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Laura Ann Wise1,2,3

#18116, (1862 - 1941)
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Parents

  • Father: Simon P. Wise
  • Mother: Sarah Keith

Key Events:

  • Laura Ann Wise was born on 4 Oct 1862 in Pottstown, Ohio.4,5,6,7
  • Laura married William Henry Van Velson, son of Abner R. Van Velson and Joanna Reagen, on 24 Dec 1882 in Melvin, McLean Co., Illinois.8,9,10
  • Laura died on 17 Feb 1941 in Melvin, Ford Co., Illinois, at age 78.11,12
  • She was buried on 18 Feb 1941 in Chatsworth Cemetery, Chatsworth, Livingston Co., Illinois.13,14
Laura also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with William Henry Van Velson:

Citations

  1. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Laura Ann Wise Van Velson, citing FHL #1832580 and pg 38 cert no 10547, shows father's surname as Wise.
  2. Simon Wise household, 1870 U.S. Census, Clark Co., Illinois, shows name as Laura Wise.
  3. Laura A. VanVilson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Ford Co., Illinois.
  4. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Laura Ann Wise Van Velson, citing FHL #1832580 and pg 38 cert no 10547, shows date, with year as 1862, town, and state.
  5. Laura A. VanVilson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Ford Co., Illinois, shows month, year, as 1862, age 37 and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 95386969, Laura A. Vanelson, shows year, as 1863.
  7. Simon Wise household, 1870 U.S. Census, Clark Co., Illinois, shows age 8 and state.
  8. "Wife of Bigamist Swoons," The Rockford Republic, 20 Oct 1908, shows date, as 24 Dec, town, as Melvin, county, and state.
  9. "Ancestral File," FamilySearch.org, records for William H Van Velson, afn 1NCF-BGX, and Laura Ann Wise, afn 1NCF-BH5, shows date, as 20 Oct, township, county, and state.
  10. Laura A. VanVilson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Ford Co., Illinois, shows married 16 years, but no husband is present.
  11. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Laura Ann Wise Van Velson, citing FHL #1832580 and pg 38 cert no 10547.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 95386969, Laura A. Vanelson, shows year.
  13. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Laura Ann Wise Van Velson, citing FHL #1832580 and pg 38 cert no 10547, shows date, town, county, and state.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 95386969, Laura A. Vanelson, shows cemetery, town, county, and state.

William Henry Van Velson1,2,3

#18120, (1858 - )
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Parents

  • Father: Abner R. Van Velson
  • Mother: Joanna Reagen

Key Events:

  • William Henry Van Velson was born in Nov 1858 in Illinois.4,5,6
  • William married first Laura Ann Wise, daughter of Simon P. Wise and Sarah Keith, on 24 Dec 1882 in Melvin, McLean Co., Illinois.7,8,9
  • William married second Ida Prentice, daughter of Harlow B. Prentice and Sophia A. Russell, on 7 Oct 1907 in Cherokee Co., Iowa.10,11
William also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Laura Ann Wise:

Citations

  1. "Iowa, Marriages, 1780-1992," FamilySearch.org, record for William Henry Van Velson and Ida Prentice Henderson, citing FHL #1035292 and p. 200 - 4030.
  2. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Laura Ann Wise Van Velson, citing FHL #1832580 and pg 38 cert no 10547, shows name as William H. Van Velson.
  3. Abner Vanvelson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Marshall Co., Illinois, shows name as Henry Vanvelson.
  4. Lee T. Wise household, 1900 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Minnesota, shows month, year, age 41, and state.
  5. Abner Vanvelen household, 1860 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows age 1 and state.
  6. Abner Vanvelson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Marshall Co., Illinois, shows age 11 and state.
  7. "Wife of Bigamist Swoons," The Rockford Republic, 20 Oct 1908, shows date, as 24 Dec, town, as Melvin, county, and state.
  8. "Ancestral File," FamilySearch.org, records for William H Van Velson, afn 1NCF-BGX, and Laura Ann Wise, afn 1NCF-BH5, shows date, as 20 Oct, township, county, and state.
  9. Laura A. VanVilson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Ford Co., Illinois, shows married 16 years, but no husband is present.
  10. "Iowa, Marriages, 1780-1992," FamilySearch.org, record for William Henry Van Velson and Ida Prentice Henderson, citing FHL #1035292 and p. 200 - 4030, shows date, county, and state.
  11. "Wife of Bigamist Swoons," The Rockford Republic, 20 Oct 1908, shows year, 1906.

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