- Birth: 1 May 1849, Rocky Run, Wisconsin
- Death: 28 Mar 1929, Benton County, Oregon
- Burial: Crystal Lake Cemetery, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon
Father: Jesse Fletcher HAND
Mother: Mary Harper WHEELER
Family 1:
Mary Ecclesiastes MUIR
- Marriage: 30 Oct 1878, Portage, Columbia Co, Wisconsin
- Wheeler Gilrye HAND
- Howard Willis HAND
- Helen Florence HAND
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_Jesse Fletcher HAND _|
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|--Willis Lorenzo HAND
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| _Samuel WHEELER ________
| _Aaron WHEELER Judge_|_Chloe KIDDER __________
| _Samuel WHEELER ___|
| | | _Alexander HARPER ______
| | |_Margaret HARPER ____|_Elizabeth BARTHOLOMEW _
|_Mary Harper WHEELER _|
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| _Samuel JOHNSON Sr.__|________________________
|_Lucretia JOHNSON _|
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|_Lidia or Mercy _____|________________________
INDEX
Notes
1900 US Census
Name: Mary E Hand
Home in 1900: Kearney Ward 3, Buffalo, Nebraska
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Scotland
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Spouse's name: William L
Race: White
Immigration Year: 1857
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
William L Haud 51 Occupation: Attorney At Law
Mary E Hand 53
Wheeler G Haud 19
Howard W Haud 17
Helen F Haud 13
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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Kearney Ward 3, Buffalo, Nebraska; Roll: T623 917
; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 34.
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"Descendants of Daniel MUIR"
John Muir National Historic Site 4202 Alhambra Avenue Martinez, CA 94553
http://www.nps.gov/jomu/muir.htm
Mary MUIR was born in Oct 1846 in Dunbar, Scotland. She died on 18 Apr 1928.
She was married to Willis HAND on 30 Oct 1878. Willis HAND was born on 1 May 1849. He died o
n 28 Mar 1929. He was buried in Corvallis, Oregon. Mary MUIR and Willis HAND had the followin
g children: +26 i. Helen HAND. +27 ii. Howard Willis HAND. +28 iii. Wheeler Gilroy HAND.
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WILLIS LORENZO HAND
Daily Gazette-Times
Sat. March 30, 1929, pg. 2; col 3.
Benton County, Oregon
Received & transcribed at Simi Valley, CA Nov 2003
Funeral Monday afternoon - The funeral of the late Attorney Willis L. Hand will be from th
e Keeney funeral home, Monday afternoon at 2 oŁuclock. Dr. A. B. MacLeod will officiate at th
e service and interment will be in the family plot in Crystal Lake Cemetery. Members of Barn
um Lodge No. 9, I.O.O.F., and the Masonic orders with which the late Mr. Hand was affiliate
d will attend the service.
Lineage to Alexander & Elizabeth:
Willis Lorenzo Hand & Mary Ecclesiastes Muir
Son of Jesse Fletcher Hand & Mary Harper Wheeler
Dau of Samuel Wheeler & Lucretia Johnson
Son of Aaron Wheeler & Margaret Harper
Dau of Alexander Harper & Elizabeth Bartholomew
Additional information from the Keeney Funeral Home records:
Record of Funeral:
Page 98
Date: March 31, 1929
Name of deceased: Willis L. Hand
Widower of: Mary E. Muir Hand
Order given by: H. W. & W. G. Hand & Mrs. Presley Moore
Date of funeral: April 1, 1929
Location: Chapel 2 p.m.
Residence: 362 ŁSAŁT St. City
Place of Death: Residence
Date of death: March 28, 1929
Occupation of deceased: Retired Lawyer
Single or married: Widower
Religion: Christian
Date of Birth: May 1, 1849
Place: Rocky Run, Wisconsin
Age: 79 yrs 10 mos 28 days
Name of Father: Jesse Fletcher Hand
His birthplace: Columbia County, N.Y.
Name of Mother (maiden): Mary Wheeler
Her birthplace: Unionville, Ohio
Interment at: Crystal Lake
Records currently in possession of: McHenry Funeral Home
Address: 206 N. W. 5th, Corvallis, OR 97330
Genealogical information extracted: May 4, 1989 by Rebecca Kiger
The Mid-Valley Genealogical Society
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
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