William Wallace Iliffe Sr. (1876 - 1961)

Born 1 Jul 1876 in Cedarville, Greene, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Son of William Henry Iliff and Margaret Louisa (Small) Iliff

Husband of Frances Grace (Townsley) Iliffe — married 22 Jun 1904 in Cedarville, Greene Co., OH

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1961 at age 84 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

WikiTree ID: I8115

•Name: William Wallace Iliffe

•Title: Rev.

•Sex: M

•Birth: 1 JUL 1876 in Cedarville, Greene Co, Ohio

•Death: 7 JAN 1961 in Southington, Hartford Co, Connecticut

•Burial: JAN 1961 Massie Creek Cem, Cedarville, Greene Co, Ohio

•Occupation: minister

•Education: Cedarville College, Seminary-Philadelphia, PA

•Religion: Ref'd Presbyterian

•Greene Co, OH Births: Will Iliff, 1 Jul 1876, Cedarville Twp, W. H. Iliff, Louisa Small, vol 1, page 182 & 183

•William supposedly added the "e" at the end of Iliff because he thought the name was too short.

Xenia Daily Gazette 30 Apr 1895: A cutting scene occurred at Cedarville yesterday evening. It seems that John Iliff and Geo. White, better known as Razor Blade White, got into a fight and White was getting the best of Iliff when Wallace Iliff, a nephew of John, took it up and began beating White, when the latter drew a knife and cut Wallace Iliff on the the [sic] thigh, making a stroke about an inch deep and eight inches in length. The parties were arrested and taken before Mayor Townsley this morning, when a fine of $20 was assessed against John Iliff and a fine of $5 against White who did the cutting. White has once served a term in the penitentiary. [Note: In 1904, Wallace Iliffe married Mayor Townsley's daughter, Frances Grace,]

St. Paul's Bible Church, Chicago history <http://www.stpaulsbiblechurch.org/history1.html>: "At 7:16 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 1942, Dr. William W. Iliffe (pastor of the congregation from December 1927 through January 1944) saw smoke coming from the church. The first alarm of the fire truck sounded soon thereafter. St. Paul's Union Church was afire. With all the fire apparatus that could be assembled and the heroic efforts of many citizens of all faiths and creeds, little could be saved of the sanctuary. By noon it was a mass of smoldering ruins.

Hardly had the last blaze died out when friends of the church volunteered to assist in re-building. The catastrophe stirred the community, St. Paul's must be re-built." (Taken from the St. Paul's Union Church Re-Building Fund Campaign brochure.)

The organ [in the rebuilt Church] itself is a rebuilt Moeller pipe organ, three manual, purchased with donations specifically collected for same and was dedicated as a tribute to Rev. and Mrs. Iliffe. The wording on the bronze tablet placed on the organ reads as follows:

"Dedicated January 16, 1944, To the Glory of God And As a Tribute of Affection To Rev. William Wallace Iliffe, D.D. And his Wife Mrs. Frances Townsley Iliffe Who Ministered to St. Paul's Union Church, Chicago From 1927 to 1943. 'Whoso Offereth Praise Glorifieth Me' Psalm 50:23".

1920 Census: 57 Waverly St, Brookline, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts •Note: William W. Iliffe head age 43 b. OH •Note: Frances G. wife age 42 b. OH •Note: Harold M. son age 14 b. NY school •Note: Elston R. son age 12 b. NY school •Note: Margaret E. dau age 11 b. MA school •Note: William W. Jr. son age 7 b. MA school •Note: 2 non-relatives; renting

1930 Census: 9340 Winchester Ave, Ward 19, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois ED#766 •Note: William W. Iliffe head age 53 b. OH md age 27 •Note: Francis [sic] T. wife age 51 b. OH md age 25 •Note: Elston R. son age 22 b. NY •Note: William W. Jr. son age 17 b. MA •Note: renting; radio; all parents born OH; William Sr. was a clergyman for Union Church; enumerated 2 Apr 1930

1940 Census: 9340 Winchester Ave, Ward 19, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois ED#1272 •Note: William Iliffe head age 64 b. OH ed 4C minister •Note: Frances wife age 62 b. OH ed 2C •Note: William Jr. son age 26 b. MA ed 4C salesman •Note: renting at $55 per month; lived in the same place on 1 Apr 1935; enumerated 12 Apr 1940

1945 Florida Census: Starke, Bradford Co, Florida •Note: W. W. Iliffe age 68 b. OH minister 4 yrs college •Note: Francis T. age 67 b. OH housewife 3 yrs college

Headstone: Iliffe

Father: William Henry Iliff b: 18 JUL 1840 in Cedarville, Greene Co, Ohio Mother: Margaret Louisa Small b: 29 JUL 1842 in Cedarville, Greene Co, Ohio

Marriage 1 [Frances Grace Townsley] b: 20 DEC 1877 in Cedarville, Greene Co, Ohio •Married: 22 JUN 1904 in Cedarville, Greene Co, Ohio Children 1. [Harold Mitchell Iliffe] b: 28 SEP 1905 in Duanesburg, Albany Co, New York 2. [Elston Renwick Iliffe] b: 28 MAR 1908 in Duanesburg, Albany Co, New York 3. [Margaret Eloise] Iliffe b: 23 MAY 1909 in Brookline, Massachusetts 4. [William Wallace Iliffe, Jr.] b: 25 SEP 1912 in Brookline, Massachusetts

Sources: 1. David and Margaret Mitchell, emigrants from Ulster, Ireland, to the American colonies in 1763 : an account of their lives with a genealogy of their descendants, James Mitchell, Boston, Mass.: Press of Blanchard Print. Co., 1907

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSGM-FBS : accessed 14 April 2018), William W Iliffe, Chicago (Districts 0751-1000), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 766, sheet 1A, line 26, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 449; FHL microfilm 2,340,184.
• "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXQV-JD4 : 11 February 2018), Will Iliff, 01 Jul 1876; citing Cedarville Tp , Greene, Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 534,095.
• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X62X-ZR2 : 9 March 2018), Will Iliff, 01 Jul 1876; citing Birth, Cedarville Tp., Greene, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 534,095.
• "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZP5-QGD : 9 December 2014), Willi W Iliffe, 17 Jan 1961; from "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Health, Hartfort.
• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXJK-J15 : 9 August 2017), William W Ilifee in entry for Margaret Eloise Iliffe, 23 May 1909, , Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States; citing reference ID #, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,253.
• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QGNF-TY3H : 18 March 2018), William W Iliffe in entry for William W Iliffe, 05 Dec 1986; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2KS-N39 : accessed 14 April 2018), William W Illiffe, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1092, sheet 3B, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 608; FHL microfilm 1,374,621.
• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXV8-SVD : 11 March 2018), William W. Iliffe in entry for William Wallace Jr. Iliffe, 25 Nov 1912, Brookline, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p 24, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,730.
• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV9K-Z5XK : 17 March 2018), William W Iliffe in entry for William W Iliffe, 05 Dec 1986; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3WR-QXP : 10 March 2018), William W. Iliffe in entry for Elston R. Iliffe, 18 Jun 1939; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,953,487.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKG-GDS9 : 13 December 2015), William Wallace Iliff, 1961; Burial, Cedarville, Greene, Ohio, United States of America, Massies Creek Cemetery; citing record ID 46252175, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX1G-FPT : accessed 14 April 2018), William W Iliffe, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 173, sheet 7B, line 82, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 721; FHL microfilm 1,820,721.
• "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF7M-T8Q : 11 March 2018), William Iliffe in entry for Harold M. Iliffe and Thora B. Linquist, 1941.
• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2MK-QXBK : 18 March 2018), William W Iliffe in entry for Elston R Iliffe, 18 Jun 1939; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXHQ-Y32 : 10 March 2018), William W. Iliffe in entry for Elston Renwick Iliffe, 28 Mar 1908, New York; citing reference ID #p 3, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,251.
• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8MW-CC9 : 10 December 2017), William W. Iliffe and Fannie Grace Townsley, 22 Jun 1904; citing Greene, Ohio, United States, reference p154 ct298; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 535,128.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8MJ-FVV : 13 September 2017), Wallace Iliff in household of W H Iliff, Cedarville, Greene, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 80, sheet 243C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1019; FHL microfilm 1,255,019.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Thomas Iliffe and Robert B, his 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are William Iliff and Margaret Small, the great grandparents of both Thomas Iliffe and Robert B. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin, based on sharing 134 cM across 11 segments.