Individual Details

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.

Birth	27 Apr 1842	Montrose, Lee Co., Iowa
Marriage	17 Jun 1866	Cedar City, Iron Co., Utah - Ann Louisa Pratt
Death	4 Apr 1900	Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co., Idaho
Burial		Disputed burial location, see note

Spouse

Ann Louisa Pratt (1840 - 1924)

Father	William Wesley Willis (1811 - 1872)
Mother	Margaret Jane Willis (1812 - 1850)
Sibling	Ann Cherry Willis (1833 - 1910)
Sibling	John Henry Willis (1835 - 1888)
Sibling	Mary Lucretia Willis (1837 - 1912)
Sibling	Lemuel Merrill Willis (1839 - 1878)
Sibling	Josephine Willis (1844 - 1905)
Sibling	William Wesley Willis (1846 - 1917)
Sibling	George Albert Willis (1848 - )
Sibling	Margaret Jane Willis (1850 - 1855)