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Egbert Benson Willison

Birth	:	27 Sep 1851 Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	28 Nov 1943
Burial	:	Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6739650, -78.7258280
Description	:	Egbert is enumerated in the 1860 household of Ashford Willison at Flintstone, Allegany Co., Maryland. He is aged 8 years and born in Maryland. He is enumerated in Ashford's 1870 household; his occupation is Farm Home. Egbert married Victoria HENDRICKSON on 13 Nov 1873. Victoria gave birth to at least 5 children, named Virginia, Carl C, Lillian, Raymond, and Annie Willison. Egbert, Victoria and their family are enumerated in the 1880 census at Cumberland Valley Twp., Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. Their children residing in the household are Virginia, Carl, and Lilly Willison. Egbert, Victoria and their family are... Read More	Egbert is enumerated in the 1860 household of Ashford Willison at Flintstone, Allegany Co., Maryland. He is aged 8 years and born in Maryland. He is enumerated in Ashford's 1870 household; his occupation is Farm Home. Egbert married Victoria HENDRICKSON on 13 Nov 1873. Victoria gave birth to at least 5 children, named Virginia, Carl C, Lillian, Raymond, and Annie Willison. Egbert, Victoria and their family are enumerated in the 1880 census at Cumberland Valley Twp., Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. Their children residing in the household are Virginia, Carl, and Lilly Willison. Egbert, Victoria and their family are enumerated in the 1900 census at Cumberland Valley Twp., Bedford County. Their children residing in the household are Lillie, Raymond, and Annie Willison. Egbert and Victoria are enumerated in the 1920 census at Cumberland Valley Township. Victoria died in 1928, aged about 75 years. Egbert is enumerated in the 1930 household of his son-in-law, Edwin Hardinger, at Cumberland Valley Township. Family lore relates that Egbert talked in rhymes. He worked as a line inspector for the power company and spent workdays alone, walking the power lines across the county. Evidently, the rhyming kept his mind occupied. [Cumberland Times, 28 Aug 1941] "Ninety Years Old, He works on Farm Twenty years beyond the average life span of "three score and ten" Egbert B. Willison, who has a cottage on the Hazen Road, celebrated his birthday yesterday and will be honored at dinner today at the home of a daughter, Mrs Edwin Hardinger, also of Hazen Road. Listed in the census as a retired farmer, Mr Willison is still active and last week he cut corn four days for his son-in-law, after walking nearly a mile each morning. "The 90 year-old farmer is the son of the late Mrs. Harriet Willison of Flintstone, who lived to be 100 years and eight months old. His wife, the former Victoria Hendrickson, died twelve years ago. Besides being physically active he is mentally alert and often recites poetry he learned in childhood. He remembers many incindents in the Civil War days and the excitement when Lincoln was assassinated. Mr. Willison is a member of the Duke Memorial Bible Class and attends meetings regulary. "His four living children are Mrs. F.W. Growden, Gephart Drive; Mrs. Edwin Hardinger, Hazen Road; Mrs Lillie Barkman, of Swissville, PA. and Ray L. Willison, Hazen Road. He also has twenty-one grand-children, twenty-one great grand-children, three great-great grandchildren, four sisters and one brother. The late Finley C. Hendrickson, local attorney, was a brother-in-law, and the late Carl C. Willison, who operated a wall paper store there was a son." Egbert died aged 92 years.

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Family Members:

Parent

Ashford Willison

(1822 - 1888)

Harriet Amanda Newell Willison

(1828 - 1929)

Spouse

Victoria Hendrickson Willison

(1853 - 1928)

Siblings

Virginia Willison Flake

(1847 - 1866)

Rhoda Ellen Willison

(1849 - 1938)

Mary Emma Willison Twigg

(1857 - 1944)

Francis Milton Willison

(1859 - 1924)

Hester Willison Cheney

(1861 - 1945)

Amanda Belle Willison Robinette

(1863 - 1953)

Ida May Willison Burch

(1865 - 1960)

Edwin S. Willison

(1867 - 1919)

James Willison

(1870 - 1950)

Children

Carl Cecil Willison

(1876 - 1925)

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