On 22 Aug 1906, when Willis was age 42, he married Myrtle Harkins (age 31) in Story, Iowa, USA.[2]
On 12 Jan 1920, Willis was working as a machine man for a saw mill in California, and shown as a "single" roomer on 1st Street in Ureka Ward 1, Humboldt, California.[1]
He passed away in 1937. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Arcata, Humboldt County, Kentucky
Research Notes
Parents: E Darnell and Cyertha (sic) Cynthia Woods substantiated as parents
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↑ 1.01.1 1920 United States Federal Census; Eureka Ward 1, Humboldt, California; shows estimated date of birth in 1866 and that his father was born in North Carolina and mother in Pennsylvania>
↑ 2.02.1 Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1945; shows E Darnell and Cyertha Woods as parents of Willis Darnell and spouse of Myrtle Harkins
1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census" Year: 1870; Census Place: Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: M593_215; Page: 599A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #16604795 (accessed 8 February 2024) Willis Darnell (4) in Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: 202; Page: 259C; Enumeration District: 043 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #30358355 (accessed 8 February 2024) Willis Darnell (14), single son, Works On Farm, in household of Cynthia Darnell (57) in Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.
1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Kingston, Dekalb, Illinois; Roll: 296; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0009 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #11905681 (accessed 8 February 2024) Willis Darnell, single, Farmer, head of household in Kingston, Dekalb, Illinois. Born in Illinois, USA.
1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Lake, Comanche, Oklahoma; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341633 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #47337090 (accessed 8 February 2024) Jack Darnell (59), married, Farmer, head of household in Lake, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA. Born in Kentucky.
Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 Ancestry Record 60901 #622469866 (accessed 8 February 2024) Name: Willis M Darnell; Gender: Male; Spouse: Myrtle M Johnson; Child: Lorraine Elizabeth Burns.
Death: "California, U.S., Death Index, 1905-1939" Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5187 #563346 (accessed 8 February 2024) Willis Darnell death 23 Aug 1937 (age 72) in Humboldt, California, USA.
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