John Byrd Willis (1927 - 1983)

Born 13 Sep 1927 in Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States

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Died 21 Jan 1983 at age 55 in Maplewood, Essex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

John Byrd Willis^[1] was born on September 13, 1927^[2], in Orange, New Jersey, the child of Richard Willis^[3] and Elizabeth Harris^[4]. He married Anne Hunter on September 12, 1954. They had one child during their marriage. He died on January 21, 1983^[5], in Maplewood, New Jersey, at the age of 55, and was buried in Toms River, New Jersey.

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1. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Url: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/2441/records/13531259
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFL-7DQ : 5 December 2014), John B Willis, enlisted 12 Sep 1946, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4DN-8BW : accessed 6 February 2019), John Willis in household of Richard L Willis, Maplewood, Essex, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 491, sheet 8B, line 78, family 184, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1331; FHL microfilm 2,341,066.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4RM-C4H : 15 March 2018), John B Willis in household of Richard Willis, Maplewood Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-208, sheet 4B, line 80, family 94, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2336.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRQR-Q28 : 20 May 2014), John Willis, Jan 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).