Brief Life History of John Freeman
When John Freeman Willey was born on 21 September 1871, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, Ebenezar Glover Willey, was 36 and his mother, Ellen Augusta Hopkins, was 31. He married Annie Boehner Roth on 5 December 1895, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 20 February 1946, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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- John F Willey, "United States Census, 1940"
- John F Willey, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- John F. Willey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
Name Meaning
English: from a pet form of the personal name Will , a short form of William . In some instances a variant of Wiley .
Americanized form of Swiss German Willi .
History: Isaac Willey is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1640, and went on to be one of the founders of New London, CT. His descendent Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821–1914) was one of the founders of the College of California at Berkeley in 1860.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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