Oliver Cromwell Wing 1826 – 1895

Oliver Cromwell Wing Headstone
Oliver Wing Family Headstones
Oliver Wing Family Headstones

Ancestry: William Wing;  Lemuel Jesse Wing, Rev War;  Nathaniel Wing;  Ebenezer Wing;  Nathaniel Wing, KP War;  Stephen Wing;  John Wing, Rev.

Born: May 10, 1826 in Pocasset Ma.

  • Father: William Wing; (1790 – 1835) (Lemuel Jesse Wing, Rev War & Mercy Gray)
  • Mother: Mary (–); (1796 – 1884)

Died: August 23, 1895 in Pocasset Ma. at 69 yrs, 3 mos, 13 d.

  • Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area A

Occupation: Farmer, Painter, Pocasset Station Agent.

Where Lived: Off Lantern Lane in Pocasset Ma.( now part of Pocasset Golf Course).

Oliver Cromwell Wing

Married: May 29, 1850 in Pocasset Ma. by James D. Butler.

Children: 9

  • 1. Clara Augusta Wing Hoxie Landers; (January 31, 1851 – April 13, 1923); Married (1) George Albert Hoxie (1850 – 1874) (George Fox Hoxie & Olive Patten) in Sandwich Ma. on March 11, 1873 & married (2) David H. Landers (1851 – 1909) (Joseph Landers & Mary D. Baker) in Bourne Ma. on November 25, 1886; David married (1) Achsah M. Hallett (1856 – 1881) (Freeman Hallett & Martha Howland Fisher) on February 1, 1877; Clara, George & David are in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 2. Alice Frances Wing Baker; (September 20, 1852 – August 5, 1938); Married Joshua Howes Baker (1842 – 1919) (Hiram F. Baker & Rebecca Howes) in Cataumet Ma. on April 23, 1875; Alice & Joshua are in Oakland Grove Cemetery in Bourne Ma.
  • 3. Betsey Ophelia Wing; (April 11, 1855 – February 4, 1862); Betsey died at 6 yrs. & is buried in Cataumet Cemetery with her parents.
  • 4. William Byron Wing;(October 17, 1857 – January 4, 1929); Married Clara Lurena Hildreth (1860 – 1920) (Moses Hildreth & Lurena Amanda Whitcomb) in Northboro Ma. on April 26, 1881; They had 10 children.
  • 5. Mary Hinckley Wing Benson; (February 28, 1860 – April 1, 1943); Married Eugene Ward Benson (1870 – 1954) (Isaac Benson & Martha Ann Swift) in Boston Ma. on November 24, 1897; They lived at 67 Red Brook Harbor Rd. in Cataumet Ma..
  • 6. Lucy E. Wing; (June 30, 1862 – May 12, 1891); Unmarried; Lucy died at 28 yrs, 11 mos. & is buried in Cataumet Cemetery with her parents.
  • 7. George Chester Wing; (June 26, 1864 – March 15, 1918); Married Bertha May Crouch (1864 – 1933) (Edward Crouch & Bridget (–)) in Brockton Ma. on September 27, 1885. They lived in Brockton Ma. & they are buried in Wendell Cemetery in Holbrook Ma..
  • 8. Annie Elise Wing Lea; (October 17, 1866 – November 20, 1935); Married Howard Fairfax Lea (1866 – 1938) (William Gabriel Randolph Lea & Louise Longstreet Nash) in Washington D. C. on October 12, 1897; They lived most of their married life in Kansas City Mo.; Annie & Howard are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 9. Lester Waldo Wing; (December 24, 1871 – July 23, 1938); Married Mabel Howland Gibbs (1875 – 1969) (Phineas Gibbs, Jr. & Emma Corey Crowell) in Cataumet Ma. on December 17, 1902; Lester & Mabel had 1 child; They are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
Home of Oliver and Delilah Wing; L to R, Lester (with horse), Oliver (foreground) and 3 women