wiseman (abt 1913 – 26 Dec 1998) m. Luella (Helen) Chamberlain (16 Nov 1917 – 25 Apr 1997)
    1. 1. Joan (Faye) Wiseman (6 Apr 1941 – 21 Jul 2024) m. Richard (Lee) Hunt (21 Sep 1941 – 27 Feb 2008)
      1. 1. April (Lee) Hunt (1 Aug 1961 – ) m. Hanning
      2. 2. Richard (Lee) Hunt (Feb 1969 – )
      3. 3. Tamara (Lee) Hunt (21 Aug 1971 – )
    2. 2. Earl (Esco) Wiseman (11 May 1934 – 18 April 2017) m. Sharon (LaRue) Mead (abt 1941 – 14 Jun 2010)
      1. 1. Charles (Hassil) Wiseman (abt 1958 – ) m. Gwendolyn (Kay) Morton (29 Sep 1959 – )
        1. 1. Adam (Wesley) Wiseman (31 Jul 1995 – )
      2. 2. Vickie (Sue) Wiseman (5 Oct 1958 – ) m. Charles (Andrew) Grimm (11 Sep 1960 – )
        1. 1. Holly (Lynn) Grimm (6 Mar 1988 – ) m. Justin Baumer
        2. 2. Abbey (Renee) Grimm (5 Dec 1989 – ) m. Estevon (R) McDonald (abt 1988 – ) m. John Porter
      3. 3. Earl (E) Wiseman (2 Aug 1961 – ) m. Melissa (A) Bradley (abt 1965 – )
        1. 1. Ellie Wiseman
      4. 4. Timothy (Eugene) Wiseman (11 Jun 1963 – 24 Jan 2021) m. Wendi (Lyn) French (abt 1968 – )
        1. 1. Timothy (Charles) Wiseman (09 Oct 1984 – 17 Dec 1984)
      5. 5. Jenny (Lynn) Wiseman (24 Feb 1971 – ) m. Michael (E Myers) Jr (1 May 1974 – )
        1. 1. Emily Myers
        2. 2. Addison Myers
    3. 3. Robert (Lerone) Wiseman (24 Jun 1935 – ) m. Grace (Ann) Dicks (14 Sep 1939 – 17 Dec 2020)
      1. 1. Robert (Lerone) Wiseman (Nov 1959 – )
      2. 2. Gregory (George) Wiseman (8 Nov 1960 – ) m. Yolonda (Marie) Borg (30 Jan 1958 – )
      3. 3. Jeffrey (Donald) Wiseman (10 Dec 1961 – 14 Mar 1984) m. Wiseman
      4. 4. Dianne Wiseman
      5. 5. Mark Wiseman
    4. 4. Gary (Earl) Wiseman (1937 – abt 2016) m. Shannon (Rae) Gorman (12 Sep 1936 – 27 Sep 1981)
      1. 1. Erin (B) Wiseman (17 May 1963 – ) m. Lawrence
      2. 2. Kelly Wiseman
    5. 5. Carol (Jean) Wiseman (24 Apr 1938 – 29 Sep 2011) m. Carl (Eugene) Solarik (26 Nov 1937 – )
      1. 1. Jeffrey (Eugene) Solarik (21 Oct 1966 – ) m. Brenda (L) Shaull (11 Apr 1962 – )
      2. 2. Judy (Lynn) Solarik (14 Dec 1970 – 15 Dec 1970)
      3. 3. Debra (Lee) Solarik (26 Feb 1971 – ) m. John (Dallas) Buchanan (19 Jun 1965 – )
        1. 1. Alison (Carol Lee) Buchanan (23 Oct 1997 – )
      4. 4. Michael Solarik
      5. 5. Jodi Solarik
    6. 6. Alan (James) Wiseman (19 Sep 1950 – 13 Feb 1976)
  5. 5. Allan (Douglas) Wiseman (21 January 1919 – 23 November 2010) m. Annetta (Doris) Halverson (abt 1925 – 8 Oct 2000)
    1. 1. Larry (Alan) Wiseman (Nov 1948 – ) m. Maureen
  6. 6. Charles (Victor Wiseman,) Sr. (9 July 1921 – 8 Aug 1997) m. Marie (Agnes) Pickell (19 Jul 1924 – 7 Jun 2010)
    1. 1. James (Edward) Wiseman (Aug 1942 – )
    2. 2. Dorothy Wiseman (Abt 1945 – 1 Dec 2022) m. Alfred (Leo) Wohlfeil (13 Jun 1943 – 11 Jun 2011)
      1. 1. Anthony (Leo) Wohlfeil (17 Mar 1968 – ) m. Misty (Danielle) Gallardo (1974 – )
        1. 1. Anthony (Michael) Wohlfeil (16 Sep 1998 – )
      2. 2. Andrea (Marie) Wohlfeil (Sep 1970 – ) m. James (Timothy) Gravlin (31 Dec 1967 – )
    3. 3. Sandra (Jean) Wiseman (11 Jun 1949 – Oct 2018) m. William Cunningham (abt 1943 – ) m. Roy Seegert (abt 1939 – )
      1. 1. Kenneth (Allen) Cunningham (27 July 1968 – 27 Jul 1968)
      2. 2. Michelle (Suzette) Seegert (2 Feb 1970 – 14 Sep 1970)
    4. 4. Michael (J) Wiseman (22 Apr 1953 – )
      1. 1. Michael Wiseman
    5. 5. Deborah (Lynn) Wiseman (27 May 1960 – 12 Aug 2003) m. Edward (Deane) Rogers (abt 1957 – 2011)
      1. 1. Deane (Charles) Rodgers (18 Feb 1984 – 17 May 2020)
    6. 6. Timothy (Stewart) Wiseman (Oct 1964 – ) m. Glenda (Renea) Wiseman (18 Mar 1968 – )
      1. 1. Crystal (Ann Marie) Wiseman (15 Oct 1988 – ) m. Farmer
    7. 7. Bryon (Victor) Wiseman (17 May 1973 – 23 Jan 1977)
  7. 7. Hilary (Francis "Dick") Wiseman (7 March 1924 – 5 March 1991) m. Verna (Mary) Lemerand (30 Jul 1926 – 5 Jan 2000)
    1. 1. Karen (Frances) Wiseman (4 Jun 1948 – ) m. Donald Rinna
    2. 2. Gayle (Marie) Wiseman (20 Oct 1951 – 25 Aug 2006) m. Timothy Alexander
      1. 1. Jeffrey (Lee) Racette (Sep 1971 – )
    3. 3. David (Mark) Wiseman (7 Oct 1954 – 20 Oct 2017) m. Wilma (Pauline) Zalewski (25 Sep 1956 – 3 Feb 2024)
      1. 1. David (Mark) Wiseman (21 Aug 1973 – ) m. Jennifer Weimer
      2. 2. Scott (Fitzgerald) Wiseman (29 Jan 1977 – ) m. Jennifer (Megan) Weimer (11 Feb 1979 – )
      3. 3. Hillary (Frances) Wiseman (Jun 1993 – ) m. Brendan (Theodore) Sandusky (29 Dec 1994 – )
    4. 4. Richard (John) Wiseman (Feb 1960 – ) m. Colleen
    5. 5. Christie (Ann) Wiseman (Nov 1961 – ) m. Donly Elkins (12 Dec 1961 – )
    6. 6. Kevin (James) Wiseman (Feb 1967 – )
  8. 8. Iva (Mae) Wiseman (19 Aug 1926 – 22 Nov 1926)
  9. 9. Ira (Henry "Kick") Wiseman (4 September 1928 – 1 March 2016) m. Geraldine (Mary) Roberts (11 May 1935 – 25 Oct 2010)
    1. 1. Deborah (J) Wiseman (6 Jul 1956 – ) m. David Righter
    2. 2. Andrea (Marie) Wiseman (abt 1968 – ) m. Rose
      1. 1. Amber Rose
      2. 2. Ashley Rose

James Wiseman's Timeline

14 Records

1882
12 May 1882
Birth of James Samuel Wiseman in Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
1883
18 May 1883
Birth of James Samuel Wiseman in Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
1883
18 May 1883
Birth of James Samuel Wiseman in Browstown, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Browstown, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
1883
May 12, 1883
Birth of James Samuel Wiseman in Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
James Samuel Wiseman resided here in Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
James Samuel Wiseman resided here in Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
James Samuel Wiseman resided here in Rockwood, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Rockwood, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
James Samuel Wiseman resided here in Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan
Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 57
James Samuel Wiseman resided here in Browntown, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Browntown, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
James Samuel Wiseman resided here in Frenchtown, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Frenchtown, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1967
29 Nov 1967
Age 84
Death of James Samuel Wiseman in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
1967
29 Nov 1967
Age 84
Death of James Samuel Wiseman in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
1967
29 Nov 1967
Age 84
Death of James Samuel Wiseman in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1967
November 29, 1967
Age 84
Death of James Samuel Wiseman in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1883
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1882
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1883
    Event Place: Browstown, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 12, 1883
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 754; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0178; FHL microfilm: 1240754

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_678; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1374691

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rockwood, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0881; FHL microfilm: 2340765

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01825; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 82-2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Browntown, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01825; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 82-2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Frenchtown, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Frenchtown, Monroe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Rockwood, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 90; Film Description: 1906 Washtenaw-1907 Berrien

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rockwood, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1967
    Event Place: Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1967
    Event Place: Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1967
    Event Place: Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 29, 1967
    Event Place: Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockwood, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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