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Matilda Josephine Willett 1848–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 AUG 1848

Birth Location: Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA

Death Date: 1925

Death Location: St. Vincent, Union Co., KY, USA

Father: George Willett

Mother: Anna Mills

Spouse(s): Charles Eidson

Children(s): George Eidson, Mary Eidson, Eugene Eidson, Mary Eidson, Anna Eidson, Charles Eidson, Paul Eidson, William Eidson

The story of Matilda Josephine Willett began in 1848 in Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA. In 1860, Matilda Josephine Willett resided in Uniontown, Union Co., KY, USA. Matilda Josephine Willett married Charles William Eidson, and had children including Anna Mary Eidson, Charles Joseph Eidson, Eugene Kronen Eidson, George Hayden Eidson, Mary Agnes Eidson, Mary Elizabeth Eidson, Paul Augustine Eidson, William Paul Eidson. Matilda Josephine Willett passed away in 1925 in St. Vincent, Union Co., KY, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Josephine Willett began in 1848 in Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA.
  • In 1860, Matilda Josephine Willett resided in Uniontown, Union Co., KY, USA.
  • Matilda Josephine Willett married Charles William Eidson, and had children including Anna Mary Eidson, Charles Joseph Eidson, Eugene Kronen Eidson, George Hayden Eidson, Mary Agnes Eidson, Mary Elizabeth Eidson, Paul Augustine Eidson, William Paul Eidson.
  • Matilda Josephine Willett passed away in 1925 in St. Vincent, Union Co., KY, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Willett's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Willett
1848–1925
Birth Place: Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA
Parents
George Washington Franklin Willett
1819–1891
Union Co., KY, USA
Anna (Ellen) Mills
1821–1857
Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA
Grandparents
Lewis Mills
1789–1860
St. Mary's, MD, USA
Mary (Simmons) Abell
1793–1840
Baltimore (Independent City), MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mills
1762–1853
Eleanor Bowes
1766–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Justinian Mills
1728–1795
Mary Dant
1736–1814
Timothy Bowes
1739–
Mary Abell
1740–1801

Matilda Willett's Descendants

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Matilda (Josephine) Willett (13 AUG 1848–1925) m. Charles (William) Eidson (3 JUL 1831–1905)
  1. 1. George (Hayden) Eidson 1869–
  2. 2. Mary (Agnes) Eidson 1878– m. William Rice 1875–
  3. 3. Eugene (Kronen) Eidson 1887–1945
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Eidson 1885–
  5. 5. Anna (Mary) Eidson 1877–1953 m. Francis (Marion) Willett 1869–1949
    1. 1. Annie (Beatrice) Willett 1908–1922
    2. 2. James (Cosmo) Willett 1898–
    3. 3. Flaget (Augustine) Willett 1903–
    4. 4. Leo (Oliver) Willett 1900–1984
    5. 5. Charles (Vaden) Willett 1912–1974
    6. 6. Mary (Frances) Willett 1894–1958
    7. 7. Joseph (Eidson) Willett 1896–1971
  6. 6. Charles (Joseph) Eidson 1874–1965 m. Cora (Bell) Phillips 1874–1917
    1. 1. Josie (Rachel) Eidson 1911–1914
    2. 2. Ora (Zell) Eidson 1909–1986
    3. 3. Georgia (Bell) Eidson 1909–1944
    4. 4. Obediah (Moorman) Eidson 1902–1959 m. Earnestine Ford 1903–1952
      1. 1. Lee (Mason) Eidson 1925–
    5. 5. Mason (Dewilton) Eidson 1904–1926
    6. 6. Matilda (Ruth) Eidson 1900–1914
    7. 7. Mary (Ida) Eidson 1913–1915
    8. 8. Eva (Pearly) Eidson 1916–1918
    9. 9. Walter (Lee) Eidson 1906–1992 m. Nancy (Catherine) Peck 1911–1988
      1. 1. Katie (Mae) Eidson 1928–2000
      2. 2. Jerry (Gene) Eidson 1931–2010
  7. 7. Paul (Augustine) Eidson 1881–1961
  8. 8. William (Paul) Eidson 1872–
    1. 1. Bernice (Estelle) Eidson 1903–

Matilda Willett's Timeline

7 Records

1848
13 AUG 1848
Birth of Matilda Josephine Willett in Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA
Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA
1848
24 SEP 1848
Matilda Josephine Willett was christened in Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA
Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
Matilda Josephine Willett resided here in Uniontown, Union Co., KY, USA
Uniontown, Union Co., KY, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
Matilda Josephine Willett resided here in Uniontown, Union Co., KY, USA
Uniontown, Union Co., KY, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
Matilda Josephine Willett resided here in Driskill, Ballard Co., KY, USA
Driskill, Ballard Co., KY, USA
1925
5 MAY 1925
Age 77
Death of Matilda Josephine Willett in Union Co., KY, USA
Union Co., KY, USA
1925
1925
Age 77
Burial of Matilda Josephine Willett in St. Vincent, Union Co., KY, USA
St. Vincent, Union Co., KY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1848
    Event Place: Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 SEP 1848
    Event Place: Waverly Hills, Jefferson Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Uniontown, Union Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Uniontown, Union Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Driskill, Ballard Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1925
    Event Place: Union Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: St. Vincent, Union Co., KY, USA

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