BIRTH: See wife's notes for information about him and their children.
MARRIAGE: St. Peters Cathedral [?].
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW: Notes on telephone interview dated 20 May 1983, Norman Hellmers interviewed Russel Villhard, Belleville, IL (618) 234-6739. Mr. Villhard was friendly and cooperative, but had no special interest in family history. (He had apparently been called by Norma True about a week earlier.) Russel Villhard is the son of Albert Villhard, and the grandson of Adam (Neff) Villhard. Mr. Villhard is married but has no children. His sister, Viola married Adolph Kensing. They had six daughters, of which one died. The other five are all single. Russel Villhard's mother may have been Estelle Krost. His father later remarried, Leona Wollenhaupt. From this second marriage there was one son, John Villhard, of Collinsville, Illinois. John's wife may be Janet. (This is apparently the John Villhard that Norman Hellmers had contacted earlier.] The Villhard's in the Belleville phone directory are:
Albert - This was Russel Villhard's father, now deceased. His step-mother uses this name.
Arthur R. - This is a son of Leroy Villhard, a son of Willian Villhard, Sr. (There were two other sons, William Jr. and Giles; also a daughter. All of the sons are deceased.)
Russel - The person being called for the interview
Wm. Jr. - Son of William Villhard, Sr., now deceased.
Norman Hellmers told Russel Villhard that he (Mr. Hellmers) would send him copies of the photographs of his father's and grandfather's families. [Notes from this telephone interview transcribed above and copy not retained.]QUESTIONNAIRE: Request for information dated 13 May 1983, questionnaire return shortly thereafter, questions by Norman Hellmers to Russel Villhard, 334 N. 40th, Belleville, Illinois, the following information was obtained from the questionnaire:
Russel Frank Villhard, born 28 Feb 1918, born Belleville, IL.
Wife Gladys Lillian (Johnson), born 24 Dec 1918, born Belleville, IL.
Married Sept. 14, 1940, St. Genevive [Genevieve], MO.
BIRTH:
MARRIAGE:
MILITARY: Possible? Found at Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Elmer Fred Wieduwilt
City: Not Stated
County: Madison
State: Illinois
Birthplace: Illinois
Birth Date: 10 May 1896
Race: Caucasian (White)
Roll: 1614346
DraftBoard: 3
Source Citation: Registration Location: Madison County, Illinois; Roll: 1614346; Draft Board: 3.
Note: There is an image of this record available at Ancestry.com.DEATH: Possible? Per SSDI:
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
BIRTH:
MARRIAGE: Note, on the internet at RootsWeb.com, is information from Richard Beckwith and he indicates that a Josephine B. Villhard (from this family), daughter of William Villhard and Elizabeth Schmidt, married an "unknown Moore." He lists the children of William and Elizabeth Villhard as:
Josephine B.
William Villhard Jr. born Jan 1895
Julia Villhard born Jun 1896
Leroy Villhard born 1907 in Illinois
Giles Villhard born Abt 1912
This is just for consideration, no proofs are given for his information. Found at:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3321627&id=I10720DEATH: Possible?
Obituary card index, Belleville Public Library, Belleville, St. Clair, Co, IL: Margaret Villhard, Mrs. Elmer Wieduwilt [spelling?], age 84, News-Democrat, 25 Jan 1981, SecA, p11.
Note: Per SSDI, this person listed as:
Margaret Wieduwilt, born 5 Jun 1896, died Jan 1981, last residence Collinsville, Madison, IL, last benefit Addieville, Washington, IL, issued IL.CENSUS: