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WOOLEVER, PHILLIP 4-27-96
Searching for the parents of Philip or Phillip WOOLEVER, b. 09 Nov 1786, Sussex Co., (now Warren Co.) New Jersey; md. 15 Mar 1809 Catharine SCHULTZ; and died 21 Nov 1864 in Laurel Twp., Hocking Co., Ohio. Birthdate is taken from his tombstone. Possible siblings include Sarah, b. 16 Jan 1770, md. Caleb Farley WYCKOFF; Henry; and John C., b. 07 Apr 1783. Phillip came to Hocking Co., OH, with his son, John S. and his wife, Sarah Ann RUSH, in 1837. Other children include: Mary Ann, b. 12 Dec 1809; Christiana, b. 22 Aug 1814, md. Bertron or Burlean METTLER; Margaret b. 21 Mar 1816; & Benjamin, b. 25 Jul 1825. Phillip's wife had died the 16 Nov 1834 in New Jersey. According to a deed in Sussex Co., Phillip was a grandson of John Woolever. Another deed suggests that his father's name was Phillip also. Any help is appreciated. Contact: Rachel Meyer
rwmeyer@nktelco.net
Their mother was Sebra A. (Austra?) and father unknown WOHLEBEN (possibly Nicolas Wohleben - b. 2 Aug 1795 d. 19 Jan 1836/7). After her 1st husband's death, Sebra remarried a Joseph Olcott, Jr. (her brother-in-law) on 6 May 1836. (Joseph's 1st wife, Margaret Wohleben b. 13 Nov 1792; d. 26 Nov 1835, was the sister of Sebra's husband, unknown WOHLEBEN. Joseph Olcott and Margaret Wohleben were m. abt 1815.) From this 2nd marriage, Henry and Auriela Ann had a half brother, Franklin Olcott - b. 1837 NYS; d. 1906 Madison Co. NY. In 1868 Franklin Olcott was living in Sullivan, NY per his fathers will.
In the 1860 Census Henry is shown in New Haven, CT, with his wife and 3 children. There are no more "official" traces of Henry or 2 children (Jennie b. 1851 & James F. b.1856) after that census (although we know his grave marker is in Oneida Lake Cemetary, Sullivan, NY). The third child is my ancestor, George H. Woliver, Sr. - b.31 July 1853 d.29 June 1935. George was born, lived, and died in CT. The 1860 Census shows the others were born in NY State. Any help you may be able to provide will be greatly appreciated. Contact George Woliver III george.woliver@snet.net.
They are the parents of my grandmother, Helen Violet Cook. Helen was born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, NJ, 8 May 1895 and married Ed Bishop, Sr. They had 5 children, one of whom died in infancy. He deserted her, and she then met Walter DeHaas Chatham, Sr., my grandfather. Walter was born 13 Oct 1897 in Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA. He met Helen in Philadelphia in 1919, and they were married 15 Feb 1920. They had 2 children, my dad (named for his father) and my aunt Hazel. They moved to Easton, PA (Northampton County) where my father was raised. I am sorry that I only have the names and that my info is so sketchy, but I would really like some help in locating some documentation on my family. My parents are dead, and my grandparents as well. I found the above connection in the LDS Archives. Any cousins out there? If so, email me---Betty Horn at slnsq@cc.usu.edu. Thanks for your time.