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William Walton Woolsey 1842–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 July 1842

Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 28 April 1910

Death Location: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America

Father: John Woolsey

Mother: Jane Andrews

Spouse(s): Katharine Convers, Betsy Gammell

Children(s): Convers Woolsey, William Jr., John Woolsey, Clara Woolsey, Catherine Woolsey, Elizabeth Woolsey

William Walton Woolsey was born in 1842 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of John Mumford Woolsey And Jane Andrews. In 1880, William Walton Woolsey resided in Millbrook, Aiken, South Carolina, USA. William Walton Woolsey married Betsy Hill Gammell, Katharine Buckingham Convers, and had children including Catherine Buckingham Woolsey, Clara Constance Woolsey, Convers Buckingham Woolsey, Elizabeth Gammell Woolsey, John Munro Woolsey, William Walton Woolsey Jr. William Walton Woolsey passed away in 1910 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Walton Woolsey was born in 1842 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of John Mumford Woolsey And Jane Andrews.
  • In 1880, William Walton Woolsey resided in Millbrook, Aiken, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Walton Woolsey married Betsy Hill Gammell, Katharine Buckingham Convers, and had children including Catherine Buckingham Woolsey, Clara Constance Woolsey, Convers Buckingham Woolsey, Elizabeth Gammell Woolsey, John Munro Woolsey, William Walton Woolsey Jr.
  • William Walton Woolsey passed away in 1910 in Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Woolsey's Ancestors

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William Woolsey
1842–1910
Birth Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
John Mumford Woolsey
1796–1870
New York, New York, New York
Jane Andrews
1805–1884
Grandparents
William (Walton) Woolsey
1766–1839
Dosoris, Nassau, NY
Elizabeth Dwight
1772–1813
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Woolsey
1717–1771
Ann Muirson
1736–1807
Timothy Dwight
1726–1777
Mary Edwards
1734–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Woolsey
1687–1756
Abigail Taylor
1695–1771
George Muirson
1708–1786
Anna Smith
1706–1755
Timothy Dwight
1694–1771
Experience King
1693–1763
Jonathan Edwards
1703–1758
Sarah Pierpont
1709–1758

William Woolsey's Descendants

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William (Walton) Woolsey (18 July 1842–28 April 1910) m. Katharine (Buckingham) Convers (Abt 1845–) m. Betsy (Hill) Gammell (1870–1951)
  1. 1. Convers (Buckingham) Woolsey 1880–1951 m. Euphemia (Bush) Smith 1881–1967
    1. 1. Effie (Clarice) Woolsey 1921–1994 m. Arne (Thorleif) Fliflet 1916–2004
    2. 2. Charles (Sanford) Woolsey 1914–1986
    3. 3. Katherine (F) Woolsey 1910–
    4. 4. Convers (K Woolsey) Jr 1909–
  2. 2. William (Walton Woolsey) Jr. 1887–1964
  3. 3. John (Munro) Woolsey 1877–1945
  4. 4. Clara (Constance) Woolsey 1872–1872
  5. 5. Catherine (Buckingham) Woolsey 1882–1975
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Gammell) Woolsey 1895–1968

William Woolsey's Timeline

3 Records

1842
18 July 1842
Birth of William Walton Woolsey in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 38
William Walton Woolsey resided here in Millbrook, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Millbrook, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1910
28 April 1910
Age 68
Death of William Walton Woolsey in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 July 1842
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Millbrook, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: 1218; Page: 173a; Enumeration District: 012
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1972, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1900-1924; Death County or Certificate Range: Charleston
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Millbrook, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Millbrook, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: 1218; Page: 173a; Enumeration District: 012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1910
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1972, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1900-1924; Death County or Certificate Range: Charleston
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glen Cove, Nassau County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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