The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Mongo Carlisle
Birth28 Mar 1861, Knox, Ohio, USA
Death11 Feb 1941, Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA
Burial13 Feb 1941, Oak Grove Cemetery, Gambier, Knox County, Ohio, USA
FatherZachariah Carlisle (1830-1902)
MotherJennie Ann Colwill (1837-1919)
Misc. Notes
Name, date and place of birth, date of marriage, photo, date and place of death, date and place of burial, from a link to genealogical resources received from Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver, in an email dated 3 February 2023.
Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver 1907-1989.

Biography for William found on Find a Grave in February 2023:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34658972/william-mongo-carlisle
William M. Carlisle married Adelin M. Hanlen 28 May 1885. They had one child, Mary Olive b. 23 Oct 1887 in Gambier, OH. William did not move to KS with his family in the late 1870's but stayed in Ohio living with his uncle, William Oliver. William Carlisle became a successful farmer and was on the People's Bank Board of Directors in Gambier.

Entry in the 1870 USA Federal Census for the inhabitants of College Township in the County of Knox Ohio enumerated on 17th day of June 1870, and found in February 2023:
Name | Age | Sex | Color | Profession | Value of Real Estate | Value of Personal Estate | Place of Birth
William Oliver, 49, Male, White, Grocer, $10,000, $1,000, Born England, Father of Foreign Birth, Male Citizen of U.S.
Sophia Oliver, 48, Female, White, Born England
William Carlile, 9, Male, White, Domestic Servant, Born Ohio

Entry in the 1880 USA Federal Census for the inhabitants of College Township in the County of Knox Ohio enumerated on 10th day of June 1880, and found in February 2023:
Name | Color | Sex | Age | Relationship | Single | Married | Profession | Value of Real Estate | Value of Personal Estate | Place of Birth | Father Birthplace | Mother Birthplace
Oliver, William, White, M, 69, Married, Grocer, Can read, Cannot write, Born England, Father born England, Mother born England
Oliver, Sophia, White, F, 68, Wife, Married, Keeping House, Can read, Cannot write, Born England, Father born England, Mother born England
Carlisle, William M, White, M, 19, Grand Nephew, Farm Labourer, sick, Born Ohio, Father born Ohio, Mother born England [Born circa 1861]
Colwill, Minerva, White, F, 20, Grand Niece, Domestic Servant, sick, Born Ohio, Father born England, Mother born England [Born circa 1860]

Looking at the above 1870 and 1880 Censuses, William Mongo Carlisle lived with William and Sophia Oliver.
William Mongo Carlisle mother's (Jennie Ann Colwill) mother is Harriet Harris and is an older sister to Sophia Harris, wife of William Oliver (1810-1904).
Spouses
Birth12 May 1858, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Death30 Jan 1945, Gambier, Knox County, Ohio, USA
BurialOak Grove Cemetery, Gambier, Knox County, Ohio, USA
Marriage28 May 1885
ChildrenBaby 1 (1887-1887)
 Baby 2 (1887-1887)
 Mary Olive (1887-1967)
Last Modified 4 Feb 2023Created 6 Aug 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh