Willard Bobst

1867 - 1941  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Willard Bobst
  Birth	May 1867	New York
  Gender	Male
  Census	16 Feb 1892	Cambria, Niagara, NY ; age 24, born US, farmer, living with his parents
  Census	26 Jun 1900	Cambria, Niagara, NY ; age 33, born May 1867 in NY, widowed, farmer, parents born NY/NY
  Census	1 Jun 1905	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; Fred, 38, born US, gardner
  Census	28 Apr 1910	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; age 42, born NY, 2nd marr of 9 yrs, general trucker, parents born PA/NY
  Census	1 Jun 1915	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; William, age 48, born US, casteing(?)
  Census	19 Jan 1920	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; age 53, born NY, works at city dept, parents born NY/NY
  Census	1 Jun 1925	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; age 58, born US, commission dealer
  Census	19 Apr 1930	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; age 62, born NY, 1st marr at 19, parents born NY/NY
  Census	13 Apr 1940	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY ; age 72, born NY, gr8 ed, laborer at city corporation
  Death	14 Jan 1941	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY
  Burial	15 Jan 1941
  Person ID	I1845	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	George Bobst
  Mother	Martha Jane Worden
  Family ID	F2837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Baker,   b. 15 Jun 1865, Cambria, Niagara, NY d. 2 Oct 1897, Pekin, Niagara, NY (Age 32 years)  [1]
  Marriage	1887
  Children	+ 1. Mildred Bobst,   b. 24 May 1888, Cambria, Niagara, NY d. May 1974, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, NY (Age 85 years) 2. Florence L “Flossie” Bobst,   b. 28 Jul 1890, Cambria, Niagara, NY d. 14 Nov 1972 (Age 82 years) 3. George Bobst,   b. 26 Nov 1894, Cambria, Niagara, NY d. Jun 1980, Pekin, Niagara, NY (Age 85 years)
  Histories		Genealogical record of the Le Van family
  Family ID	F480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Mesker
  Marriage	7 Nov 1900	Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY
  Children	1. Alfred Bobst,   b. 1903   d. 9 Mar 1092
  Family ID	F2786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2012

  
  

• Notes

  From "The Niagara Falls Gazette", 15 Jan 1941 (fultonhistory.com) WILLARD BOBST DIES 73-year-old City Employee Passes After Several Weeks Illness. Willard Bobst, 73-year-old city employee, of 335 Eighth street, died in Mount St. Mary's hospital yesterday afternoon, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Bobst, who came to Niagara Falls from Sanborn 41 years ago, had been employed by the city for 35 years. During recent years he was in charge of the city's gasoline pumps. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Matilda Bobst; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Flynn, of Dunkirk, and Mrs. George Hollway, of Sanborn; two sons, George A. and Alfred J. Bobst, of this city, and a stepson, William T. Kennedy, all of this city. Funeral services will be held at Memorial Park chapel at 3:30 pm, Friday, with the Rev. Dr. Arthur H. Schmoyer officiating.

  
  

• Sources

  [S45] Coon, Warren Patten, Genealogical record of the Le Van family : descendants of Daniel LeVan and Marie Beau, (Newark, N.J., 1927), 132, 230.