Warren Eugene Willis1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 24705, (1881 - 1971)
FatherJonathan D. Willis4,2 (1846 - 1906)
MotherMargaret A. Hannah2 (1847 - 1918)

Key Events:

Birth: 16 May 1881, Tate Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio5,6,7
Marriage: 2 Nov 1904, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Anna Elizabeth Brose (8 May 1878 - 4 Sep 1946)8,9
Death: 18 Oct 1971, Little Rock, Arkansas10,11
Burial: 22 Oct 1971, Tate Township Cemetery, Bethel, Clermont Co., Ohio12,13
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Warren Eugene Willis was born on 16 May 1881 in Tate Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio, according to the county birth registration, but as an adult he consistently stated his birth date as 26 Sep 1881.5,6,7
     Warren has not been found in the 1900 census. He was not listed with his parents when they were enumerated in Tate Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio, nor has he been found elsewhere. When he was married four years later he stated he was living in Cincinnati.14
     He was a butcher when he married.15
     Warren married Anna Elizabeth Brose, daughter of Frederick S. Brose and Debra Jane Gardner, on 2 Nov 1904 in Hamilton Co., Ohio, with Rev. John A. White officiating.8,9
     Warren and Anna appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio, on Five Mile Rd., enumerated 29 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their children Marguerite and Howard were listed as living with them.16
     He was a machinist at a buggy factory by 1910.17 He registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at 236 Worth St., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed as a carriage worker for T. P. Walker of the Queen City Forging Company.3 He was a laborer at a foundry by 1920.18
     Warren and Anna appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 204 Worth St., enumerated 3 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Marguerite, Howard and Harry were listed as living with them.19
     He was a pattern maker at Cincinnati Milling Company by 1930, and an assistant foreman there by 1940, when he reported he had worked 50 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,500.20,21
     Warren and Anna appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Norwood, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 4555 Montgomery Ave., enumerated 18 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $25 per month, and owned a radio. Their children Marguerite and Howard were listed as living with them.22
     Warren and Anna appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1932 Pleasant St., enumerated 24 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $15 per month, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935. Their son Howard was listed as living with them.23
     Warren registered for the draft for World War II on 25 Apr 1942, while living at 3841 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed by Cincinnati Milling Machine Company.24 He was a foreman at a foundry in 1950.25
     His wife died on 4 Sep 1946 in 261 Worth St., Cincinnati, Ohio.26
     Warren appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the household of his son Howard and his wife, Elizabeth Catherine Hallof.27
     Warren died on 18 Oct 1971 in Little Rock, Arkansas, at age 90.10,11 He was buried on 22 Oct 1971 in Tate Township Cemetery, Bethel, Clermont Co., Ohio.12,13

Children:
     Children with Anna Elizabeth Brose:

  • Marguerite Jane Willis16,19,22 (31 Dec 1905 - 10 Jan 1972)
  • Howard Milton Willis16,19,28 (31 Oct 1908 - 28 Dec 1979)
  • Harry Willis19,29 (1910 - 25 Nov 1929)

Citations

  1. [S10837] Record of Registration of Births, Clermont Co., Ohio, 2:448, record for Warren Willis.
  2. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 177:188, no. 188, Warren E. Willis and Anna Brose.
  3. [S13882] Warren Eugene Willis, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S10837] Record of Registration of Births, Clermont Co., Ohio, 2:448, record for Warren Willis, shows father as Jentie ? Willis.
  5. [S10837] Record of Registration of Births, Clermont Co., Ohio, 2:448, record for Warren Willis, shows date, as 16 May 1881, township, county, and state.
  6. [S13886] Warren Eugene Willis, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Ohio, shows date, a 26 Sep 1881, city, as Bethel, and state.
  7. [S13882] Warren Eugene Willis, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, as 26 Sep 1881.
  8. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 177:188, no. 188, Warren E. Willis and Anna Brose, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  9. [S13879] Warren E. Willis household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married 6 years.
  10. [S13888] Warren E. Willis obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Warren Willis, Soc. Sec. No. 269-05-5352, shows month, year, and last residence, as 72206, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.
  12. [S13888] Warren E. Willis obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows services 22 Oct.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 106411694, Warren Eugene Willis, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S13890] Jonathan Willis household, 1900 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio.
  15. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 177:188, no. 188, Warren E. Willis and Anna Brose, shows occupation as butcher.
  16. [S13879] Warren E. Willis household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  17. [S13879] Warren E. Willis household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as machinist and industry as buggy factory.
  18. [S13883] Warren Willis household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as laborer and industry as foundry.
  19. [S13883] Warren Willis household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  20. [S13884] Warren E. Willis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as patern maker and industry as Cnti Milling Co.
  21. [S13885] Warren Willis household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as asst foreman?? and industry as milling machine co.
  22. [S13884] Warren E. Willis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  23. [S13885] Warren Willis household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S13886] Warren Eugene Willis, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Ohio.
  25. [S13889] Howard Willis household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as foreman and industry as foundry.
  26. [S13887] Anna Elizabeth Willis obituary, The Cincinnati Post, shows date and address.
  27. [S13889] Howard Willis household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  28. [S13880] Howard Milton Willis, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  29. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 122673296, Harry Willis, includes tombstone photo showing his name on same stone as Warren and Anna.