William J. JAMISON b. 28 Oct 1843 Kilrea, Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland d. 7 Jun 1907 Guilford Twp., Monroe Co., IA: Some Jamesons

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Name William J. JAMISON

The surname spelling as "Jamison" was used at immigration and continued as such thereafter.

Associated names JAMISON , Jamason , JAMESON , Jamisone

Birth 28 Oct 1843 Kilrea, Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland

Alternate Birth Date: 1900 Iowa Census, Monroe Co., Guilford says, Jul 1844, as William's birth month and year.
Alternate birth date of 31 July 1844, County Derry, Ireland on a 1 Apr 1907, Military Pension Application [1, 2]

Christening Saint Patrick's Church of Ireland - Kilrea, Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland, [3, 4]

Gender Male

Immigration 1 May 1851 Philadelphia, PA [5]

Emigrated, with his parents and siblings, from Ulster, Ireland, by way of Liverpool, England aboard the ship "Philadelphia."

Census 1860 McClure, Allegheny Co., PA [6]

Inmate at a "House of Refuge;" one of sever hundred people of all ages, listed as "incorrigible"

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Age	BirthDate	Gender	Race	Occupation	BirthPlace
Image									Transcript
19	?	Wm	Jameson	17	abt 1843	Male	White		PA

Military 1861-1866 [7]

Civil War - Private, Company G, 5th West Virginia Calvary (originally 2nd Virginia Infantry)

Census 1870 Allegheny, Allegheny Co., PA, USA [8]

Residing as an inmate in the Western Penitentiary. Convicted, then sentenced in Allegheny Co. on Sept 27, 1866, for highway robbery and given a term of 5 years. His sentence was commuted on December 27, 1870. He was described as "Intemperate". This is assumed to be the correct William as he was the right age, the correct place of birth, recently (May 22, 1866) released from the Army and above all, entered on his prison record, under Marks: "Little finger on left hand crooked".

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Age	BirthDate	Gender	Race	Occupation	BirthPlace
Image									Transcript
29	?	William	Jameson	25	abt 1845	Male	White	Cabinet Maker	Ireland

Census 1880 Pleasant, Monroe Co., IA [9]

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother	Occupation
Image														Transcript
46	230	William	Jamison		Male	White	abt 1845	35	Married	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Coal Miner
47	230	Rosy	Jamison	Wife	Female	White	abt 1857	23	Married	IL	VT	OH	Keeps House
48	230	Philip	Jamison	Son	Male	White	abt 1876	4	Single	IA	Ireland	IL
49	230	Mary	Jamison	Daughter	Female	White	abt 1878	2	Single	IA	Ireland	IL
49	230	Mary	Jamison	Daughter	Female	White	abt 1878	2	Single	IA	Ireland	IL

Naturalization 28 Oct 1884 Wapello, Louisa Co. IA [10]

1884 US Naturalization Index Card for William Jamison (1843-1907)

Census 1885 Mantua, Monroe Co., IA [11]

Census 1900 Guilford Twp., Monroe Co., IA [12]

Immigration listed as in "1851"

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother	Immigration Year	Occupation
Image														Transcript
44	91	William	Jamison	Head	Male	White	Jul 1844	55	Married	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	1851	Coal Miner
45	91	L. R.	Jamison	Wife	Female	White	Jan 1857	43	Married	IL	VT	OH
46	91	Alexander	Jamison	Son	Male	White	Oct 1881	18	Single	IA	Ireland	IL		Coal Miner
47	91	Margaret	Jamison	Daughter	Female	White	May 1883	17	Single	IA	Ireland	IL
48	91	Rosa	Jamison	Daughter	Female	White	Dec 1885	14	Single	IA	Ireland	IL
49	91	Winnafred	Jamison	Daughter	Female	White	Sep 1897	12	Single	IA	Ireland	IL

Census 1905 Hiteman, Guilford Twp., Monroe Co., IA [13]

Occupation Coal Miner [9, 12, 14]

William Jamison Newspaper Article

William Jamison Newspaper Mining Story.

Death 7 Jun 1907 Guilford Twp., Monroe Co., IA [2, 15, 16]

William Jamison Newspaper Obituary

William Jamison Record of Death
The date of birth on this Death Record is listed as 1834, not the 1843 thought to be this William Jamison's birth date. However this same Death Record has the age at death as 63 years, which would compute from the date of death as born in 1843 as expected. It is thought that who ever created this Death Record most likely incorrectly transposed the numbers "4" and "3" creating an unfortunate and misleading mistake. NTW - several other contemporaneous records (including a newspaper obituary), all confirm the more familiar and correct dates. See more here.

William Jamison Newspaper Obituary

Burial Oakview Cemetery - Albia, Monroe Co., IA [17, 18]

Headstone - William J. Jamison (1843-1907)

Person ID I7519 Main | Descendants and families of William Jameson 1816-18??

Father	William Jameson, b. Abt 1816, Movanagher, Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland d. prb Pennsylvania
Mother	Jane Unknown, b. Abt 1816, Ireland d. prb Pennsylvania
Marriage	Abt 1838	prb Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland
Notes	There seems to be no trace of William or Jane Jameson, apart from the record of their 1851 arrival in Philadelphia. The only records of this family in America, appear to be in the 1860 Federal Census where returns exist for teenage sons, Jonathan, William and Alexander, all living north of Pittsburgh, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, each in separate households with other families. This suggests the parents are no longer around, possibly having died.
Documents		1851 ship "Philadelphia" passenger list - page 5
Worksheets		William & Jane Jameson's Worksheet
Family ID	F1247	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lucille Rosa Bloomfield, b. 28 Jan 1857, Adams Co., IL d. 21 Mar 1928, Marshalltown, Marshall Co., IA (Age 71 years)

Marriage 5 Dec 1874 Eddyville, Wapello Co., IA [1]

Children

+	1. William Philip Jamison, b. 19 Sep 1875, Ottumwa, Wapello Co., IA d. 3 Sep 1958, Fort Steilaccom, Pierce Co., WA (Age 82 years)
+	2. Maude E. Jamison, b. 27 Apr 1878, Coalfield, Monroe Co., IA d. 1981, WA (Age 102 years)
+	3. Mary Gertrude Jamison, b. 27 Apr 1878, Coalfield, Monroe Co., IA d. 28 Jun 1966, Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA (Age 88 years)
	4. Alexander Jamison, b. 2 Oct 1880, Fredric, Monroe Co., IA d. 4 May 1960, Seattle, King Co., WA (Age 79 years)
	5. Margurite Jamison, b. May 1883, IA d. Jun 1970, Albia, Monroe Co., IA (Age 87 years)
+	6. Rosa Ella Jamison, b. 1 Dec 1884, Conroy, Monroe Co., IA d. 26 Jan 1952, Omaha, Douglass Co., NE (Age 67 years)
	7. Winifred D. Jamison, b. 26 Sep 1887, Albia, Monroe Co., IA d. 7 Aug 1967, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX (Age 79 years)
	8. Neil Jamison, b. 1894, IA d. 6 Aug 1894, IA (Age 0 years)

Photos

William and Rosa Jamison and Family

Family ID F1250 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map Click to display

	Immigration - Emigrated, with his parents and siblings, from Ulster, Ireland, by way of Liverpool, England aboard the ship "Philadelphia." - 1 May 1851 - Philadelphia, PA
	Naturalization - 28 Oct 1884 - Wapello, Louisa Co. IA
	Burial - - Oakview Cemetery - Albia, Monroe Co., IA

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Issues & Analysis
An Issue with the Death Record for William Jamison
Was William Jamison's 1907 Death Record incorrect?

William Jamieson's Movanagher Property Claim?

Sources

[S32] Military Pension.
[S140] Newspaper: The Albia Union (Monroe, Iowa, USA), 11 Jun 1907.
[S35] Baptism.
Parish Records: Saint Patrick's Church of Ireland, Kilrea, Kilrea Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland, (Irish Family History Foundation (IFHF))
[S38] Sharon Kaye (Dukelow) Little.
IGI
[S90] Passenger List.
1851 ship "Philadelphia" passenger list
departed Liverpool - arrived 1 May 1851, Philadelphia
[S15] 1860 US Federal Census.
McClure, Allegheny Co., PA
[S139] History of the 5th West Virginia Cavalry, p.83.
[S16] 1870 US Federal Census.
Allegheny, Allegheny Co., PA
[S18] 1880 US Federal Census.
Pleasant, Monroe Co., IA
[S143] Immigration and Naturalization, 28 Oct 1884, vol.3, p/429.
[S6] Census Record, 1885 - Mantua, Monroe Co., IA.
[S112] 1900 US Federal Census .
Guilford, Monroe Co., IA
[S6] Census Record, 1905 - Hiteman, Guilford Twp., Monroe Co., IA.
http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1084&path=1905.Monroe.Guilford.36&sid=&gskw=
[S140] Newspaper: The Albia Union (Monroe, Iowa, USA), p.4.
26 Sep 1899
[S124] Iowa Cemetery Records, 1662-1999.
Monroe Co., IA
[S141] Newspaper: The Albia Republican (Monroe, Iowa, USA), 11 Jun 1907.
[S124] Iowa Cemetery Records, 1662-1999.
Oakview Cemetery - Albia, Monroe Co., IA
[S120] Find A Grave.
Find a Grave Memorial # 92077119