Samuel Westley OLIVER: Sussex Co. DE>IL
Samuel Westley OLIVER was born 31 Sept. 1833 in Sussex Co. DE.He first appears in the 1850 Georgetown, Sussex Co. DE census living in the home of Nathan Messick.Nathan Messick was a shoemaker and Samuel Westley OLIVER was a 16 year old apprentice.Samuel Westley OLIVER next appears in Menard Co. IL where her marries Mariah BELL on 19 March 1863.On the 1880 Menard Co. IL census he is listed as a carpenter.Samuel and Mariah had two known daughters:(1) Emma OLIVER who was born in 1866 and married George Taylor and lived in Kansas City, MO (2) Hattie May OLIVER was born 2 July 1875 and married Andrew J. Shepherd.She died 8 Jan. 1931 in American City, Nemaha Co., KS.Who were Samuel Westley OLIVER's parents?Why did he go to Illinois?Why was he apprenticed at age 16?Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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