Brief Life History of Samuel Wickersham
When Samuel Wickersham Woolley was born on 2 April 1840, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Edwin Dilworth Woolley, was 32 and his mother, Mary Wickersham, was 31. He married Mariah Angell on 17 April 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. In 1900, at the age of 60, his occupation is listed as farmer & stock raiser in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. He died on 28 January 1908, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Saml W Woolley, "United States Census, 1870"
- England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription for Samuel Wickersham Wooley
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Samuel Wickersham Woolley
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1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1858 · A House Divided
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
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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