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Willis John Bisbee

Male 1885 - 1952  (67 years)

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  • Name Willis John Bisbee  [1, 2]
    Birth 9 Mar 1885  , Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male
    Census 16 Jun 1900  Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 13 May 1910  Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Census 30 Jan 1920  Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Census 8 Apr 1930  Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Census 24 Apr 1950  Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    1950 US Census for Willis John Bisbee (I122)    		 1950 US Census for Willis John Bisbee (I122)
    ED 25-82, Union City Boro, sheet 24, line 24
    Death 27 Mar 1952  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 16, 17] 
    Cause: Lung Cancer 
    Burial 31 Mar 1952  Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 17, 18] 
    Willis and Myrtle Bisbee    		 Willis and Myrtle Bisbee
    Photograph by William F. Bisbee
    Person ID I122  Bisbee
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2023

    Father George M. Bisbee,   b. Abt Aug 1854, Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1891, Gowanda, Cattaraugus, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    Mother Josephine E. Hinkson,   b. Feb 1859, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1906 (Age 47 years)
    Marriage Abt 1875 
    Family ID F64  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Myrtle Gertrude Reynolds,   b. 21 Aug 1884, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1971, Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Marriage Abt 1905  [12, 14] 
    Children 
    +1. Orval George Bisbee,   b. 17 May 1913   d. 12 Apr 1987, Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2009

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Mar 1885 - , Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 16 Jun 1900 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 13 May 1910 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 30 Jan 1920 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 8 Apr 1930 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 24 Apr 1950 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Lung Cancer - 27 Mar 1952 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 31 Mar 1952 - Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Willis John Bisbee was of medium height and medium build with blue eyes and light brown hair. Willis and his son Orville owned a tractor and farm implement sales business, W. J. Bisbee and Son, in Union City, Pennsylvania. In 1942 at age 57, Willis stood 5'-11" tall, weighed 142 lbs, had blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, and had a glass eye. [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 59.

    2. [S1225] Margaret Jane Dunnihoo, Two Brothers in the Pennsylvania Triangle, (Erie, Pennsylvania: self published, 1974.), p. 15.

    3. [S109] Bisbee, Willis John: WW1 Draft Card, (Wasahington, D.C: NARA micropublication M1509, 4277 rolls. Online , Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Draft Board 1, Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ancestry.com image PA2022697-1464.).

    4. [S1579] WW1 Draft Registration Cards, (www.ancestry.com, 2005: NARA micropublication M1509, 4582 rolls), Erie County, Pennsylvania, Draft Board 1, roll 2022697.
      Sept 12, 1918 at Union City.
      Willis John Bisbee, RD2 Union City, Erie, PA, age: 33, born 9 mar 1885.
      Occupation: farmer, self employed at RD2 Union City, Erie, PA.
      Nearest Relative: Mrs. Myrtle Gertrude Bisbee, RD2 Union City, Erie, PA.
      Description of Registrant: medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light brown hair.

    5. [S967] Bisbee, Willis John: WW2 Draft Card, (subscription database online. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006, Ancestry.com image PA2243688-2616, accessed 8/10/2006. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Branches, various locations.).

    6. [S1583] WW2 Draft Registration Cards, (www.ancestry.com, 2007: National Archives and Records Administration), Roll: WW2_2243688; Local board: Erie, Pennsylvania.
      April 27, 1942.
      WILLIS JOHN BISBEE, RD2 Union City, Union twp, Erie, PA, telephone: Union City 225W.
      Age 57, born 9 Mar 1885, Erie County, PA
      Contact Person: Orville Bisbee, RD2 Union City, PA.
      Employer: W. J. Bisbee and Son, Union City, Pa., 8 West High St., Union City, Erie, PA.
      Physical: 5'11" tall, 142 lbs, white, blue eyes, brown hair, light brown complexion, glass eye.

    7. [S458] Carlstrom, Josephine Hinkson Bisbee: Obit (Union City), (Public Library, Union City, Pennsylvania, online at ).

    8. [S466] Carlstrom, Charles J: Obit (Union City), (Public Library, Union City, Pennsylvania, online at ).

    9. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 135.

    10. [S1225] Margaret Jane Dunnihoo, Two Brothers in the Pennsylvania Triangle, (Erie, Pennsylvania: self published, 1974.), p. 30.

    11. [S2140] Carlstrom, Charles J. (I180): 1900 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2004): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T623, roll 1409; enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 30B, page 187B, line 91, dwelling 745, family 742; image downloaded 11/8/2008.), 1900-Union+City.124.63.jpg.

    12. [S105] Bisbee, Willis John (I122): 1910 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2006): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T624, roll 1343, enumeration district (ED) 132, sheet 15A, page 134A, line 23, dwelling 256, family 263; image accessed 12/27/2008.), 1910.PA.Erie.Union.132.28.

    13. [S106] Bisbee, Willis John (I122): 1920 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T625, roll 1567, enumeration district (ED) 139, sheet 4B, page 164B, line 56, dwelling 87, family 88; image accessed 12/27/2008.), 1920.PA.Erie.Union.139.8.

    14. [S108] Bisbee, Willis John (I122): 1930 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2002): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T626, roll 2038, enumeration district (ED) 140, sheet 12A, page 174A, line 6, dwelling 137, family 150; image accessed 12/27/2008.), 1930.PA.Erie.Union.140.23.

    15. [S3525] Bisbee, Willis John (I122): 1950 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2022): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T628, enumeration district (ED) 25-84, sheet 24, line 24, household 286; Image accessed 11 Jan 2023), US.1950.PA.Erie.Union City.37.25.

    16. [S110] Bisbee, Willis John: Probate, (Erie County Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania).

    17. [S1616] Bisbee, Willis John: Obit (Erie), (Erie, Pennsylvania, Friday, March 28, 1952).

    18. [S1619] Bisbee, Willis John: Grave Marker, (Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania).