William W Foncree (abt. 1858 - 1925)

Born about 20 Oct 1858 in Illinois

Died 18 Mar 1925 at about age 66 in Gorham, Jackson, Illinois

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March 18, 1925 The Day the Great Winds Blew

Biography

William Foncree died in the Tri-State Tornado on 18 Mar 1925

William was born about 1856. William Foncree ... He passed away in 1925 in the Tri-State tornado.

"United States Census, 1920," Sand Ridge, Jackson, Illinois ^[1]

William Foncree Head M 64 Illinois

Elvira Foncree Wife F 60 Illinois

Arbra Stottard Granddaughter F 12 Illinois

Elvira is widowed in 1930.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65585059/william-w-foncree

Goodbread Cemetery

Gorham, Jackson, Illinois

Research notes

The victim's list I've been working from just lists William Foncree, no identifying data. This is the only Jackson county Foncree before the storm.

FAG has birthdate of Oct 20, no year.

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ4D-KL3 : accessed 1 January 2016), William Foncree, Sand Ridge, Jackson, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 6A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,375