William Robert Lee Willard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Born: 6 January 1863, Knoxville, MD 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Marriage (1): Amy S. Johnson on 26 June 1889 in Burlington, IA 1 2
- Died: 14 June 1936, Lenox, IL at age 73 3 8
- Buried: 16 June 1936, Kirkwood, IL 8
 Death Notes:
Name: William L. Willard
Death Date: 14 Jun 1936
Death Place: Lenox, Warren, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Birth Date: 06 Jan 1863
Birthplace: Knoxville, Maryland
Father: Ozra Willard
Father's Birth Place: Maryland
Mother: Laura Biser
Mother's Birth Place: Maryland
Occupation: laborer
Residence: Kirkwood, Warren, Illinois
Spouse: Amy Johnson
Burial Date: 16 Jun 1936
Burial Place: Tompkins, Warren, Illinois
Cemetery: Center Grove
Digital Folder Number: 4008418
Image Number: 1370
Film Number: 1766165
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: p132 rdn 890 cn87
Source Citation
"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3LH-5Y6 : accessed 17 July 2012), William L. Willard, 1936.
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Burial Notes:
Find A Grave Memorial 84067099
Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth date of January 1866 and a birth location of Maryland.
This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in District 10, Frederick County, MD on 15 June 1870. 4
1870 US Census
Page 4, Family 22
District 10, Frederick County, Maryland
Robert L. Williard..7..MD..At Home
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Petersville, MD on 16 June 1880. 5
1880 US Census
Page 405B, District 85, Roll 0510
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
William R. Williard..Son..17..MD..Works On Farm
(Living with widowed father.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Kirkwood, IL on 4 June 1900. 1
1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 99, Dwelling 112, Family 112
Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois
Farm rented
Married 10 years
Wm. L. Willard..Head..Jan 1866..34..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife, father-in-law, and brother-in-law.)
NOTE - His birth date is believed to be 6 Jun 1863 and his age should have been 36 instead of 34.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Kirkwood, IL on 12 May 1910. 2
1910 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 152, Family 321, Roll 332
Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois
Cedar Street; Home rented
Married 19 years
William L. Willard..Head..45..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife, father-in-law, and brother-in-law.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 6 Jun 1863, then his age should have been 46 instead of 45.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Biggsville Township, Henderson, IL on 23 January 1920. 6
1920 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 33, Dwelling 143, Family 144, Roll 372
Biggsville Township, Henderson County, Illinois
Home rented
William Willard..Head..56..MD..Divorced..Farmer, General Farm
(Divorced and living alone.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Kirkwood, IL on 28 April 1930. 7
1930 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 24, Dwelling 215, Family 215, Roll 565
Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois
Home rented, $6
William L. Willard..Head..67..MD..Farmer..Divorced
(William was divorced and living alone.)
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• He resided in Kirkwood, IL in June 1936.
William married Amy S. Johnson, daughter of Garrett V. Johnson and Florence Beers, on 26 June 1889 in Burlington, IA.1 2 The marriage ended in divorce. (Amy S. Johnson was born in February 1872 in Illinois 1 3 and died after 15 April 1910.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Kirkwood, IL on 4 June 1900. 1
1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 99, Dwelling 112, Family 112
Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois
Farm rented
Married 10 years
Wm. L. Willard..Head..Jan 1866..34..MD..Farmer
Amy L. Willard..Wife..Feb 1872..28..IL..1/0
Garret V. Johnson..Father-in-Law..Feb 1840..60..NJ..married 32y..Widowed..Home owned..Salesman, Buggy
Thos B. Johnson...Brother-in-Law..Oct 1876..23..IL..Harness Maker
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• William Robert Lee Willard and Amy S. Johnson were divorced between 1910 and 1920.
• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Kirkwood, IL on 12 May 1910. 2
1910 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 152, Family 321, Roll 332
Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois
Cedar Street; Home rented
Married 19 years
William L. Willard..Head..45..MD..Farmer
Amy L. Willard..Wife..39..IL..1/0
Garrett V. Johnson..FathL..70..NJ..Retail Buggy Salesman
Thomaus Johnson..BroL..35..IL..Laborer
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Marriage Notes:
Name: Wm R S Willard
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Jun 1889
Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Age: 26
Father's Name: Ezra Willard
Mother's Name: Laura Biser
Spouse's Name: Amy S Johnson
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
Spouse's Father's Name: Garrett Johnson
Spouse's Mother's Name: Florence Beers
GS Film number: 1683031
Digital Folder Number: 004321277
Citing this Record:
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJ7Q-44T : accessed 29 Aug 2013), Ezra Willard in entry for Wm R S Willard and Amy S Johnson, 1889.
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