Anderson Bressel Wamsley
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1840 - Cleves, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Christening:
Death: 1888 - ( at age 48)
Burial: in Elizabethtown Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Cause of Death:
Find A Grave ID: 86932716
Events
• Residence: Elizabethtown, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
• Military Service: Civil War.
Parents
Father: Moses Bussell Wamsley {Find A Grave ID: 22848185}
Mother: Eunice Hayes {Find A Grave ID: 22848156}
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary LewisFind A Grave ID: 50159255
Marriage: 1867
Children:
1. Joseph Lewis Wamsley {Find A Grave ID: 95565612}
2. Benjamin Plummer Wamsley
3. Anna Wamsley
4. Clara Keturah Wamsley {Find A Grave ID: 168577982}
5. Edward Hunt Wamsley {Find A Grave ID: 21028509}
6. George Lewis Wamsley {Find A Grave ID: 200391420}
7. Fina Wamsley
Notes
General:
Per The Hayes Family
He enlisted in the Union Army in 1861, and served throughout the Civil War.
Per History of Hamilton County, Ohio page 408
The only representative residing in Whitewater township, is Anderson, the eldest son, who was born in the year 184o. He resided with his parents until the time of his marriage, in 1867, to Miss Mary H. Lewis. To Mr. and Mrs. Wamsley were born seven children\emdash four sons and three daughters: Joseph L., Benjamin B., Anna, Clara, Edward H., Mary Alice, and George L. Mary Alice died in infancy. Mr. Wamsley is one of the enterprising young farmers of Whitewater. He was a soldier in the war of 1861-5 for more than three years. He enlisted as a private, but received three commissions as first and second lieutenant and captain. He was in numerous severe engagements, but fortune favored him and he escaped unhurt, and returned to his home
crowned with all the honor to which our gallant sons were justly entitled. He has been assessor of his township various times, thus bespeaking for him the full confidence of the people. Mrs. Wamsley is an earnest member of the Presbyterian church and a staunch supporter of the faith. Mr. Wamsley is not associated with any church organization, but ever favors the right and is a
firm advocate of law and order.
Per 1860 US Census 6/30/1860 Cleves P.O., Miami Township, Hamilton, Ohio
Moses B. Wamsley,46 year old male farmer born in Kentucky, real estate value $2500, personal estate value $2386.
Emma Wamsley, 41 year old female, born in Indiana, occupation domestic.
Anderson Wamsley, 19 year old male, a farmer, attends school, born in Ohio.
Anna Wamsley, 18 year old female, domestic, attends school, born in Ohio.
Allen Wamsley, 16 year old male, a farmer, attends school, born in Ohio.
Finley Wamsley, 14 year old male, attends school, born in Ohio.
Albin Wamsley, 12 year old male, attends school, born in Ohio.
Mary Wamsley, 10 year old female, attends school, born in Ohio.
Job Wamsley, 7 year old male, attends school, born in Ohio.
Living with the family are day laborer James Cofer, farmer Jefferson Marland, domestic Sheba Markland, kids Theodore and Florence Markland, and domestic Julia Flanigan.
Per 1870 US Census 7/9/1870 Whitewater, Hamilton, Ohio
A. B. Wamsley is a 29 year old white male, works on a farm, personal estate value $750, born in Ohio.
Mary Wamsley, 28 year old white female, born in Ohio, keeps house.
Joseph L. Wamsley, 1 year old male, born in Ohio, at home.
Also living with the family are 21 year old Mary Williamson, a domestic servant born in Kentucky; Albert Bohn, a 24 year old laborer, born in Baden, Germany; Job Malson, a 17 year old laborer born in Ohio; and B. Stacy, a 15 year old laborer, born in Ohio.
Per 1880 US Census 6/2/1880 Elizabethtown, Whitewater, Hamilton, Ohio
Anderson Wamsley is the 39 year old white male husband and farmer, born in Ohio, his father in Kentucky, his mother in Ohio. His wife, 38 year old Mary Wamsley, keeps house, and was born in Ohio, her father in Maryland, her mother in New Jersey. They have 5 children, all born in Ohio. Joseph Wamsley is their 11 year old son, at home, attended school 9 of the last 12 months. Benjamin Wamsley is their 10 year old son, at home, attended school 9 of the last 12 months. Anna Wamsley is their 8 year old daughter, attended school 9 of the last 12 months. Clara Wamsley is their 6 year old daughter. Edward Wamsley is their 4 year old son. George Lewis, his 33 year old brother-in-law, is single, a farm laborer, was born in Ohio, hia father in Maryland, his mother in New Jersey. Keturah Lewis is his mother, 74 years old, a widow born in New Jersey, her father in New Jersey, her mother in Pennsylvania.
Per Findagrave
Anderson Bressel Wamsley VVeteran
Birth 1840
Death 1888 (aged 47\endash 48)
Burial Elizabethtown Cemetery Elizabethtown, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Memorial ID 86932716