Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Arnold James Willis

Male 1906 - 1998  (92 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Arnold James Willis was born 11 Jun 1906, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (son of James Willis and Mary A. Bell); died 25 Dec 1998; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-453471
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hook Operator, Shoe Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 34 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Notes:

    Tombstone Entry: Possible Match: Waterloo-322706

    Arnold — Alva Lenore "Lenore" Goudy. Alva (daughter of Edward Orton Goudy and Maud Margaret Biggs) was born 10 Sep 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1995; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James WillisJames Willis was born 10 Jan 1875, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1917, Passchendaele, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium; was buried , Sucrerie Cemetery, Ablain St. Nazaire, Pas De Calais, France.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW1 - 118th Battalion Infantry - 1st Canadian Battalion
    • Residence: Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 6 James Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164987P
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 118th Battalion Infantry / 1st Canadian Battalion
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Service #751750
    • Residence: CA 1916, 6 James Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Misfortune: 1917; Killed in WW1

    Notes:

    Military:
    Willis, James Private. Enlisted May 13, 1916 with the 118th Battalion Infantry. He transferred later to 1st Canadian Battalion. Presbyterian. Born January 10, 1876 on the second Concession of Howic and educated at Fordwich. He was married to Mary A. Bell and has four children. He was killed December 6, 1917 at Passchendaele by an explosion of small shell. His widow, Mrs. Mary Willis, lives at 34 Simeon St., Kitchener. Ruby Willis, 34 Simeon St., Kitchener.

    Willis, James: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 13 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2884909/data?n=1

    James — Mary A. Bell. Mary was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary A. Bell was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary A. Willis
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-164988
    • Residence: CA 1916, 6 James Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, 34 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Children:
    1. 1. Arnold James Willis was born 11 Jun 1906, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1998; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Clarence Willis was born 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Nelson Willis was born 1911, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Irene Willis was born 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.