William Wesley Utterback (1814 - 1899)

Born 27 Jul 1814 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margrett Lakin — married before 27 Jul 1837 in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States

Husband of Margaret F McCartney — married 29 Sep 1847 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1899 at age 85 in Colo, Story County, Iowa, United States

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Biography

William Wesley Utterback was born 27 Jul 1814 in Woodford Co., Kentucky, USA ^[1] to Benjamin Utterback and Matilda W. Hanks. ^[2] He married 1) Margrett Lakin on 27 Jul 1837 in Hamilton Co., Indiana, USA. ^[3]

William and Margrett (Lakin) had the following children (with numbers from The Utterback Book): ^{[1] [4]}

1. (#1029) Elizabeth Sarah Utterback; m. William Ramsey.
2. (#1030) Mary Ellen Utterback; b. 1842, d. 1918; m. Allen Amburn.
3. (#1031) William F. Utterback, b. 21 Dec 1844, d. 28 Aug 1870.

After Margrett's death in 1847, ^[5] William married 2) Margaret McCartney on 29 Sep 1847 in Shelby Co., Illinois, USA. ^[6]

William and Margaret (McCartney) had the following children (with numbers from The Utterback Book): ^{[1] [4]}

1. (#1032) Joanna Utterback, b. 16 Aug 1848, d. 2 Aug 1934; m. Stephen Henry Elwood; divorced.
2. (#1033) Martha Utterback, b. Oct 1850, b. 6 Dec 1915; m. Luther C. Cooper.
3. (#1035) John Utterback.
4. (#1036) Joseph Addison Utterback, b. 10 Mar 1857, d. 19 Jan 1933; ^[7] m. Vinnie Lea Gaugh. ^[8]
5. (#1034) Calista M. Utterback, b. 10 Apr 1859, d. 30 Jun 1894; m. P. C. Weeks. ^{[9] [10]}

From Biographical and historical memoirs of Story County, Iowa (1890): ^[5]

William Wesley Utterback, a pioneer and much esteemed a resident of story County, owes his nativity to Woodford County, Kentucky, born at July 27, 1814. He remained in his native state until 1828, when he moved with his parents to Indiana, in 1852 he came to Story County, Iowa, and in the spring of 1853, settled where he now lives, in the eastern part of Nevada Township. Mr. Utterback bought out a squatter by the name of John Cox, who had cleared about 2 acres, and Mr. Utterback now owns hundred and 50 acres of well improved land, and has on his fine farm a never failing mineral spring. He led to the altar, on 27 July, 1837, Ms. Margaret Lakin, who died April 12, 1847, leaving three children: Elizabeth S., Mary E. and William F.

On the 29 September, 1847, Mr. Utterback took for his second wife Ms. Margaret McCartney, a native of Livingston County, New York, born in 1819, and to them were born five children: Joanna, Martha, John W., Joseph A., and Calista.

Mr. Utterback is a Republican, politically, and was a member of the board of Township trustees at the time of the naming of innovative Township, and he had the honor of giving it that title. He has lived to see innovative Township and story County grow from a wild and unsettled state to their present condition of prosperity, and he has aided in all enterprises for their advancement. He has many warm friends, and is one of the County's best citizens. His parents, Benjamin and Matilda (Hanks) Utterback, came to Indiana in 1828, and to Story County, Iowa, in 1852. The father died in Boone County, Indiana, at the age of 65 years, and the mother passed the closing scenes of her life in Mills County, Iowa, when 75 years of age.

From History of Story County, Iowa: A Record of Organization, Progress and Achievement (1911): ^[11]

One of the earliest settlers, who was long and very prominently known in his part of the County was W. W. Utterback, who located on Christmas 1852, on the east edge of Nevada Township, in the shelter of Hickory Grove, and lived there until his death very many years afterward. His daughter, Joanna, now Mrs. Elwood of Colo, tells something of their arrival in the County. The father had first visited the County in the preceding fall. He went to see his brother-in-law, James Sellers, who had, during the year, located in the immediate vicinity of the present village of Maxwell. Mr. Utterback liked the Country, and his brother-in-law assured him that there would be a big immigration to the County early the next spring, that all the newcomers would want timber land, and that the ones who came first would have best choice. Mr. Utterback was anxious to leave Illinois, because the family were all suffering there from fever and ague. and he had been told that in Iowa, after getting as far North as the 42d parallel, there was freedom from these diseases. He had been accustomed to the wooded country and could not think of settling where there was not timber, so he hurried back to Illinois, sold his farm and everything else except what could be loaded into or hitched to a covered wagon, and was ready in a week to emigrate. Three yokes of oxen, a horse, and a yearling colt were the live stock aboard. Perhaps four weeks were spent on the road, and as they were crossing Skunk River, one of the oxen fell on the ice and broke his leg. They had to leave him and his mate; as it was getting cold and beginning to snow, and so they started across the prairie. There was no house between Skunk River and the prairie, but they had not gone far when they met Isaac French and another young man, and Mr. French took off his head oxen and hitched them before the Utterback team. Mr. French said his oxen would take them all to Sellers' house without any guidance, and it was snowing and blowing so that they could not see sled tracks. It was just getting dark when they reached Indian Creek, and Mr. Utterback was afraid to drive onto the ice so he unhitched the oxen and led them across, and they all walked up to Mr. Sellers' Cabin, about a quarter of a mile from this creek. Mr. Sellers was up the creek hunting deer, for deer and elk were plenty and furnished meat for the family; but Mrs. Sellers had a welcome for them all, and she made a big fire with logs in the fire place. That was on Christmas Eve of 1852. Mr. Utterback soon got 160 acres, as above noted, buying out the claim of a squatter by the name of John Cox, who had built a cabin and cleared off three or four acres of timber; that is, he paid the man for his improvements. Mr. Utterback, however, entered the land from the Government. They then had to go to Des Moines for their mail, and to Oskaloosa to mill and for trading; but, as Mr. Sellers had indicated, the County soon began to settle and before long, Iowa Center and Nevada were trading points. Incidentally. the 42d parallel, which was sought as promising exemption from fever and ague, runs across the North part of the Utterback farm.

See also:

• Utterback History in Iowa

Military Service

This is not the same William. Do not credit this to this William W. Utterback! U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 ^[12]

William W. Utterback, Pvt, 40th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865

• NAME: Utterback, William W.
• BATTLE UNIT NAME: 24th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
• SIDE: Union
• COMPANY: B
• SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
• SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
• FILM NUMBER: M386 ROLL 28
• URL Detail: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=A8E368DB-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

This is not the same William. Do not credit this to this William W. Utterback! William W. Utterback, Pvt, 24th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865

• NAME: Utterback, William W.
• BATTLE UNIT NAME: 40th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
• SIDE: Union
• COMPANY: E
• SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
• SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
• FILM NUMBER: M386 ROLL 28
• URL Detail: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=A9E368DB-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

Census Data

1850: Wakefield, Shelby, Illinois, USA ^[13]

Age 36, farmer, born in Kentucky. Includes (2nd) wife, Margret (30, mis-transcribed as Margrestt, born in New York), and children, (Elizabeth) Sarah (11, mis-transcribed as Seriah, born in Indiana), Mary (8, mis-transcribed as Casy, born in Illinois), William (5, born in Illinois), and Joanna (2, mis-transcribed as Sariah, born in Illinois). (The handwriting in this record's image is so bad, that almost all names were mis-transcribed.)

1856: Nevada Township, Story, Iowa, USA (State Census) ^[14]

1860: New Albany Township, Story, Iowa, USA ^[15]

Age 45, farmer, born in Kentucky. Includes wife, Margaret (41, mis-transcribed as Margrett, born in New York), and siblings Elizabeth S. (19, mis-transcribed as Elezabeth, born in Maryland), W. (William) F. (male, 15, farm laborer, born in Illinois), Joanna (12, mistranscribed as Joamah, born in Illinois), Martha (10, born in Illinois), John W. (6, born in Iowa), Joseph A. (3, born in Iowa), and C. (Calista) M. (female, 1, born in Iowa). Also includes Allen Amsbern (23, farm laborer, born in Indiana) and Mary E. Amsbern (18, born in Indiana).

1870: New Albany Township, Story, Iowa, USA ^[16]

Age 55, farmer, born in Kentucky. Includes wife, Margaret (51, born in New York), and siblings William (25, born in Illinois), John W. (16, farm laborer, born in Iowa), Joseph (13, born in Iowa), and Calista M. (11, born in Iowa). Also includes his sister-in-law, S. (Sarah) A. McCartney (22, born in Illinois).

1880: Nevada Township, Story, Iowa, USA ^[17]

Age 65, farmer, born in Kentucky. Includes wife, Margaret (60, born in New York), and children, J. (Joseph) A. (22, farmer, born in Iowa), and C. (Calista) M. (female, 20, born in Iowa). Also includes divorced daughter, Joana Ellwood (30, born in Illinois), and her children Charles Ellwood (12), Lance Ellwood (10), Rosa Ellwood (8), Lillie Ellwood (7), Fred Ellwood (5), and Guy Ellwood (0) - all born in Iowa.

1885: Nevada Township, Story, Iowa, USA (State Census) ^[18]

Age 70, born in Kentucky. Includes wife, Margret (65, born in New York), and son, Joseph A. (28, born in Story Co., Iowa).

1895: Story, Iowa, USA (State Census) ^[19]

Age 80, retired farmer, born in Kentucky. Includes wife, Margaret (75, born in New York). Also includes son, Joseph A Utterback (37, farmer, born in Story Co., Iowa), his wife, Vinnie L. (28, born in Iowa), and children William E. (5, born in Iowa), Burton R. (3, born in Iowa), and Joseph W. (0, born in Iowa). Also includes Vinnie's sisters, Angie G. Gough (17, born in Iowa) and Florance M. Gough (13, born in Iowa).

Death

Died: 4 Oct 1899 near Colo, Story Co., Iowa, USA. ^{[20] [21]}

Buried: Mound/Hickory Grove Cemetery Story Co., Iowa, USA. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Utterback, William Irvin. Utterback history and genealogy of the Utterback family in America, 1622-1937: Family record of Herman Utterback and his descendants, (1622-1937) (Marshall College, West Virginia, Gentry Bros, 1937), #338 pages 114-115.
2. ↑ Utterback, W. I. Ibid, #104 pages 63-64.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch : 21 January 2016, William W Utterback and Peggy S Lakin, 27 Jul 1837; citing Hamilton, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,320,352.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Norma J Dowell Mound Cemetery Image Library Story County, Iowa; 2011; Images taken at Mound Cemetery in March 2009. Image: Utterback, William Westley; Row 7, Grave 11. Find A Grave Memorial# 66511082
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} John Morris Company (1890). Biographical and historical memoirs of Story County, Iowa, Chicago, IL. page 444.
6. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch : 17 November 2020, Wm. W. Utterback and Margaret McCartney, 28 Sep 1847; citing Shelby, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 7,710. Note: William's last name mis-transcribed as Utterbach.
7. ↑ "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch : 10 March 2018, W. W. Utterback in entry for Joseph Addison Utterback, 19 Jan 1933; citing Chaves County, New Mexico, reference 20, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 1,913,293. Note: Family name mis-transcribed as Utterbach.
8. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch : 10 February 2018, W. W. Utterback in entry for Joseph A. Utterback and Vinnie L. Gough, 11 Sep 1888, Nevada, Story, Iowa, United States; citing reference item 5, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,403,711.
9. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch : 10 February 2018, W. W. Utterback in entry for P. C. Weeks and Calista M. Utterback, 07 Aug 1882, Nevada, Story, Iowa, United States; citing reference item 5, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,403,711.
10. ↑ "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992", database, FamilySearch : 13 January 2020, W. W. Utterback in entry for P. C. Weeks, 1882.
11. ↑ Payne, William Orson. History of Story County, Iowa: A Record of Organization, Progress and Achievement. United States, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911, page 35.
12. ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 from https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch : 19 December 2020, W W Utterback, Shelby, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); Census Place: Wakefield, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: M432_128; Page: 166A
14. ↑ State of Iowa. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch : 11 November 2020, W W Utterback, 1860; Page: New Albany, Story, Iowa; Roll: M653_339; Page: 777; Image: 339; FHL Film: 803339.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch : 2 January 2021, W W Utterback, 1870; Page: New Albany, Story, Iowa; Roll: M593_420; Page: 137A; Image: 277; FHL Film: 545919. Note: Family name mis-transcribed as Cutterback.
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch : 14 August 2017, W W Utterback, Colo, Story, Iowa, United States; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); Roll: 365; Family History Film: 1254365; Page: 318C; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 0096.
18. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch : 15 December 2020, William W Utterback, Nevada, Nevada, Story, Iowa; citing p. 4, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,184; Roll: IA1885_264; Page: 361; Image: 14.
19. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch : 17 November 2014, William W Utterback, Story, Iowa, United States; citing p. 374, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,183.
20. ↑ "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch : 14 December 2020, William W. Utterback, 4 Oct 1899; citing Death, Colo, Story, Iowa, United States, page , offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,403,710.
21. ↑ The Germanna Foundation database entry for William Wesley Utterback, Person ID: I067652, Germanna Genealogy. (Membership required.)

• FamilySearch profile for William Wesley Utterback.
• Ancestry Story
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• FamilySearch. com link (Military Records)

Acknowledgments

Contributed by Norma J Dowell as part of a research project of souls buried at Mound/Hickory Grove/McDaniel Cemetery, Story County, Iowa. Images of headstones are available at FindAGrave.com