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George Sidney WILLITS, Jr.

George Sidney WILLITS, Jr.

Male 1853 - Bef 1920  (~ 66 years)

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  • Name George Sidney WILLITS 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born Feb 1853  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Captain, U.S. Navy  [2] 
    Census 1880  Elizabeth, Union Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [3] 
    Engineer U.S.N. 
    Census 1900, 1910  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis (June 1875)  [4] 
    Died Bef Jan 1920  [5] 
    Person ID I4725  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2016 

    Father George Sidney WILLITS 
    Mother Elizabeth GITHEUS 
    Family ID F1662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sylvia Beavers GASTON,   b. Mar 1857, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 3 Aug 1876 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
      Geo S. Willits, 47, b. Feb 1853 in Pennsylvania, Lieutenant in Navy, married 24 yrs; wife Sylvia B, 43, b. Mar 1857 in New Jersey, married 24 yrs, mother of 6 children (5 still living); dau Grace G, 17, b. Oct 1882 in Pa; son Alford, 15, b. Aug 1884 in Pa; dau Jessie A, 12, b. Dec 1887 in Pa; son Oliver G, 8, b. Feb 1892 in Pa.
      (Note: There are discrepancies in some birthplaces between this census and the 1910 Census. The latter appears to be more accurate.)

      1910 Census, city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, enumerated on Apr 15 1910:
      George S. Willits, 57, b. Pa, Captain in U.S. Navy, married 32 yrs; wife Sylvia B, 53, b. NJ, married 32 yrs, mother of 6 children (5 still living); dau Grace G, 27, b. Pa; dau Jessie A, 22, b. NJ; son Oliver G, 18, b. NY; servant Mattie Everett, 32, b. NC, married 13 yrs, mother of one child (still living).
    Children 
    +1. Charles C. WILLITS,   b. CA 1878, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Albert WILLITS,   d. AGE 7 YRS
    +3. Grace G. WILLITS,   b. Oct 1882, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Alford WILLITS,   b. Aug 1884, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Jessie A. WILLITS,   b. Dec 1887, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Oliver G. WILLITS,   b. 20 Feb 1892, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1971  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F1661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    2. [S1813] 1910 Census.

    3. [S1710] 1880 Census.

    4. [S517] Gaston Family Lines of Somerset, "Somerset County Historical Quarterly," Somerville, NJ, Vol. 5 (1916), Anna Reger Gaston, (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~windmill/html/somersev.html).

    5. [S1734] 1920 Census.