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Stephen S. Woolsey
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Stephen S. Woolsey 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: 15 Aug 1826, New York, New York 1
- Marriage (1): Eliza Anderson Viles
- Died: 31 Oct 1907 at age 81 1 7
- Buried: Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas 7 8
General Notes:
Had the birth date as Abt 1828 based on the 1850 census. Abt 1827 based on the 1856 and 1860 census.
Stephen was schooled in New York City. At the time of the 1856 Iowa state census, Stephen was a farmer in Clayton, Taylor County, Iowa. He was also a member of the militia. Levi Taylor, 16, lived with them and was farming also. At the time of the 1860 census, Stephen was a farmer in Marshall, Taylor County, Iowa. He had $800 in real estate and $150 in personal assets. He was a sergeant in the Union Army from Missouri.. He spent most of his army time in Jefferson City, Missouri, and moved to Warrensburg when the war was over. He worked for a time as a court clerk and also in an abstract office. At the time of the 1870 census, Stephen was a clerk in the circuit clerk's office in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. He had real estate valued at $400 and personal assets of $250. Stephen was widowed at the time of the 1880 census. He worked in an abstract office in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. On 1 Aug 1890, Stephen filed for a civil war pension as an invalid.
Additional Information:
• Military Service: Sgt, Company G, 4th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Union: the Civil War. 9 10 11 12
Stephen married Eliza Anderson Viles. (Eliza Anderson Viles was born on 17 Dec 1829 in Indiana, died on 23 Oct 1879 in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri 1 and was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri.)
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Sources
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Gene Homer George, George-Mallory Family (George~1, 12 Nov 2009).
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1850 United States Federal Census, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa; Roll M432_186; Page: 411; Image: 265. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Census Date: 1856; Residence County: Taylor; Locality: Clayton; Roll: IA_66; Family Number: 40. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1860 United States Federal Census, Marshall, Taylor, Iowa; Roll M653_342; Page: 98; Image: 98; Family History Library Film: 803342. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1870 United States Federal Census, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri; Roll M593_784; Page: 667B; Image: 556; Family History Library Film: 552283. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1880 United States Federal Census, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri; Roll 696; Family History Film: 1254696; Page: 381A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 0524. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 (National Cemetery Association), Repository: Ancestry.com.
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FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 3683738; There is no date on the tombstone, just his rank and branch of service. Date on memorial is from US Veteran's Affairs.
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American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Union; State served: Missouri; Sources: 304. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, He filed 1 Aug 1890 as an invalid. Application Number 836.371; Certificate Number 595.346. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, Film Number: M390 roll 53. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Tombstone.
