Individual Details

Thomas Tillman Willis

(27 Apr 1842 - 4 Apr 1900)

Idaho Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho, April 6, 1900, Page 8: Thomas Willis died on Wednesday night of Laryngitis. He had been having trouble with his throat for some time, but was not very serious until within the past week. He was getting along pretty well when he got out and came up town, taking a severe cold. He was an old timer in the west, having been one of the California pioneers. The funeral took place this morning. Rev. McClelland officiating.

Letters sent to Rose Hill Cemetery asking if Thomas was buried with his wife, were never answered. Two letters were sent in 2012. October 16, 2012: E-mail to Jeff Baird at Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho with reply that neither Thomas Willis or Ann Louisa (Pratt) Willis are buried there or at Fielding Cemetery. Find-A-Grave.com shows entry for Ann.

Events

Birth27 Apr 1842Montrose, Lee Co., Iowa
Marriage17 Jun 1866Cedar City, Iron Co., Utah - Ann Louisa Pratt
Death4 Apr 1900Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co., Idaho
BurialDisputed burial location, see note

Families

SpouseAnn Louisa Pratt (1840 - 1924)
FatherWilliam Wesley Willis (1811 - 1872)
MotherMargaret Jane Willis (1812 - 1850)
SiblingAnn Cherry Willis (1833 - 1910)
SiblingJohn Henry Willis (1835 - 1888)
SiblingMary Lucretia Willis (1837 - 1912)
SiblingLemuel Merrill Willis (1839 - 1878)
SiblingJosephine Willis (1844 - 1905)
SiblingWilliam Wesley Willis (1846 - 1917)
SiblingGeorge Albert Willis (1848 - )
SiblingMargaret Jane Willis (1850 - 1855)

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