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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 1819 - 1904 (84 years)
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| Name |
Nelson Perkins Willey |
| Born |
5 Sep 1819 |
Prob., Fort Covington, New York, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
19 Mar 1904 |
Washburn, Wisconsin, USA |
| Person ID |
I38475 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
27 May 2001 |
| Family |
Mary P. Robinson, b. 5 Mar 1827, Milton, Vermont, USA , d. 5 May 1905, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
6 Jan 1849 |
Troy, Wisconsin, USA |
| Children |
| | 1. Charles Rockwell Willey, b. 18 Mar 1850, Mackford, Wautoma Co., Wisconsin, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. William Willey, b. 1852, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Calvin Lucien Willey, b. 6 Apr 1854, Plainfield, Wisconsin, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F13134 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Nelson was the son of Ambrose Rockwell and Elizabeth (Sanborn) Willey. He may have been born in Ogdensburg, New York.
He lived with his parents in Ogdensburg, New York until 1835, when he and his father and two brothers moved to Chicago with two teams and two wagons. At that time Chicago was only a small town and Nelson took up a homestead on a hay marsh on which the principal business section of the city of Chicago, The Loop, was later built. He lived there for two years during which time he drove a stage coach and carried the mail between Chicago and Galena, Illinois.
In 1837, he moved to Summit, near Milwaukee, after selling his homestead for $40. He was engaged in teaming work in his new location. After several years, he moved to Bever Dam, where he kept the famous "Buckhorn Tavern" for some time.
He then changed residence frequently until 1883, when he went to Bayfield and built the Island View Hotel and operated it for seven years. In his old age, he went to live with his son, C. L. Willey.
Nelson was a Methodist.
Nelson's marriage to Mary Robinson was his second. He had a daughter by his first marriage named Margaret.
References:
(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S.
Munroe - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 12-62-38-2 - p 338-339
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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