Pioneer Memorial Cemetery ~ Henry Ludwick Woolery

Woolery, Henry Ludwick

LAST: Woolery		FIRST: Henry	MID: Ludwick

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BORN: 10 Feb 1827	DIED: 7 Sep 1915	BURIED: 9 Sep 1915

		OCCUPATION: Farmer

BIRTH PLACE: Dundas, Ontario, Canada

DEATH PLACE: Gervais, Marion Co., Oregon

NOTES: 1st MARRIAGE - Henry L. Woolery md Elizabeth Davis, 30 Sep 1851 in Winnebago Co., Illinois. 1860 IL CENSUS - Henry Woolery, age 35, farmer, b. Canada, is enumerated with his wife Elizabeth, age 24, b. Canada, along with Ellen C., age 7, John E., age 5, and Norman, age 2, all born in Illinois. 2nd MARRIAGE - Margaret A. Lightfoot, 1866. 1880 CA CENSUS - Henry Woollery [sic], age 53, farmer, b. Canada, is enumerated with wife Margaret, age 39, b. Illinois, along with Josephine, age 13, b. Iowa, Walter, age 11, b. Iowa, Henry, age 9, b. California, Rosa M., age 3, b. California, and Nettie L., age 9 months, b. California. 1900 OR CENSUS - Henry L. Woolery, age 73, b. Feb 1827 in Canada, farmer, year of immigration 1845, is enumerated with his wife of 33 years, Margaret, age 58, b. Jan 1842 in Illinois, mother of 5 children, all of whom are living at the time of the census, along with Walter, age 33, single, farmer, b. Iowa, and Henry, age 29, single, b. California.

OBITUARY: Henry Ludwick Woolery died Tuesday September 7th, 1915, at 8 o’clock, at his home one mile south of Gervais, after a brief illness. He was born Feb. 10th, 1827, in Canada in the County of Dundask [Dundas] across the river from Ogonsburg [Ogdensburg], and was 88 years, 6 months and 25 days at the time of his death. He left Canada with his parents when five years old for upper Canada township of Rumney and lived there until 1844, and from there he moved to the U.S. and settled at Rockford, Illinois. He was a veteran of the civil war, belonging to Co. C. 74th regiment of Illinois Infantry Volunteers. He joined the army August 7th 1862. He was married Sept. 30, 1851 to Elizabeth Davis; to this union 4 children were born, two of whom are still living. In 1866 he was married to Margaret Lightfoot, who died June 17, 1912. In 1870 he moved with his wife and family to California, living there 20 years. In August 1890 he came to Oregon and in the fall of 1896 he bought the Brewery Hill place, living there until his death. He is survived by seven children: Mrs. Ellen Stevens of Indiana, Alva Woolery of Illinois, Mrs. Josephine Parker, Walter and Henry Woolery, Mrs. Rosa Ritchey and Mrs. Nettie McDougall, all of Gervais; there brothers and two sisters, twenty-six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. The funeral services were held Thursday at 10 o’clock at the Pioneer church with burial in the Pioneer cemetery. [newspaper clipping, not cited]

INSCRIPTION: H. L. Woolery 1827-1915 Co. C 74 Reg. Ill. Vol. Woolery [west face of monument shared with Margaret]

SOURCES: Hollin Saucy Survey & Photographs OSBH DC (Marion County 1915) #5172 1860 IL CENSUS (Winnebago Co., Owen, FA #1066) Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1793-1900 1880 CA CENSUS (Lassen Co., Big Valley, ED 56, pg 108C) 1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Gervais, ED 124, sheet 5A)

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