Jefferson Wamsley

Brief Life History of Jefferson

When Jefferson Wamsley was born on 18 January 1852, in Putnam, Ohio, United States, his father, James David Wamsley, was 49 and his mother, Sarah Bushong, was 38. He married Julia Frances Booher on 13 July 1876, in Grundy, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Township, Putnam, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 10 May 1904, in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Trenton Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jefferson Wamsley
1852–1904
Julia Frances Booher
1860–1933
Marriage: 13 July 1876
Mary Myrtle Wamsley
1877–1952
Sarah May Wamsley
1878–1945
William Bert Wamsley
1881–1940
Guy Wamsley
1883–1884
Charles Audley Wamsley
1884–1952
Russell Harrison Wamsley
1889–1892
Jessie Lee Wamsley
1893–1897
Naomi Leona Alois Wamsley
1900–

Sources (13)

  • Jefferson Wamsley in household of Jas D Wamsley, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jefferson Wamsley, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Jefferson Wamsley, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Walmsley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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