. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. WILLIAM WOOLEVER. WILLIAM WOOLEVER. William Woolever was born in Columbia Co., Pa., in the year 1807, Oct. 29. His grandfather was an emigrant from Germany. His father, Samuel Woolever, was born in Columbia County in 1779 j married Effie Gillespie, a native of the same county. Of this union there were born four sons and three daughters, of whom William was eldest. His father died at the age of fo
. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. WILLIAM WOOLEVER. WILLIAM WOOLEVER. William Woolever was born in Columbia Co., Pa., in the year 1807, Oct. 29. His grandfather was an emigrant from Germany. His father, Samuel Woolever, was born in Columbia County in 1779 j married Effie Gillespie, a native of the same county. Of this union there were born four sons and three daughters, of whom William was eldest. His father died at the age of forty-five, in the same county where he was born. His mother died at about the age of forty, the next year after her husband, in the year 1825. Of the children, only a sister, Mrs. Jacob Yager, of Lycom- ing Co., Pa., besides the subject of this narrative, survives. Mr. Woolever came to Arkport, Steuben Co., first in the year 1823, with his father; stayed nearly one year, and returned to their home in Pennsylvania. After the death of both his father and mother, in the year 1826, he returned to Arkport and began work by the month for Christopher Cary. His whole capital was twelve shillings in money. In 1827 he mar- ried Mrs. Cary, and began a business life for himself. Through the assistance of the late Ira Davenport he rented a farm (Mr. Davenport's), which he carried on for ten years, and was then able of his own means to purchase seventy acres of land for himself, to which he afterwards made additions, so that he became the possessor of several hundred acres of fine agricultural land about Arkport- His life has been one of industry, economy, and care, and it is to such men as Mr. Woolever that the rising generation jyill ever owe a debt of gratitude for their enterprise, privation, and resolution in building schools, churches, clearing off forests, and establishing law and order in society. With that public spirit that shows devotion to country and sympathy for the needy, upon
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