Both Charles and his son, William were enumerated as music dealers.
Name: Charles Willis Age: 40 Birth Date: Nov 1859 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1900: Newport Ward 1, Campbell, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Emma L Willis Marriage Year: 1879 Years Married: 21 Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Household Members: Name Age Charles Willis 40 Emma L Willis 43 William H Willis 20 Mammie Willis 16
↑ The Final Curtain (obituary notices), in Billboard. (New York, NY: Prometheus Global Media) Vol. 57, No. 11, Page 33, 17 March 1945.
Willis - Mrs. Emma Wendt, 88, wife of Charles H Willis, founder of the Willis Music Company, Cincinnati, at her home in that city March 9. In addition to her husband, survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rupert Langdale. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
Name: Charles H Willis Age in 1910: 50 Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1910: Newport Ward 1, Campbell, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Emma L Willis Father's Name: Henry W Willis Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Household Members: Name Age Charles H Willis 50 Emma L Willis 53 Henry W Willis 83 Leonora Willis 31 Willie May Willis 2 Clara Manser 26
