Willis
Leonard
Clanahan
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Clanahan [half], Colin Clanahan [half], Elmer Ellsworth Clanahan [half], Charles Clanahan, Rolla Thompson Clanahan, Della Clanahan, Anna Clanahan, Alice Clanahan and Harmon Clanahan [half]
Husband of
Rose (Urfer) Clanahan
— married
1908 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 42
in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2019
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Biography
Willis was a newspaper man who writes under the nom de plume of J. Getcher Gunn.[1]
Born: Illinois - 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 Census
Residence: Mcfarlan Precinct. Hardin Co., Il. - 1870 Census
Residence: 257 Market Street, Metropolis, Massac Co., Il. - 1880 Census
Residence: 3555A Caroline Street, St. Louis Ward 23, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo. - 1900 Census
Residence: St. Louis, Ward 5, St. Louis Co., Mo. - 1910 Census
Post Office Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Il. - 1870 Census
Marital Status: Single - 1880 Census
Marital Status: Married 2 Years - 1900 Census
Willis married Miss Rosalie E. Urfer on 28 January 1901.[1][2]
Miss Rosalie Urfer married on 28 January 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.[3]
Marital Status: Divorced - 1910 Census
Occupation: Editor for the Newspaper - 1900 Census
Occupation: Editor for News Company - 1910 Census
Burial: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo.
Willis was in an obituary on 20 August 1912 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. He died (age 45) on 19 August 1912. Though he was divorced his former wife, Miss Leonora Thiele, helped him through his illness. He died of Uraemic poisoning, with alcoholism as a contributing cause. [4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Marriage:
"U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
St. Louis Globe-Democrat; Publication Date: 29/ Jan/ 1901; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; [Free Clipping
Ancestry Record 62116 #21838516 (accessed 12 March 2024)
Willis Leonard Clanahan marriage to Rosalie E. Urfer on 4 Feb 1901. - ↑
Marriage:
"Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
citing Page: 89997; Digital film/folder number: 007513841; Image number: 340
FamilySearch Record: 668W-GMZJ (accessed 12 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898M-1FW6
Willis L Clanahan marriage to Rosalie E Urfer on 28 Jan 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. - ↑
Marriage:
"Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 28/ Jan/ 1901; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Free Clipping
Ancestry Record 50054 #4997760697 (accessed 12 March 2024)
Rosalie Urfer marriage to undefined on 28 Jan 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. - ↑
Obituary:
"U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
The Courier-Journal; Publication Date: 20 Aug 1912; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Free Clipping
Ancestry Record 61843 #572388625 (accessed 12 March 2024)
Name: Willis Leonard Clanahan; Gender: Male; Death Age: 45; Birth Date: abt 1867; Birth Place: ME tropolis, ni.; Residence Place: St. Louis; Death Date: 19 Aug 1912; Obituary Date: 20 Aug 1912; Obituary Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Newspaper Title: The Courier-Journal; Spouse: Leonora Thiele.
- (1.) 1870 Fed. Census: Mcfarlan Precinct. Hardin Co., Il., Post Office Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Il., Roll M593_228, Pg. 14B - Head, C. L. Clanahan
- (2.) 1880 Fed. Census: 257 Market Street, Metropolis, Massac Co., Il., Roll 235, Pg. 38D, Enumeration District 060 - Head, Leroy C. Clanahan
- (3.) 1900 Fed. Census: 3555A Caroline Street, St. Louis Ward 23, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo., Pg. 17, Enumeration District 0353, Dwelling Number 255, Family Number 346 - Head, Willis Clanahan
- (4.) 1910 Fed. Census: St. Louis, Ward 5, St. Louis Co., Mo., Roll T624_813, Pg. 11B, Enumeration District 0084 - Head Willis Clanahan
- (5.) Find A Grave: Willis Leonard Clanahan -- Birth Date 1 April 1870 -- Birth Place Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Il. -- Death Date 19 Aug. 1912 -- Death Place St Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo. -- Burial Bellefontaine Cemetery, St Louis, St. Louis Co., Mo. -- Father Cyrus Leroy Clanahan
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