Robert was born in 1933. He was the son of Robert Wilson and Armilda Knickerbocker. After his parents divorced, his mother married Frank Cecil Stilley, and Robert bore his name for the rest of his life. In 1952, Robert enlisted in the United States Air Force and served in the Korean War before being discharged as a Staff Seargent in 1956. Robert moved to California and worked in various fields, but never married or had children. He passed away in 1989.
Sources
1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940" Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 40; FamilySearch Record: VRDP-6WP (accessed 12 May 2022) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MR-848G Bruce Stilley (6) in Election District P, Denver, Colorado, United States.
1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sheridan, Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: 1932; Sheet Number: 9; Enumeration District: 3-30A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #20018282 (accessed 12 May 2022)
Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010" Ancestry Record 2441 #1139450 (accessed 12 May 2022) Name: Robert Brue Stilley [Robert Bruce Stilley]; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 18 Apr 1933; Death Date: 13 Oct 1989; Cause of Death: Natural; Enlistment Branch: AF; Enlistment Date: 17 Jan 1952; Discharge Date: 16 Jan 1956; Page number: 1.
Death: "California Death Index, 1940-1997" FamilySearch Record: VPV4-N71 (accessed 12 May 2022) Robert Bruce Stilley death 10/13/1989 in Sacramento, California, United States.
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image). Find A Grave: Memorial #148874944 (accessed 12 May 2022) Memorial page for Robert B. Stilley (18 Apr 1933-13 Oct 1989), citing Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA; Maintained by Little Orange in the Big Apple (contributor 46817308).
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