Sanford F Wiley (1851 - 1929)

Born 17 Mar 1851 in Union Co, Ohio, USA

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Died 2 Jan 1929 at age 77 in Union Co, , Ohio, USA

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: SANFORD F /WILEY/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Name: Santford /Wiley/^[7]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using SANFORD F /WILEY/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 17 Mar 1851

Place: Union Co, Ohio, USA^{[8][9][10][11]}

Death

Death:

Date: 2 Jan 1929

Place: Union Co, , Ohio, USA^[12]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: Jackson Twsp., Union Co., Ohio, USA^[13]

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio^[14]

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: Claibourne, Union, Ohio^[15]

Residence:

Date: 1920

Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio^[16]

Residence:

Date: 1870

Place: Claiborne, Union, Ohio^[17]

Residence:

Date: 1910

Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio^[18]

Note

Note: The following two letters were written to Sanford Wiley by his brother John, who was evidently called "Jack". the letters weere written while he was a Union soldier in the Civil War. They were mailed from Vicksburg, Miss.

The original letters were last in the possession of William M. Lytle, Mayor of Wooster, Ohio who sent them to the Mayor of Richwood, Ohio (letter dated March 14, 1960) looking for information regarding the writer and/or any of his family. He attempted to keep all spelling, punctuation etc. exactly as it was in the original.

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Camp 3rd Brigade 3rd Division

17th Army Corps

Vicksburg, Miss.

Wednesday eve.

July 2, 1863

Dear brother Sant :

It has been a good while since I wrote you and much longer since I have had a word from you, but I know you have not forgotten me - at least I know you have a deep place in my innermost heart and ever shall - come what will or may - Do you read the papers? If you do you often read of Vicksburg and perhaps sometimes think that "Jack" is somewhere there. Well tonight I am writing on my knee under the fly of a tent - within musket shot of thousands of rebels and only safed from their shots by a little hill that fortunately arises between me and them. Of course you are a Union boy - a Johnny Brough man. Well so am I and though I would rather have voted for David Todd. I will cheerfully vote for Brough and freedom if lining the 2nd Tuesday of October. You men up north should fix Vallandinghams men like Raddy yoked his geese, tie two of them together and hang them acros a big high fence - we are digging and fighting away every day - getting the rebels closed in a little stronger every day. we blowed up a rebel fort. Six rebels and two niggers were thrown out on our side. All were killed by the explosion except one nigger - He was thrown up high in the air but was not much hurt. Some of the boys asked him how hihg he went up "Don't know Sah, spec two or three miles, but a white man went furder dem me, when I was cumin down I passed white man goin up". Ther was one of Co 1's men badly wounded to-night as he was lying in his tent. Yesterday morning I was busy writing on the Pay Rolls when zip - came a piece of shell through the tent in less than three feet from me.

This is a great country - The common horse fly swarms by the millions. Lay a piece of fresh beef down and in twenty minutes it will walk off. "Sketus bite me nose" Lizzards get in your beds while the woods is full of alligator-like worms. Creeping things and bugs -------------- ---------------- -------------- niggers of all kinds and conditions are thick as black-birds.

The days are hot I tell you yet we keep well. Tip & Joe, George Keyes and Sparks are well. Tip cooks for us, we get plenty to eat. Don't have very much duty to do and are getting along nicely.

The rebels thought Johnson could drive us away from here but he cannot - with the help of alll the rebel Armies - nothing can make us change our base until the Stars and Stripes float over Vicksburg and we will fight untill we whip the rebels - clear and clean.

We are going to have a big 4th, All of the 200 & more cannons will open up on Vicksburg that morning & many ------------- rebel will die. Perhaps the mail will not go out until after the 4th - if not I will tell you about it. Be a good boy, read papers and good books, be industrious, help father work, don't swear, don't tell lies, in short do as our Dear Mother used to tell you when she was alive - be good always.

Good-night your brother Jack

**********(Next addition to this same letter was marked "June 3rd '63" which is obviously a mistake and was intended to be July 3rd. It is merely a continuation of the same letter -)*****************

The mail goes out today and I will finish this. While I write there is a flag of truce out & the usual fighting has ceased - Ther rebels tried to drive in our skirmishers on the extreme left last night in which they failed & lost a good many men killed and wounded - the flag of truce is to give them an opportunity to bury their dead.

Our right is out in the rifle-pits to-day. The Capt. left me in to finish up Pay Rolls & make out quarterly returns of Ordinance & clothing. Preperations are going on to celebrate to-morrow and could you be here you would hear a big loud noise I tell you.

We get papers in six days from Cincinnati - at only 25 cents a piece. Suppose you are in excitement again over Lee's raid in Penn & Md. Well we are surely waiting for the rebels to line up. Our rear is stronger than the rebels front of us & Johnson & all rebellion cannot make us change our base - until the Stars and Stripes wave in triumph over the accursed City of Vicksburg.

Two deserters came to our Regt. this morning. They say they had mule meat issued to them last night for the first time. They say great dissatisfaction exists amongst the men & thousands would desert if it were possible.

The weather is very hot - we begin to think of throwing off our present uniforms and adopting the ------------- - a pair of spurs and a hat. Please write to me - I am well. Be a good boy. Read good books. Be careful and don't learn any bad words. Hope to see you after a while.

Love and good-by

from Jack

*****************(Jack lived through the seige of Vicksburg as is evidenced by the nest letter date)********************

Camp in the woods

July 8th 1864

Sant -

I have just got your letters & have only time to write a very few words. Was glad you were well. We have not had any fighting of any account since June 27 -------- they felt so heavily for me.

The boys are all right and well. Poor John Smith was killed. We expect to have some fighting before getting to Atlanta.

We are really worn out by hard marching and fatigue.

The rebels shelled our camp yesterday morning - seriously wounding one of the boys named Elias Hathaway from Milford. His jaw is broken in two places but he is all right & doing well.

Don't fail to write - I only have time once in a long while - paper ink everything is so scarce as they can be. I hope to get back to Ohio this fall & (***next nine words were scratched out with the same pen and ink used to write the letter***) The P. M. is calling for the mail. will close & write as soon as possible. Tell Marie I am well.

Yours Jack

Camp in the woods

July 8th 1864

Sant -

I have just got your letters & have only time to write a very few words. Was glad you were well. We have not had any fighting of any account since June 27 -------- they felt so heavily for me.

The boys are all right and well. Poor John Smith was killed. We expect to have some fighting before getting to Atlanta.

We are really worn out by hard marching and fatigue.

The rebels shelled our camp yesterday morning - seriously wounding one of the boys named Elias Hathaway from Milford. His jaw is broken in two places but he is all right & doing well.

Don't fail to write - I only have time once in a long while - paper ink everything is so scarce as they can be. I hope to get back to Ohio this fall & (***next nine words were scratched out with the same pen and ink used to write the letter***) The P. M. is calling for the mail. will close & write as soon as possible. Tell Marie I am well.

Yours

Jack

Sanford Wiley

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Note: Sanford Wiley Marriage License - Nov

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Note: Sanford Wiley

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Note: Civil War Letters from John "Jack" to Brother Sanford Wiley

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Note: Sanford Wiley with Wagon - 2

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Note: Peggy McCallister & Husband - Daughter of Margaret Wiley - Taken 10-2008

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Note: Sanford Wiley with Wagon - Original

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Note: Joan & Francis (Jack) Wiley - Taken 10-2008

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Note: Peggy McCallister

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Note: Peggy McCallister

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Note: sanford wiley obit

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Sources

• WikiTree profile Wiley-445 created through the import of Callahan, Wiley, Plotner, Powell Family Tree - 2009.ged on Dec 2, 2011 by Ron Callahan. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Ron and others.

• Source: S-2113583713 Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and Note: APID: 1,6742::0
• Repository: R-2145025786 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-2113583724 Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.: United States of A Note: APID: 1,7602::0
• Source: S-2113747004 Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: Marion Star, The (Marion, Ohio) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. - The Marion Star. Marion, OH, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.: The Marion Star. Marion, OH, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper. Note: APID: 1,6635::0 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=news-oh-th_ma_st&h=487099397&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=news-oh-th_ma_st&h=487099397&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: APID: 1,6635::487099397
• Source: S-2113903326 Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Note: APID: 1,7163::0
• Source: S-2113903422 Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.: United States of A Note: APID: 1,7667::0
• Source: S-2113911192 Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D. Note: APID: 1,7884::0
• Source: S-2113911225 Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City. - United States of America, Bureau of the Cens Note: APID: 1,6061::0
• Source: S-2120133733 Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: The Marion Daily Star (Marion, Ohio) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - The Marion Daily Star. Marion, OH, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.Original data: The Marion Daily Star. Marion, OH, USA. Database created Note: APID: 1,6431::0 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=news-oh-marion-mariondlystar&h=478815245&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=news-oh-marion-mariondlystar&h=478815245&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: APID: 1,6431::478815245
• Source: S-2123128525 Repository: #R-2145025786 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

1. ↑ Source: #S-2113911192 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: T624_1238; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 156; Image: 145. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=22657930&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=22657930&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Sanford Wiley Birth: abt 1851 Ohio Residence: 1910 Jackson, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7884::22657930
2. ↑ Source: #S-2113911225 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: T625_1445; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 235; Image: 882. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=112512666&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=112512666&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Sanford Wiley Birth: abt 1851 Ohio Residence: 1920 Jackson, Union, Ohio APID: 1,6061::112512666
3. ↑ Source: #S-2123128525 Note: Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=2366
4. ↑ Source: #S-2113903422 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Claibourne, Union, Ohio; Roll: M653_1044; Page: 53; Image: 109. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=42203869&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1810 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Claibourne, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7667::42203869
5. ↑ Source: #S-2113583724 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: T623_1328; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 134. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=41629698&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Mar 1851 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Jackson, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7602::41629698
6. ↑ Source: #S-2113583713 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: 1073; Family History Film: 1255073; Page: 228A; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0463. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=18647751&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1851 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Jackson, Union, Ohio, United States APID: 1,6742::18647751
7. ↑ Source: #S-2113583724 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: T623 1328; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 134. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=41629698&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=41629698&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Santford Wiley Birth: abt 1852 Ohio Residence: 1900 Jackson, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7602::41629698
8. ↑ Source: #S-2123128525 Note: Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=2366
9. ↑ Source: #S-2113903422 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Claibourne, Union, Ohio; Roll: M653_1044; Page: 53; Image: 109. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=42203869&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1810 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Claibourne, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7667::42203869
10. ↑ Source: #S-2113583724 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: T623_1328; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 134. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=41629698&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Mar 1851 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Jackson, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7602::41629698
11. ↑ Source: #S-2113583713 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: 1073; Family History Film: 1255073; Page: 228A; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0463. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=18647751&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1851 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Jackson, Union, Ohio, United States APID: 1,6742::18647751
12. ↑ Source: #S-2123128525 Note: Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=2366
13. ↑ Source: #S-2113583713 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: 1073; Family History Film: 1255073; Page: 228A; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0463. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=18647751&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1851 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Jackson, Union, Ohio, United States APID: 1,6742::18647751
14. ↑ Source: #S-2113583724 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: T623_1328; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 134. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=41629698&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Mar 1851 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Jackson, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7602::41629698
15. ↑ Source: #S-2113903422 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Claibourne, Union, Ohio; Roll: M653_1044; Page: 53; Image: 109. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=42203869&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1810 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Claibourne, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7667::42203869
16. ↑ Source: #S-2113911225 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: T625_1445; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 235; Image: 882. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=112512666&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=112512666&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Sanford Wiley Birth: abt 1851 Ohio Residence: 1920 Jackson, Union, Ohio APID: 1,6061::112512666
17. ↑ Source: #S-2113903326 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=37272794&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=37272794&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Sanford Wiley Birth: abt 1851 Ohio Residence: 1870 Claiborne, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7163::37272794
18. ↑ Source: #S-2113911192 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Ohio; Roll: T624_1238; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 156; Image: 145. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=22657930&ti=0&indiv=try Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=22657930&ti=0&indiv=try Data: Text: Name: Sanford Wiley Birth: abt 1851 Ohio Residence: 1910 Jackson, Union, Ohio APID: 1,7884::22657930