Walter Ross Baumes Willcox (1869 - 1947)

Born 2 Aug 1869 in Burlington Vermont

Ancestors

Died 20 Apr 1947 at age 77 in Eugene

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Biography

Willcox. Given Name: Walter Ross Baumes .

Note: Alternative birth date in "Family Record" 2 Aug 1869.

Sources

There are countless letters from Walter to his brother Arthur in England in Norman Willcox's genealogy files.

1892 Walter works in Electrical Industries publishing. age 23. 1892 Working in Electrical Merchandise Co Chicago, whose General manager is Uncle William R Mason. 1892 seeking loan to study Architecture at Boston School of Technology. Oct 1892 Refused entry to BST - application too late. Sept 1893 Enrolled in Pensylvania University at Philadelphia.

d; 1947, Eugene, Oregon where he had been head of the Dept of Architecture at the University of Oregon . He had 2 years and part of a 3rd year at Kalamazoo College, Mich, studied Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.