Person:John Woolever (2)

Name: Sarah Ann Rust
Event Type:Marriage
Marriage Date:18 Aug 1835
Marriage Place:Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania
Spouse Name:John S Woolever
Organization Name:St Johns Lutheran Church
http://stjohnseaston.com/thehistory.asp

When or where he died is not certain. Where is John S. Woolever, b. 1812 in NJ, in the 1870 census? Can't find him.

After the birth of their first daughter, Catharine, on 27 March 1837, in Warren Co., NJ, they migrated to Hocking Co., Ohio, where their daughter died on 12 August 1839, and is buried in Collison Cemetery in Hocking County. Their next 2 children were sons, Phillip and William, both of whom died in February 1849, and are buried in Collison Cemetery next to their sister. The couple had 9 more children who lived to adulthood. In October, 1865, John and Sarah were divorced in Hocking County. When Sarah divorced him she cited extreme cruelty. His ex-wife, Sarah Rush Woolever, is buried in Hocking Co. in the St. John the Baptist Cemetery on S.R. 374.

In Hocking County Dockets Record for 1852-1881, Volume 3, page 132:
The State of Ohio
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John S. Woolever
Commited on charge of Assault with Intent to Kill
Application to Let to Bond
August 29, 1865 Motion filed and Defendant ordered to enter into bond on $300
Sept. 2, 1865 Michael Eckstein filed his bond and Defendant discharged from jail.

John S. left Hocking Co. (year unknown). A grandaughter, Della Reid, of Gladwin, MI, told Ralph Woolever that when she was about 8 years old she asked her mother (Rebecca Ann Woolever Lemon) "Whatever became of Grandpa?" and she replied "He died up at Newark." (Licking Co.)

In a Woolever Family Bible that belonged to a Hankinson Family in the 1960s there are many family births and deaths listed. There is a death date for John Woolever for February 21, 1874, listed immediately after the death of John's father, Philip Woolever, on 21 November 1864. (This might be John S.!) There are a couple versions of the births and deaths copied in Dad's handwriting with the 21 Feb 1874 date, and also a copy of a letter from Rilla Nixon Woolever when she had transcribed the records from that Bible with the same date. But in one of the Woolever Family Bible listings written in Dad's handwriting is a John Woolever died March 1874 in a slightly different list (possibly from a different Bible).

Find A Grave Memorial# 73097252
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=73097252&PIpi=47278126
Tombstone reads: John Woolever DIED Feb. 21, 1874 AGED 62 Y 1 M 6 D
We believe this is the grave of John S. Woolever, b. 27 March 1812, in Warren County, New Jersey. He married Sarah Rush (indexed as Rust) the 18th of August 1835 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Easton, Northampton Co., PA.

Based on the age at death engraved in this tombstone, the birthdate would be January 15, 1812. However, we believe their calculation was wrong. If you ADD 1 Month and 6 Days to February 21 (instead of SUBTRACTING it) that calculates to March 27th.

The Perry County death record for John Woolever gives the death date of 21 February 1874, with a death place of Madison Twp., Perry Co., OH. It states he is 60 years old and born in New Jersey. It states he was a resident of Licking County and that he was Married at the time of death.

Name: John Woolever
Gender: Male
Death Date: 21 Feb 1874
Death Place: Madison Twp, Perry, Ohio
Age: 60
Residence: Licking County
Birth Date: 1814
Birthplace: New Jersey
Race: White
Marital Status: Married

Estate papers found by Dick Kocher in Licking Co. are dated 16 Mar 1874. A date of 21 Aug 1876 is also shown in the estate papers. This 21 Aug date seems important because it would be 2 1/2 years after a death of 21 Feb 1874 - did the law at that time require estates be settled within 2 1/2 years? Many Licking County records were destroyed in a fire. Dick Kocher found only an account record of his estate - which totaled less than $300. The copy Dick Kocher had was hardly legible.

In 2014 I found a legible copy of the estate record online at familysearch.org
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-31289-29215-49?cc=1992421&wc=9GSG-JW5:266274801,266353601
Account No. 247
John S. Wolever, Deceased
Administrator: William Lock
Amount of estate is listed in 1876 as 299.21 and in 1877 as 231.21
Date Application Filed for Administration: 18 Mar 1874
Date First Account was filed: 18 Aug 1875
Date Second Account was filed: 21 Aug 1876
Account for hearing: 2 Oct 1876
Third account due: 21 Aug 1877
Third and final account filed: 10 Oct 1877
Notice published: 5 Nov 1877
Account for hearing: 3 Oct 1877
Journal entries and Records I've not been able to find online:
Journal No. 1, pg. 14 or 16
Record No. 1, pg. 59
Journal No. 1, pg. 63
Record No. 1, pg. 179
Journal No. 1, pg. 146
Record No. 1, pg. 473

To determine the relationship of William Lock to John S. Woolever's estate, I found William Lock in 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 Census records of Newton Twp., Licking Co., Ohio. William Lock b. abt. 1812-1820, wife's name was Mary - research on ancestry.com gives her maiden name as Mary Chilcote on a user's family tree. Many Chilcotes are buried in the Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery where the grave and marker for John Woolever, d. 21 Feb 1874, is located. The son of John S. and Sarah (Rush) Woolever, John S., Jr., married a Mary Matilda Chilcote on 17 May 1874, after the death of his first wife, Sarah Morris (whom he md. in 1867 - they had one dau. named Missina or Vcemimia). In the 1870 Census John Jr. is in the household of his mother and siblings without a wife, Sarah Morris, or daughter.

Marriage Annulled

From Hocking County Court Records, dated October Term, 1865, Sarah A. Woolever vs. John S. Woolever.
The defendant found guilty of extreme cruelty towards petitioner as is charged in her petition...the marriage relations heretofore existing between the said parties be and the same is hereby set aside and wholly anulled..and it appearing to the Court that the defendant was at the beginning of the suit, and still is, the owner of the personal property described in the petition, and that he is seized as of fee in and to the lands described in said petition. It is further considered that the plaintiff do have, enjoy and possess for alimony all the household and kitchen furniture, two head of cows to be selected by herself, 24 head of sheep and lambs, being all of the flock excepting thereof, ten hogs being all the hogs except two; all the hay on the home farm being five stacks, all the hay in the mow, all the stacks of rye and oats, all the flax and all the corn in the field; and that for other and further alimony, it is further adjudged and decreed that the petitioner do also have, possess, and enjoy the following real estate to be held by her in fee simple, and the defendant is ordered by deed duly executed to convey the same to the plaintiff within ten days, and that in default thereof this decree stand for such conveyance, to wit, the following real estate: The north west quarter of the north east quarter, and the north east quarter of the northwest quarter of Section No. 1, Township 11, Range 18, situate in Hocking County, Ohio and that said defendant shall also assign all the rights privileges, rents, which said defendant has in said lands in respect to a certain Oil Lease and option on said lands, made by the defendant to one James Groghan, and the said defendant is hereby restrained from interfering with or disturbing said petitioner in her use, occupation and enjoyment of said property personal as well as real; the above alimony being now here in Court agreed upon between the parties and approved by the Court and made as part of this decree and by the terms of said agreement, it is also understood, and so decreed by the Court, that the said petitioner shall at some convenient time execute a deed to the children of these parties, consenting to the plaintiff the use of said lands during her life. It is further ordered that the defendant pay the costs of this suit taxes to $ .

DEEDS

Hocking County Deed entries for Philip Woolever and John S. Woolever
1839 Philip Woolever purchased 40+ acres in Section 36, Twp. 12, Range 18 of Robert Lindsey & wife, Vol. D, page 639
1847 Phillip Woolever purchased 83+ acres in Section 36, Twp. 12, Range 18 of Ohio Wesleyan University (Tr by, Volume I page 267
1852 Philip Woolever sold to John S. Woolever 71+ acres in Section 36, Twp. 12, Range 18 in Volume L, page 570
Recorded in 1868 John S. Woolever purchased 41+ acres in Section 36, Twp. 12, Range 18 from the United States of America (by Pres), volume W, page 247
In 1865 John S. sold to Jacob Snider 41+ acres in Section 36, Twp. 12, Range 18, Vol U, page 374

JOHN S WOLEVER
Warrantee Name:

Document #: 11406
Misc. Doc. Nr: ---
Indian Allotment Nr: ---
Tribe: ---
US Reservations: ---
Mineral Reservations: No
Geographic Name: ---
Metes/Bounds: No
Survey Date: ---

Issue Date: June 25, 1841
Cancelled: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: SALE-CASH ENTRY (3 Stat. 566)
Acres: 41.51
Land Office: CHILLICOTHE
Comments: ---http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ResultsList.ASP?index=1&qryid= 2568.31

Patent
President of the United States
To
John S. Woolever
The United States of America
To all to whom these presents shall come
Greeting
Whereas John S. Woolever of Hocking County, Ohio has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Chillicothe, whereby it appears that full payment has beenmade by the said John S> Woolever according to the provisions of the act of Congress of the 24th of April 1820 entitled "An act making further provision for the sale of the public Lands" for the South East quarter of the South West quarter of Section thirty-six in Township Twelve of Range Eighteen in the district of Lands subject to sale at Chillicothe Ohio containing Forty one acrs and fifty one hundredths of an acre according to theofficial plat of the survey of the said lands returned to the general Land office by the Surveyor General which said tract has been purchased by the said John S. Woolever. Now know ye that the United States of America in consideration of the premises and in conformity withthe several acts of Congress in such case made and provided Have given and Granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said John S. Woolever and to his heirs, the said tract above described. To have and to Hold the same together with all the rights privileges, immunities and appurtenances of whatsoever nature thereunto belonging unto the said John S. Woolever andto his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony whereof I, John Tyler, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the city of Washington, the twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one (5 June 1841) and of the independence of the United States the Sixty Fifth
By the President John Tyler
By R. Ryler Secy
J. Williamson Recorder of the General Land Office
Recorded Vol. 23 Page 360
Received January 26th 1868
Recorded February 16th 1868
Hiram Aekers
Recorder

Philip Woolever to John S. Woolever
D E E D
Know all men by these presents that I Philip Woolever of the County of Hocking and State of Ohio in consideration of the sum of two hundred and twenty six dollars in hand paid by John S. Woolever of the County aforesaid have bargained and sold and do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said John S. Woolever, his heirs and assigns foreer the following premises situate in the County of Hocking in theState of Ohio and in the Chillicothe District and bounded and recorded as follows: The North West quarter of the North East quarter of Section Number one (1) Township No Eleven (11) of Range No Eighteen (18) containing seventy one acres more or less and fifty two hundredths by the same more or less the same tract deeded to Philip Woolever October 23 1848 by Absolem Allen Executor of George Allen late of Carrol County. To have and to hold the said premises with the appurtenances unto the said John S. Woolever his heirs and assigns forever and the said Philip Woolever fo rhimself and heirs do hereby covenant with said John S. Woolever ans assigns that he is lawfully seized of the premises aforesaid that the premises are free and clear form all encumbrances as whatsoever and that he will forever Warrant and defend the same with the appertenances unto the said John S. Woolever his heirs and assigns that he is lawfully seized of the against the lawful claims of all persons lawfully claiming as to claims by through or under him but against none other person. In testimony whereof the said Philip have hereunto set his hand and [sic] day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty (Aug 1850) Philip Woolever (seal)
Executed in presence of
Robert McBroom
Francis Mettler
The State of Ohio Hocking County Before Robert McBroom, a Justice of the Peace of in and for said County, personally appeared the above named Philip Woolever.
NOTE: Deed index gives the year as 1852, with no day and month