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- 1900 Census shows Willie Eades, age 11, born April, 1889, student. Living
with mother and three other children at 100 Malta Ave., Ballston Spa Village
Saratoga Co., NY.
1905 Mexico, ME Town Register in file, Mill Operator
1910 census, Mexico Twp., Oxford Co., ME, age 21 single, born NY, paper maker
at paper mill. Listed under household of John N. Wait, step-father.
1920 census, Cabin Creek Pike, Henderson Precinct, Lewis Co., KY, 6 Jan 1920
living adjacent to John W. Mason; Wm. age 28/29, Mary S. age 27, Ina E.
age 8, Velma L. age 6, and Leona L. age 3 8/12.
See newspaper clipping of his accidental death in file. Also photos, etc.
Copy of his marriage record to Marie Stillwell Mason in file, from Ina.
Affidavits in file from Ina (Eades) Newberry, daughter, and Mary Lorea (Fish)
Eades, sister in law, confirming date and place of birth. We have not been
able to find his birth record in Saratoga Co., NY; however we do know that some
birth records at Factory Village cannot be found. Name may be Wm. Robt. Eades;
Wm. R. on Velma's birth record, Ina recalls him using middle inital R., just
Wm. on Ace's birth record, and Wm. Leonard on Charles' birth record. WW I
Draft Registration, Wm. Eades 507 Calumet, Middletown, OH, b. 7 Apr 1889 at
Ballston Spa, NY, machinist at ARMCO. Dependants listed as mother, wife and 3
children. Age 28, no exemption from draft claimed, dated 5 Jun 1917. In file.
Birth Return NY State #12799, Town of Milton #627, Saratoga Co., in file,
indicates an unnamed white male child was born to Wm. R. Eades and Eliza M.
"Williams" Eades on 7 Apr 1889, three previous children, two living. The return
is dated 1 May 1889. This all agrees with census reports, family tradition for
naming male children, etc., so a preponderance of data leads us to conclude his
birth name is Wm. Robt. Eades.
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