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Willis Oliver Treadwell

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Willis Oliver Treadwell

Birth
Wilson County, Texas, USA
Death
16 Aug 1915 (aged 31)
Virginia Point, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Burial
Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Married N. Ethel Dodds on Jan 6 1914 in Crider, Caldwell, Kentucky. Willis, a conductor on the Galveston to Houston Interurban Railroad, perished attempting to rescue women and children when the train was swept off a causeway during the great hurricane of August 1915. (Information taken from obituary of his only son.) His death certificate states the cause of death was drowning.
Married N. Ethel Dodds on Jan 6 1914 in Crider, Caldwell, Kentucky. Willis, a conductor on the Galveston to Houston Interurban Railroad, perished attempting to rescue women and children when the train was swept off a causeway during the great hurricane of August 1915. (Information taken from obituary of his only son.) His death certificate states the cause of death was drowning.


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