Major Willis (1897 - 1977)

Born 28 Feb 1897 in Blanchard, Sussex, Delaware, USA

Husband of Ruth E (Webb) Willis — married 14 Feb 1920 in Farmington, Kent, Delaware, United States

Died 14 Jan 1977 at age 79 in Milford, Kent, Delaware, USA

Biography

Major was born in 1897. Major James Willis ... He passed away in 1977.

Birth

1897. ^[1], ^[2]

Military

WW I Draft Registration ^[3]
WW II Draft Registration ^[4]

Marriage

First marriage; Spouse: Ruth E. Webb.
1920. ^[5]
Note: Occupation: Lumberman.
Note: Residence: Greenwood, Delaware.

Second marriage; Spouse: Mollie Elizabeth Pusey.
^[6]

Census Records

1900 - US ^[7]
Note: Surname spelled as Willie instead of Willis.
Note: Occupation: Not listed.
1910 - US ^[8]
Note: Occupation: Laborer - Home Farm.
1920 - US ^[9]
Note: Occupation: Laborer - Box and Basket factory.
1930 - US ^[10]
Note: Occupation: None.
1940 - US ^[11]
Note: Occupation: Flagmaster - Railroad.

Death

1977. ^[12], ^[2]
SSDI - ^[13]

Burial

~17 January 1977. ^[12]
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Milford, Kent County, Delaware, USA.
Plot: .
Find A Grave: Memorial #52666637. ^[14]

Research Notes

1. Father: James Willis. Source: Marriage record. ^[5], ^[2]
   
2. Mother: Lena Willis. Source: Marriage record. ^[5], ^[2]
   

Sources

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1. ↑ .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: #OR01 LDS Pedigree Resource File.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFL-BS2 : 12 December 2014), James Willis, 1917-1918; citing Kent County, Delaware, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,570,621.
4. ↑ .
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3S6-HNL : 3 December 2014), Major J. Willis and Ruth E. Webb, 14 Feb 1920; citing Farmington, Kent, Delaware, Hall of Records, Dover; FHL microfilm 2,025,080.
6. ↑ .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M31T-YN2 : accessed 20 June 2018), Major M Willie in household of Arthur J Hamilton, Northwest Fork Hundred (north part), Sussex, Delaware, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 99, sheet 6A, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,157.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVVG-9HK : accessed 29 May 2017), Major Willis in household of Arthur J Hamilton, Representative District 2, Sussex, Delaware, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 105, sheet 12A, family 210, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 148; FHL microfilm 1,374,161.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW5-9HR : accessed 20 June 2018), Major J Hamilton in household of Austin J Hamilton, Greenwood, Sussex, Delaware, United States; citing ED 181, sheet 5B, line 78, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 200; FHL microfilm 1,820,200
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CH4M-ZN2 : accessed 20 June 2018), Major J Hamilton in household of Arthur J Hamilton, District 02, Sussex, Delaware, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 13A, line 32, family 278, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 291; FHL microfilm 2,340,026.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZK-G91 : accessed 21 June 2018), Major J Willis, Seaford, Representative District 3, Sussex, Delaware, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-13, sheet 15B, line 41, family 288, 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 547.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} .
13. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTDM-9N5 : 20 May 2014), Major Willis, Jan 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
14. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKY-W6MQ : 13 December 2015), Major James Willis, 1977; Burial, Milford, Kent, Delaware, United States of America, Odd Fellows Cemetery; citing record ID 52666637.

Other Resources

OR01 Pedigree Resource File. "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:M1SQ-X7V : accessed 20 June 2018), entry for Major James Willis; file (2:2:2:MM9R-84P), submitted 26 May 1999 by cwillis2704219. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

Acknowledgments