William Cyrus Baylis

1843 - 1921  (77 years)

• Name	William Cyrus Baylis
  Born	12 Dec 1843	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Apr 1921	Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  Buried	Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1408	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family 1	Lina Baylis,   d. 1 Oct 1929, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
  Children	1. Pauline Baylis Rezac
  Last Modified	21 May 2014 10:33:51
  Family ID	F371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Almira Katherine Wicks Baylis,   b. 1836,   d. 1896  (Age 60 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1868
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2017 09:03:08
  Family ID	F2792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Baylis, William Wm. Baylis Died Sunday Wm. Baylis died last Sunday, April 14, at the National Military Home, Leavenworth, after an illness of fourteen days with pneumonia and heart trouble. Mrs. Baylis and daughter, Mrs. Pauline Rezac were with him before the end came but had returned home just before his death. They returned Monday to attend the funeral which was given with all military honors. Interment was made in the beautiful National Cemetery in accordance with the wishes of Mr. Baylis. Mr. Baylis was one of the earliest settlers of Rossville township. He also spent several years in Oklahoma, where he was admitted to the bar in 1896 to practice law. He returned to Rossville in 1898, which has been his home since that time. He was born December 12, 1843 at Philadelphia, Pa., and was 77 years, 4 months and 12 days old at the time of his death. He served as a volunteer U.S. Marine in the civil war from 1861 to the close of the war. He had been a member of the Masonic lodge since 1866 and was a past master of Hesperian Lodge, Rossville.