Joseph Sevey Willis

10 December 1904–March 1974 (Age 69)
Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States

The Life Summary of Joseph Sevey

When Joseph Sevey Willis was born on 10 December 1904, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, his father, Joseph Willis, was 33 and his mother, Rosa May Sevy, was 29. He lived in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died in March 1974, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States.

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Joseph Sevey Willis
1904–1974
Betty Marie McCoy
1923–1990

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World Events (8)

1905
Age 1
Twin Falls was incorporated as a city 12 April 1905.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 2
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 19
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

variant of Will with genitival -s. This surname represents a retention of the second syllable, introduced by the addition of the Middle English genitival suffix -es, which would have been pronounced in the Middle English period. Compare Wills . In some cases the name is a variant of Willey , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.variant of Willows .English:

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Will

Sources (7)

  • Sevy Joseph Willis, "Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911"
  • Joe S Willis in household of Marshall O Conover, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Joseph S Willis in entry for Robert William Brooks and Candace Ann Willis, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"

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