Brief Life History of Margaret Ellen
When Margaret Ellen Woolsey was born on 31 October 1864, in Argenta, Macon, Illinois, United States, her father, James Harrison Woolsey, was 28 and her mother, Fernandia Williams, was 24. She married William David Crume on 28 October 1880, in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Portage Township, New Madrid, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Portageville, New Madrid, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 15 February 1953, in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Margaret E Crume, "United States Census, 1920"
- Margaret Ellen Crume, "Find A Grave Index"
- Margaret Woolsey in entry for Pink Wesley Crume, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1850–1910 Male
1864–1953 Female
Children (5)
1882–1944 Male
1884– Male
1891–1985 Male
1896–1910 Female
1901–1971 Male
Parents and Siblings
1836–1922 Male
1840–1864 Female
Siblings (1)
1864–1953 Female
World Events (8)
1865
Age 1
1874
Age 10
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 26
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Wulsy (Old English Wulfsige, from wulf ‘wolf’ + sige ‘victory’). The personal name was common in Suffolk, where it gave rise to the surname of Henry VIII's minister Cardinal Wolsey.
History: George Woolsey came to New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) from England via the Netherlands in 1623.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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