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William Gory GADDIS1887–

Name: William Gory GADDIS

Given names: William Gory

Surname: GADDIS

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Birth	December 1887 Indiana
Death of a mother	Ella Elizabeth LOTEN July 16, 1894 (Age 6 years) Note: Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2011 about Mrs J W Gaddis Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2011 about Mrs J W Gaddis Death Date: 16 Jul 1894 Burial Place: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, USA
Census	1900 (Age 12 years) Vincennes IN Note: 1900 United States Federal Census about Willis G Gaddis 1900 United States Federal Census about Willis G Gaddis Age: 12 Birth Date: Dec 1887 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to Head of House: Grandson Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Ella J Loten 68 Mable Loten 23 Willis G Gaddis 12
Death of a father	John William GADDIS September 5, 1931 (Age 43 years) Vincennes IN Note: BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, September 10, 1931,Volume LV, Number … BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, September 10, 1931,Volume LV, Number 45, Page 1, Column 6, “JOHN W. GADDIS, VINCENNES, DIES—Was Noted Architect; Drew the Plans For Greene County Court House in 1885.” [Transcribed February 26, 2003 from the original newspaper on file in the Office of the Recorder of Greene County, Court House, Bloomfield, IN.] John William GADDIS, seventy-three, widely known Vincennes architect, died Saturday night at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes following a heart attack. Mr. GADDIS, who was a native of Olney, Illinois, and prominent in Vincennes Masonic circles, entered the hospital for treatment about a month ago, and although his condition was regarded as serious, his death came unexpectedly. Three brothers and two sisters are Mr. GADDIS’s closest survivors, his wife, formerly, Miss Ella LOWTEN, and two children, having preceded him in death. The deceased located in Vincennes when a youth and gained wide recognition throughout Indiana and the middle west in planning of court houses and other public buildings. Among the buildings designed by him in Greene County is the courthouse. He also designed many other Greene County structures.

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ella Elizabeth LOTEN William Gory GADDIS Irene B GADDIS John William GADDIS Birth: December 2, 1858 — Richland Co, IL Death: September 5, 1931 — Vincennes IN
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John William GADDIS William Gory GADDIS Irene B GADDIS Ella Elizabeth LOTEN Birth: April 20, 1866 — Vincennes, Knox, IN Death: July 16, 1894
	Marriage: November 26, 1885 — Knox Co, IN
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Gory GADDIS Birth: December 1887 — Indiana
8 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Irene B GADDIS Birth: July 22, 1888 — Vincennes, Knox, IN Death: January 22, 1889 — Vincennes, Knox, IN

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Census	1900 United States Federal Census about Willis G Gaddis Age: 12 Birth Date: Dec 1887 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to Head of House: Grandson Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Ella J Loten 68 Mable Loten 23 Willis G Gaddis 12