Amos Willis^[1]

1869 - 1950  (81 years)

• Name	Amos Willis
  Born	5 Apr 1869	Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38043224
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Bricklayer
  Residence	1921	75 Weber St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00086-5062.1
  Died	28 Oct 1950	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I19511	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James Willis,   b. 9 Apr 1839, Nayland, , Suffolk, England ,   d. 14 Feb 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Rachel Wakeford,   b. 13 Jul 1851, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1918, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Ann Oberholtzer,   b. 15 Sep 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1926  (Age 59 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1889	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Ethel May Willis,   b. Dec 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rosetta L. "Rose" Willis,   b. 17 Aug 1893, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1969, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States  (Age 76 years)   3. Freamen Amos Willis,   b. 5 May 1895, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1951, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 56 years)   4. Mary Beatrice "Beatrice" Willis,   b. 25 Nov 1896, Gorrie, Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lydia Rae Willis,   b. 25 Aug 1898, Gorrie, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 23 Dec 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   6. John James Willis,   b. 12 Jun 1900, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nora Alemeda Willis,   b. 26 Sep 1902, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Aug 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   8. Eldon Oliver Willis,   b. 13 Apr 1905, Gorrie, Huron County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ruby Adeline Willis,   b. 31 May 1907, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Harry Willis,   b. 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Esther Blackwell,   b. 5 Apr 1895,   d. 1939  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F58462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Annie Elizabeth Garner,   b. 31 Aug 1878, Hoby, , Leicestershire, England ,   d. 21 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F45293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 145. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012345-89 LDS# 012345/89. 012345-89 (Waterloo Co.) Amos WILLIS, 21, mason, Canada, Fordwich, s/o James & Rachel married Lydia Ann OBERHOLTZER, 22, Canada, Berlin, d/o Isaac & Mary Ann, witn: David OBERHOLTZER & Minnie STEPHAN both of Berlin, 22 December 1889 in Berlin [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 10. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, F., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, F. (1869). Amos Willis (1869-1950) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 29 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38043224/amos-willis.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Apr 1869 - Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario Married - 22 Dec 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bricklayer - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Oct 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth