From Arley Meadows on 07/01/2016: Justus, or Justice, Willey was born about 1825 in Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia) to Eber Willey and Rebecca Maddy Willey. Few records exist but it is known that he enlisted in the army (Company I, 4th Tennessee Infantry) in Tazewell, Tennessee on September 16, 1847 to fight in the war with Mexico, enlisting for the “duration of war.” He was mustered in on September 28, 1847 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He mustered out on July 31, 1848 in Memphis, Tennessee. During the course of the war he was wounded in the head and in the thigh. The head wound resulted in him being committed to the Western State Lunatic Asylum in Staunton, Virginia in October of 1852. He died there April 29, 1856 from the thigh wound received in the war; it had never healed and had abscessed. He was in the Asylum for a total of 3 years, 6 months, and 7 days.
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Source: Library of Virginia
Western Sate Hospital Collection
Series VI. Patient Records, 1826-1996
Box 79 Folder 10 Volume 247
Title: Admission Register (#1-2160), 1828-1868
No. & (Line): 1160 (10)
First Name: Justice
Last Name: Wiley
Occupation: Dentist
Admission Date: 1852/10/22
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Year of Birth: (Calculated): 1825
Social Relations: Single
Nativity: Virginia
Residence: Monroe (now WV)
No. Attacks: 1
Supposed Cause: Blow on head
Duration: 4 years
Complexion: Fair
Hair: Light
Eyes: Blue
Date of Death: 1856/04/29
In Residence: 3y 6m 7d
Progress: Unimproved
No. of Prev. Admission:
Remarks: Death from abscess of thigh
Contributed by: VAtraveler #48002292
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Source: Library of Virginia
Western Sate Hospital Collection
Series VI. Patient Records, 1826-1996
Box 79 Folder 10 Volume 247
Title: Admission Register (#1-2160), 1828-1868
No. & (Line): 1160 (10)
First Name: Justice
Last Name: Wiley
Occupation: Dentist
Admission Date: 1852/10/22
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Year of Birth: (Calculated): 1825
Social Relations: Single
Nativity: Virginia
Residence: Monroe (now WV)
No. Attacks: 1
Supposed Cause: Blow on head
Duration: 4 years
Complexion: Fair
Hair: Light
Eyes: Blue
Date of Death: 1856/04/29
In Residence: 3y 6m 7d
Progress: Unimproved
No. of Prev. Admission:
Remarks: Death from abscess of thigh
Contributed by: VAtraveler #48002292
Contact for JPG image of register page
From Arley Meadows on 07/01/2016: Justus, or Justice, Willey was born about 1825 in Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia) to Eber Willey and Rebecca Maddy Willey. Few records exist but it is known that he enlisted in the army (Company I, 4th Tennessee Infantry) in Tazewell, Tennessee on September 16, 1847 to fight in the war with Mexico, enlisting for the “duration of war.” He was mustered in on September 28, 1847 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He mustered out on July 31, 1848 in Memphis, Tennessee. During the course of the war he was wounded in the head and in the thigh. The head wound resulted in him being committed to the Western State Lunatic Asylum in Staunton, Virginia in October of 1852. He died there April 29, 1856 from the thigh wound received in the war; it had never healed and had abscessed. He was in the Asylum for a total of 3 years, 6 months, and 7 days.
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Source: Library of Virginia
Western Sate Hospital Collection
Series VI. Patient Records, 1826-1996
Box 79 Folder 10 Volume 247
Title: Admission Register (#1-2160), 1828-1868
No. & (Line): 1160 (10)
First Name: Justice
Last Name: Wiley
Occupation: Dentist
Admission Date: 1852/10/22
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Year of Birth: (Calculated): 1825
Social Relations: Single
Nativity: Virginia
Residence: Monroe (now WV)
No. Attacks: 1
Supposed Cause: Blow on head
Duration: 4 years
Complexion: Fair
Hair: Light
Eyes: Blue
Date of Death: 1856/04/29
In Residence: 3y 6m 7d
Progress: Unimproved
No. of Prev. Admission:
Remarks: Death from abscess of thigh
Contributed by: VAtraveler #48002292
Contact for JPG image of register page
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Source: Library of Virginia
Western Sate Hospital Collection
Series VI. Patient Records, 1826-1996
Box 79 Folder 10 Volume 247
Title: Admission Register (#1-2160), 1828-1868
No. & (Line): 1160 (10)
First Name: Justice
Last Name: Wiley
Occupation: Dentist
Admission Date: 1852/10/22
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Year of Birth: (Calculated): 1825
Social Relations: Single
Nativity: Virginia
Residence: Monroe (now WV)
No. Attacks: 1
Supposed Cause: Blow on head
Duration: 4 years
Complexion: Fair
Hair: Light
Eyes: Blue
Date of Death: 1856/04/29
In Residence: 3y 6m 7d
Progress: Unimproved
No. of Prev. Admission:
Remarks: Death from abscess of thigh
Contributed by: VAtraveler #48002292
Contact for JPG image of register page
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