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French WILLIS
Rose L. HOKE
Husband:  French WILLIS
Birth:  8 Aug 1877, IN
Death:  aft. 1930 census
Occupation:  grocer
Father:  Charles B. WILLIS
Mother:  Frances Anna "Fanny" DAVIDSON
Marriage:  29 Nov 1899, Knox Co., IN
Wife:  Rose L. "Rosie" HOKE
Birth:  Nov 1875, IN
Death:  aft. 1930 census
Occupation:  homemaker
Nephew:  G.E. HOKE, b. 1901/2, PA
Father:  George Harrison HOKE (1833-1899)
Mother:  Mary M. POLK (1841-1882)
Children — born in Carlisle, Haddon Twp., Sullivan Co., IN:
1.  Georgia C. WILLIS, b. 1900/1901
2.  French Hoke WILLIS, b. 1903/4
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Sources:

1.  Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (online at Ancestry.com):
French Willis Rose Hoke 29 Nov 1899 Knox Co.

2.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 40):  Carlisle Town, Haddon Twp., Sullivan Co., IN, Roll T623_404, p. 105B, SN 4, SD 2, ED 128, enumerated 2 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 22 23 24 25 26 27
100 106 Willis French Head W M Aug 1877 22 M 0     IN IN IN Grocery man Y Y Y O M H
    ______ Rose Wife W F Nov 1875 24 M 0 0 0 IN KY IN Keeping House Y Y Y      
Listed next to the IRVINE family, with whom is living French's presumed brother, [Charles] Alvin WILLIS.

3.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 53):  Carlisle Town, Haddon Twp., Sullivan Co., IN, Roll T624_380 (Part 3), p. 155A, SN 8A, SD 2, ED 168, enumeerated 20 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
130 134 Willis French Head M W 33 M1 10     IN IN IN Eng Carpenter House W N 12 Y Y   O F H
    ______ Rose L Wife F W 34 M1 10 2 2 IN IN IN Eng None         Y Y        
    ______ Georgia C Dau F W  9 S       IN IN IN   None             Y      
    ______ French H Son W  6 S       IN IN IN   None             N      

4.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 20):  West Street, Carlisle Town, Haddon Twp., Sullivan Co., IN, Roll T625_466, p. 178B, SN 4B, SD 78, ED 252, enumerated 7 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 28
* X 99 106 Willis French Head O F M W 42 M   Y Y IN IN IN Y Contractor OA
      ______ Rose L Wife     F W 44 M   Y Y IN IN IN Y None  
      ______ Hoke Son     M W 15 S Y Y Y IN IN IN Y None  
      Hoke G E Nephew     M W 18 S Y Y Y PA IN IN Y None  
*West Street

5.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 18):  Cherry Street, Carlisle Town, Haddon Twp., Sullivan Co., IN, Roll 629, p. 124A, SN 4A, ED 77-12, SD 10, enumerated 4 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
* 111 111 Willis French H O 2500 M W 52 M 22 N Y IN IN IN Y Contractor Building Const O N 36 N N
    ______ Rose W     F W 54 M 24 N Y IN IN IN Y none            
*Cherry Street

World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.  Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):
Roll: -
Serial Number | Order Number: 3149 | A1922
Name: French Willis
Permanent Home Address: Carlisle Sullivan Ind
Age in Years | Date of Birth: 41 | Aug 8 1877
Race: White
Citizenship: Native Born
Present Occupation: Contractor
Employer's Name: Self
Place of Employment or Business: Carlisle Sullivan Ind
Name of Nearest Relative: Rose L Willis (Wife)
Address of Nearest Relative: Carlisle Sullivan Ind
Signature: French Willis
Height (tall, medium, short): Medium
Build (slender, medium, stout): Medium
Color of Eyes | Color of Hair: Blue | Brown
Physically Disabled: No
Date of Registration: Sept 12 - 1918
Draft Board: County of Sullivan, State of Indiana

.  Eliza Haddon Brevoort & Doris Bond Wheeler.  1952. Our Haddon, McClure, Curry and Allied Families.  Burkert-Walton Co., Evansville, IN (online in the HeritageQuest library at Genealogy.com).  On p. 80:  shows Rosie HOKE, wife of French WILLIS, as a daughter of George Harrison HOKE (1833-1899) and his second wife, Mary M. POLK (1841-1882).

.  Broderbund.  World Family Trees.  Vol. 9, Pedigree #1295.  Shows Charles Willis & Fannie Davidson with two children, French Willis and, erroneously, Rose Hoke Willis.

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