Willis F Stout

Brief Life History of Willis F

When Willis F Stout was born in 1888, in Moore, Prospect Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Richard Stout, was 25 and his mother, Catherine Schott, was 32. He lived in Washington Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died in March 1985, in Jezreel, Northern, Israel, at the age of 97.

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Family Time Line

Richard Stout
1863–1932
Catherine Schott
1856–1936
Rosa C Stout
1883–
Henry P Stout
1885–1961
Willis F Stout
1888–1985
Charles Stout
1893–
Clarence Stout
1894–
Bertha M Stout
1901–1964

Sources (4)

  • Wilson Stout in household of Richar F Stout, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Willis F Stout, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Willis F Stout, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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Name Meaning

English:

nickname from Middle English stout ‘bold, daring, brave’ (Old French estolt, estout, Anglo-Norman French estut, estot, estout ‘bold, fierce, randy, stubborn’).

perhaps occasionally a nickname from Middle English st(o)ut ‘gnat, horse-fly’ (Old English stūt, Old Norse stútr ‘gnat’), possibly used for someone with a biting tongue or for a small, quick-moving person.

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

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