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William Andrew Woolsey & Emily Amanda Rockwell Woolsey
William Andrew Woolsey This letter is courtesy of, Wilford Whitaker, his great grandmother Sarah Woolsey saved it.
!LETTER: Letter from Wm. Woolsey & “Emily Woolsey to G. W. Hickerson [& wife] Alvarado [near Union City], Alameda Co. [California] 14 Feb 1858 [1859?].
Dear Brother & Sister…. you speak of my family. I have a small one I was married to years ago to 18 of January we have got a boy 7 months old. I got tired of keeping old batch and living a dog’s life. I suppose that all the girls back there that I was acquainted with was married off or at least them that I was in love with I get along very well I am old man I can’t get along without my pipe my wife sends her love to you both says she would like to make you a visit if convient but she wil haf to stay home ahile I go I cant…. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Woolsey history below donated by, John Tyrrell
William Andrew Woolsey Born: abt. 1834 in Illinois - age given as 26 (1860 census - California, Alameda County, Washington Twp. Vallejo Mills or Mission - pages 210 & 211, Film #803055, enumerated Aug 15, 1860)
Married: about 1856 in California - probably around Sacramento area or possibly Alameda County or thereabouts.
Died: unknown The following story was told to me by a descendent from this marriage - Reva Andreason who is now deceased:
Woolsey was apparently accused of horse thievery and a posse came to the house looking for him. Emily hid her husband and went to the door and told them he was not there. Then she dressed him up in her clothes and he left the house disguised as a woman. That was the last they ever saw or heard of him - either he made his escape and went into permanent hiding or met his demise via the lynching party, as that was the penalty in those days for horse thievery.
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History courtesy of, John Tyrrell
Children of, William Andrew Woolsey and Emily Amanda Rockwell Woolsey
Woolsey, William Richard, married, Allen, Celia Hanson Woolsey, Lucy B., married, Stuart, John W.
William Richard Woolsey Tyrrell & Celia Hanson Allen Woolsey Tyrrell
William Richard Woolsey (later known as William or “Bill” Tyrrell) Born: 29 June 1857 Place: (Alameda or Oakland Cty) CA Married: 28 January 1889 in Eureka, Tintic County, Utah Later divorced. Died 25 Jan. 1937 in: Hopland, Vallejo, California Spouse Celia Hanson Allen
Children of William Richard Woolsey (or Tyrrell)
Child #1 - female - Juanita Cecelia Tyrrell Born: 06 January 1889 in Lake Shore, Utah County, Utah Married: 22 December 1909 Died: 21 February 1943 Spouse: Edward T. Williams
Child #2 - male - Oren Porter Tyrrell Born: 12 January 1892 in Lake Shore, Utah County, Utah Married: 02 May 1914 Died: 06 March 1975 in Spanish Fork, Utah Spouse: Ida Ottesen
Lucy B. Woolsey Tyrrell Stuart (Stewart?) & John W. Stuart (Stewart?)
Also known as, Lulu, Lulu Belle, Lou, she died of kidney failure, age 29, no children. |