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Willis Benton Woodward 1873–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 April 1873

Birth Location: Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 27 August 1967

Death Location: Campbell, Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: James Woodward

Mother: Emma Chamberlin

Spouse(s): Friedricke Steuer

Children(s): Roy Woodward

Willis Benton Woodward was born in 1873 in Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of James Benton Woodward And Emma Dorcas Chamberlin. Willis Benton Woodward married Friedricke M Steuer, and had children including Roy Colfax Woodward. Willis Benton Woodward passed away in 1967 in Campbell, Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis Benton Woodward was born in 1873 in Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of James Benton Woodward And Emma Dorcas Chamberlin.
  • Willis Benton Woodward married Friedricke M Steuer, and had children including Roy Colfax Woodward.
  • Willis Benton Woodward passed away in 1967 in Campbell, Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Willis Woodward's Ancestors

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Willis Woodward
1873–1967
Birth Place: Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
James Benton Woodward
1840–1902
Emma (Dorcas) Chamberlin
1849–1924
Grandparents
George (Washington) Chamberlin
1824–1911
Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
Dorcas (Marcy) Billings
1825–1902
Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Washington Chamberlin
1796–1875
Asenath Kellogg
1801–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Kellogg
1757–1850
Lucy Dunham
1762–1811

Willis Woodward's Descendants

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Willis (Benton) Woodward (6 April 1873–27 August 1967) m. Friedricke (M) Steuer (9 February 1874–24 September 1971)
  1. 1. Roy (Colfax) Woodward 1896–1952 m. Edna (Mary) Woodward 1896–1990
    1. 1. Burton (L) Woodward 1923–

Willis Woodward's Timeline

2 Records

1873
6 April 1873
Birth of Willis Benton Woodward in Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America
Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America
1967
27 August 1967
Age 94
Death of Willis Benton Woodward in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1873
    Event Place: Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1967
    Event Place: Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campbell, Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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