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John David R Willson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States
Death: January 10, 1931 (64-65)
Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
Place of Burial: Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Alonzo Willson and Catherine Willson
Husband of Rosalie Eliza "Rose" Reiniger and Minnie Sarah Willson
Father of Lucille “Dixie” Willson; John Cedrick “Ced” Willson; Meredith Willson "The Music Man"; Maurine Willson and Diana

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About John David R Willson

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Birth: 1866 Estherville Emmet County Iowa, USA

Death: Jan. 10, 1931 Mason City Cerro Gordo County Iowa, USA

John was the son of Alonzo Willson and Catherine Reynolds. He married Rosalie Eliza "Rose" Reiniger (daughter of Gustavus G. Reiniger and Eliza Aimsworth Meacham) on 28 Aug 1889 in Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois. They lived in Mason City, Iowa. They had four children:

Dixie Lucille Reiniger Maurine Willson infant daughter--died at six mos. old John Cedric Rex Willson Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson ("The Music Man")

He passed away on 10 Jan 1931 in Mason City, Iowa, USA.

Source Title: "Mecham Family book of remembrance and genealogy: with allied lines" by Leonidas DeVon Mecham ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," John D. Willson, 1889

groom's name: John D. Willson groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Rosalie Reiniger bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 28 Aug 1889 marriage place: Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois groom's father's name: Alonza Willson groom's mother's name: Catherine Reynolds bride's father's name: Gustavns Reiniger bride's mother's name: Lida Meacham groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M00837-8 system origin: Illinois-ODM source film number: 1320492 reference number:

Source Citation: "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2PV-TQ1 : accessed 13 June 2012), Jno. D. Willson, 1889. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pedigree Resource File

name: John David Willson gender: Male birth: 4 Aug 1866 Owens Grove, Iowa (Father's farm) [1]

death: 10 Jan 1931 Mason City, Iowa [1] afn: 56DM-7HQ Parents father: Alonzo Willson (AFN: 568N-SWV ) mother: Catharine Reynolds (AFN: 56JJ-QDP )

Marriages (2)

spouse: Rosalie Reiniger (AFN: 56JK-G51 ) marriage: 28 Aug 1889 Estherville, Iowa children (1)

child 1: Lucille (Dixie) Willson (AFN: 56JK-N8N ) gender: Female birth 6 Aug 1890 Mason City, Iowa

spouse: Minnie H. Hartzfield (AFN: 56JK-K2W )

Submission submitter: aspeirs2763315 submission date: 26 Jun 2003 submission id: MM95-Y5B person count: 3,287 Sources World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Broderbund Software, Inc. Release date: November 29, 1995

Source Citation "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9CNJ-F64 : accessed 30 June 2012), entry for John David Willson. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find more information on this family: "Meredith Willson - America's Music Man" By Bill Oates

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Parents:
  • Alonzo Willson (1822 - 1912)
  • Cathorine Reynolds Willson (1829 - 1918)
Spouses:

*Rosalie Eliza Reiniger Willson (1860 - 1931)

  • Minnie S Hartzfield Willson (1894 - 1940)
Children:

*Lucille Reininger Willson Lampert Hayden (1890 - 1974)*

  • John Cedric Rex Willson (1900 - 1975)*
  • Meredith Willson (1902 - 1984)*
Siblings:

*Bruce Alonzo Willson (1847 - 1936)*

  • Emma C. Willson Cooley (1852 - 1894)*
  • Leonora Adela Willson Squier (1861 - 1953)*
  • John David R. Willson (1866 - 1931)
  • Calculated relationship

Burial: Elmwood Saint Joseph Cemetery Mason City Cerro Gordo County Iowa, USA

Maintained by: Debra"Polly"~♫+... Originally Created by: Dennis Warden Record added: Jun 13, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6505396

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John David R Willson's Timeline

1866
1866
Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States
1890
August 6, 1890
Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States
1900
October 26, 1900
Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
1902
May 18, 1902
Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
1931
January 10, 1931
Age 65
Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
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Elmwood Saint Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States