Louisa A. WILBUR

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan
• Census: 1860, Living with mother in Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan
• Census: 1920, Living with brother Noah W. in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee

Family/Spouse: George DAY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: George MOODY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living in Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan
• Occupation: 1850, Farmer

Notes:

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The Peebles Genealogy by Leslie Peebles, show Jeremiah Wilbur as the son of Nathaniel and Rosanna Wilbur. The Hall Genealogy has Jeremiah as the son of John Wilbur and Mary Barber. Until further research is done, I will be leaving him as the son of John Wilbur.

Soon after their marriage, Jeremiah and Sally Orissa Wilbur moved to Arkwright, Chat. Co., NY, where Jeremiah had purchased a 36 acre farm. They lived there for about 17 years and six of their eight children were born there. In 1842, Jeremiah in company with two of Sally O. Peebles' bros., William F., Jr. and Seth Peebles, moved by wagon train to Branch Co., Mich. Soon after this, we believe in 1843, William F. Peebles, Sr. and wife also moved to Branch Co., Mich., but they went by boat from Dunkirk to Detroit, and then by wagon to Quincy, Michigan. The Peebles families only lived a short time in Branch Co., Mich., and all had moved to Boone Co., Ill. before 1845 or 1846, when we find that Seth and his father had again moved to Green Co., Wisc. where they made their last settlement.

Jeremiah and Sally remained in Quincy, Mich. and both died there. After Jeremiah's death in 1856, Sally kept their farm until the children were all grown up when she sold it to her son, Hart J. Wilbur. Sally lived to be 92 yrs. old and was a fine Christian woman beloved by all who knew her.

Jeremiah Wilbur was a shoemaker as well as a farmer. He kept an account book from time of his marriage until his death in 1856. this covered the years from 1826 to 1842 in Arkwright and from 1842 to 1856 in Quincy, Mich. this book is now the property of Jeremiah's grd-son Jerry F.Wilbur, of St. Petersburg, Fla. Jerry loaned this interesting old book to the writer. It is quite an informative record of the old barter system where little money changed hands. Most accounts were paid in either labor or commodities.

From the records it appears that Jeremiah was something of an herb doctor, as well as shoemaker. There are several notations where he prepared his 'bitters' or 'tonic' for various of his neighbors. A list of the people with whom Jeremiah had dealings is rather an interesting study of the early settlers in Arkwright, NY..... Most shoes sold for about $1.25 per pair unless (you found the leather), in which case the cost was about .75 per pair for shoes..

Jeremiah married Sally Orissa PEEBLES in 1825 in Madison County, New York. Sally (daughter of William F. PEEBLES and Elizabeth RELIGH) was born on 26 Feb 1807 in Madison County, New York; died on 3 Feb 1898 in Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan; was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan
• Census: 1860, Living in Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan
• Census: 1870, Living with the James Woods family in Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan
• Census: 1880, Living with the Willis Marsh family in Quincy, Branch Co., Michigan