Wiley was born in 1840 in Tennessee, the son of William Blount Redden and Mary Walker.
He died on 16 Feb 1877 in Callaway County, Missouri.
His wife was Mary Jane Level, who he married in 1867 in Missouri . Their only known child was George William (1868-1951).
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Birth | 1840 |
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Death | 16 FEB 1877 |
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Census | 29 OCT 1850 |
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Census | 23 AUG 1870 |
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Burial | FEB 1877 |
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Note 1
Wiley S. Redden was the son of William Redden of North Carolina. He married Mary Jane Level in 1867 in Missouri. They had 6 children together, with 3 dying in infancy: George W., Samuel G., Charles A., Mary E., Infant, and Infant. Wiley passed away at the age of 47 years old due to blood poisoning. This was from the wounds he had received as a soldier. He fought for the Union during the Civil War. He was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg and was also incarcerated in Andersonville prison during the war. (Information obtained from History of Southeast Missouri by Robert Sidney Douglass, p.627).
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1870 U.S. Federal Census -St. Aubert's Twp., Callaway, County, Missouri -Series: M593, Roll: 764, Page: 461
Wiley S. Redden...30, Male, White, Farmer, TN
Mary J...20, Female, White, Keeps House, MO
George W...2, Male, White, MO
George Palmer...?, Male, Black, Home Servant, MO
James Redden...23, Male, White, Farm Laborer, TN
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George William Redden 23 July 1868-18 May 1951 St Louis
Worked as a photographer; died of cerebral arteriosclerosis.
Information was taken from his death certificate available as a pdf at Missouri Digital Heritage:
http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1951/1951_00018498.PDF
Obit for his mother, Mary Jane Level Redden Douglass: Per ancestry's newspapers: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), August 28, 1926, Saturday, page 6: Douglass--Entered into rest at residence of son, George W. Redden of 1361 Blackstone Avenue, Mary Jane Douglass, dear mother of George W. Charles A. and Samuel G. Redden dear sister of Mrs. Delores McQueen and Mrs. J. R. Shelby. Remains at Drehman & Harral new chapel, 1905 Union Boulevard until 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 28. Interment at Mokane, MO.
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146826633