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Lillie E Ellis Wilt

Female 1869 - 1940  (70 years)


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  • Name Lillie E Ellis Wilt 
    Born 5 May 1869  Washington, Daviess County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 Apr 1940  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7072  Rossville
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2018 

    Father John Wesley Ellis,   d. 4 Nov 1892 
    Mother Emma Adaline Coleman Ellis,   b. 18 Jan 1846, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1938, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 1868 
    Family ID F2427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Reuben Lawrence Wilt,   b. 26 Apr 1868, Blain, Perry County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1918, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1900 
    • Her obit says they were married 18 Jan 1900. His says 17 Jan 1900.
    Children 
    +1. Arline Josephine Wilt Reid,   b. 11 Jan 1901, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1998, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     2. Ruby Alice Wilt Sawitzke,   b. 2 Jul 1904, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 2000, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2018 15:21:08 
    Family ID F5574  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 May 1869 - Washington, Daviess County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Wilt, Lillie
    Obituary- Wilt, Lillie
    Lillie E. Wilt
    Mrs. Lillie E. Wilt died, Friday, April, 26, in Stormont hospital, Topeka. She would have been 71 years of age next Sunday, May 5.

    She was born in 1869 at Washington Indiana, the eldest daughter of John and Emma Ellis. Her parents came to Kansas when she Was a small child. She spent most of her life in Rossville and the surrounding community, with the exception of 4 years spent in Colorado and the past year in Topeka.

    She was married to Reuben Lawrence Wilt of Rossville, on Jan. 18, 1900. To this union were born two daughters, Arlene Josephine and Ruby Alice. Mr. Wilt passed away in 1918.

    Mrs. Wilt is survived by the two daughters, Mrs. Homer Reid of Rossville and Mrs. Edward Sawitzke, of Golden, Colo. One sister, Ethel Barron of Tucson, Ariz., and one grandson, Robert Reid of Rossville.

    Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Rossville Presbyterian church, conducted by the Rev. H. L. Nelson of Topeka.