William Jamison

1843 - 1907  (63 years)

• Name	William Jamison
  Name usually found spelled in Pennsylvania, Iowa and Military records as Jamison
  Birth	28 Oct 1843	Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland   [1]
  William's birth dates are all over the place depending on the document. The emigration ship's passage may be the most contemporaneous. It suggests 1844. The IGI says 28 October 1843 but does not identify its source. William, by his own hand lists his birth date of 31 July 1844, County Derry, Ireland on a 1 Apr 1907, Military Pension Application.
  Gender	Male
  Date & Port of Departure	1851	Liverpool   [2]
  Date & Port of Arrivial	1 May 1851	Philadelphia   [2]
  Census	1860	McClure, Allegheny Co., PA   [3]
  Residing as an inmate (incognizant), in a "House of Refuge"
  Military	1861-1866  [4, 5]
  Civil War - Private - Company G, 5th West Virginia Light Artillery; Company H, 5th West Virginia Calvary; Company H, 6th Calvary West Virginia - (all originally 2nd Virginia Infantry). POW 1864-1865.
  Census	1880	Pleasant, Monroe Co., IA   [6]
  Census	1885	Mantua, Monroe Co., IA   [7]
  Census	1900	Guilford Twp., Monroe Co., IA   [8]
  Immigration listed as in "1851"
  Census	1905	Hiteman, Guilford Twp., Monroe Co., IA   [9]
  Occupation	Coal Mining - Appears to have had ownership interests is several Coal Mines in Iowa and Illinois, including the Smoky Hollow Mine in Monroe Co., Iowa, and the Jamison (Raymond) Mine in Montgomery County, Illinois.  [6, 8, 10]
  Native Country	Ireland   [2]
  Ship	Philadelphia  [2]
  Death	7 Jun 1907	Guilford Twp., Monroe Co., IA   [11]
  Burial	Oakview Cemetery - Albia, Monroe Co., IA   [11]
  Person ID	I636	Main

  
  

  Father	William Jameson,   b. Abt 1816, Movanagher, Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland
  Mother	Jane (Unknown),   b. Abt 1816, Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland
  Marriage	Abt 1838	prb Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland
  Notes	There seems to be no trace of William or Jane Jameson, apart from the record of their 1851 arrival in Philadelphia. The only records of this family in America, appear to be in the 1860 Federal Census where returns exist for teenage sons, Jonathan, William and Alexander, all living north of Pittsburgh, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, each in separate households with other families. This suggests the parents are no longer around, possibly having died.
  Documents		Page 5 - 1851 ship "Philadelphia" passenger list
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucille Rosa Bloomfield,   b. 28 Jan 1857, Adams Co., IL d. 21 Mar 1928, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., IA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1874	Eddyville, Wapello, Co., IA   [12]
  Children	+ 1. William Philip Jamison,   b. 19 Sep 1875, Ottumwa, Wapello Co., IA d. 3 Sep 1958, Fort Steilacoom, Pierce Co., WA (Age 82 years) + 2. Mary G. Jamison,   b. 27 Apr 1878, Mantua, Monroe Co., IA d. 28 Jun 1966, Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA (Age 88 years) + 3. Maude Emaline Jamison,   b. 27 Apr 1878, Mantua, Monroe Co., IA d. Aft 1978, prb Tacoma, WA (Age 100 years)   4. Alexander Jamison,   b. 2 Oct 1880, Fredric, Monroe Co., IA d. 4 May 1960, Seattle, King Co., WA (Age 79 years)   5. Margaret Jamison,   b. 12 May 1883, IA d. 12 Jubn1970, Albia, Monroe Co., IA (Age 87 years) + 6. Rosa Ella Jamison,   b. Dec 1885, Hyness, Monroe Co., IA d. 26 Jan 1952, Omaha, Douglas Co., NE (Age 66 years)   7. Winifred D. Jamison,   b. 26 Sep 1886, Albia, Monroe Co., IA d. 7 Aug 1967, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX (Age 80 years)   8. Neil Jamison,   b. 1894, IA d. 6 Aug 1894, IA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Date & Port of Arrivial - 1 May 1851 - Philadelphia Burial - - Oakview Cemetery - Albia, Monroe Co., IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		1884 US Naturalization Index Card for William Jamison (1843-1907)
  		William Jamison Newspaper Obituary

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - William J. Jamison (1843-1907)

  
  

• Notes

  William arrived in America, at Philadelphia, in 1851 aboard the ship "Philadelphia," with his parents and two brothers. No definitive records can be found about him (or any of the others) that can be said to prove, without any doubt, that this record is him. However this William Jamison, a Jonathan Jamison and an Alexander Jamison, all of the appropriate ages and background, can be found in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the 1860 census, each living in separate households. The parents, William and Jane Jameson however, cannot be found here, or anywhere for that matter, suggesting this family had, for some unknown reason, broken apart. Furthermore, all the information presented here, however accurate onto itself, is therefore circumstantial as to its possible connection to the family as it is known.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, IGI, (http://www.familysearch.org). [S4] Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945. [S11] US Federal Census, 1860 - McClure, Allegheny Co., PA. [S13] National Archives. [S64] Frank Reader - 1890 , History of the 5th West Virginia Cavalry , p.83. [S11] US Federal Census, 1880 - Pleasant, Monroe Co., IA. [S12] State Census, 1885 - Mantua, Monroe Co., IA. [S11] US Federal Census, 1900 - Guilford, Monroe Co., IA. [S12] State Census, 1905 - Hiteman, Guilford Twp., Monroe Co., IA. [S44] Book. Legislative Documents Submitted to the General Assembly of the State of Iowa - Vol.5., Des Moines Iowa, 1882. p.72-73. [S65] Iowa WPA Cemetery Records . [S17] Military Pension.