He was the only surviving child of Susanna Alderdice. His siblings were killed by Cheyenne Dog Soldiers during and after raids on homesteads around present-day Lincoln, Kansas in 1869. Willis, then 4 years old, was left for dead with 5 arrows in his back, but recovered from his wounds. His mother, Susanna, was taken captive and was killed by the Cheyenne on July 11, 1869 during the Summit Springs battle.
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Blue Rapids Times
Blue Rapids, Kansas
June 24, 1920
Willis Daily was born in Salina, Kansas, October 5, 1864, and passed away at his home east of Blue Rapids, on Wednesday, June 16, at the age of 55 years, 8
months and 11 days.
While a very small boy his parents moved to Lincoln County, and during the raid of 1869 he and his brother[s] were shot and stabbed leaving Willis with an arrow
in his back. The next day he was found and the arrow was drawn from his back.He was taken to the home of a friend where he recovered.
On March 25, 1886, he was married to Mary G. Twibell of Lincoln County, Kansas,and to this union three children were born, who are James A. Daily of Lucas,
Kansas; Anna Watters and Elsie Horton both of Fort Dodge, Iowa, who with their sorrowing mother are left to mourn his death.
The family came to Marshall County in 1893 where they have since made their home. The deceased was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
Mr. Daily was dearly beloved by a large circle of friends, and while suffering for more than three years with sarcoma tumor, he was always pleasant and cheerful bearing his great suffering with remarkable fortitude.
Besides his wife and children he is survived by four grandchildren and hosts of friends who join the family in mourning him.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Blue Rapids, Friday, June 18 in charge of Reverend J. E. Griffith and attended by a large number of friends.
The remains were then taken to Sylvan Grove, where the interment was made in the Spillman Cemetery.
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Blue Rapids Times
Blue Rapids, Kansas
June 24, 1920
Willis Daily was born in Salina, Kansas, October 5, 1864, and passed away at his home east of Blue Rapids, on Wednesday, June 16, at the age of 55 years, 8
months and 11 days.
While a very small boy his parents moved to Lincoln County, and during the raid of 1869 he and his brother[s] were shot and stabbed leaving Willis with an arrow
in his back. The next day he was found and the arrow was drawn from his back.He was taken to the home of a friend where he recovered.
On March 25, 1886, he was married to Mary G. Twibell of Lincoln County, Kansas,and to this union three children were born, who are James A. Daily of Lucas,
Kansas; Anna Watters and Elsie Horton both of Fort Dodge, Iowa, who with their sorrowing mother are left to mourn his death.
The family came to Marshall County in 1893 where they have since made their home. The deceased was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
Mr. Daily was dearly beloved by a large circle of friends, and while suffering for more than three years with sarcoma tumor, he was always pleasant and cheerful bearing his great suffering with remarkable fortitude.
Besides his wife and children he is survived by four grandchildren and hosts of friends who join the family in mourning him.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Blue Rapids, Friday, June 18 in charge of Reverend J. E. Griffith and attended by a large number of friends.
The remains were then taken to Sylvan Grove, where the interment was made in the Spillman Cemetery.
He was the only surviving child of Susanna Alderdice. His siblings were killed by Cheyenne Dog Soldiers during and after raids on homesteads around present-day Lincoln, Kansas in 1869. Willis, then 4 years old, was left for dead with 5 arrows in his back, but recovered from his wounds. His mother, Susanna, was taken captive and was killed by the Cheyenne on July 11, 1869 during the Summit Springs battle.
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Blue Rapids Times
Blue Rapids, Kansas
June 24, 1920
Willis Daily was born in Salina, Kansas, October 5, 1864, and passed away at his home east of Blue Rapids, on Wednesday, June 16, at the age of 55 years, 8
months and 11 days.
While a very small boy his parents moved to Lincoln County, and during the raid of 1869 he and his brother[s] were shot and stabbed leaving Willis with an arrow
in his back. The next day he was found and the arrow was drawn from his back.He was taken to the home of a friend where he recovered.
On March 25, 1886, he was married to Mary G. Twibell of Lincoln County, Kansas,and to this union three children were born, who are James A. Daily of Lucas,
Kansas; Anna Watters and Elsie Horton both of Fort Dodge, Iowa, who with their sorrowing mother are left to mourn his death.
The family came to Marshall County in 1893 where they have since made their home. The deceased was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
Mr. Daily was dearly beloved by a large circle of friends, and while suffering for more than three years with sarcoma tumor, he was always pleasant and cheerful bearing his great suffering with remarkable fortitude.
Besides his wife and children he is survived by four grandchildren and hosts of friends who join the family in mourning him.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Blue Rapids, Friday, June 18 in charge of Reverend J. E. Griffith and attended by a large number of friends.
The remains were then taken to Sylvan Grove, where the interment was made in the Spillman Cemetery.
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Blue Rapids Times
Blue Rapids, Kansas
June 24, 1920
Willis Daily was born in Salina, Kansas, October 5, 1864, and passed away at his home east of Blue Rapids, on Wednesday, June 16, at the age of 55 years, 8
months and 11 days.
While a very small boy his parents moved to Lincoln County, and during the raid of 1869 he and his brother[s] were shot and stabbed leaving Willis with an arrow
in his back. The next day he was found and the arrow was drawn from his back.He was taken to the home of a friend where he recovered.
On March 25, 1886, he was married to Mary G. Twibell of Lincoln County, Kansas,and to this union three children were born, who are James A. Daily of Lucas,
Kansas; Anna Watters and Elsie Horton both of Fort Dodge, Iowa, who with their sorrowing mother are left to mourn his death.
The family came to Marshall County in 1893 where they have since made their home. The deceased was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
Mr. Daily was dearly beloved by a large circle of friends, and while suffering for more than three years with sarcoma tumor, he was always pleasant and cheerful bearing his great suffering with remarkable fortitude.
Besides his wife and children he is survived by four grandchildren and hosts of friends who join the family in mourning him.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Blue Rapids, Friday, June 18 in charge of Reverend J. E. Griffith and attended by a large number of friends.
The remains were then taken to Sylvan Grove, where the interment was made in the Spillman Cemetery.
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