Garrett V. Johnson
(1840-After 1910)
Florence Beers
(Abt 1846-)
Amy S. Johnson
(1872-After 1910)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Robert Lee Willard

Amy S. Johnson 1 2 3

  • Born: February 1872, Illinois 1 3
  • Marriage (1): William Robert Lee Willard on 26 June 1889 in Burlington, IA 1 2
  • Died: After 15 April 1910
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She 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
Amy L. Willard..Wife..Feb 1872..28..IL..1/0
(Living with husband, widowed father, and brother.)
.

• She 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
Amy L. Willard..Wife..39..IL..1/0
(Living with husband, father, and brother.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Feb 1872, then her age should have been 38 instead of 39.
.


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Amy married William Robert Lee Willard, son of Ezra Parker Willard and Laurette Biser, on 26 June 1889 in Burlington, IA.1 2 The marriage ended in divorce. (William Robert Lee Willard was born on 6 January 1863 in Knoxville, MD,3 4 5 6 7 8 died on 14 June 1936 in Lenox, IL 3 8 and was buried on 16 June 1936 in Kirkwood, IL 8.)

bullet  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
.

• 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
.


bullet  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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Sources


1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 99, sheet 4B, dwelling 112, family 112, William Robert Lee Willard and Amy S. Johnson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Aug 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 152, sheet 18B, family 321, William Robert Lee Willard and Amy S. Johnson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 332.

3 Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 16 Jul 2012).

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, District 10, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 4, dwelling 21, family 22, Ezra Parker Willard and Laura Lauretta Biser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Aug 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 85, p. 405B, Ezra Parker Willard and Laurette Biser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0510.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Biggsville Township, Henderson County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 11B, dwelling 143, family 144, William Robert Lee Willard; index and images (accessed 29 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 372.

7 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 7A, dwelling 215, family 215, William Robert Lee Willard; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 565.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2019), memorial page for William L Willard (6 Jan 1863'9614 Jun 1936), Find A Grave Memorial no. 84067099, citing Center Grove Cemetery, Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois, USA


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