We believe this is the grave of John S. Woolever, b. 27 March 1812, in Warren County, New Jersey. He married Sarah Rush (indexed as Rust) the 18th of August 1835 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Easton, Northampton Co., PA.

After the birth of their first daughter, Catharine, on 27 March 1837, they migrated to Hocking Co., Ohio, where their daughter died on 12 August 1839, and is buried in Collison Cemetery in Hocking County. Their next 2 children were sons, Phillip and William, both of whom died in February 1849, and are buried in Collison Cemetery next to their sister. The couple had 9 more children who lived to adulthood. In October, 1865, John and Sarah were divorced in Hocking County. His ex-wife, Sarah Rush Woolever, is buried in Hocking Co. in the St. John the Baptist Cemetery on S.R. 374.

In a Woolever Family Bible that belonged to a Hankinson Family in the 1960s, there are many family births and deaths listed. There is a death date for John Woolever for February 21, 1874, listed immediately after the death of John's father, Philip Woolever, on 21 November 1864.

Based on the age at death engraved in this tombstone, the birthdate would be January 15, 1812. However, we believe their calculation was wrong. If you add (rather than subtract) 1 Month and 6 Days to February 21, that calculates to March 27th.

The Perry County death record for John Woolever gives the death date of 21 February 1874, with a death place of Madison Twp., Perry Co., OH. It states he is 60 years old and born in New Jersey. It states he was a resident of Licking County and that he was Married at the time of death.

As of Fall 2019, we are including links to the PROBABLE children of this John Woolever, married to and divorced from Sarah "Sally" Ann Rush, and fathered 12 children with her. If anyone has any further evidence to prove or disprove this relationship, please contact me. Thank you.