Individual Details

William John Willard

(31 Jan 1890 - )

On the 1915 Iowa Census of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, William J. Willard appears at 87 Ricker Street with his wife Lena E., daughter Lucille M., age 1 and a Mabel D., age 13 years. William works as a foundry cupilo [sic].

On the World War I draft registration taken June 5, 1917 at Waterloo Iowa, William Willard states he was born 31 Jan, 1890 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is a moulder at Stewart Manufacturing Company in Waterloo. He has as dependents his mother and child, he is married. He is a private in the infantry of the Iowa National Guard and has been so for 3 years. To the question Do you claim exemption from the draft? He states yes, physical disability.

On the 1920 U. S. Census of Camp Merritt, Bergen Co., New Jersey, Private William J. Willard, age 29, born in Iowa is listed as a soldier in the U. S. Army. He is married and both his parents were born in Iowa.

Unable to locate either his wife Lena or the daughter Lucille on the 1920 census.

Events

Birth31 Jan 1890Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa
Marriage4 Jul 1912Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa - Lena Estella McClatchy

Families

SpouseLena Estella McClatchy (1894 - 1964)
ChildMina Lucille Willard (1913 - )

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