He had a bee farm and even had a photo taken of himself with a long"be e" beard.
R M Purvis, great nephew, said Will was of "Goodland Airplane fame."
Residences & events:
6/1/1900 Denver, Arapaho Co, CO. At census time he was boarder witht he Otto Johnson family and working as a machinist. He was 28 yearsold a nd a widower. Son Arden was living with William's mother.
4/15/1910 Itaska, Sherman Co, KS was his address at census time. Hew as 39, married for the second time to Mary D, 33, who had birthed 2chi ldren, both deceased. This was Mary's first marriage and they hadbeen m arried 7 years. Children were Arden H, 12, and Olen E, 6.(Wasn't he M ary's son?) Sarah Raines, 52, lived with them as aservant. William w as a truck farmer.
The 1900 census says Will was born 7/1871 in IL.
