William Cromwell - Gould Rock Cemetery, Adams County, WI

The tombstone for William Cromwell is alone. There are no other members of the Cromwell family in this cemetery. According to the marker, William was 5 years and 10 months when he died 6 February 1856, and was the son of O. L. and S. Cromwell.[1]

​Attempting to trace William's parents, an Oliver Cromwell and wife Sophrona were enumerated in Linwood, Portage County, Wisconsin in 1860.[2] Following this family through the 1850-1880 censuses results in a small family with all sons.[3]

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1850, Copake, Columbia County, New York

1860, Linwood, Portage County, Wisconsin

1870, Madison, Jones County, Iowa

1880, Wyoming, Jones County, Iowa

Looking at the 1850 census, a son being born after 1 June 1850 would easily slot into that household. Unfortunately, very few records from Adams County, Wisconsin have been microfilmed.

​I will keep working at this one.

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[1] Find A Grave, database with images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 September 2019), memorial 116787554, William Cromwell ( -1856), Gould Rock Cemetery, Grand Marsh , Adams County, Wisconsin; gravestone photograph added by Janet Marie (48008518).
[2] 1860 U.S. census, Portage County, Wisconsin, population schedule, Linwood, p. 68 (written), dwelling 544, family 492, Oliver S Cromwell household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2019), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1426.
[3] 1850 U. S. census, Columbia County, New York, pop. sch. Copake, p. 132 (stamped), p. 264 (written), dwelling 1799, family 1799, Oliver Cromwell household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2019), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 491; also 1870 U. S. census, Jones County, Iowa, pop. sch. Madison, p. 7 (written), p. 121 (stamped), dwelling 118, family 120, F. D. Cromwell household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2019), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 401; also 1880 U.S. census, Jones County, Iowa, pop. sch. Wyoming, sheet 16D (written), p. 392 (stamped on following page), dwelling 68, family 68, Freedom Cromwell household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2019), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 348.