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Robert Howard Wiseman 1842 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1842

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 26 Feb 1917

Death Location: Buena Vista, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Wiseman

Mother: Pricilla Martin

Spouse(s): Sarah Lackey, Nancy Smith

Children(s): Ella Wiseman, Ida Wiseman, Willie Wiseman, Virginia Wiseman, Sylvester Wiseman, Cornelia Wiseman, Oakey Wiseman, James Wiseman

The story of Robert Howard Wiseman began in 1842 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America. In 1850, Robert Howard Wiseman resided in District 2, Augusta, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Robert Howard Wiseman resided in District 1, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA. Robert Howard Wiseman married Sarah Margaret "Maggie" Lackey, Nancy Susan Smith, and had children including Ella May Wiseman, Ida Belle Wiseman, Willie Alice Wiseman, Virginia Alice "Jennie" Wiseman, Sylvester Wiseman, Cornelia Nannie Wiseman, Oakey Beverley Wiseman, James Sylvester Wiseman. Robert Howard Wiseman passed away in 1917 in Buena Vista, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Howard Wiseman began in 1842 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1850, Robert Howard Wiseman resided in District 2, Augusta, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Robert Howard Wiseman resided in District 1, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Howard Wiseman married Sarah Margaret "Maggie" Lackey, Nancy Susan Smith, and had children including Ella May Wiseman, Ida Belle Wiseman, Willie Alice Wiseman, Virginia Alice "Jennie" Wiseman, Sylvester Wiseman, Cornelia Nannie Wiseman, Oakey Beverley Wiseman, James Sylvester Wiseman.
  • Robert Howard Wiseman passed away in 1917 in Buena Vista, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wiseman
1806 – 1884
Birth Location: Rockbridge, VA,
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Pricilla Martin
1819 – 1909
Birth Location: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, VA,
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Lackey
1849 – 1880
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Smith
1843 – 1917
Birth Location: Rockbridge
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Children(s)

Ella Wiseman
1871 – 1927
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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Ida Wiseman
1871 – 1927
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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Willie Wiseman
1873 – 1913
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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Virginia Wiseman
1873 – 1926
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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Sylvester Wiseman
1877 – 1948
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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Cornelia Wiseman
1879 –
Birth Location: Buena Vista, King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Oakey Wiseman
1884 – 1968
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia
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James Wiseman
1886 – 1948
Birth Location: Stanton, Virginia, United States
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Robert Wiseman's Ancestors

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Robert Wiseman
1842 – 1917
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Wiseman
1806 – 1884
Rockbridge, VA,
Pricilla ("Persila") Martin
1819 – 1909
Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, VA,
Grandparents
John (George) Wiseman
1765 – 1838
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaretha ("Peggy") Cowman
1766 – 1840
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Wiseman
1729 – 1798
Elizabeth (Hemm)
1743 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johaan Weissmann
1700 – 1753
Anna Knapp
1700 – 1753
Johannes Heim
1720 – 1800
Anna Hildenbrand
1717 – 1755

Robert Wiseman's Descendants

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Robert (Howard) Wiseman (2 Jan 1842 – 26 Feb 1917) m. Sarah (Margaret "Maggie") Lackey (9 Mar 1849 – 15 Apr 1880) m. Nancy (Susan) Smith (1843 – 26 Dec 1917)
  1. 1. Ella (May) Wiseman (15 Mar 1871 – 10 Sep 1927)
  2. 2. Ida (Belle) Wiseman (15 Mar 1871 – 10 Sep 1927)
  3. 3. Willie (Alice) Wiseman (1 Jan 1873 – 9 Apr 1913)
  4. 4. Virginia (Alice "Jennie") Wiseman (1 Jan 1873 – 5 Nov 1926) m. John (C) Grow
  5. 5. Sylvester Wiseman (10 Aug 1877 – 2 Sep 1948) m. Mary (Caroline "Callie") Scott (7 Mar 1877 – 24 Aug 1924)
    1. 1. Percy (Mapp) Wiseman (30 Aug 1900 – 8 Jan 1971) m. Effie (R) Patterson (28 Feb 1904 – 6 May 1983)
      1. 1. Robert (Percy) Wiseman (4 Nov 1922 – 27 July 1997) m. Virginia (Aurelia) Gilbert (7 Jul 1923 – 17 Sep 1997)
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Wiseman (19 May 1943 – 27 Jul 1997)
        2. 2. Linda (Marie) Wiseman (9 May 1948 – ) m. Leroy (Nathanill) Sorrells (15 Mar 1947 – ) m. Dalton
      2. 2. Dewey (Wilson) Wiseman (20 Mar 1924 – 22 Jan 1996) m. Grace (Juanita) Drumwright
        1. 1. Brenda (Jean) Wiseman (abt 1947 – ) m. Jacob Jenkins
      3. 3. Mildred (Alice) Wiseman (12 Jan 1926 – 26 Jul 2016) m. Arthur (Owen) Houston (19 Feb 1924 – 20 Mar 2018)
        1. 1. Jane (Lelia) Houston (11 Dec 1948 – ) m. James (Edwin) Westbrook (11 May 1948 – )
        2. 2. Arthur (Owen) Houston (30 Aug 1950 – )
    2. 2. Isaac (Lee) Wiseman (22 Aug 1902 – 21 Nov 1985) m. Opal (Marie) Lyons (25 May 1910 – 6 May 1993)
    3. 3. Rebecca (Scott Wiseman) Chittum (06 Aug 1904 – 8 Sep 1981)
    4. 4. Buelah (Mae) Wiseman (31 Aug 1906 – 30 Aug 1972)
    5. 5. Jessie (Sylvester) Wiseman (24 Dec 1908 – 27 Mar 1971)
    6. 6. Sadie (Pearl) Wiseman (31 Jan 1912 – 5 Dec 1993)
    7. 7. Christmas (Boyd) Wiseman (26 Dec 1913 – 23 Dec 1989)
    8. 8. Boyd (J) Wiseman (abt 1914 – )
    9. 9. James (Bennett) Wiseman (14 Nov 1915 – 13 Nov 1986)
    10. 10. Alice (Katherine) Wiseman (17 Apr 1918 – 23 Mar 2011)
    11. 11. Sarah (Margaret Wiseman) Coffey (17 Apr 1918 – 28 Feb 2019)
  6. 6. Cornelia (Nannie) Wiseman (1879 – )
  7. 7. Oakey (Beverley) Wiseman (20 Apr 1884 – 30 Sep 1968) m. Alberta (Bertha) Seay (abt 1886 – 27 Jan 1961)
    1. 1. Ruby (Lee Wiseman) Goolsby (27 Feb 1905 – 29 Nov 1995)
    2. 2. Robert (Boyd) Wiseman (15 Dec 1906 – 25 Oct 1914)
    3. 3. Nannie (O) Wiseman (5 Aug 1908 – Sep 1984)
    4. 4. Ressel (M) Wiseman (1910 – )
    5. 5. Grace (Elizabeth) Wiseman (12 Jun 1911 – 13 Apr 1993) m. John (Wesley) Shifflett (14 Feb 1907 – 31 May 1962)
      1. 1. Charles (Eugene) Shifflett (26 Jul 1930 – 18 Jun 1980)
      2. 2. Selina (Pearl) Shifflett (15 Jan 1932 – 1 Jan 2013)
      3. 3. Bobby (Lee) Shifflett (11 Aug 1933 – 11 Feb 2004)
      4. 4. Joseph (Waff) Shifflett (7 Nov 1935 – 31 Oct 2019)
    6. 6. Bertha (Marie) Wiseman (2 Jan 1913 – 2 May 2002)
    7. 7. James (Eldred) Wiseman (26 Aug 1917 – 24 May 1998) m. Martha (E.) Husband (abt 1920 – ) m. Kathryn (E.) Donahue (abt 1916 – 09 Feb 1971)
      1. 1. James (W) Wiseman (Apr 1947 – )
    8. 8. Arnold (Brodus) Wiseman (15 Mar 1922 – 13 Mar 1999) m. Beatrice (Marie) Copes (8 Apr 1924 – 29 Jan 1998)
      1. 1. John (Edward) Wiseman (27 Apr 1941 – 9 Feb 2006)
      2. 2. Arnold (J) Wiseman (abt 1945 – )
      3. 3. James (Coolidge) Wiseman (07 Feb 1946 – 21 Mar 2017)
      4. 4. Sandra (Lee) Wiseman (11 Mar 1947 – )
      5. 5. Larry (R) Wiseman (abt 1948 – )
      6. 6. Keith (Marshall) Wiseman (29 Jan 1955 – 8 May 2017)
    9. 9. Meron (Coolidge) Wiseman (abt 1925 – 28 Aug 2000) m. Katherine (G.) Wright m. Dolores Hewett (abt 1928 – )
      1. 1. Diana (Wiseman) Heam (abt 1948 – )
      2. 2. Gloria (Grace) Wiseman (abt 1949 – )
      3. 3. Meron (Daniel) Wiseman (26 Apr 1951 – 15 Jun 2003)
      4. 4. Gail (G.) Wiseman
      5. 5. Cathy (A.) D'Esposito
      6. 6. Terri (A.) Wiseman
  8. 8. James (Sylvester) Wiseman (10 Nov 1886 – 25 Sep 1948)

Robert Wiseman's Timeline

10 Records

1842
2 Jan 1842
Birth of Robert Howard Wiseman in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 8
Robert Howard Wiseman resided here in District 2, Augusta, Virginia, USA
District 2, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 18
Robert Howard Wiseman resided here in District 1, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
District 1, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 28
Robert Howard Wiseman resided here in Walkers Creek, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Walkers Creek, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Robert Howard Wiseman resided here in Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1881
Abt 1881
Age 39
Robert Howard Wiseman resided here in Rockbridge Co
Rockbridge Co
1900
1900
Age 58
Robert Howard Wiseman resided here in Buena Vista Ward 2, Buena Vista City, Virginia, USA
Buena Vista Ward 2, Buena Vista City, Virginia, USA
1908
25 Aug 1908
Age 66
Robert Howard Wiseman resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 68
Robert Howard Wiseman resided here in Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1917
26 Feb 1917
Age 75
Death of Robert Howard Wiseman in Buena Vista, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Buena Vista, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-3_169; Roll #: 169; Roll Description: City of Bristol to City of Charlottesville (surnames A - G)
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 1387; Page: 136a; Enumeration District: 068
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: M593_1675; Page: 600B
    [5] New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buena Vista Ward 2, Buena Vista City, Virginia; Roll: 1733; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0106
    [7] 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: District 1, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: M653_1333; Page: 672; Family History Library
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1623; Page: 25b; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375636
    [9] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: 934; Page: 284b
    [10] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [11] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [12] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] Ireland, Crew Lists and Shipping Agreements, 1863-1920, Microfilm of Original Records at the National Archives; Dublin, Ireland; Agreements, Crew Lists and Muster Rolls of Merchant Vessels Registered at Irish Sea Ports 1850-1921
    [14] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
    [15] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [16] Washington, District of Columbia, U.S., Death Certificates, 1874-1931, District of Columbia Public Library; Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C. Deaths, 1874-1945

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: 934; Page: 284b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, 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: District 1, Augusta, Virginia; Roll: M653_1333; Page: 672; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1865
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: M593_1675; Page: 600B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 1387; Page: 136a; Enumeration District: 068

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1881
    Event Place: Rockbridge Co
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Staunton Spectator; Publication Date: 11/ Jan/ 1881; Publication Place: Staunton, Virginia, USA; ,0.5364977,0.8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Buena Vista Ward 2, Buena Vista City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buena Vista Ward 2, Buena Vista City, Virginia; Roll: 1733; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0106

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Virginian-Pilot; Publication Date: 25/ Aug/ 1908; Publication Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-3_169; Roll #: 169; Roll Description: City of Bristol to City of Charlottesville (surnames A - G)
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1623; Page: 25b; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375636

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland and Londonderry, Ireland
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pisgah, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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