Age 56, said to be the son John Housel and Hannah Mandeville

NOTE:
Though it is certain by the notice in the 'Danville Intelligencer' shown below, that William L HOUSEL died on August 3, 1849, at one time it was less certain where the ultimate final resting place was. When this memorial was originally created it was for William L. HOUSEL buried at Newton Union Cemetery (Newton, Iowa) with his wife Julia. Apparently his burial at Newton, Iowa, is listed in the records of that cemetery. However, with the facts shown below (and now with the photo of Wm L's grave marker provided by Barry Keefer in the Harmony Cemetery), we believe that William is buried at Harmony.

- We know that Wm L's son Cephas did not move to Iowa until after 1852 (the birth of his daughter Emeline).
- We know that William's wife Julia, is listed living without William, but with her daughter in the 1850 Census at Lewisburgh, Union, PA.

We have seen no record for the removal of William L. Housel's body from Harmony Cemetery. Milton, Northumberland, PA.

NOTE THAT TWO PHOTOS LEFT BY RICHARD WESTON ARE FROM THE IOWA CEMETERY WHERE HIS WIFE RESTS. THESE WERE LEFT ON THIS PAGE WHEN MANAGED BY RICHARD AND WHEN THE BEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE POINTED TO A BURIAL IN IOWA. THE CURRENT MANAGER OF THIS PAGE HAS NO WAY TO REMOVE THESE PHOTOS.
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SOURCE:
Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania 1755-1855.
Collated by John Blair Linn.
Published by Lane S. Hart, Printer and Binder,
Harrisburg, PA 1877
p570

"Housel, William L. DATE OF DEATH Aug. 3, 1849"
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SOURCE: "Danville Intelligencer"; 17 Aug 1849

"DIED...
In Lewisburg, Friday the 3rd inst., Wm. L. HOUSEL, aged 56 years."
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1850 Census at
Lewisburg, Union Co, PA
Film Number: 444799
Digital GS Number: 4205394
Image Number: 00603
Line Number: 8
Dwelling House Number: 1865
Family Number: 1956

Julya Housel; 53; F; PA
Amelia E. Housel; 9, F, PA

NOTES:
- Indexed as HAUSEL.
- Note that William L is not listed as living with Julia at the time of this census.
- Living next door (family #1955) is John Wikof with Martha Jane Wikof (aka Martha Jane Housel, d.o. Wm and Julia).
- Living two doors down (family #1953) is Nancy Housel (age 40) and Mary Housel (age 24). Probably children of David and Nancy (nee Alexander) Housel, David the son of William D. Housel of who died 1829.
- Family #1949 Lists the Wife and two daughters of Captain William D. Housel who died June 1850.

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Source:
Biography for son Peter HOUSEL of Denver Colorado in the work
"Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity, Colorado" published by Chapman Publishing CO, Chicago, 1898 which contains information on Peter's parents, including his father. The relevent text from the out of copyright work is below:
William "..was a watchmaker, silversmith and jeweler by trade, and made the old-fashioned, tall "grandfather's" clocks still common throughout Pennsylvania. He passed his last days on a farm near Lewisburg, Pa., dying there at the age of sixty years."
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1820 CENSUS for William HOUSEL
at Milton, Northumberland, PA
Males
1, under 10 (Cephas at age 2)
1, ages 16 and less than 18
1, ages 16 and less than 26 (BOTH of these categories are likely for an unknown male age 16 or 17)
1, ages 26 and less than 45 (William L at age 26/27)
Females
2, under 10 (Sarah and ???)
1, ages 16 and less than 26 (Julia at 23/24)

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!!1830 CENSUS for William L. Housel
at Milton Northumberland, PA
Males
1, under age 5 (unknown)
1, ages 5 and less than 10 (Peter M at about 7)
1, ages 10 and less than 15 (Cephas at about 12)
1, ages 15 and less than 20
3, ages 20 and less than 30
1, ages 30and less than 40 (William L at age 36/37)
Females
1, under 5 (probably Martha at age 4)
1, ages 10 and under 15 (Sarah at about 10)
1, ages 30 and under 40 (Julia at 33/34)

Noted as William L. HOUSEL in the census
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1840 Census for William Housel
at Chillisquaque, Northumberland, PA
Males
1, ages 15 and under 20 (Peter M.)
1, ages 20 and under 30 (Cephas)
1, ages 40 and under 50 (William L)
Females
1 ages 10 and under 15 (Martha)
1 ages 15 and under 20 (unknown, probably not a child of William and Julia).
1 ages 40 and under 50 (Julia)

NOTE that according to the 1880 census for James and Emily McCord in Jasper county, Iowa, Emily is not born until about 1842. The identities of the daughters except for Martha are not yet known by this researcher. Julia is listed as mother of 2 sons and 3 daughters in son Peter's bio.

Children of William and Julia:
- Cephas Johnson HOUSEL - see below
- Peter Mandeville HOUSEL - see below
- Sarah
- Martha Jane (HOUSEL) WYKOFF - see below
- 'Amelia' Emily Elizabeth (HOUSEL) McCORD - see below