Brief Life History of John Franklin
When John Franklin Willett was born on 27 October 1854, in Arkansas, United States, his father, Richard Parsons Willett, was 27 and his mother, Elisabeth Ann Barr, was 22. He married Virginia "Jennie" Banks on 19 October 1869. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Jefferson, Colorado, United States in 1900 and Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, United States for about 20 years. He died on 17 March 1935, at the age of 80, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (11)
- John F Willet in household of R P Willet, "United States Census, 1870"
- J F Willett, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- John Willet in household of Richard Willet, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1854–1935 Male
1859–1939 Female
Children (4)
1882– Male
1886–1918 Male
1886– Female
1892–1974 Female
Parents and Siblings
1827–1905 Male
1832–1888 Female
Siblings (11)
1852–1875 Male
1853–1942 Female
1854–1935 Male
1856–1928 Female
1859–1859 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1860
Age 6
1863
Age 9
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal names Wilot, Wilet, pet forms of Will , itself a short form of William .
English: sometimes a variant of Willard .
English: perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Willet, in Elworthy (Somerset). It is from an earlier name of Doniford Stream, which rises at Willet, and is probably a compound of Old English wiell, will ‘spring’ + an unrecorded gīete ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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