William Jeremiah Stillwell Sr. (1888 - 1959)

Born 14 Jul 1888 in Dodd City Township, Marion, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Stella (Waltmann) Stillwell — married 23 Dec 1915 in Marion County, Arkansas.

Died 22 Feb 1959 at age 70 in Stockton, San Joaquin California, USA

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Biography

William Stillwell Sr. has English ancestors.

William Stillwell Sr. was an Arkansan.

William was a Miner.

William was a Factory Worker.

William Stillwell Sr. was a Californian.

William was born in 1888 in Dodd City Township, Marion, Arkansas, United States. He is the son of Virgil and Anna Stillwell.

William married Stella Waltmann (Stillwell) (1888 -1930) on 23 Dec. 1915 in Marion County, Arkansas. The couple had at least two children.^[1] Their names are William Jeremiah Stillwell, Jr. (1918-1937) and Newell William Stillwell (1919-2000). After Stella's death in 1930, her remains were buried in Citizens Cemetery, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA.^[2]

At age 28, on 5 June 1917, he registered for the World War I Draft. At that time, he worked as a miner. The draft registration record shows his date of birth as 14 Jul. 1888, whereas the burial information specifies 14 Jul 1887. Of the two sources, only one was available to William to correct if wrong. William cited "bad teeth" as a reason to be exempt from the draft.

By 1920, at age 31, he was working as a machinist in a factory.^[3] Evidently, he was the only member of the household who was working.

William applied for Social Security on 16 Jul 1953. ^[4] His birth date here is listed as 14 Jul 1888.

William Died of coronary insufficiency on 22 Feb 1959 in Stockton, San Joaquin California, USA.^[5]

His remains are buried in the Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA; Plot: Block 10A.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ William Jeremiah Stillwell, Find-a-grave [1]
2. ↑ Stella Waltmann (Stillwell) (1888 -1930) Find-a-grave [2]
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch [3] entered Fri Nov 10 11:31:58 UTC 2023, Entry for Virgil Stillwell and Anna Stillwell, 1920.
4. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch [4] entered 11 February 2023, William Jerry Stillwell, .
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", FamilySearch [5] entered Sun Oct 15 13:16:31 UTC 2023, Entry for William J Stillwell and Virgil Stillwell, 22 Feb 1959.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [6] entered 4 August 2020; William Jeremiah Stillwell; Burial, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States of America, Stockton Rural Cemetery; citing record ID 18832756, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
7. ↑ William Jeremiah Stillwell, Find-a-grave [7]

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch [8] accessed 9 March 2016, William Jeremiah Stillwell, 1917-1918; citing Marion County, Arkansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,530,477.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch [9] entered 26 November 2014, William J Stillwell, b. 14 Jul 1887 Arkansas; d. 22 Feb 1959; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQRR-KQT : accessed 9 March 2016), W. J. Stillwell and Stella Waltman, 23 Dec 1915; citing Marion Co., Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,031,102.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", FamilySearch [10] entered Sun Oct 15 13:16:31 UTC 2023, Entry for William J Stillwell and Virgil Stillwell, 22 Feb 1959.
• "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch [11] entered Fri Nov 10 11:31:58 UTC 2023, Entry for Virgil Stillwell and Anna Stillwell, 1920.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [12] entered 4 August 2020; William Jeremiah Stillwell; Burial, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States of America, Stockton Rural Cemetery; citing record ID 18832756, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• William Jeremiah Stillwell, Find-a-grave [13]