The Shemwell Family

William Donald EkissAge: 53 years19051958

Name
William Donald Ekiss
Given names
William Donald
Surname
Ekiss
Birth April 27, 1905 21 24
Birth of a brotherCurtis R Ekiss
May 19, 1909 (Age 4 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherDale Leroy Ekiss
November 27, 1911 (Age 6 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Melissa Troutman
February 7, 1920 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherGerald Mark Ekiss
August 1, 1921 (Age 16 years)
Death of a brotherCurtis R Ekiss
November 18, 1921 (Age 16 years)
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 24 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBenjamin Franklin Rouch
August 27, 1930 (Age 25 years)

Marriage of a parentLester EkissBernice Cordelia BennettView this family
about 1932 (Age 26 years)
Note: Marriage date/place based upon when their first child, Harry, was born
Birth of a half-brotherHarry Travis Ekiss
January 8, 1933 (Age 27 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Ekiss
April 17, 1937 (Age 31 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Census May 1, 1950 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherDale Leroy Ekiss
October 25, 1957 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherLester Ekiss
1957 (Age 51 years)
Death September 27, 1958 (Age 53 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Eva Lee Rouch
Birth: December 11, 1880 24 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1974Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: January 9, 1904Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
16 months
himself
William Donald Ekiss
Birth: April 27, 1905 21 24Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 27, 1958Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
4 years
younger brother
Curtis R Ekiss
Birth: May 19, 1909 25 28Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: November 18, 1921Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Dale Leroy Ekiss
Birth: November 27, 1911 28 30Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: October 25, 1957Colorado, United States
10 years
younger brother
Gerald Mark Ekiss
Birth: August 1, 1921 37 40Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 4, 2012Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Bernice Cordelia Bennett - View this family
father
step-mother
Bernice Cordelia Bennett
Birth: January 13, 1897West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: September 13, 1965Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: about 1932Texas, United States
1 year
half-brother
Harry Travis Ekiss
Birth: January 8, 1933 49 35Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: June 12, 2002Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Ola Raye Baker - View this family
himself
William Donald Ekiss
Birth: April 27, 1905 21 24Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 27, 1958Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
wife
Ola Raye Baker
Birth: December 6, 1906 26 26Kansas, United States
Death: January 28, 1975Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
son
Private
son
Private

William Donald Ekiss has 17 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lester Ekiss - Household

ED 129 Mt Zion, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ekiss, LesterheadMW26M6ILILILEnglishLaborerElevatorWNo0YesYes
Ekiss, EvawifeFW29M622INININEnglishNoneYesYes
Ekiss, DonaldsonMW5SILILIN
Ekiss, CurtisssonMW10 monthsSILILIN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Curtis R Ekiss - Household

ED 175 Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ekiss, LesterheadRMW39MYesYesILMOILYesMechanicAutomobilesW
Ekiss, EvawifeFW37MYesYesILININYes
Ekiss, DonaldsonMW14SYesYesYesILILINYes
Ekiss, CurtissonMW10SYesYesYesILILINYes
Ekiss, DalesonMW??SYesYesYesILILIN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Donald Ekiss - Household

Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ekiss, William DheadR35NoMW27M26ILILINYesPrinterPublishing CoWYes
Ekiss, Ola RayewifeFW23M22KSILKYYesStenographerLumber CoWYes
Ekiss, Dale LbrotherMW18SILILINYesEngraverPublishing CoWYes