Willis Cole Burwell (1887 - 1944)

Born 10 Nov 1887 in Milan, Sullivan, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Olivia Cleveland (Hanks) Porter — married 18 May 1904 in Linn, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1944 at age 56 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Willis was born in 1887. He was the son of Marion Burwell and Martha Gable.

Willis lived with his parents and siblings in Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, United States.

He married Olivia Cleveland Hanks on 18 May 1904 at Linn, Missouri, United States.

His mother passed away in 1916 and his father Marion lived with him up until his death in 1919.

US Census Date 1920: Living with his wife and two sons in Milan Ward 3, Sullivan, Missouri, United States. Aged 40.

Occupation: Real Estate Agent

Willis moved to Los Angeles circa 1932, graduated valedictorian in class of over 1200 students. A year later was appointed Dean of the college.

He passed away in 1944 at the age of about 57.^[1]

Burial

Jenkins Cemetery, Browning, Linn County, Missouri, United States^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPQC-PPJ : 26 November 2014), Willis C Burwell, 16 Apr 1944; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82831965

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6NX-R87 : 9 September 2017), Willis Burwell in household of Marion Burwell, Duncan, Sullivan, Missouri, United States

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3HC-K72 : accessed 27 December 2017), Willis C Burwell in household of Marion Burwell, Duncan Township Browning city (west part), Sullivan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 151, sheet 9A, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,905.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLM4-N6V : accessed 27 December 2017), Willis C Burwell, Buchanan, Sullivan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 170, sheet 4A, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 826; FHL microfilm 1,374,839.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88F-Y7F : accessed 27 December 2017), Willis C Burwell, Milan Ward 3, Sullivan, Missouri, United States; citing ED 175, sheet 18A, line 74, family 411, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 964; FHL microfilm 1,820,964.