Name: Thewliss, William M
Burial Date: 1886, 05/14
Age at Death: 59
Plot Location: 109 A
Notes: Divorced husband of Mary M(Myers)Thewliss, husband of Barbara L(Jenkins)Thewliss

War: Civil War Pvt, Co. A, 39th Ill. Inf.

William Thewliss, a private from Illinois, fought for the Union during the Civil War.

Throughout the records the name is spelled Thewliss and Thewlis. It’s assumed that the 2nd s was dropped in time.

William Thewlis was married in Will, Illinois, on September 10, 1856, when he was 30 years old. Spouse Name: Mary M Myers

In 1878, William Thewlis served as Justice of the Peace. See below.

William Thewlis was divorced from Mary Myers Thewlis on October 7, 1880, when he was 54 years old.

He married Barbary Barbara L Jenkins (Thewlis) on August 23, 1884, in Kansas. He died on May 14, 1886, in Rice, Kansas, at the age of 60, and was buried in Sterling, Kansas.

William Thewlis

in the Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

Name:

William Thewlis

Census Date:

1 Mar 1885

Residence County:

Rice

Residence State:

Kansas

Locality:

Washington

Birth Place:

England

Family Number:

Marital Status:

Married

Gender:

Male

Age:

Birth Year:

abt 1826

Race:

White

Household Member(s):

Name	Age
William Thewlis	59
Barbera Thewlis	40
Oscar Thewlis	15
Frank Thewlis	11

William Thewliss

in the Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903

Name:	William Thewliss
State of Cemetery:	Kansas
Date of Death:	14 May 1886