Brief Life History of John Wickersham
When John Wickersham Woolley was born on 30 December 1831, in Newlin Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Edwin Dilworth Woolley, was 24 and his mother, Mary Wickersham, was 23. He married Julia Searle Ensign on 20 March 1851, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Centerville Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 13 December 1928, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- John W. Woolley, "United States Census, 1900"
- 1831 POennsylvania LDS Membership Birth of John Wickersham Woolley son of Edwin Dilworth Woolley & Mary Wickersham, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
- Jno W Woolley, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called with Old English wulf ‘wolf’ + lēah ‘wood, clearing’, such as Woolley (Huntingdonshire, Yorkshire), Woolley in Bovey Tracy (Devon), and Woolley in Bradford on Avon (Wiltshire).
Irish (Cavan): in Ireland, according to Woulfe, when this is not the English name, it has been adopted for Woulfe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Wickersham Woolley, Amazing Man of Many Accomplishments
by Marion Clark John Wickersham Woolley was born on December 30, 1831 in Newlin Township, Pennsylvania to Edwin Dilworth Woolley and Mary Wickersham. When he was just a baby, his parents joined the …
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