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William Waring

William Waring

Male 1825 - 1916  (91 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has 12 ancestors and 36 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Waring 
    Birth 3 Sep 1825  Dorstone, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Dec 1916  Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Initiatory (LDS) 15 May 1941  LOGAN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID LLQF-KML 
    Burial Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I47001  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father John Waring,   b. 20 Nov 1803, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1884, Dorstone, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Catherine Carver,   b. 23 Dec 1803, Dorstone, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1879, Dorstone, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jul 1825  Peterchurch, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Frances Blackshaw,   b. 7 Jun 1837, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1879, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 22 Oct 1853  St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Maria E Waring,   b. 25 Aug 1854, Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1893, Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     2. Emma Waring,   b. 8 Aug 1856, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1873, Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     3. John William Wareing,   b. 25 Nov 1858, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1933, Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     4. James Edward Waring,   b. 16 May 1860, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1863, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     5. George Henry Waring,   b. 27 Feb 1861, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1936, Lovell, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     6. Katie Wareing,   b. 27 Mar 1865, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1899, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     7. Alice B Waring,   b. 30 Oct 1867, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1876, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 8 years)
     8. Robert Washington Waring,   b. 22 Feb 1870, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1963, Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    +9. Joseph Grant Wareing,   b. 9 Jul 1872, Johnson, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1942, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     10. Berdie Wareing,   b. 20 Dec 1878, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1879, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     11. Elizabeth F Waring,   b. 8 Oct 1880, Berdan, Greene, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1881, Macoupin, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F17920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Sep 1825 - Dorstone, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Oct 1853 - St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Dec 1916 - Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 15 May 1941 - LOGAN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • William Waring (Wareing) lived in Barr, Macoupin County, Illinois, f r o m a bout 1877 into the early 1880s. He was born in Dorstone, Hereford sh ir e, E ngland, Sept. 3, 1825, and emigrated to the United States wit h hi s h alf-b rother, John Carver, aboard the Josiah Bradlee. They arriv ed 1 8 Ap r 185 0 in New Orleans and Completed the journey to St. Louis , Misso uri, by riv erboat.

      William married Elizabeth Frances Blackshaw on Oct. 22, 1853 in St. Lo u i s. She had been born Jun. 7, 1837, in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, Engla nd . T hey moved to Knob Noster City, Johnson County, Missouri, where th e i r firs t two daughters, Marie and Emma, were born in 1854 and 1856. T h e y returne d to St. Louis for the birth of John William in 1858. By t h e 18 60 census, recorded as Warren, they were in Montgomery County, Mis so uri, living ne ar Elizabeth's siblings. Sometime before 1870 they move d t o B erdan, Green e County, Illinois, to farm, also with Elizabeth's s ibli ngs. They added c hildren James Edward 1860, George Henry 1861, Kati e 186 5, Alice 1867, Rob ert Washington 1870, and Joseph Grant 1877. Hann ah Be l l was born in 187 8 in Palmyra, Macoupin County, Illinois. The la st two , Berdie and Elizabe th F., were born in Berdan. Elizabeth went ba ck t o b e with her family the re for the births. She died there of Child bed f eve r Nov. 12, 1879.

      A grieving William buried his wife and five of their twelve children ( E m m a, James Edward, Alice, Berdie, and Elizabeth F.) in Hickory Grov e Ce me te ry, Greene County, Illinois, before leaving the area with hi s young e r chi ldren to join his half brother in the West. The older chi ldren re ma ined i n Macoupin County and nearby communities. Marie Warein g marrie d Mi chael H. Waltrip (b. 1852) on Oct 10 1893, and had at leas t three Ch ildr en: Eva, Reno, and Catharine. John William Wareing marrie d Celestin e Dep oir Besa nceney on Feb 13, 1887, and had four children : Gracie, Fre derick, Martha, and Mildred. George Henry Waring married Em ma S. Stratto n an d lived i n Oklahoma. Katie Waring married Robert Coll ier and live d in Ka nsas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

      The younger surviving children, Robert Washington Waring, Joseph Gra n t W a reing, and Hannah Bell Waring chose Idaho as their home. RW, wh o li ve d t o be 94, married first, Emma Knight, then Rosetta Lillie Blac k Chr ist ians en, and finally Sarah Jane "Jennie" Hales Shenton. Josep h Gran t marr ied R oseltha Porter, and Hannah Bell married Peter Johnson .

      William Waring was described by his niece, Maude Carver MdCamant , a s a " c hunky, short man with grey hair, who smiled a lot." His daugh te r Anni e li ved with him. He lived out his days in a little two-room h ous e in Pl ain C ity, Utah, where he was returned for burial after his d eat h in Blac kfoot, Idaho, on Dec. 10, 1916. He apparently died at the h om e of his so n, Jos eph Grant Wareing.

      Note: His name and those of his descendants is spelled variously, wi t h a n d without the "e," throughout the records.--Jerry B. Cowley

      Summary of Name Variations:Waring on English records
      Warren on Montgomery County Missouri census in 1860
      Werring on Greene County Illinois census in 1870
      Wareing on family plot at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Greene Co., Ilinois
      Warring on Macoupin County Illinois census in 1880
      Family markers in Greene County Illinois spelled Wareing
      His tombstone spelled Waring
      Son Robert Washington used Waring spelling
      Son Joseph Grant used Wareing variant