William A. Needham
(1805-1864)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Susan Wethey

William A. Needham

  • Born: 1805, , , New York 2 3 4
  • Marriage: Susan Wethey 17 Sep 1828, Mentz, Cayuga, New York 1
  • Died: 12 Oct 1864, Butler, Branch, Michigan, at age 59 2 5
  • Buried: Whig Center Cemetery, Butler, Branch, Michigan 2

  General Notes:

William is listed as "Reverend" in the cemetery record.

  Research Notes:

William's death year is listed as 1863 in probate (which was dated in 1868) and 1864 in the cemetery record. Which year is it?

William married Susan Wethey, daughter of Ephraim Wethey and Sally, on 17 Sep 1828 in Mentz, Cayuga, New York.1 (Susan Wethey was born on 8 Mar 1807 in , , New York 2 3 4 6, died on 7 Mar 1868 in Butler, Branch, Michigan 2 7 and was buried in Whig Center Cemetery, Butler, Branch, Michigan 2.)

1 Genealogy of Barbara Snow of Ann Arbor Michigan.

2 Branch County Genealogical Society, Cemetery Inscriptions and Records, FHL book 977.421V2b, p.13-14.

3 1850 United States Census, Butler, Branch, Michigan, p.821 n.115.

4 1860 United States Census, Butler, Branch, Michigan, p.1040 n.1354.

5 Michigan. Probate Court (Branch County), Probate case files, 1833-1939, FHL film 931195, File 631, William A. Needham.

6 New York. Surrogate's Court (Cayuga County), Record of Wills, FHL film 0853218, v.A2 p.382, Ephraim Wethey.

7 Branch County (Michigan). County Clerk, Record of deaths, v. A-B, 1867-1909, 1919, FHL film 0930801, bk.A p.6.