Person:Elizabeth Willis (36)

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Elizabeth Willis
b.Abt 1820 Ireland
m. 26 Oct 1845
  1. John Stewart1849 - 1925
  2. Eliza Jane Stewart1851 - 1917
  3. Mary Ann StewartAbt 1853 - Bef 1900
  4. William Stewart1857 - 1941
  5. David Stewart1863 - 1886
Facts and Events
Name Elizabeth Willis
Gender Female
Birth[1][2][3] Abt 1820 Ireland
Marriage 26 Oct 1845 Haldimand Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, CanadaSt. George's Church
to William Stewart
Residence 1852 Haldimand Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canadawith William Stewart
Residence 1871 Haldimand Twp, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canadawith William Stewart
Death[3][4] 23 Oct 1885 York County, Nebraska, United States
Burial[3] Thayer, York County, Nebraska, United StatesPalo Cemetery
References
  1. Canada West (Ontario): Northumberland County: Haldimand Township, in United Province of Canada. 1851 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    page 107.

    William Stewart, age 37, born in Ireland, farmer
    Elsaby Stewart, age 31, born in Ireland
    John Stewart, age 3, born in Canada
    Eliza J Stewart, age 1, born in Canada
    all Church of England

  2. Canada West (Ontario): Northumberland County: Haldimand Township, in Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    page 79.

    W. Stewart, age 46, born in Ireland, saw mill
    E. Stewart, age 40, born in Ireland
    J. Stewart, age 12, born in U[pper] C[anada]
    E. J. Stewart, age 10, born in U[pper] C[anada]
    M. A. Stewart, age 8, born in U[pper] C[anada]
    W. Stewart, age 4, born in U[pper] C[anada]
    all C[hurch] of E[ngland]

  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Palo Cemetery, Thayer, York County, Nebraska, USA, in Find A Grave.

    Elizabeth Stewart, died Oct. 23, 1885, aged 66 years

  4. Memorial and biographical record and illustrated compendium of biography [Nebraska]: containing a compendium of local biography...of Butler, Polk, Seward, York and Fillmore Counties, Nebraska. (Chicago, IL: G.A. Ogle & Co., 1899)
    page 373.

    'In 1845 Mr. [William] Stewart was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Willis, also a native of County Cork, Ireland, who died in the fall of 1886, leaving five children, namely: John; William, who married Annie Hyde and has four children--William J., David A., Mary Elizabeth and Charles H.; Eliza, who first married John Salmon and after his death wedded James Anderson; Annie, who married Ed Wilson and died leaving one son, Leroy Wesley; and David, deceased.'

  5.   Robert Edwards Stewart, "The Stewart Genealogy" (family records).

    'In 1826 John and Elizabeth Stewart emigrated to Canada from Dunmanys County Cork Ireland. ... There were nine children in their family. The following are the names of the children ...
    William Age 17 [in 1831] married Elizabeth Willis
    The[ir] children were John, William, Mrs Anderson, one other daughter.'

  6.   Family records or research of correspondent.

    'The father of Elizabeth Willis (b1820) was a John Willis of County Cork, Ireland as indicated in a wedding notice of William Stewart (b1815) and Elizabeth (b1820) who were married by the Rev. John Wilson at St. George’s Church in Haldimand on Oct. 26th, 1845.'