Susan (Miller) Woolley was born in December 1852 to Joseph and Mary Jane (Row) Miller. She was raised in Salt Lick Township in Perry County, Ohio where her father was a farmer.
Susan married Thomas Jefferson Woolley in Hocking County on August 25th, 1874. Jefferson Woolley also applied for the marriage license for Susan's sister, Mary Catharine Miller to be married to Jacob McDaniel.
The couple lived in New Straitsville in the 1880s and they were the parents of Minnie May, Joseph, Sylvia Susan, and Mary Elizabeth Woolley.
According to stories told by my grandmother and great aunt, Jefferson Woolley was a mean man who would fight at the drop of a hat. We also heard stories of how he would throw his wife out into the snow. This abuse alongside the death of their son Joseph is probably what caused Susan to go insane.
The probate judge issued the recommendation on November 30th, 1883 which was answered December 3rd, 1883 by the superintendent of the Athens Asylum. On December 7th, 1883, the sheriff acknowledged that he had conveyed Susan into the care of the Asylum. She would unfortunately never recover and spent nearly the next 37 years of her life there.
Susan died on April 7th, 1920; her death certificate listing her cause of death as Exhaustion due to Maniacal Excitement. For 95 years, she laid in Cemetery 2 only known as #453.
On Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, the Friends of the Athens Asylum Cemeteries in cooperation with the Allegra & Humphrey families helped to restore dignity to Susan by laying a marker in her memory.
We do not know what happened to Jefferson Woolley after Susan's commitment. He is missing from the 1900 census, so it is assumed that he died before.
Minnie May Woolley was married in 1891 and living with her husband Justus Thompson. Sylvia Woolley (my great grandmother) was living with her sister in the 1900 census until she married Edward Cable in 1903. Mary Elizabeth Woolley, the youngest daughter was raised by her aunt & uncle, the McDaniel family.
Susan married Thomas Jefferson Woolley in Hocking County on August 25th, 1874. Jefferson Woolley also applied for the marriage license for Susan's sister, Mary Catharine Miller to be married to Jacob McDaniel.
The couple lived in New Straitsville in the 1880s and they were the parents of Minnie May, Joseph, Sylvia Susan, and Mary Elizabeth Woolley.
According to stories told by my grandmother and great aunt, Jefferson Woolley was a mean man who would fight at the drop of a hat. We also heard stories of how he would throw his wife out into the snow. This abuse alongside the death of their son Joseph is probably what caused Susan to go insane.
The probate judge issued the recommendation on November 30th, 1883 which was answered December 3rd, 1883 by the superintendent of the Athens Asylum. On December 7th, 1883, the sheriff acknowledged that he had conveyed Susan into the care of the Asylum. She would unfortunately never recover and spent nearly the next 37 years of her life there.
Susan died on April 7th, 1920; her death certificate listing her cause of death as Exhaustion due to Maniacal Excitement. For 95 years, she laid in Cemetery 2 only known as #453.
On Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, the Friends of the Athens Asylum Cemeteries in cooperation with the Allegra & Humphrey families helped to restore dignity to Susan by laying a marker in her memory.
We do not know what happened to Jefferson Woolley after Susan's commitment. He is missing from the 1900 census, so it is assumed that he died before.
Minnie May Woolley was married in 1891 and living with her husband Justus Thompson. Sylvia Woolley (my great grandmother) was living with her sister in the 1900 census until she married Edward Cable in 1903. Mary Elizabeth Woolley, the youngest daughter was raised by her aunt & uncle, the McDaniel family.
Susan (Miller) Woolley was born in December 1852 to Joseph and Mary Jane (Row) Miller. She was raised in Salt Lick Township in Perry County, Ohio where her father was a farmer.
Susan married Thomas Jefferson Woolley in Hocking County on August 25th, 1874. Jefferson Woolley also applied for the marriage license for Susan's sister, Mary Catharine Miller to be married to Jacob McDaniel.
The couple lived in New Straitsville in the 1880s and they were the parents of Minnie May, Joseph, Sylvia Susan, and Mary Elizabeth Woolley.
According to stories told by my grandmother and great aunt, Jefferson Woolley was a mean man who would fight at the drop of a hat. We also heard stories of how he would throw his wife out into the snow. This abuse alongside the death of their son Joseph is probably what caused Susan to go insane.
The probate judge issued the recommendation on November 30th, 1883 which was answered December 3rd, 1883 by the superintendent of the Athens Asylum. On December 7th, 1883, the sheriff acknowledged that he had conveyed Susan into the care of the Asylum. She would unfortunately never recover and spent nearly the next 37 years of her life there.
Susan died on April 7th, 1920; her death certificate listing her cause of death as Exhaustion due to Maniacal Excitement. For 95 years, she laid in Cemetery 2 only known as #453.
On Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, the Friends of the Athens Asylum Cemeteries in cooperation with the Allegra & Humphrey families helped to restore dignity to Susan by laying a marker in her memory.
We do not know what happened to Jefferson Woolley after Susan's commitment. He is missing from the 1900 census, so it is assumed that he died before.
Minnie May Woolley was married in 1891 and living with her husband Justus Thompson. Sylvia Woolley (my great grandmother) was living with her sister in the 1900 census until she married Edward Cable in 1903. Mary Elizabeth Woolley, the youngest daughter was raised by her aunt & uncle, the McDaniel family.
Susan married Thomas Jefferson Woolley in Hocking County on August 25th, 1874. Jefferson Woolley also applied for the marriage license for Susan's sister, Mary Catharine Miller to be married to Jacob McDaniel.
The couple lived in New Straitsville in the 1880s and they were the parents of Minnie May, Joseph, Sylvia Susan, and Mary Elizabeth Woolley.
According to stories told by my grandmother and great aunt, Jefferson Woolley was a mean man who would fight at the drop of a hat. We also heard stories of how he would throw his wife out into the snow. This abuse alongside the death of their son Joseph is probably what caused Susan to go insane.
The probate judge issued the recommendation on November 30th, 1883 which was answered December 3rd, 1883 by the superintendent of the Athens Asylum. On December 7th, 1883, the sheriff acknowledged that he had conveyed Susan into the care of the Asylum. She would unfortunately never recover and spent nearly the next 37 years of her life there.
Susan died on April 7th, 1920; her death certificate listing her cause of death as Exhaustion due to Maniacal Excitement. For 95 years, she laid in Cemetery 2 only known as #453.
On Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, the Friends of the Athens Asylum Cemeteries in cooperation with the Allegra & Humphrey families helped to restore dignity to Susan by laying a marker in her memory.
We do not know what happened to Jefferson Woolley after Susan's commitment. He is missing from the 1900 census, so it is assumed that he died before.
Minnie May Woolley was married in 1891 and living with her husband Justus Thompson. Sylvia Woolley (my great grandmother) was living with her sister in the 1900 census until she married Edward Cable in 1903. Mary Elizabeth Woolley, the youngest daughter was raised by her aunt & uncle, the McDaniel family.
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