Tom McCabe's Genealogy 2026

John Morris GADDISAge: 88 years1903–1992

Name: John Morris GADDIS

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Birth	September 4, 1903 Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL
Death of a father	Walter Chalmers GADDIS October 14, 1935 (Age 32 years) Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL Note: From Death Certificate.
Death	May 28, 1992 (Age 88 years) Wichita, Kansas

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rue Pauline LAPPIN Sibley Bristow GADDIS Pauline Irene GADDIS Irene GADDIS Lucille GADDIS John Morris GADDIS Shirley Walter GADDIS Charles Morris GADDIS Charles Wilson GADDIS Edwin Alworth GADDIS Walter Chalmers GADDIS Birth: July 1869 — Olney, Richland Co. IL Death: October 14, 1935 — Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Walter Chalmers GADDIS Sibley Bristow GADDIS Pauline Irene GADDIS Irene GADDIS Lucille GADDIS John Morris GADDIS Shirley Walter GADDIS Charles Morris GADDIS Charles Wilson GADDIS Edwin Alworth GADDIS Rue Pauline LAPPIN Birth: October 19, 1873 — Bolivar, MO
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Grace Eleanor MORRIS Phillip Van Cortland GADDIS Clara May GADDIS Sibley Bristow GADDIS Birth: October 8, 1895 — Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL Death: September 1969 — Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL
10 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Pauline Irene GADDIS Birth: August 18, 1896 — Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL Death: March 1966 — Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Irene GADDIS Birth: 1898 Death: in infancy
4 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucille GADDIS Birth: October 19, 1901 — Wayne City, Wayne Co., IL Death: between 1960 and 1969
23 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Morris GADDIS Birth: September 4, 1903 — Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL Death: May 28, 1992 — Wichita, Kansas
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Shirley Walter GADDIS Birth: February 12, 1906 Death: September 1981 — Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL
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younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Charles Morris GADDIS Birth: 1910 Death: in infancy
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Charles Wilson GADDIS Birth: June 21, 1912 — Mt Sterling, IL Death: January 1983 — Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edwin Alworth GADDIS Birth: March 7, 1916 Death: August 1978 — Poss. Ottowa or Altamont, La Salle Co., IL

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Morris GADDIS Birth: September 4, 1903 — Mt Sterling, Brown Co., IL Death: May 28, 1992 — Wichita, Kansas
wife	Private
daughter	Private
daughter	Private

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Shared note	SHIRLEY (his daughter) wrote: One University president described John Gaddis as the "heart of the university." Twenty years after retirement the John M. Gaddis Physical Plant was named for him. He was the Director of the Physical Plant at Wichita State University