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All Things Woolley

Please ONLY use this data as leads for doing your own research.


This little collection is organized according to the order
in which I came into contact with this most intriguing name.
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The reformatting of the name font and census data for this page has NOT been completed. --John M. Gwin, Aug 2011

First Contact:

The name of David Woolley appears in the index to a Civil War era photo album originally belonging to the Gwins of Cahaba in Dallas Co., Alabama.  The photos in the album were replaced--or at best redistributed--at some later time, and no photo has as yet been matched to this name.  So far, we have absolutely no evidence to show that we are even remotely related to any Woolleys.  The mystery remained--until we received this update which may be the answer:

Aha!  Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Tinney Hill of Wilsonville sent me some (unclear) copies of old photos of Rev. and Mrs. David Woolley of Wilsonville and their children!  She wrote:

"Rev. David Z. Woolley, Wilsonville, Ala., Baptist Church.  I believe the wife's name was Mary.  He was from Montevello, Ala., and  the line went back to Bibb Co., Ala.  He and she were loved by everyone.  Love,  Mary Elizabeth Hill"

Second contact:

I collect vintage dip pen nibs, and the name G. W. Woolley appears in my collection lithographed on each of three boxes of nibs manufactured in Philadelphia, and on each nib is the patent date of Dec. 4, 1860.

Third contact:

In 2007, while visiting in Walsh, (Baca Co.) Colorado, at the 40th anniversary festivities of the Walsh Baptist Church, I noticed the name Woolley on a participant's name tag.  Inquiring as to the wearer's lineage in hopes of finding a clue to David Woolley's identity, I was sent to the home of another local resident, sister to the participant (and sister-in-law to my host!), who directed me to my fourth contact, but first showed me the following information she had gotten from an unknown Woolley inquirer in Idaho.  She could make no connection to this inquirer, but I copied the information and transcribe it here:


20.00--Tylee Woolley who married Sarah Reed are the parents of Joseph Woolley.

21.01--Joseph Woolley, b. ca. 1825 in OH/NJ/NJ; d. unk.; bd. in Texas Township, DeWitt Co., IL; m. Louise J. (nee unk.; b. ca. 1832 in OH/Ireland/PA; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least two ch.

[listed as Joseph Wooley, 45, farmer, b. OH, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL]
[listed as Joseph Wooley, 53, farmer, b. OH/NJ/NJ, in the 8 Jun 1880 census of Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL]

[listed as Louisa J. Wooley, 38, farmer, b. OH, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL]
[listed as Louise J. Wooley, 48, farmer, b. OH/Ireland/PA, in the 8 Jun 1880 census of Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL]
22.01--Cinderella Woolley, b. 1860 in IL/OH/OH; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.
[listed as Cinderella Wooley, 10, b. IL/OH/OH, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL]
[listed as Cynteralla Wooley, 20, b. IL/OH/OH, in the 8 Jun 1880 census of Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL]

22.02--Zebulon Bothell? Woolley, b. 1866 in IL/OH/OH; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. 27 Feb 1891 to Ella Bell Williams (b. 1864; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 3 ch.
[listed as Zebulon Wooley, 4, b. IL/OH/OH, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL]
[listed as Zebulon Wooley, 14, b. IL/OH/OH, in the 8 Jun 1880 census of Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL]
23.01--Odin Edward Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.
24.01--Dale Edward Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.02--Margaret Jean Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. John William Trowbridge (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.; lived in Idaho

23.02--Bonnie Lee Woolley, b. 1899; d. 1901; bd. unk.; m. never; no ch.

23.03--(unknown son) Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk., age ten days; bd. unk.; m. never; no ch.

21.02--Elihu Woolley, b. 11 Dec 1827 (from gravestone) in OH/NJ/NJ; d. 22 May 1900; bd. Council Hill Cem., Peck, Sumner Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 20079459; m. Mary Elizabeth Ellsworth (b. 20 Mar 1829 in OH; d. 29 Aug 1906; bd. Council Hill Cem., Peck, Sumner Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 20079446); at least five ch.

[listed as Elihu Wooley, 42, farmer, b. OH, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL, and lvg. next door to Joseph, who is suspected to be his brother]
[listed as Mary E. Wooley, 41, b. OH, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL, and lvg. next door to Joseph, who is suspected to be her b-i-l]


Elihu and Mary E. Ellsworth Woolley
shared on Findgrave.com by Jon M. Stallard

22.01--Tyler Woolley, b. ca. 1854 in OH; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Tyler Wooley, 16, works on farm, b. OH, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL, and lvg. next door to Joseph, who is suspected to be his father's brother]

22.02--Alfred M. Woolley, b. ca. 1856 in OH; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as AlfredM.r Wooley, 14, works on farm, b. OH, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL, and lvg. next door to Joseph, who is suspected to be his father's brother]

22.03--Martha E. Woolley, b. ca. 1858 in IL; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Martha E. Wooley, 12, b. IL, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL, and lvg. next door to Joseph, who is suspected to be her father's brother]

22.04--Susan J. Woolley, b. ca. 1864 in IL; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Susan J. Wooley, 6, b. IL, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL, and lvg. next door to Joseph, who is suspected to be her father's brother]

22.05--Joseph O. Woolley, b. Sep 1867 in IL/OH/OH; d. 1946; bd. Hollywood Forever Cem., Hollywood, LA Co., CA--Find A Grave Memorial# 27629803; m. ca. 1892 to Kate B. (nee unk.; b. Aug 1865; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least two ch.

[listed as Joseph O. Wooley, 3, b. IL, in the 8 Jul 1870 census of Clinton P.O., Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL, and lvg. next door to Joseph, who is suspected to be his father's brother]
[listed as Joseph O. Wooley, 32, b. Sep 1867 in IL/OH/OH, in the 20 Jun 1900 census of Salt Fork Twp., Grant Co., OK]

[listed as Kate B. Wooley, 34, b. Aug 1865 in CA/IN/OH; md. 8 yrs w/2 of 2 ch. lvg, in the 20 Jun 1900 census of Salt Fork Twp., Grant Co., OK]

23.01--Pansy L. Woolley, b. May 1893 in KS/IL/CA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Pansy L. Wooley, 4, b. May 1893 in CA/IN/OH; in the 20 Jun 1900 census of Salt Fork Twp., Grant Co., OK]

23.02--Ruby L. Woolley, b. Dec 1895 in KS/IL/CA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Pansy L. Wooley, 4, b. Dec 1895 in OK/IN/OH; in the 20 Jun 1900 census of Salt Fork Twp., Grant Co., OK]


Fourth contact:

I eventually was guided to the home of another local resident, cousin to the above two, who showed me her own notebook.  From its pages I copied the following.  She had much more data, but I regarded the following as most likely to helping me solve my David Woolley mystery of the Cahaba, AL, photo album (abovementioned first contact).

23.00--Jacob Woolley, b. ca. 1770; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Rebecca (nee unk.; b. 30 Jan 1775; d. 9 Oct 1836; bd. at Ames, Athens Co., OH); 11 ch.

24.01--Eleanor Woolley, b. 1792; d. 1873; bd. unk.; m. Amos Rees (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.02--Isaac Woolley, b. 1793; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Phebe Holbert (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.03--Elijah Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. 2 Apr 1818 to Mary Dennis (b. 1794; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.; (see Fifth contact, below);

24.04--Jacob Woolley (Jr.?), b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Eleanor Hoover (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.05--Benjamin Woolley, b. 24 Jan 1800; d. 11 Apr. 1858; bd. unk.; m1. 9 Feb 1823 to Sarah Herron (b. 13 Dec 1803; d. 25 Aug 1847; bd. unk.);  10 ch.; m2. 20 Jan 1848 in Franklin Co., OH, to Eliza Daniels (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 10 ch.

25.01--William T. Woolley, b. 9 Apr 1826; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.(b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

25.02--Mary G. Woolley, b. 2 May 1828; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Joseph Carter (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

25.03--Nancy G. Woolley, b. 10 Sep 1830; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Silas Pugsley (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 3 ch.

26.01--Emily Pugsley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.(b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

26.02--Alonza Pugsley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.(b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

26.03--John Pugsley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.(b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

25.04--Daniel Woolley, b. 27 Aug 1832; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m1. Ann Mariah Cain (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); m2. Susan (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 7 ch.

26.01--Clement Ellsworth Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least one ch.
27.01--La Veta Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Milton F. Ross (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.
26.02--Theodore Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

26.03--Edward Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

26.04--Calvin Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

26.05--Charles Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

26.06--Fred Woolley, (twin) b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least one ch.

27.00--Earl Fred "Buss" (for Buster) Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

28.00--Shirley Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Marion Packard (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 5 ch.

29.01--Kim Packard, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

29.02--Vicki Packard, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

29.03--Kay Packard, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

29.04--Alan Packard, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

29.05--Dean Packard, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

26.07--Frank Woolley, (twin) b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.
25.05--Benjamin Woolley, b. 5 Aug 1834; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Hannah Cain (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.; lived in Missouri;

25.06--George B. Woolley, b. 10 Oct 1836; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.(b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

25.07--James H. Woolley, b. 18 Oct 1838; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Kitty (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 2 ch.

26.01--Smith W. Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

[26.02]--Dora Woolley (adopted), b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.(b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

25.08--Charles J. Woolley, b. 6 Aug 1841; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.(b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

25.09--Harvey W. Woolley, b. 5 Oct 1843; d. 10 Nov 1860; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

25.10--Lucy Ann Woolley, b. 14 Sep 1845; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.06--Thomas R. Woolley, b. 1803; d. 22 Sep 1853; bd. unk.; m. 22 Feb 1827 to Nancy A. DeSelm (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.07--Daniel D. Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Louisa Williams (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.08--Joshua Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Rebecca Croy (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.09--William M. Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Nancy Beaseley (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.10--Elizabeth Woolley, b. unk.; d. 24 Apr 1834 ; bd. unk.; m. Increase Byland (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

24.11--Catherine Woolley, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. 22 Feb 1835 to Abraham Williams (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

Fifth contact:

From GenForum.com, Woolley Family forum,  Posting #472 of 850

Posted by: Mary H Kelly <avatar9@airmail.net>
Date: May 02, 2000 at 10:16:01

Woolleys of Ohio, 1850 Census
I was sent this information by a genealogical research company. These don't seem to be the Woolleys I was looking for, but perhaps the information will be useful to someone else.

Jefferson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio:

Elijah Woolley 53 M Laborer NJ
Mary 51 F Canada
George W. 21 M " O.
John C 18 M " "
Jacob 16 M "
Abraham 13 M "
Matilda 10 F "
Mary J. 6 F "

Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio:
John Woolley 17 M Ohio
(listed in the household of Thomas Auten(?)

Wm. Woolley 56 M
Theodotia? Woolley 39 F Farmer New Jersey
Sarah Woolley 23 F New Jersey
Jonathan Ogden 15 M Ohio
Wm. Woolley 12 M Ohio
Eveline Woolley 8 F Ohio
Jane Woolley 5 F Ohio
George Woolley 4/12 M Ohio
Samuel Brown 21 M Farmer Ohio

Sixth contact:

Woolley Family Genealogy Forum

WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's
Posted by: Susan Lee Coleman
Date: December 21, 1998 at 07:56:13
Posting #71   of 850

Jacob and Rebecca Woolley moved from Essex/Sussex Co., NJ to Ohio (first Muskingum Co., then Athens Co.) about 1810.  They had 13 children:

Eleanor Woolley,
Elijah Woolley,
Isaac Woolley,
Jacob Woolley,
Susannah Woolley,
Phoebe Woolley,
Benjamin Woolley,
Thomas R. Woolley,
Daniel D. Woolley,
Joshua Woolley,
William M. Woolley,
Elizabeth Woolley and
Catherine Woolley

spanning 1792-1815 in birth years. Any fellow researchers out there?

Followups:

       Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's Betty Bryan 6/12/00 [Sue, Was Daniel D. a Daniel Dent?  Thanks,  Betty]
       Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's Robert R. Morefield 12/12/99
       Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's Janet Brewer 7/04/99 (0)
       Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's Jim Newman 1/04/99 (2)
              Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's Jamie Gifford-Modick 1/05/99 (1)
                    Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's Jim Newman 1/06/99 (0)

Seventh contact:

Woolley Family Genealogy Forum

Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's
Posted by: Robert R. Morefield
Date: December 12, 1999 at 12:21:00
In Reply to: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's by Susan Lee Coleman
Posting #330  of 850

I have a Benjamin Woolley born on 27 Apr 1792 and died in Perry County, Illinois on 18 Sep 1848. He was a Methodist minister and was married to Nancy (Long?). Could he be one of your Woolleys?

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Eighth contact:

Woolley Family Genealogy Forum

Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's
Posted by: Jim Newman
Date: January 04, 1999 at 07:40:38
In Reply to: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's by Susan Lee Coleman
Posting #74  of 850

Susan, do you know if your Woolley was related to a James W. Woolley who was born in Tom's River 1797 and md. in Hamilton Co., OH, 1820 to Rachel Guthrie. They then moved to Howard Co., IN by way of Orange Co., IN where most of their children were born.

Followups:

Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's Jamie Gifford-Modick 1/05/99 (1)
Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's Jim Newman 1/06/99 (0)

Ninth contact:

Woolley Family Genealogy Forum

Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's
Posted by: Jamie Gifford-Modick
Date: January 05, 1999 at 04:12:11
In Reply to: Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's by Jim Newman
Posting #75  of 850

You wrote that your James Woolley came from Tom's River. I have a Fannie Woolley of Shrewsbury Twp (Monmouth Co., NJ). Could there be a connection? She married William Worrell 1818.

Followups:
Re: WOOLLEY/WOOLEY - NJ > OH - 1800's Jim Newman 1/06/99 (0)

Tenth contact:

Woolley Family Genealogy Forum

Zacheous Woolley b. 1797 d. 1857 Al
Posted by: Drew Brown
Date: August 26, 2000 at 09:31:18
Posting #548 of 850

Anybody know anything about the burial place of Zacheous Woolley and/or his wife Elizabeth Long? Both of them died in Bibb Co. Alabama. Zacheous died in 1857 and Elizabeth died in 1865.

[John Gwin:  Check Bibb Co. AL Census for 1850.]

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Eleventh contact:

-----Original Message-----
From: John Gwin
Sent: May 28, 2007 12:32 AM
Subject: Thanks for signing my guest book!

John McDonald Gwin's Nib Collecting Site
Sunday 05/27/2007
Name: Harvie O. Woolley
Homepage Title: 
Homepage URL: 
Referred By: Just Surfed In
Location: Hueytown, Alabama

Comments: Just visted your page on the Woolleys. I know that my father (Harvie O. Woolley, Jr.) and his mother and farther (Harvie O. and Rose Woolley) hailed from Bibb County, Alabama. The person who was looking for gravesites of the Woolley family should vist the graveyard in Six Mile (the town of Six Mile is located in Bibb County). The graveyard is or was located next to a church. I cannot remember the name of the church. We also had kin in the town of Montevallo.
Harvie Woolley

Harvey,
Thanks for signing my guest book, friend! With your permission, I'll add your post to that page.
Best to you,
In Jesus,
John  (Contact information:)
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From: Harvie Woolley
Date: May 30, 2007
To: John Gwin <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: Re: Thanks for signing my guest book!

Yes, that would be fine with me. Please do not post my email, as I already get more than my share of spam.

 Harvie Woolley


Twelfth contact:

From: Michael Wolcott
Date: April 30, 2012
To: "jmcdgwin@zianet.com" <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: All things Woolley

I believe I have the answer as to the parentage of Joseph Woolley in your "All things Woolley" format.

Tylee Woolley who married Sarah Reed are the parents of this mysterious Joseph Woolley.

In fact, until I arrived at your website, I did not know very much about Joseph except that he married, and I had just two children listed--Cinderella J. Woolley and Zebulon Woolley--and had no information whatsoever about Zebulon and only the misspelled surname for Cinderella's husband, but now I am on the right track as to whom she married.

The site does confuse me a bit, because I am not clear as to your numbering system--it confuses me a bit--so if you would not mind explaining your numbering system a bit further, then it would help me to continue with this Woolley research.

Tylee Woolley started out in Monmouth Co., NJ, and he moved on to Ohio where he met his future bride, Sarah Reed, and they had 8 children--as far as I know from doing over 20 years worth of research.

I hope this helps to shed some light on the mysterious Joseph Woolley.

Mike