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Emily Amanda Rockwell Marriage # 3 Married : about 1856, California Husband: William Woolsey
Information courtesy of, Mr. & Mrs. John Tyrrell, Tucson, AZ
The following story was told to me by a descendent from this marriage - Reva Andreason who is now deceased.
Woolsey was apparently accused of horse thievery and a posse came to the house looking for him. Emily hid her husband and went to the door and told them he was not there. Then she dressed him up in her clothes and he left the house disguised as a woman. That was the last they ever saw or heard of him - either he made his escape and went into permanent hiding or met his demise via the lynching party, as that was the penalty in those days for horse thievery.
Children
1 William Richard Woolsey (later known as William or “Bill” Tyrrell) Born: 29 June 1857, Place: Niles (Alameda or Oakland Cty) CA Married: 28 January 1889 in Eureka, Tintic County, Utah (Later divorced) Died: 25 Jan. 1937 , in Hopland, Vallejo, California Spouse: Celia Hanson Allen
2 Lucy B. Woolsey - also known as Lulu Tyrrell Born: 18 May 1860, in Alameda County, CA Married: date & place unknown, but surmise it was around 1880 in Nevada or California - possibly San Francisco area as her husband was listed in the 1886 San Francisco Directory as John W. Stuart, Druggist, SE cor. Leavenworth & Eddy (Film #1033929), 1887-88 Directory - John W. Stuart, Druggist, SE corner 24th and Church (Film #1000846) , 1890 Directory - John W. Stuart - residence 1425 Valencia business 1001 Church (Film #100724 - I question film No. Died: 27 March 1899 in, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah (buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery) Spouse: John W. Stuart
Children of William Richard Woolsey (or Tyrrell)
1 Juanita Cecelia Tyrrell Born: 6 January 1889, in Lake Shore, Utah County, Utah Married: 22 December 1909 Died: 21 February 1943 Spouse: Edward T. Williams
2 Oren Porter Tyrrell Born: 12 January 1892, in Lake Shore, Utah County, Utah Married: 2 May 1914 Died: 6 March 1975, in Spanish Fork, Utah Spouse: Ida Ottesen |
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Letter written by, Emily Tyrrell to her son Willie
San Francisco - Oct. 4, 1887 - Address at that time: 808 21 Street, San Francisco, Ca. “My Dear Son, Willie - - Its some time ago I got a letter from you, a rather queer one it was to, especially to write to a mother. I am glad to tell you I am pretty well for an old lady as I am, and your sister is getting well slowly but sure, I hope. Mr. Tyrell your father is still out in Utah working like a dog - but it won’t last long I hope. I am getting very tired living this way. I wonder what would become of me if I had to depend on any one of my children to care for me as (my own?) mother does. I guess it would be a poor house I would get to have. Well, I hope I shall never be obliged to call on any of you. I have had two letters from Bell, your step daughter - one I answered, the other I have not as I do not understand it at all. I shall not answer it either. I have no business to transact with her or her husband. She asks in her letter if I got an agreement to sign as there was one sent to me and when I got it I was to answer it immediately. She must think I am made of money. Ah no. As to letting her husband have your share of horses now as he has got a ranch to put them on - what does he take me for. If he never gets a horse till I give him on he will never get one. Now Willie, I do not know what you or the rest of my children think, do you want to kill me or have me done away so you can get the last things I have. It looks like it. I will tell you as I have done before - when I am gone you will have your share of what I have, as I did of what my father left me. Till then I need all I have to take care of myself with. When I was no older than you are I worked hard and took care of four children, and now you can’t take care of yourself as long as you are well, and when you are not then if I can I will do for you, but for no one else. “Henry is mad at me because he didn’t get his share set aside for him and Charley is bucking because he can’t do with me as he pleases. I guess if I did not have a horse I would be forgot by you all. I hope you found a good piece of land on lost river as that is where Bell said you and her husband had gone. If it is a good place, I wish you would write Henry and have him go up and take up a piece of land as he is so dissatisfied where he is. You tell Bell to write to him for ____ money and make him pay her. He has worked all summer and ought to have money for ______. “Now Willie, I want you to write to me a good letter for I do not believe you told Bell to write me such a letter as I got. “I am going to see you next year and if that is good country I may settle with you. It will be so nice to have (grandsons?). So love to you all. “Lulu sends best love to you. Says she hopes to see you one of these days. Until I hear from you - - Your ever loving Mother.
E. A. Tyrrell 808 21 St., San Francisco, California
“I think I shall go out to Mr. Tyrrell next month as I am lonesome without him.”
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