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William J Bookless

William J Bookless

Male 1850 - 1924  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name William J Bookless  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born Feb 1850  Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Gender Male 
    Name William Bookless  [4] 
    Name William Bookless  [12] 
    Name William Bookless  [11] 
    Name William Bookless  [10] 
    Name William Bookless  [7] 
    Name William Bookless  [9] 
    Residence Marital Status: M  [10] 
    Residence Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Relation To Head: Soldier 
    Residence 1860  Township 16 N Range 10 E, Douglas, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence Post Office: Camargo 
    Residence Between 1861 and 1865  Middleport, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1870  Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence Post Office: Sheldon 
    Residence 1880  Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self 
    Residence 1900  Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Residence 1916  Danville, Vermillion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1920  Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married 
    Died 16 May 1924  Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10] 
    Buried 18 May 1924  Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 10] 
    Person ID I7705  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Father Alexander Andrew Bookless,   b. Apr 1822, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1902, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Jane Whitted,   b. 28 Nov 1830, Chatham, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1854, Parke, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 25 Mar 1846  Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Family ID F2621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marinda Cynthia Leise,   b. Feb 1854, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1935, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 29 Nov 1872  Douglas, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Edwin M Bookless,   b. May 1874, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Ada Mabel Bookless,   b. 10 Apr 1880, Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1909, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)  [natural]
     3. Charles A Bookless,   b. 6 Oct 1881, Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1951, Rural, Cass, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F2624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Feb 1850 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation To Head: Soldier - - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1861 and 1865 - Middleport, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Residence Post Office: Sheldon - 1870 - Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Nov 1872 - Douglas, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 May 1924 - Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 May 1924 - Tolono, Champaign, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William J Bookless Headstone    		William J Bookless Headstone
    William Bookless Obituary    		William Bookless Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S25] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Tolono, Champaign, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240241.
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census


    3. [S145] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Tolono, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 180; Page: 389C; Enumeration District: 028.
      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census


    4. [S266] Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    5. [S438] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1951; Roll: 06.
      Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011      		 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011


    6. [S170] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Sheldon, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: M593_231; Page: 496B; Family History Library Film: 545730.
      1870 United States Federal Census      		 1870 United States Federal Census


    7. [S269] Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    8. [S440] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se.
      U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934      		 U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934


    9. [S88] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 16 N Range 10 E, Douglas, Illinois; Roll: M653_174; Page: 849; Family History Library Film: 803174.
      1860 United States Federal Census      		 1860 United States Federal Census


    10. [S239] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    11. [S445] U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938      		 U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938


    12. [S26] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tolono, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: T625_298; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 43.
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census


    13. [S17] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).



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