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  • John (Johannes) Bos, Washington State
  • Nicholas Willard 1892 - 1970, Washington State




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  • Wilhemina Usi Bos, Washington State







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Nicholas Willard Bos Part 1

1892 -- birth 1897 -- Historical Insight Barnum Brown 1900 -- living Oak Harbor When Nicholas Willard Bos was born on July 8, 1892, in Cowlitz, Washington, his father, John, was 37 and his mother, Willhelmina, was 43. He married Grace M. Westerdyke Bos on August 29, 1917, in Coupeville, Washington. They had three children in 13 years. He died on September 19, 1970, in Mount Vernon, Washington, at the age of 78, and was buried there. -- Ancestry.com Nicholas Willard Bos mini pedigree, Ancestry.com  1892 Birth "Nicholas Willard Bos was born on 8 July 1892 in Cowlitz Washington to Wilhelmina Usi Bos age 43 and John Bos age 37." I am not able to find any birth record for this man.  I have gone through Island County records found on Ancestry and Family Search, but there is no record of his birth.  The sources available to confirm this date for his birth is his death record, the censuses, the draft registration cards for both WWI and WWII, the marriage records. 
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Nicholas Willard Bos Part 5

1942 WWII Draft Registration           Registering for the Draft WWII           WWII on the West Coast           Washington State during WWII 1945 First Inauguration Harry S. Truman          V-J Day 1946 death of brother Chris 1942 age 50 Nicholas signed up for WWII Draft Registration in 1942.  He lists his residence as Oak Harbor WA, with telephone 8F2 (that is an interesting number, is that so the operator knows which plug to put the cord in to connect the call?)   Nicholas Willard Bos 1942 WWII Draft Registration front Again, this is a secondary source of his birth date and place.  And, he is self-employed, most likely as a farmer.  I think this is his actual signature, yay! Nicholas Willard Bos WWII Draft Registration Back On the back, we get a glimpse of his physical description -- white, blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, standing 5'8.5" and weight at 152.  Sound familiar? You can see his  Fold3 information here. Historical Ins
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John Bos II Part 3, 1870s

John Bos II Part 3 1870s John Bos II mini-pedigree from Ancestry.com 1870 The family was still in the Netherlands. In Other News for 1870 Can Opener       60 years after the Tin Can is invented, William Lions of Connecticut invents an efficient can opener. Congress Adopts the Fifteenth Amendment       The  Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" (i.e., slavery). It was ratified on  February 3rd  , 1870. What is interesting is no mention was made of gender and it took another 50 years to guarantee women's right to vote with the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 (Pearson, 2017). Congress Creates the US Department of Justice       The US Department of Justice is responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice headed by the Attorney Ge
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