Gladys (Warren) Willis (1896 - 1974)

Born 17 May 1896 in Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Bocock Willis Sr. — married 21 Dec 1917 (to 28 Dec 1923) in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 24 May 1974 at age 78 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas,, United States

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Biography

Gladys was born in 1896. She passed away in 1974.

Marriage

On December 28, 1923, Richard and Gladys were divorced in Comanche County, Oklahoma when Richard was stationed at Fort Sill, Comanche County.

On December 4, 1926, Gladys married Lynwood Baldwin Jackson. The following is from the marriage certificate: "I Hereby Certify, That on this 4th day of December One Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty six at Frederick, Md., L. Baldwin Jackson and Gladys Warren Willis were by me united in marriage in accordance with the License issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick County, in the State of Maryland. Signed by U. C. Royal, Baptist Minister."

According to a note that was in Gladys's possession, she and Lynwood separated in early Spring, 1930. Later in the year they were divorced.

Sources

• Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card EL 39,945 A, Issued 31 Dec 1968.

• Death Certificate, Nueces County, Texas; Certificate Number 45114: Gladys W Willis.

• Marriage License No. 3293, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/80180901/gladys-willis : accessed 12 May 2021), memorial page for Gladys Warren Willis (17 May 1896–24 May 1974), Find A Grave: Memorial #80180901} citing Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Paula Ledford Waller (contributor 47273300).