Willis John Bisbee

1885 - 1952  (67 years)

• Name	Willis John Bisbee  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Mar 1885	, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Census	16 Jun 1900	Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  Census	13 May 1910	Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [12]
  Census	30 Jan 1920	Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [13]
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [14]
  Census	24 Apr 1950	Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [15]
  		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   [9, 10, 16, 17]
  	Cause: Lung Cancer
  Burial	31 Mar 1952	Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [9, 10, 17, 18]
  		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 d. Abt 1891, Gowanda, Cattaraugus, New York, USA (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Josephine E. Hinkson,   b. Feb 1859, , , Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Jul 1906 (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1875
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Myrtle Gertrude Reynolds,   b. 21 Aug 1884, , , Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Sep 1971, Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (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 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Mar 1885 - , Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Census - 16 Jun 1900 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Census - 13 May 1910 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Census - 30 Jan 1920 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Census - 8 Apr 1930 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Census - 24 Apr 1950 - Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Cause: Lung Cancer - 27 Mar 1952 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Burial - 31 Mar 1952 - Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  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

  [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 59. [S1225] Margaret Jane Dunnihoo, Two Brothers in the Pennsylvania Triangle, (Erie, Pennsylvania: self published, 1974.), p. 15. [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.). [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. [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.). [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. [S458] Carlstrom, Josephine Hinkson Bisbee: Obit (Union City), (Public Library, Union City, Pennsylvania, online at ). [S466] Carlstrom, Charles J: Obit (Union City), (Public Library, Union City, Pennsylvania, online at ). [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 135. [S1225] Margaret Jane Dunnihoo, Two Brothers in the Pennsylvania Triangle, (Erie, Pennsylvania: self published, 1974.), p. 30. [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [S110] Bisbee, Willis John: Probate, (Erie County Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania). [S1616] Bisbee, Willis John: Obit (Erie), (Erie, Pennsylvania, Friday, March 28, 1952). [S1619] Bisbee, Willis John: Grave Marker, (Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania).