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James Hopkins Woolsey 1822–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1822

Birth Location: Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 15 October 1903

Death Location: Kanosh, Millard County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Joseph Woolsey

Mother: Abigail Woolsey

Spouse(s): Lovina Busenbark, Mary Black, Sarah Barney

Children(s): Joseph Woolsey, James Sr, Birdie Tilson, Rachael Willis, Carol Woolsey, Cardinal Woolsey, Francis Woolsey

James Hopkins Woolsey was born in 1822 in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Joseph Henry Woolsey And Abigail Schaffer Woolsey. In 1860, James Hopkins Woolsey resided in Linda, Marysville, Yuba, California, USA. In 1880, James Hopkins Woolsey resided in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA. James Hopkins Woolsey married Lovina Patterson Woolsey Busenbark, Mary Ann Donnelly Woolsey Black, Sarah Barney, and had children including Birdie May Woolsey Tilson, Cardinal R Woolsey, Carol Ann Woolsey, Francis Woolsey, James Brigham Woolsey Sr, Joseph Smith Woolsey, Rachael Abigail Woolsey Willis. James Hopkins Woolsey passed away in 1903 in Kanosh, Millard County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Hopkins Woolsey was born in 1822 in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Joseph Henry Woolsey And Abigail Schaffer Woolsey.
  • In 1860, James Hopkins Woolsey resided in Linda, Marysville, Yuba, California, USA.
  • In 1880, James Hopkins Woolsey resided in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA.
  • James Hopkins Woolsey married Lovina Patterson Woolsey Busenbark, Mary Ann Donnelly Woolsey Black, Sarah Barney, and had children including Birdie May Woolsey Tilson, Cardinal R Woolsey, Carol Ann Woolsey, Francis Woolsey, James Brigham Woolsey Sr, Joseph Smith Woolsey, Rachael Abigail Woolsey Willis.
  • James Hopkins Woolsey passed away in 1903 in Kanosh, Millard County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Woolsey's Ancestors

Self
James Woolsey
1822–1903
Birth Place: Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Henry Woolsey
1775–1839
Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA
Abigail (Schaffer) Woolsey
1786–1848
Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1750–1832
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Nancy (Ann) Plumstead
1750–1795
Bedford, Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1719–1794
Elizabeth Walters\Waters
1720–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Woolsey
1697–1782
Sarah Fowler
1698–1783

James Woolsey's Descendants

1.
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James (Hopkins) Woolsey (2 March 1822–15 October 1903) m. Lovina (Patterson Woolsey) Busenbark (9 January 1824–21 September 1908) m. Mary (Ann Donnelly Woolsey) Black (26 January 1834–26 January 1923) m. Sarah Barney (abt 1832–8 Mar 1877)
  1. 1. Joseph (Smith) Woolsey 1844–1922 m. Mary Larsen 1846–1910
    1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Woolsey 1869–1928 m. Maude Dalton 1882–1962
      1. 1. Viona (Woolsey) Jensen 1902–1990 m. Wiley Jensen 1900–1977
        1. 1. Marguerite Jensen 1920–1996 m. Garnet (Daniel Saline Wiltsie) decendent. 1918–2001
        2. 2. Frank (Dyabe) Jensen 1922–2009
      2. 2. Joseph (Heber) Woolsey 1911–2000
      3. 3. Theodore (Forrest) Woolsey 1914–1999
      4. 4. Josephine (W Woolsey) Dankworth 1909–1980
      5. 5. Betty (Layne Woolsey) Curtis 1925–2006
      6. 6. Mildred (Janette) Woolsey 1922–1926
      7. 7. Perle (Geneva Woolsey) Merrill 1904–1977
      8. 8. Elva (Maude Woolsey) Saline 1916–1985
      9. 9. Wanda (Loy Woolsey) Merrill 1918–1990
      10. 10. Robert (Gordon) Woolsey 1927–2002
    2. 2. Lars (Walter) Woolsey 1877–1945
    3. 3. William (Arthur) Woolsey 1879–1954
    4. 4. Mary (Elva Woolsey) Adair 1869–1948
    5. 5. Laura (May Woolsey) Bingham 1883–1948
  2. 2. James (Brigham Woolsey) Sr 1846–1935
  3. 3. Birdie (May Woolsey) Tilson 1876–1946
  4. 4. Rachael (Abigail Woolsey) Willis 1850–1923
  5. 5. Carol (Ann) Woolsey 1855–1912
  6. 6. Cardinal (R) Woolsey 1857–
  7. 7. Francis Woolsey 1861–1917

James Woolsey's Timeline

4 Records

1822
2 March 1822
Birth of James Hopkins Woolsey in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America
Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 38
James Hopkins Woolsey resided here in Linda, Marysville, Yuba, California, USA
Linda, Marysville, Yuba, California, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
James Hopkins Woolsey resided here in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA
Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA
1903
15 October 1903
Age 81
Death of James Hopkins Woolsey in Kanosh, Millard County, Utah, United States of America
Kanosh, Millard County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1822
    Event Place: Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kanosh, Millard, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 498a; Enumeration District: 033
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Linda, Yuba, California; Roll: M653_72; Page: 982; Family History Library Film: 8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Linda, Marysville, Yuba, California, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Linda, Yuba, California; Roll: M653_72; Page: 982; Family History Library Film: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kanosh, Millard, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 498a; Enumeration District: 033

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1903
    Event Place: Kanosh, Millard County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kanosh, Millard County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000

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