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John Wiseman 1855 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1855

Birth Location: Michigan, USA

Death Date: 17 Apr 1944

Death Location: United States of America

Father: Peter Wiseman

Mother: Mary Burton

Spouse(s): Helen Dye

Children(s): Agnes Wiseman, Frank Wiseman, Royal Wiseman

In 1855, John Wiseman entered the world in Michigan, USA, born to Peter Wiseman and Mary Burton. In 1860, John Wiseman resided in Brownstown, Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA. In 1870, John Wiseman resided in Brownstown, Gibraltar, Wayne, Michigan, USA. John Wiseman married Helen Dye, and had children including Agnes Wiseman, Frank Edward Wiseman, Royal (Roy) Wiseman. John Wiseman passed away in 1944 in United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1855, John Wiseman entered the world in Michigan, USA, born to Peter Wiseman and Mary Burton.
  • In 1860, John Wiseman resided in Brownstown, Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1870, John Wiseman resided in Brownstown, Gibraltar, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • John Wiseman married Helen Dye, and had children including Agnes Wiseman, Frank Edward Wiseman, Royal (Roy) Wiseman.
  • John Wiseman passed away in 1944 in United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Wiseman
1825 – 1907
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
PW
Mary Burton
1828 – 1913
Birth Location: New York, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Helen Dye
1852 – 1916
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
HD

Children(s)

Agnes Wiseman
1878 – 1958
Birth Location: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan
AW
Frank Wiseman
1884 – 1955
Birth Location: Rockwood, Michigan
FW
Royal Wiseman
1889 – 1910
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
RW

John Wiseman's Ancestors

Self
John Wiseman
1855 – 1944
Birth Place: Michigan, USA
Parents
Peter Wiseman
1825 – 1907
Ohio, USA
Mary Burton
1828 – 1913
New York, USA
Grandparents
Peter Wiseman
1785 – 1877
Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine (Margaret) Walters
1785 – 1850
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
John Burton
1797 – 1870
New York, United States
Cornelia ((Conicha)) Smith
1801 – 1880
New York State
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Wiseman
1744 –
Elizabeth Morgan
1745 –
Philip Walters
1724 – 1788
Anna Volck
1730 – 1830
John Spaar
1742 – 1806
Anna Vanlentine
1738 – 1823
Samuel Burton
1750 – 1820
(Barbara) Steelman
1752 – 1794
Anthony Hilts
1741 – 1791
Mary Young
1741 – 1794

John Wiseman's Descendants

1.
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John Wiseman (20 Feb 1855 – 17 Apr 1944) m. Helen Dye (14 Feb 1852 – 29 Jun 1916)
  1. 1. Agnes Wiseman (21 Jun 1878 – 1958) m. Archibald ((Archie)) Scott (Aug 1872 – 5 Mar 1961)
    1. 1. Irene Scott (25 Mar 1898 – 21 Aug 1982) m. Edwin (F.) Schaefer (18 Sep 1893 – 23 Jan 1972)
      1. 1. Beatrice (May) Schaefer (12 Sep 1915 – 29 Nov 2005) m. Ray (Thurman) Wilson (2 Oct 1915 – )
        1. 1. Lyle (Edward) Wilson (28 Nov 1940 – ) m. Kay (Jacquelyn) Hursey (1943 – )
    2. 2. Frank (Leonard) Scott (24 Mar 1902 – 19 Mar 1982) m. Ruth (Lillian) Schaefer (7 Jan 1921 – 8 Aug 2005)
      1. 1. Ronald (Edmund) Scott (Dec 1942 – ) m. Sidney (Miles) Jorgtmon (5 Nov 1951 – )
        1. 1. Alexander (David) Scott (6 Apr 1982 – )
      2. 2. Leland Scott (abt 1949 – )
    3. 3. Donald (Archie) Scott (17 Oct 1906 – 26 Jan 1976) m. Alma (Mae) Miller (12 Jun 1910 – 06 Nov 1961)
      1. 1. James ("Jim" Albert) Scott (3 May 1925 – 22 Mar 1994) m. Ruth (Mabel) Williams (28 Aug 1933 – 18 Feb 2009)
        1. 1. Ruth (Marie) McCormick (Feb 1957 – )
        2. 2. Jamie (Ann) Scott (Jul 1958 – ) m. Fredric White
        3. 3. Tony
        4. 4. Robin Scott
      2. 2. Robert (Donald) Scott (8 Jan 1931 – 8 Jan 1931)
      3. 3. Royal (William) Scott (3 Dec 1931 – 6 Nov 1975)
      4. 4. John (Archie) Scott (22 Sep 1934 – 22 July 1993) m. Alma (Jean) Smelser (13 Apr 1945 – 2006)
        1. 1. Jeffery (Allen) Scott (1 Sep 1962 – 18 Dec 1962)
        2. 2. Royal (William) Scott (14 Aug 1981 – 21 Nov 1985)
      5. 5. Frank (Harry) Scott (16 May 1939 – 20 Nov 1978) m. Claire (M) Stapley (19 Mar 1939 – 25 Dec 2014)
        1. 1. Kathleen (Hope) Scott (9 Aug 1958 – 2 Mar 2008)
        2. 2. Kenneth (Harry) Scott (1959 – )
        3. 3. Karen (Heidi) Scott (Sep 1966 – )
        4. 4. Frank Scott
      6. 6. Marjorie ("Marge" C) Scott (18 Jul 1941 – 25 Oct 2002)
      7. 7. Helen (Kay) Scott (9 Jun 1946 – 21 Apr 2020) m. Charles Danielian (1929 – 1989)
        1. 1. Michelle (Mae) Danielian (Apr 1967 – )
        2. 2. Carrie Danelian m. William (Adelbert) Brown (abt 1864 – 10 Dec 1918)
        3. 3. Deloris Danielian
    4. 4. Gordon (Ralph) Scott (10 Apr 1912 – 21 Jan 1989) m. Celia (E) Beamish (19 Jan 1915 – 30 Jan 1989) m. Almyra (Ruth) Harwood (15 Mar 1932 – 1 Aug 2018)
      1. 1. Robert (Gordon) Scott (24 Jun 1934 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) Ellison (Aug 1939 – )
      2. 2. Kathleen (Helen) Scott (abt 1939 – )
      3. 3. Donald (Leroy) Scott (15 Sep 1939 – ) m. Sharon (Marie) Baker (20 Jul 1942 – )
      4. 4. Robin (C) Scott (6 Jun 1959 – 3 May 1981)
      5. 5. Jodi (Shawn) Scott (18 Feb 1966 – 27 Mar 2005) m. Jeffery (Lee) Boger (28 Jun 1968 – )
        1. 1. Jamie (Wyatt) Boger (18 Mar 1994 – 16 Mar 2020)
      6. 6. Randolph Scott m. Karen
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Lou) Scott (15 Jun 1917 – 22 Feb 2001) m. Norman (Roy) Houghton (21 Jul 1920 – 29 April 2016) m. Hebert Mayes (abt 1899 – )
  2. 2. Frank (Edward) Wiseman (28 Nov 1884 – Sept 1955) m. Mary (Jane) Bennett (16 Sep 1884 – 9 Mar 1974)
    1. 1. Dona (Dolores) Wiseman (17 Sep 1907 – 9 Aug 1982)
    2. 2. Helen (E) Wiseman (19 Oct 1908 – 12 Apr 1924)
    3. 3. Lois (Lucille) Wiseman (13 Apr 1916 – 6 Feb 1973)
  3. 3. Royal ((Roy)) Wiseman (18 Nov 1889 – 26 Jan 1910)

John Wiseman's Timeline

10 Records

1855
20 Feb 1855
Birth of John Wiseman in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
John Wiseman resided here in Brownstown, Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Brownstown, Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
John Wiseman resided here in Brownstown, Gibraltar, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Brownstown, Gibraltar, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
John Wiseman resided here in Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1900
1900
Age 45
John Wiseman resided here in Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
John Wiseman resided here in Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 75
John Wiseman resided here in Rockwood, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Rockwood, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 80
John Wiseman resided here in Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan
Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 85
John Wiseman resided here in Brownstown Township, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Brownstown Township, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1944
17 Apr 1944
Age 89
Death of John Wiseman in United States of America
United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 754; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 1240754
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Brownstown, Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, 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: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M653_564; Page: 926; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Brownstown, Gibraltar, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M593_709; Page: 14A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 609; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 247

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 754; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 1240754

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_678; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0297; 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: 2A; 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: 1A; Enumeration District: 82-2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brownstown Township, Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockwood, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01825; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 82-2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brownstown
    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: 15; Film Description: 1877 Mason-1878 Gratiot

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1944
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trenton, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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