Henry Porter WORMLEY & Emilie Louise SCHWEIN

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Henry Porter WORMLEY
Emilie Louise SCHWEIN

Husband: Henry Porter WORMLEY
Birth: Sep 1841, Elmira, Chemung Co., NY
Death: 1915
Disposition: buried Quincy, Plumas Co., CA
Military Service: Civil War (6 May 1861 - 22 May 1863): Pvt., Co. K, 23rd Rgmt., New York Infantry
Military Service: Civil War (5 Dec 1864 - 24 Oct 1865): Pvt., Co. G, 8th Rgmt., California Infantry
Father probably: Henry WORMLEY
Mother probably: Eliza A. __?__

Marriage: 1881/2

Wife: Emilie Louise SCHWEIN
Birth: 2 Jan 1858, Newark, Essex Co., NJ
Death: 13 Jul 1953, Butte Co., CA
Disposition: buried Quincy, Plumas Co., CA
Occupation: homemaker, dressmaker
Other Spouse: m1. ca. 1876, Mr. SAUER
Father: Karl SCHWEIN of Belgium or Germany
Mother: Ms. GRIMM of Wuerttemberg
Stepfather: Pliny M. PARKER

Child — born in Quincy, Plumas Co., CA:

1. [Henry] Harry J. WORMLEY, b. 6 Feb 1887; d. 16 Jun 1967, Butte Co., CA

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Sources (n.b., Chemung Co. was formed in 1836 from Tioga Co.; Elmira is county seat):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Henry — or his presumed father, who is now a widower, which is too bad because it could prove their connection. Then again, perhaps the fact that neither can be found suggests they are together.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 16): Quincy P.O., Plumas Twp., Plumas Co., CA, Roll M593_77, p. 27A, PN 3, 31/34, enumerated 8 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Wormley Henry Porter 29 M W Placer Miner New York

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 9): Town of Quincy, Plumas Twp., Plumas Co., CA, Roll 70, p. 402B, PN 2, SD 3, ED 81, enumerated 1 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 13 24 25 26

4 7 Wormley, H P W M 37 Boarder / Reporter NY PA NY

One of many males living in a hotel, which is listed next to the household of Pliny PARKER, whose widowed stepdaughter, Emilie (SCHWEIN) SAUER, Henry will soon marry.

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 18): Plumas Twp., Plumas Co., CA, Roll 96, p. 48B, SN 5, SD 3, ED 102, enumerated 20-23 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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139 143 Wormley Henry P Head W M Sep 1841 58 M 18 New York Pennsylvania New York Reporter 0 Y Y Y O F H

_______ Emilie L Wife W F Jan 1858 42 M 18 2 2 New Jersey Germany Germany Y Y Y

_______ Harry J Son W M Feb 1887 13 S California New York New Jersey At School 6 Y Y Y

Sauer Aimee R S-Dau W F May 1877 23 S California Germany New Jersey School teacher 0 Y Y Y

8. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 26): Plumas Twp., Plumas Co., CA, Roll T624_91, p. 65A, SN 17A, SD 1, ED 79, enumerated 9 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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154 169 Wormley Henry P Head M W 67 M 28 1 1 New York New York New York Eng Reporter Short Hand W N 0 Y Y O H

_______ Emilie Wife F W 50 M2 28 3 2 New Jersey Germany Germany Eng Housework Housewife N 0 Y Y

9. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #

10. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #

11. CADI: California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online at RootsWeb.com):

Last
Name First
Name Middle Birth Date Mother
Maiden Father
Last Sex Birth
Place Death Place
(County) Death Date SSN Age Post-em
Placed

WORMLEY Emilie Louise 01/02/1858 GRIMM SCHWEIN F NJ Butte 07/13/1953 95 yrs No

WORMLEY Harry 02/06/1887 SCHWEIN M CA Butte 06/16/1967 547-74-2602 80 yrs No

12. Quincy Cemetery District Database, Plumas County, California (online in the USGenWeb Archives; compiled by Ron Cooke):

Ref. Name DOD Lot No.

1264 Wormley, Henry P. 1915 D 24

1264 Wormley, Emelie Louise (ashes 1953 D 23

1677 Wormley, Harry 1967 D 24

13. New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Henry P Wormley

Age: 23

Birth Place: Elmira, N.Y.

Enlistment Date: 6 May 1861

Enlistment Location: Elmira

Mustered In: 16 May 16 | Pv't | K | 23 Inf. Rgmt.

Mustered Out: 22 May 1863 | Private | With Co at Elmira N.Y.

Henry appears to be fibbing about his age.

14. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles. Historical Data Systems, Kingston, MA (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Henry P Wormley

Enlistment Date: 12 May 1864

Rank at enlistment: Private

Enlistment Place: Marysville, CA

State Served: California

Survived the War?: Yes

Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, California 8th Infantry Regiment on 07 Dec 1864.
Mustered out on 24 Oct 1865 at Fort Point, San Francisco, CA.

Sources: Register of California Men in the War of the Rebellion 1861 to 1867

15. Civil War Pension Index (index and images online at Ancestry.com):

Name of Soldier Wormley, Henry P.

Name
of
Dependent Widow Wormley, Emilie

Minor

Service K 23 N.Y. Inf.
G 8 Calif. Inf.

Date of Filing Claim Application No. Certificate No. State from which Filed

1897 Feb. 23 Invalid 1,186,899 947,863 Calif.

1916 Mar. 25 Widow 1,063,308 812,649 Cal

Minor

Attorney S. W. Daugherty & Co.

Pension applications are usually filled with genealogically useful information, so it should be worth obtaining copies.

16. Ausburn Towner. 1892. Our Country and Its People: A History of the Valley and County of Chemung... D. Mason & Co. Publ, Syracuse, NY (online at GoogleBooks.com):-

p. 207, under the heading, "Muster Roll of the Twenty-Third Regiment." Company K... Privates... Henry P. Wormley...

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