James Rudy Willett was born on September 10,
1889 in Maxon Mill, McCracken County, Kentucky.
He was the son of Dennis Edward Willett and Alice Lulu Hill. He was raised on the family farm in McCracken
County.
Rudy married Anna Katherine “Annie” Tempel on October 26, 1910 in
McCracken County, Kentucky. They were
both 21 years old. Anna was born on
February 14, 1889 in Fenton, Missouri, the daughter of Adam Tempel, Jr. and
Anna K. Tempel.
Rudy and Annie had two children:
Frances Olivia Willett born
September 1, 1912
Temple Willett born
December 5, 1915
After their marriage, Rudy and Annie settled on a farm in Paducah,
McCracken County, Kentucky. Rudy worked
with his father and brothers, farming and running a mill.
Rudy registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5,
1917 in McCracken County, Kentucky. He
was described as of medium height and build, with blue eyes and black
hair. Rudy claimed exemption from the
draft due to his needing to provide for his wife and children. He did not serve in the war.
By 1930, Rudy and Annie had moved their family to a home on
Washington Street in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. There, Rudy worked at a bakery.
Anna Katherine Tempel Willett died on November 1, 1931 in Memphis,
Shelby County, Tennessee. She took her
own life, after a long and difficult struggle with depression. Anna was buried near her parents in the
Maplelawn Park Cemetery in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky. She was 42 years old at her death.
Rudy married again around 1935 to Emily Lucie Jones Walker, also a
widow. Emily was born on April 4, 1895
in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, the daughter of George Jerome Jones and
Annie Jane Delvin. Emily’s first husband,
James William Walker, died in 1934.
In 1940, Rudy and Emily were living in a home in Hillsboro, Florida,
where Rudy was working as a supervisor for a retail bakery.
James Rudy Willett died on July 8, 1970 in Polk County,
Florida. He was buried in Lakeland
Memorial Gardens in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida. He was 80 years old at his death.
Emily Lucie Jones Walker Willett died four years later, on March
7, 1974 in Polk County. She was laid to
rest next to her second husband in Lakeland Memorial Gardens in Lakeland, Polk
County, Florida. She was 78 years old at
her death.
Notes for James Rudy Willett
Birth & Death: Ancestry.com. Web: Florida, Find A Grave
Index, 1800-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
: accessed 28 January 2013.
1900 US Census: Year: 1900;
Census Place: Massac, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 540;
Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1240540. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations
Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: Year: 1910;
Census Place: District 7, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T624_493;
Page: 1B; Enumeration District:0131; FHL microfilm: 1374506. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006.
WWI Draft: Registration State: Kentucky;
Registration County: McCracken; Roll: 1653653. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I
Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
1920 US Census: Year: 1920;
Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T625_589;
Page: 9A; Enumeration District:157; Image: 194. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1930 US Census:
Notes for Anna Katherine Tempel
Birth & Death: Tennessee State Library and Archives;
Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 11. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death
Records, 1908-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2011.
1900 US Census: Year: 1900;
Census Place: Woodville, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 540;
Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1240540. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: Year: 1910;
Census Place: District 7, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T624_493;
Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1374506. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006.
Burial: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
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