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Samuel Wickersham Woolley 1840–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1840

Birth Location: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 28 Jan 1908

Death Location: Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States

Father: Edwin Territory

Mother: Mary Wickersham

Spouse(s): Rachel Cahoon, Mariah Angell, Polly Tolman

Children(s): Margaret Woolley, Phebe Woolley, Andrew Woolley, Janet Woolley, Eugene Woolley, Franklin Woolley, Leo Woolley, Horace Woolley, Alice Woolley, Samuel Woolley, Fannie Woolley, Sarah Woolley, Walter Woolley, Rachel Woolley, Mary Woolley, Nellie Woolley, Elnora Woolley, John Woolley, Lucy Woolley, Alonzo Woolley

In 1840, Samuel Wickersham Woolley entered the world in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, born to Edwin Dilworth Woolley Sr Was A Mormon Pioneer An Early Latter Day Saint Bishop In Salt Lake City And A Businessman In Early Utah Territory And Mary Wickersham. Samuel Wickersham Woolley married Mariah Angell, Polly Jane Tolman, Rachel Cahoon, and had children including Alice May Woolley, Alonzo Hewitt Woolley, Andrew Dilworth Woolley, Elnora Woolley, Eugene Truman Woolley, Fannie Leone Woolley, Franklin Edgar Woolley, Horace Wickersham Woolley, Janet Maria Woolley, John Tolman Woolley, Leo Carlos Woolley, Lucy Woolley, Margaret Elizabeth Woolley, Mary Louisa Woolley, Nellie Vilate Woolley, Phebe Ann Woolley, Rachel Emma Woolley, Samuel Edwin Woolley, Sarah Viola Woolley, Walter Dee Woolley. Samuel Wickersham Woolley passed away in 1908 in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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  • In 1840, Samuel Wickersham Woolley entered the world in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, born to Edwin Dilworth Woolley Sr Was A Mormon Pioneer An Early Latter Day Saint Bishop In Salt Lake City And A Businessman In Early Utah Territory And Mary Wickersham.
  • Samuel Wickersham Woolley married Mariah Angell, Polly Jane Tolman, Rachel Cahoon, and had children including Alice May Woolley, Alonzo Hewitt Woolley, Andrew Dilworth Woolley, Elnora Woolley, Eugene Truman Woolley, Fannie Leone Woolley, Franklin Edgar Woolley, Horace Wickersham Woolley, Janet Maria Woolley, John Tolman Woolley, Leo Carlos Woolley, Lucy Woolley, Margaret Elizabeth Woolley, Mary Louisa Woolley, Nellie Vilate Woolley, Phebe Ann Woolley, Rachel Emma Woolley, Samuel Edwin Woolley, Sarah Viola Woolley, Walter Dee Woolley.
  • Samuel Wickersham Woolley passed away in 1908 in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Samuel Woolley's Ancestors

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Samuel Woolley
1840–1908
Birth Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Parents
Edwin Dilworth Woolley Sr was a Mormon pioneer, an early Latter-day Saint bishop in Salt Lake City, and a businessman in early Utah Territory
1807–1881
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Wickersham
1808–1859
Newlinville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Woolley) Jr
1779–1832
West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Rachel Dilworth
1782–1826
East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Amos Wickersham
1773–1846
Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Amy Ward
1778–1869
Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Woolley
1742–1800
Phebe Hoopes
1741–1819
John Dilworth
1749–1824
Phebe Taylor
1749–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Woolley's Descendants

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Samuel (Wickersham) Woolley (2 Apr 1840–28 Jan 1908) m. Rachel Cahoon (11 June 1849–20 January 1887) m. Mariah Angell (23 March 1841–25 November 1930) m. Polly (Jane) Tolman (19 January 1855–30 January 1901)
  1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Woolley 1871–1952
  2. 2. Phebe (Ann) Woolley 1873–1948
  3. 3. Andrew (Dilworth) Woolley 1876–1939
  4. 4. Janet (Maria) Woolley 1870–1956
  5. 5. Eugene (Truman) Woolley 1861–1939
  6. 6. Franklin (Edgar) Woolley 1878–1886
  7. 7. Leo (Carlos) Woolley 1863–1943
  8. 8. Horace (Wickersham) Woolley 1864–1956
  9. 9. Alice (May) Woolley 1872–1962
  10. 10. Samuel (Edwin) Woolley 1859–1925
  11. 11. Fannie (Leone) Woolley 1881–1882
  12. 12. Sarah (Viola) Woolley 1875–1958
  13. 13. Walter (Dee) Woolley 1869–1870
  14. 14. Rachel (Emma) Woolley 1867–1922
  15. 15. Mary (Louisa) Woolley 1870–1939
  16. 16. Nellie (Vilate) Woolley 1874–1962
  17. 17. Elnora Woolley 1898–1958
  18. 18. John (Tolman) Woolley 1901–1901
  19. 19. Lucy Woolley 1897–1990
  20. 20. Alonzo (Hewitt) Woolley 1884–1975

Samuel Woolley's Timeline

3 Records

1840
2 Apr 1840
Birth of Samuel Wickersham Woolley in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1908
28 Jan 1908
Age 68
Death of Samuel Wickersham Woolley in Grantsville, Toole Co, Utah, United States
Grantsville, Toole Co, Utah, United States
1908
28 Jan 1908
Age 68
Death of Samuel Wickersham Woolley in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States
Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Grantsville, Toole Co, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States

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