Parents: Henry Willis b. 4 May 1826 in Vernon, Oneida, New York d. 8 Aug 1901 in Pittsfield, Brown, Wisconsin
Mother: Elizabeth Welch b. 7 Jan 1836 in Vermont d. 3 Mar 1913 in Gassville, Baxter, Arkansas.
Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: 1872
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-household: son
Parents: Henry and Elizabeth Willis, ages 54 and 45
Home in 1880: Preble, Brown, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Adella (age 18), Augusta (16), Angelina (13), Jane (11), Alice (7), and Peter (1)
Census place: Preble, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1418; Family History Film: 1255418; Page: 310.1000; Enumeration District: 20
Date: 25 Jun 1880
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age in 1910: 39
Estimated birth year: 1871
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Gillford, Wabasha, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 8
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Farm or house: farm
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: farmer
Salary or wage worker: employer
Census place: Gillford, Wabasha, Minnesota; Series: T624; Roll: 728; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 142; Part: 2; Line: 4
Date: 3 May 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: 1872
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: head
Home in 1920: Minneola, Goodhue, Minnesota
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: United States
Mother's birthplace: United States
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: laborer
Type of industry: brick factory
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Minneola, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 308
Date: 12 Feb 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Dell Willis
Age: 57 [sic]
Estimated birth year: 1873
Birthplace: Ohio [sic]
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: boarder
Home in 1930: Pearl, Hand, South Dakota
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Veteran: no
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Occupation: laborer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Pearl, Hand, South Dakota; Roll: 2224; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 360.0; FHL microfilm: 2341958
Date: 15 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Delbert Willis
Age: 69
Estimated birth year: 1871
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: lodger
Home in 1940: Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Marital status: widower
Highest grade of school completed: 5
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: rural, Hand, South Dakota
Resident on farm in 1935: yes
Occupation: unable to work
Industry: farm labor
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 29
Amount of money wages or salary: $40
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: no
Seeking work: no
Duration of unemployment: 31 weeks
Census place: Miller, Hand, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3857; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 30-23
Date: 10 Apr 1940
Extract from the South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955:
Name: Delbert F Willis
Death date: 30 Aug 1952
County: Hand
Obituary from the "Daily Argus-Leader" of Sioux Falls, South Dakota dated 2 Sep 1952:
Miller Farmer
Killed By Fall
Miller, S.D., Sept. 2 - (AP) - Dell Willis, about 80, was killed here Saturday in a fall from a hayrack on the John B. Heilman Sr. farm 23 miles south of here. Willis had been working on the Heilman place during this year.
Survived by one son, Mr. Willis has no family in the Miller region.
Obituary from the "Daily Plainsman" of Huron, South Dakota dated 2 Sep 1952:
D. Willis Killed
In Miller Accident
Miller - Dell Willis, about 80, was killed in a fall from a hayrack at the J. B. Heilman, Sr., farm home about 23 miles south of here Saturday afternoon.
Willis had been working for Heilman during the past year. He no survivors in this vicinity.
Funeral arrangements were complete early this week, pending arrival of relatives. There are tentative plans for services in the Miller Methodist Church and the Rosehill Church, south of Wessington. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery.
Obituary from the "Daily Plainsman" of Huron, South Dakota dated 4 Sep 1952:
D. Willis Buried
Near Wessington
Miller - Funeral services were held this Thursday morning, at the Reck Funeral Home in Miller for Del Willis. The Rev. Dwayne Knight had charge of the services.
A short service also followed at the Rose Hill Church south of Wessington. Burial was made in the cemetery there.
Delbert Fargo Willis [sic] was born March 9, 1871, at Green Bay, Wis. He married Temperance Ovilla [sic] at Turtle Lake, Wis., in 1901 [sic]. He came to Miller about 1924. He lived for a number of years at the Dale Irwin farm south of Wessington and worked on farms near Miller for many years. He fell from a hayrack at the John Heilman, sr., farm south of Miller August 30. A broken neck caused death.
Survivors are: one son, Delbert, Mason City, Ia., and six stepchildren. They are: Louis and Joseph, Moclips, Wash.; Earl, also of Washington; Charles of Janesville, Wis.; M. L. Mayo, Mason City, Ia.; and Mrs. John D. Luhman, Zumbrota, Minn.
He married Temperance Olivia Payson 9 Apr 1903 in Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin.
Mother: Elizabeth Welch b. 7 Jan 1836 in Vermont d. 3 Mar 1913 in Gassville, Baxter, Arkansas.
Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: 1872
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-household: son
Parents: Henry and Elizabeth Willis, ages 54 and 45
Home in 1880: Preble, Brown, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Adella (age 18), Augusta (16), Angelina (13), Jane (11), Alice (7), and Peter (1)
Census place: Preble, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1418; Family History Film: 1255418; Page: 310.1000; Enumeration District: 20
Date: 25 Jun 1880
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age in 1910: 39
Estimated birth year: 1871
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Gillford, Wabasha, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 8
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Farm or house: farm
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: farmer
Salary or wage worker: employer
Census place: Gillford, Wabasha, Minnesota; Series: T624; Roll: 728; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 142; Part: 2; Line: 4
Date: 3 May 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: 1872
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: head
Home in 1920: Minneola, Goodhue, Minnesota
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: United States
Mother's birthplace: United States
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: laborer
Type of industry: brick factory
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Minneola, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 308
Date: 12 Feb 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Dell Willis
Age: 57 [sic]
Estimated birth year: 1873
Birthplace: Ohio [sic]
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: boarder
Home in 1930: Pearl, Hand, South Dakota
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Veteran: no
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Occupation: laborer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Pearl, Hand, South Dakota; Roll: 2224; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 360.0; FHL microfilm: 2341958
Date: 15 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Delbert Willis
Age: 69
Estimated birth year: 1871
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: lodger
Home in 1940: Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Marital status: widower
Highest grade of school completed: 5
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: rural, Hand, South Dakota
Resident on farm in 1935: yes
Occupation: unable to work
Industry: farm labor
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 29
Amount of money wages or salary: $40
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: no
Seeking work: no
Duration of unemployment: 31 weeks
Census place: Miller, Hand, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3857; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 30-23
Date: 10 Apr 1940
Extract from the South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955:
Name: Delbert F Willis
Death date: 30 Aug 1952
County: Hand
Obituary from the "Daily Argus-Leader" of Sioux Falls, South Dakota dated 2 Sep 1952:
Miller Farmer
Killed By Fall
Miller, S.D., Sept. 2 - (AP) - Dell Willis, about 80, was killed here Saturday in a fall from a hayrack on the John B. Heilman Sr. farm 23 miles south of here. Willis had been working on the Heilman place during this year.
Survived by one son, Mr. Willis has no family in the Miller region.
Obituary from the "Daily Plainsman" of Huron, South Dakota dated 2 Sep 1952:
D. Willis Killed
In Miller Accident
Miller - Dell Willis, about 80, was killed in a fall from a hayrack at the J. B. Heilman, Sr., farm home about 23 miles south of here Saturday afternoon.
Willis had been working for Heilman during the past year. He no survivors in this vicinity.
Funeral arrangements were complete early this week, pending arrival of relatives. There are tentative plans for services in the Miller Methodist Church and the Rosehill Church, south of Wessington. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery.
Obituary from the "Daily Plainsman" of Huron, South Dakota dated 4 Sep 1952:
D. Willis Buried
Near Wessington
Miller - Funeral services were held this Thursday morning, at the Reck Funeral Home in Miller for Del Willis. The Rev. Dwayne Knight had charge of the services.
A short service also followed at the Rose Hill Church south of Wessington. Burial was made in the cemetery there.
Delbert Fargo Willis [sic] was born March 9, 1871, at Green Bay, Wis. He married Temperance Ovilla [sic] at Turtle Lake, Wis., in 1901 [sic]. He came to Miller about 1924. He lived for a number of years at the Dale Irwin farm south of Wessington and worked on farms near Miller for many years. He fell from a hayrack at the John Heilman, sr., farm south of Miller August 30. A broken neck caused death.
Survivors are: one son, Delbert, Mason City, Ia., and six stepchildren. They are: Louis and Joseph, Moclips, Wash.; Earl, also of Washington; Charles of Janesville, Wis.; M. L. Mayo, Mason City, Ia.; and Mrs. John D. Luhman, Zumbrota, Minn.
He married Temperance Olivia Payson 9 Apr 1903 in Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin.
Parents: Henry Willis b. 4 May 1826 in Vernon, Oneida, New York d. 8 Aug 1901 in Pittsfield, Brown, Wisconsin
Mother: Elizabeth Welch b. 7 Jan 1836 in Vermont d. 3 Mar 1913 in Gassville, Baxter, Arkansas.
Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: 1872
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-household: son
Parents: Henry and Elizabeth Willis, ages 54 and 45
Home in 1880: Preble, Brown, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Adella (age 18), Augusta (16), Angelina (13), Jane (11), Alice (7), and Peter (1)
Census place: Preble, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1418; Family History Film: 1255418; Page: 310.1000; Enumeration District: 20
Date: 25 Jun 1880
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age in 1910: 39
Estimated birth year: 1871
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Gillford, Wabasha, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 8
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Farm or house: farm
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: farmer
Salary or wage worker: employer
Census place: Gillford, Wabasha, Minnesota; Series: T624; Roll: 728; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 142; Part: 2; Line: 4
Date: 3 May 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: 1872
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: head
Home in 1920: Minneola, Goodhue, Minnesota
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: United States
Mother's birthplace: United States
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: laborer
Type of industry: brick factory
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Minneola, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 308
Date: 12 Feb 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Dell Willis
Age: 57 [sic]
Estimated birth year: 1873
Birthplace: Ohio [sic]
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: boarder
Home in 1930: Pearl, Hand, South Dakota
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Veteran: no
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Occupation: laborer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Pearl, Hand, South Dakota; Roll: 2224; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 360.0; FHL microfilm: 2341958
Date: 15 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Delbert Willis
Age: 69
Estimated birth year: 1871
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: lodger
Home in 1940: Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Marital status: widower
Highest grade of school completed: 5
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: rural, Hand, South Dakota
Resident on farm in 1935: yes
Occupation: unable to work
Industry: farm labor
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 29
Amount of money wages or salary: $40
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: no
Seeking work: no
Duration of unemployment: 31 weeks
Census place: Miller, Hand, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3857; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 30-23
Date: 10 Apr 1940
Extract from the South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955:
Name: Delbert F Willis
Death date: 30 Aug 1952
County: Hand
Obituary from the "Daily Argus-Leader" of Sioux Falls, South Dakota dated 2 Sep 1952:
Miller Farmer
Killed By Fall
Miller, S.D., Sept. 2 - (AP) - Dell Willis, about 80, was killed here Saturday in a fall from a hayrack on the John B. Heilman Sr. farm 23 miles south of here. Willis had been working on the Heilman place during this year.
Survived by one son, Mr. Willis has no family in the Miller region.
Obituary from the "Daily Plainsman" of Huron, South Dakota dated 2 Sep 1952:
D. Willis Killed
In Miller Accident
Miller - Dell Willis, about 80, was killed in a fall from a hayrack at the J. B. Heilman, Sr., farm home about 23 miles south of here Saturday afternoon.
Willis had been working for Heilman during the past year. He no survivors in this vicinity.
Funeral arrangements were complete early this week, pending arrival of relatives. There are tentative plans for services in the Miller Methodist Church and the Rosehill Church, south of Wessington. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery.
Obituary from the "Daily Plainsman" of Huron, South Dakota dated 4 Sep 1952:
D. Willis Buried
Near Wessington
Miller - Funeral services were held this Thursday morning, at the Reck Funeral Home in Miller for Del Willis. The Rev. Dwayne Knight had charge of the services.
A short service also followed at the Rose Hill Church south of Wessington. Burial was made in the cemetery there.
Delbert Fargo Willis [sic] was born March 9, 1871, at Green Bay, Wis. He married Temperance Ovilla [sic] at Turtle Lake, Wis., in 1901 [sic]. He came to Miller about 1924. He lived for a number of years at the Dale Irwin farm south of Wessington and worked on farms near Miller for many years. He fell from a hayrack at the John Heilman, sr., farm south of Miller August 30. A broken neck caused death.
Survivors are: one son, Delbert, Mason City, Ia., and six stepchildren. They are: Louis and Joseph, Moclips, Wash.; Earl, also of Washington; Charles of Janesville, Wis.; M. L. Mayo, Mason City, Ia.; and Mrs. John D. Luhman, Zumbrota, Minn.
He married Temperance Olivia Payson 9 Apr 1903 in Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin.
Mother: Elizabeth Welch b. 7 Jan 1836 in Vermont d. 3 Mar 1913 in Gassville, Baxter, Arkansas.
Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: 1872
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-household: son
Parents: Henry and Elizabeth Willis, ages 54 and 45
Home in 1880: Preble, Brown, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Adella (age 18), Augusta (16), Angelina (13), Jane (11), Alice (7), and Peter (1)
Census place: Preble, Brown, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1418; Family History Film: 1255418; Page: 310.1000; Enumeration District: 20
Date: 25 Jun 1880
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age in 1910: 39
Estimated birth year: 1871
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Gillford, Wabasha, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 8
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Farm or house: farm
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: farmer
Salary or wage worker: employer
Census place: Gillford, Wabasha, Minnesota; Series: T624; Roll: 728; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 142; Part: 2; Line: 4
Date: 3 May 1910
Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Adelbert Willis
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: 1872
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: head
Home in 1920: Minneola, Goodhue, Minnesota
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: United States
Mother's birthplace: United States
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: laborer
Type of industry: brick factory
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Minneola, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 308
Date: 12 Feb 1920
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Dell Willis
Age: 57 [sic]
Estimated birth year: 1873
Birthplace: Ohio [sic]
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: boarder
Home in 1930: Pearl, Hand, South Dakota
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Veteran: no
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Occupation: laborer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Pearl, Hand, South Dakota; Roll: 2224; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 360.0; FHL microfilm: 2341958
Date: 15 Apr 1930
Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Delbert Willis
Age: 69
Estimated birth year: 1871
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: lodger
Home in 1940: Miller, Hand, South Dakota
Marital status: widower
Highest grade of school completed: 5
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: rural, Hand, South Dakota
Resident on farm in 1935: yes
Occupation: unable to work
Industry: farm labor
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 29
Amount of money wages or salary: $40
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: no
Seeking work: no
Duration of unemployment: 31 weeks
Census place: Miller, Hand, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3857; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 30-23
Date: 10 Apr 1940
Extract from the South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955:
Name: Delbert F Willis
Death date: 30 Aug 1952
County: Hand
Obituary from the "Daily Argus-Leader" of Sioux Falls, South Dakota dated 2 Sep 1952:
Miller Farmer
Killed By Fall
Miller, S.D., Sept. 2 - (AP) - Dell Willis, about 80, was killed here Saturday in a fall from a hayrack on the John B. Heilman Sr. farm 23 miles south of here. Willis had been working on the Heilman place during this year.
Survived by one son, Mr. Willis has no family in the Miller region.
Obituary from the "Daily Plainsman" of Huron, South Dakota dated 2 Sep 1952:
D. Willis Killed
In Miller Accident
Miller - Dell Willis, about 80, was killed in a fall from a hayrack at the J. B. Heilman, Sr., farm home about 23 miles south of here Saturday afternoon.
Willis had been working for Heilman during the past year. He no survivors in this vicinity.
Funeral arrangements were complete early this week, pending arrival of relatives. There are tentative plans for services in the Miller Methodist Church and the Rosehill Church, south of Wessington. Burial will be in the Rosehill Cemetery.
Obituary from the "Daily Plainsman" of Huron, South Dakota dated 4 Sep 1952:
D. Willis Buried
Near Wessington
Miller - Funeral services were held this Thursday morning, at the Reck Funeral Home in Miller for Del Willis. The Rev. Dwayne Knight had charge of the services.
A short service also followed at the Rose Hill Church south of Wessington. Burial was made in the cemetery there.
Delbert Fargo Willis [sic] was born March 9, 1871, at Green Bay, Wis. He married Temperance Ovilla [sic] at Turtle Lake, Wis., in 1901 [sic]. He came to Miller about 1924. He lived for a number of years at the Dale Irwin farm south of Wessington and worked on farms near Miller for many years. He fell from a hayrack at the John Heilman, sr., farm south of Miller August 30. A broken neck caused death.
Survivors are: one son, Delbert, Mason City, Ia., and six stepchildren. They are: Louis and Joseph, Moclips, Wash.; Earl, also of Washington; Charles of Janesville, Wis.; M. L. Mayo, Mason City, Ia.; and Mrs. John D. Luhman, Zumbrota, Minn.
He married Temperance Olivia Payson 9 Apr 1903 in Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin.
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