Agnes (Colville) Wylie (1804 - 1883)

Born 11 Apr 1804 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Wylie — married 4 May 1829 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1883 at age 79 in Cook County Illinois United States

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Biography

Agnes (Colville) Wylie migrated from Scotland to the United States.

Agnes was born in 1804 in Argyll, Scotland. She was the daughter of Robert Colville and Isabelle Ferguson. ^[1]

She married Alexander Wylie in 1829. ^[2]

She came to the US after 1866, after her husband died. She lived in Chicago.

She passed away in 1883. ^[3]

Gravestone Transcription

1861 Scotland Census

Campbeltown, Argyll ^[4]

Name: Agnes Wylie

Age: 55

• Alexander Wylie 85
• Agnes Wylie 55
• Janet Wylie 26
• Agnes Wylie 24
• Jane Wylie 20
• Hugh Wylie 14

1880 US Census

Chicago, Illinois^[5]

Name Agness Wiley

Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Age 76

Marital Status Widowed

Occupation In Charge

• Robert Wiley Self M 45 Scotland
• Agness Wiley Mother F 76 Scotland
• Hugh Wiley Son M 20 Scotland
• Janett Wiley Daughter F 39 Scotland
• Agness Wiley Daughter F 36 Scotland
• Jane Wiley Daughter F 34 Scotland
• Meg Wiley Daughter F 26 Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGQ-XZ9 : 10 February 2018), Agnes Colvill, 11 Apr 1804; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,005.
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKC-62L : 10 February 2018), Alexr. Wylie and Agnes Colvill, 04 May 1829; citing Campbeltown,Argyll,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,005.
3. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNF-ZRHH : 8 March 2018), Agnes Colville Wylie, 23 Dec 1883; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,031,451.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Campbeltown; ED: 5; Page: 7; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1861_69 Ancestry Record 1080 #2560815
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJM-RF4 : 22 August 2017), Agness Wiley in household of Robert Wiley, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 158, sheet 58A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0197; FHL microfilm 1,254,197.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #195306967: accessed 12 December 2018), memorial page for Agnes Colvill Wylie (11 Apr 1804–23 Dec 1883), citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Joelle Colville-hanson (contributor 48735492) .