William Wooley's obituary, Elba Township, Gratiot County, Michigan

SUBJECT: Wooley,
SUBMITTER: Frank Heger
EMAIL: rockcrag@shianet.org
DATE: Aug 23, 1999
SURNAMES: 
Anyone recognize the following,
This progenitor of this family originated in Hunterdon, Tewksbury, NJ.
Any info would be apprecited.
John H. of Highmore apparently served in the Stste Legilature of SD.
The Schoolcraft Express - May 1, 1933 (Kalamazoo Cty.)

Personal Mention & Short Local Notes (column):
Mrs Wm Young and Mrs James Harrison, Who went to bannister to attend the
funeral of Wm, Wooley, returned home the latter part of this week. They
spent Thursday at Perry With Mr. and Mr. S. F. Karchner.

OBITUARY :
William C. Wooley, eldest son of John K. and Fanny Wooley was born in
Prairie Ronde Township, Kalamazoo county, Michigan, June 14, 1840 and died
April 19, 1913, aged 72 years 10 months and 5 days.
He spent the greater part of his boyhood days with his grandparents until
the age of 14. In 1854 he moved to Elba township, Gratiot county with his
parents, remaining until 1859, when he returned to Kalamazoo.
When the cry for help in the days of the rebellion he was one of the first
to respond, joining the Twenty-fifth Michigan Infantry as a private,
returning as a Commissary Sergeant at the close of the war. On returning
from the war he took up farming with his uncle until 1867. He was united
in
marriage to Martha Harrison of Schoolcraft\, removing to Elba Township
in
1870, where they have made their home. To them were born six children,
three
dying in infancy. There are still living John H. of Highmore South Dakota,
who was not able to present and Claud D. and Cora Pearl Mead of Bannister.
Also one brother George of Elsie.
These with the sorrowing wife are left to mourn the loss of a kind and
loving husband and a vey affectionate father with a host of other relatives
and friends.
Mr. Wooley belonged to the G. A. R. and Masonic societies, joining the
Masonic Order during his enlistment at Louisville, KY in 1862, becoming
a
Royal Arch at Schoolcraft in 1877, and at his death was a member of Elsie
Lodge, No.238
Frank Heger - rockcrag @shianet.org
Owosso, MI
Banat/Batschka>USA - Heberling, Heger, Egi
Hunterdon,NJ>USA, Wooley, Phillips, Martin
Additional: Reeves, Munson and many more

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