Brief Life History of Robert Eugene
When Robert Eugene Willard was born on 28 February 1922, in Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, Orville Leonard Willard, was 29 and his mother, Vera Marie Whitman, was 29. He married Anna Louise Wilson on 28 February 1943, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940 and Madera, Madera, California, United States in 1950. He died in July 1981, in Visalia, Tulare, California, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Exeter, Tulare, California, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Robert Eugene Willard, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Robert Willard in household of Vera M Fawcett, "United States Census, 1940"
- Robert Eugene Willard, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1922–1981 Male
1923–1964 Female
Children (1)
1948–2007 Male
Parents and Siblings
1892–1959 Male
1892–1989 Female
Siblings (2)
1917– Female
1922–1981 Male
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 1
1937 · Los Angeles California Temple
Age 15
1941
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (Sussex, Kent, and Surrey): from the Middle English personal name Willard, representing either Old English Wilheard or Old French Willard (ancient Germanic Willihard), the source of both of which consists of elements meaning ‘will, desire’ + ‘hardy, brave’. The name may also derive from the Middle English personal name Withelard, shortened to Willard (Old French, ancient Germanic Widelard).
German: variant of Willhardt (see Willert ) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
History: Simon Willard (1605–76) came from Horsmonden, Kent, England, to Boston, MA, in 1634. In that year he became one of the founders of Cambridge, MA, and the following year (1635) was a founder of Concord, MA. Twenty years later, in 1659, he was a founder of Lancaster, MA. Simon Willard was involved in numerous confrontations with the Native Americans, in particular in ‘King Philip's War’ of 1675–76. He had seventeen children and was the ancestor of many prominent Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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