William
Evans
Colwell
Born in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eunice Ann (Richards) Colwell
— married
about 1922 in Zion, Lake County, Illinois, United States
Father of
Florence Elizabeth (Colwell) Rusch, Unnamed Infant Colwell, John Wesley Colwell, Gerald Evans Colwell, Arnold Gale Colwell and Arthur Gale Colwell
Died
at age 67
in Zion, Lake County, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2021
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Biography
William was born 29 Mar 1883 in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of John Colwell.
He arrived at Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan in 1913. He had previously been in the US living in Zion, Lake County, Illinois for 1.5 years. He was a carpenter living at a rooming house in Zion.[1]
He registered for the World War I draft in Lake County, Illinois.[2] He was a carpenter working for himself. His nearest relative was John Colwell of Kincardine, Ontario, Canada.
In 1930 he was living in Zion, Lake, Illinois.[3] The household included William E Colwell 48, wife Eunice A Colwell 33, son William N Colwell 7 and daughter Florence E Colwell 5. William was a laundryman at a home laundry. Eunice was a laundress at a home laundry.
In 1940 he was living in Zion, Lake, Illinois.[4] The household included William Colwell 59, wife Eunice Colwell 43, son William N Colwell 17, daughter Florence Colwell 14 and son Wesley Colwell 9. William was a janitor at a retail store. Eunice was a packer at a candy factory.
He became a naturalized US citizen on 28 Apr 1941 in Waukegan, Illinois.[5] His previous petition on 18 Mar 1919 had been denied because he was undesirable with prejudice.
He registered for the World War II draft in Zion, Illinois.[6]
He died 9 Feb 1951 and is buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Zion, Lake County, Illinois.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZM5H-K7W2 : 22 February 2021), William Evans Colwell, 1913.
- ↑ The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097. William Evans Colwell Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBH-9CK : accessed 1 August 2021), William E Colwell, Zion, Lake, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 23A, line 15, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 528; FHL microfilm 2,340,263.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWCS-H2X : 8 January 2021), William Colwell, Zion, Lake, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-113, sheet 16A, line 27, family 326, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 831.
- ↑ "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKLV-MQW : 2 March 2021), William Evans Colwell, 1941; citing Waukegan, Illinois, NARA microfilm publication M1285 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 1,432,032.
- ↑ The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097. William Evans Colwell Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/141899232/william-evans-colwell : accessed 01 August 2021), memorial page for William Evans Colwell (29 Mar 1883–9 Feb 1951), Find A Grave: Memorial #141899232, citing Oakdale Cemetery, Zion, Lake County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .
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