----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry Bradley" <sabradley@earthlink.net> To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 4:28 PM Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Silas E. Woolsey > Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Knox/822 > > Surname: Woolsey, Truitt, Fooks > ------------------------- > > My grandfather was Silas E. Woolsey, b. 1 February 1871 in Knox County, > IL, d. 22 March 1940 in Galesburg, IL. He married Harriet Dell Truitt > 24 June 1903 in Galesburg. I would like to learn more about my Woolsey > line. I know his father's name was also Silas Woolsey, a farmer in Knox > County. His wife, Harriet Dell Truitt, was born in Humeston, Wayne County, > IA 26 November 1876. She was a descendant of Elijah Truitt of Yates City, > IL. I would like to contact descendants of her siblings, Rosetta A. > (Truitt) Fooks of Oneida, IL b. 20 August 1872 and Albert Estel Truitt > b. 19 October 1878. Another sibling who never married was Jean Elizabeth > Truitt b. 12 June 1884. I'm also interested in learning about two institutions > in Knox County that existed in 1900: The Knox County Alms House and St. > Mary's School in Knoxville. Any historical accounts or photos out there? > Information would be much appreciated. Sherry Bradley > > 9 December 2000 Bob C to Sherry Sherry Bradley; You might want to check out the 1860 Federal Census for Knox CO. I have the 1860 ALL NAMES INDEX and it has around 50 Woolseys listed in the CO. Here are just the ones having the same page number, may be related. Woolsey: Darius 751 Emily 751 Hannah 375, 751 Isaac 751 Martha 751 Mary 751, 814, 869 Silas 751 Happy hunting.......................Bob