Willis Edward NOWELL

1859 - 1942  (83 years)

• Name	Willis Edward NOWELL  [1, 2]
  Birth	28 Apr 1859	Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	BBF94B4501F04296B9704277187928EA92D4
  Census	1860	Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States   [3]
  1) Thomas S. Nowell, age 27, m, Shoe Manufacturer, $1000 real estate, $1000 personal, b. Massachusetts 2) Lydia A. Nowell, age 26, f, b. New Hampshire 3) Freddie E. Nowell, age 5, m, b. New Hampshire 4) Willis D. Nowell, age 1, m, b. New Hampshire 5) Harriet Jones, age 16, f, Domestic, b. Maine
  Census	1870	Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States   [2, 4, 5]
  1) Thomas S. Nowell, age 37, m, w, Shoe Manufacturer, $25,000 Real Estate, $12,000 personal, b. Massachusetts 2) Lydia A. Nowell, age 36, f, w, Keeping House, b. N. H. 3) Fred D. Nowell, age 15, m, w, Attending School, b. N.H. 4) Willis E. Nowell, age 12, m, w, Attending School, b. N.H. 5) George M. Nowell, age 8, m, w, b. N.H. 6) Frank H. Nowell, age 6, m, w, b. N.H. 7) Arthur L. Nowell, age 4, m, w, b. N.H. 8) Harry Nowell, age 5/12, m, w, b. N.H. 9) Mary A. Nowell, age 39, f, w, Works in Shoe Factory, b. Massachusetts
  Removed	Abt 1900	Seward, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States   [1]
  He arrived on a visit and stayed to join his father in the mining business.
  Census	1920	Juneau, Juneau, Alaska, United States   [6]
  Franklin Street, rented home 1) Willis E. Nowell, Head, m, w, age 45, married, b. New Hampshire as was mother, father b. Massachusetts 2) Frances Nowell, Wife, f, w, age 45, married, b. California as were both parents 3) Frances Nowell, daughter, f, w, age 16, single, b. Alaska, father b. New Hampshire, mother b. California 4) Everett Nowell, son, m, w, age 14, single, b. Alaska, father b. New Hampshire, mother b. California
  Census	1940	Edmonds, Snohomish, Washington, United States   [7]
  3rd Street, owned, valued at $5000 1) Willis Nowell, Head, m, w, age 75, married, 12th grd edu, b. New Hampshire, lived in Juneau, Alaska in 1935, not employed 2) Frances Nowell, Wife, f, w, age 60, married, 12th grd edu, b. California, lived in Juneau, Alaska in 1935, not employed
  Death	10 Nov 1942	Edmonds, Snohomish, Washington, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I2449	Our Family Tree | Descendants of Ebenezer Nowell, son of Capt. Peter Nowell
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Hon. Thomas Shepard NOWELL,   b. 30 Aug 1832, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Jan 1914, Seattle, King, Washington, United States (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lydia Ann HAM,   b. 27 Jun 1834, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States d. 3 Aug 1878, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Aug 1854	Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances,   b. Nov 1873, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Willis Edward NOWELL, Jr,   b. Bef 1900   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Apr 1859 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Census - 1860 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Census - 1870 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Removed - Abt 1900 - Seward, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States Census - 1920 - Juneau, Juneau, Alaska, United States Census - 1940 - Edmonds, Snohomish, Washington, United States Death - 10 Nov 1942 - Edmonds, Snohomish, Washington, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Reference

  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I2449&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Willis Edward NOWELL."