William Ainsworth Wollerton

Male 1847 - 1937  (89 years)


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  • Name William Ainsworth Wollerton 
    Born 17 Aug 1847  West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 May 1937  Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3778  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2016 

    Father Ziba Wollerton,   b. Abt 1810, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1889, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Alice,   b. 22 Jan 1814, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1892, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 1 May 1834  Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1534  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Ellen Yearsley,   b. 23 Nov 1850, Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1923, Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 17 Feb 1871  Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frank Elwood Wollerton,   b. 27 Sep 1871, Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1959, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Anne Elizabeth Wollerton,   b. 8 Apr 1875, Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1966, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Clara Cecillia Wollerton,   b. 26 Aug 1876, Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1952, Fort Washington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Alice W Wollerton,   b. 7 Feb 1878, Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1960, Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. William Ainsworth Wollerton,   b. 20 Jun 1879, Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1965, Collingswood, Camden, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. Mary E Wollerton,   b. Abt 1880, Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1880, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     7. Vivian G Wollerton,   b. 14 Aug 1881, Siousca, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1969, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     8. Charles Wollerton,   b. Abt 1882
     9. Mae H Wollerton,   b. 15 May 1884, Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1977, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2016 
    Family ID F1535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Aug 1847 - West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Feb 1871 - Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 May 1937 - Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1850 US Federal Census and the household of Ziba and Alice Wollerton
    1850 US Federal Census and the household of Ziba and Alice Wollerton
    West Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Ziba C. Wollerton; 37 years old, born in Pennsylvania; merchant; 1000 in real estate
    Alice Wollerton; 35 year old female, born in Pennsylvania
    Mary E. Wollerton; 10 year old female, born in Pennsylvania
    William A. Wollerton; 2 year old male, born in Pennsylvania
    Source Citation
    Year: 1850; Census Place: West Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_766; Page: 424B; Image: 413
    1857 Pennsylvania Census with Ziba Wollerton
    1857 Pennsylvania Census with Ziba Wollerton
    In 1857 Ziba is living in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania. Only heads of households are listed.

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
    1860 US Federal Census and the household of Ziba and Alice Wollerton
    1860 US Federal Census and the household of Ziba and Alice Wollerton
    West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Ziba Wollerton; 47 years old, born in Pennsylvania; Rail Road Clerk; $2000 in Real Estate, $200 in Personal Estate
    Alice Wollerton; 26 year old female, born in Pennsylvania
    Mary E. Wollerton; 20 year old female, born in Pennsylvania
    Agnes W Wollerton; 13 year old female, born in Pennsylvania; attends school.
    (this could be an error on the census taker's part; it is quite possible that this is "Ainsworth" or William A. Wollerton)

    Source Citation
    Year: 1860; Census Place: West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1094; Page: 693; Image: 240; Family History Library Film: 805094
    1870 US Federal Census and the household of Ziba and Alice Wollerton
    1870 US Federal Census and the household of Ziba and Alice Wollerton
    West Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Ziba C. Wollerton; 57 years old, born in Pennsylvania; farmer; $13,000 in Real Estate, $510 in Personal Estate
    Alice Wolerton; 55 year old female, born in Pennsylvania; keeping house
    Mary Wollerton; 30 year old female, born in Pennsylvania
    William A. Wollerton; 22 year old male, born in Pennsylvania; works in Gristmill

    Source Citation
    Year: 1870; Census Place: West Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1325; Page: 113A; Image: 232; Family History Library Film: 552824
    1880 US Federal Census and the household of William and Martha Wollerton
    1880 US Federal Census and the household of William and Martha Wollerton
    Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania
    William Wollerton, 33 years old, born in Pennsylvania; works in Foundry
    Martha E. Wollerton, 29 year old wife; born in Pennsylvania
    Frank Wollerton, 6 year old son; born in Pennsylvania
    Annie Wollerton, 5 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania
    Clara Wollerton, 3 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania
    Alice Wollerton, 2 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania
    William Wollerton, 1 year old son; born in Pennsylvania

    Source Citation
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1115; Family History Film: 1255115; Page: 134D; Enumeration District: 076; Image: 0052
    The Will of Ziba Wollerton
    The Will of Ziba Wollerton
    Name: Ziba C Wollerton
    Probate Date: 8 Dec 1884
    Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Inferred Death Year: Abt 1884
    Inferred Death Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Item Description: Book C2-D2, Vol 28-29, 1887-1893

    The will states that he wants to be buried in the West Brandywine Township cemetery under the Methodist church ceremonies. Alice, his wife, William, his son, and "the daughter" are all his heirs.
    Source Citation
    Records of Wills, 1850-1924; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    1910 US Federal Census and the household of William and Martha Wollerton
    1910 US Federal Census and the household of William and Martha Wollerton
    Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Ainesworth Wollerton, 68 years old, born in Pennsylvania; married 39 years
    Martha Wollerton,58 year old wife, born in Pennsylvania; nine children, seven living
    Harold Carr, 6 year old grandson; born in Pennsylvania
    Richard Redman, 58 year old boarder; widowed

    Source Citation
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1327; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375340
    The Death Certificate of William A. Wollerton
    The Death Certificate of William A. Wollerton
    William was eighty-nine years when he died. He was the son of Ziba C. and Alice Wollerton and husband of Martha L. Wollerton. Date of birth was 17 August 1847 and date of death was 9 May 1937.

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.