George W. Wisecarver and Priscilla Barnes

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Husband George W. Wisecarver ¹

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           Born: 22 Jul 1813 - Whiteley Twp, Greene Co, PA 1
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         Father: George Wisecarver (1756-      ) 1
         Mother: Catharine Orndorf (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1 May 1843 2

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Wife Priscilla Barnes ²

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         Father: Jacob Barnes (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Phoebe Crayne (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Nancy Wisecarver ²

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         Spouse: Norman Worley (      -      ) 2

         Spouse: Maj. Benjamin Herrington (      -      ) 2

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2 F Caroline Wisecarver ²

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         Spouse: Amos A. Allison (      -      ) 2

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3 M Frank P. Wisecarver ²

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4 M Timothy J. Wisecarver ²

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5 F Margaret M. Wisecarver ²

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         Spouse: Jesse Wise (      -      ) 2

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6 F Virginia Wisecarver ²

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7 F Phoebe J. Wisecarver ²

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8 F Elizabeth Wisecarver ²

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General Notes: Husband - George W. Wisecarver

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His early life was spent with his parents on the farm in Whiteley Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, and on account of the thinly settled country his opportunities for an education were very limited, and he received but four months' schooling. His father did not succeed in accumulating very much of this world's goods, and was obliged to have his children raised by strangers. At the age of sixteen George started out in life for himself, and succeeded so well that at one time he was the owner of 4,000 acres of good land in Greene County, the most of which he divided with his family. It was very interesting to hear Mr. Wisecarver relate the many things that have transpired from the time he did his first day's work in the county for himself, up to the end of his life, when he was among the wealthiest men of Greene County. The pay for the first day's work was a fish-hook, but he soon found employment by the month at very low wages, and for his first month's work received from his employer, Samuel Nelson, one pair of shoes valued at $1.50. At that time $4 was considered good pay for a month's work. Mr. Wisecarver learned the cooper's trade, which he followed in connection with his farming. Most of the time for twelve years he worked eighteen hours out of every twenty-four, and for seven years he made enough at night at his trade to pay two men for their work through the next day. In 1843 he bought a farm of 210 acres in Washington Township. In 1849 his shop and coopering tools were destroyed by fire. After this he devoted most of his time to farming, dealing in real estate and raising live stock. In 1854 he went to Iowa and entered 2,000 acres of land. In 1857 he bought 330 acres more in Greene County, and in the same year he traded his land in Iowa for 500 acres in Richhill Township, Greene County, giving the difference in cash. He traded most of his land in Iowa for land in Pennsylvania. He added many acres to these purchases, and cleared over 1,000 acres in Greene County. Mr. Wisecarver, like the majority of business men, had his share of bad luck, and paid over $45,000 for security and otherwise, from which he derived but little benefit; but being a believer in pluck rather than luck, he succeeded notwithstanding his losses.

1 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 715.

2 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 716.

3 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 685.