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Ezra Parker Willard
(1821-1912)
Laurette Biser
(1834-1877)
Andrew J. Hoskinson
(1820-)
Martha J.
(1825-)
Charles Francis Willard
(1857-1915)
Anna Rebecca Hoskinson
(1859-1915)
Edgar Harold Willard MD
(1887-1953)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Lou Gettings

Edgar Harold Willard MD 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 27 March 1887, Knoxville, MD 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Mary Lou Gettings about 1910 1 2
  • Died: 6 May 1953, Berkeley Springs, WV at age 66 6
  • Buried: After 6 May 1953, Berkeley Springs, WV 6
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Edgar Harold Willard
Event Date: 06 May 1953
Event Place: Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Mar 1887
Birthplace: Maryland
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's Name: Chas. Francis Willard
Mother's Name: Ann Rebecca Hoskinson
Occupation: Physician
Cemetery: Greenway
Burial Date: 10 May 1953

Citing this Record:
"West Virginia, Deaths, 1853-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NM2M-BZB : accessed 30 Aug 2013), Chas. Francis Willard in entry for Edgar Harold Willard, 06 May 1953.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Mount Pleasant, MD on 4 May 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 70, Family 192, Roll 564
Mount Pleasant, Frederick County, Maryland
Home rented
Married 0 years
Edgar H. Willard..Head..23..MD..Physician

(Living with wife.)
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• His occupation on 5 June 1917 was a Practical Physician in Mount Airy, MD. 4

• He resided in Mount Airy, MD on 5 June 1917.
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• On 5 June 1917, he registered for the World War I Draft at Carroll County, MD.

Name: Edgar Harold Willard
Birth Date: 27 Mar 1887
Birthplace: Knoxville, Maryland, United States
. 4

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Cacapon District, Morgan County, WV on 8 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 5, Family 135, Roll 2549
Cacapon District, Morgan County, West Virginia
Honaloway(?) Street; Home rented, $20
Edgar H. Willard..Head..43..MD..Doctor, Medical

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Bath, WV on 8 April 1940. 5

1940 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 33-2, Family 150, Roll 4434
Bath, Morgan County, West Virginia
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
210 North Washington Street; Home rented, $25
Edgar H. Willard..Head..53..MD..Widowed..5 yrs college..Superintendent, Berkely Springs Sanatorium..earned $1200 in 1939
Edgar H. Willard..Son..21..MD..1 yr college..Chairman, Survey gang
William G. Willard..Son..16..WV..10th grade
Jack A. Willard..Son..15..WV..9th grade
Catherine R. Arnold..Daughter..24..MD..1 yr college
Guy W. Arnold..Son-in-Law..25..WV..1 yr college..Brakeman, Steam Railroad
Dixie E. Arnold..Granddaughter..1..WV
Virgie Mencer..Maid..34..WV..Maid, Private Home

NOTE - Edgar Harold Willard, Jr was the census enumerator. The actual name of the incorporated town is Bath but the Post Office is referred to as the Berkely Springs office.
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• Death Image: 6 May 1953, in Berkeley Springs, WV.



• He was buried after 6 May 1953 in the Greenway Cemetery in Berkeley Springs, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial 66963080
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Edgar married Mary Lou Gettings, daughter of William Gettings and Catherine Melly, about 1910.1 2 (Mary Lou Gettings was born on 3 February 1886 in Maryland,1 2 7 died on 14 February 1938 in , Morgan County, WV 7 and was buried on 16 February 1938 in Berkeley Springs, WV 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Mount Pleasant, MD on 4 May 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 70, Family 192, Roll 564
Mount Pleasant, Frederick County, Maryland
Home rented
Married 0 years
Edgar H. Willard..Head..23..MD..Physician
Mary L. Willard..Wife..24..MD..0/0
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Cacapon District, Morgan County, WV on 8 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 5, Family 135, Roll 2549
Cacapon District, Morgan County, West Virginia
Honaloway(?) Street; Home rented, $20
Edgar H. Willard..Head..43..MD..Doctor, Medical
Mary L. Willard..Wife..44..MD
Catherine R. Willard..Dau..14..MD
Edgar H. Willard..Son..11..MD
William G. Willard..Son..6..WV
Jack Willard..Son..5..WV
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Based on the ages of the children and their birth locations, the family must have moved from Maryland to West Virginia between 1919 and 1924.
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Sources


1 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Mount Pleasant, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 9A, family 192, Edgar Harold Willard and Mary Lou Gettings; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Cacapon District, Morgan County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 6A, family 135, Edgar Harold Willard and Mary Lou Gettings; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2549.

3 Nancy Lou (Snyder) Jacobsen, "Maryland Families," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=6105334 : accessed 30 Aug 2013).

4 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 May 2019); Edgar Harold Willard.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Bath, Morgan County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 33-2, sheet 7A, household 150, Edgar Harold Willard; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Aug 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4434.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 07 April 2019), memorial page for Edgar Harold Willard (27 Mar 1887'966 May 1953), Find A Grave Memorial no. 66963080, citing Greenway Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 07 April 2019), memorial page for Mary Lou Gettings Willard (3 Feb 1886'9614 Feb 1938), Find A Grave Memorial no. 66963144, citing Greenway Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA


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