John Gordon WILLOUGHBY

1867 - 1912  (44 years)

• Name	John Gordon WILLOUGHBY
  Birth	8 Jan 1867	near Tariffville, CT
  Gender	Male
  Death	1912
  Burial	St. Andrews Cemetery, Bloomfield, CT
  Person ID	I1267	Descendants of Francis Barnard
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Gordon Clark WILLOUGHBY
  Mother	Jennie M. BARNARD,   b. 24 Mar 1845, Bloomfield, CT d. 1 Dec 1932 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1866	North Bloomfield, CT
  Family ID	F523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nellie HEALEY
  Children	> 1. Ward Coe WILLOUGHBY,   b. 11 Dec 1893, CT d. Jan 1976, Simsbury, CT (Age 82 years)   2. Beulah Frances WILLOUGHBY,   b. 1900   d. 1922 (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  John Gordon Willoughby (8 Jan. 1867 near Tariffville, CT - ), per CBR, p. 1343 John Willoughby, head, born Jan. 1867 CT, 33 years of age, married 8 years, both parents born CT, farmer, per 1900 federal census East Granby, Hartford, CT, Roll 135, Book 2, p. 206 John Gordon Willoughby (1867 -- 1912), per gravestone inscription, St. Andrews Cemetery, Bloomfield, CT "[A]ttended the public schools of East Granby town, and in 1885 graduated from the Hartford Business College. He began his business career in his father's mill, where he remained until 1888, and then removed to Bloomfield, where he spent one year. In 1889 he located on the farm on Hatchet Hill, and has since extensively engaged in tobacco culture and general farming. He was also engaged in the manufacture of lumber, owning a sawmill in East Granby, and in 1892 rented his father's gristmill, which he now operates, dealing in flour, feed, etc. Ambitious, energetic, and possessing good business ability, he has already met with excellent success in life...He is a recognized leader of the Republican party in East Granby, and in 1896 was the nominee of his party for representative, but withdrew in favor of George L. Viets...The family are members of the Baptist Church and hold a position of prominence in the best social circles of the community in which they live." Commemorative Biographical Records of Hartford County, Connecticut: J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1901, p. 1343-44. John married Nellie Healey, of Granville, MA, daugh. Nathaniel and Jane (Clark) Healey, per Commemorative Biographical Records of Hartford County, Connecticut: J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1901, p. 1344 John married Nellie M. (Unknown) (Jan. [?] 1864 CT - ), ca. 1892, per 1900 federal census East Granby, Hartford, CT, Roll 135, Book 2, p. 206, which lists Nellie as: Nellie M., wife, born Jan. [?] 1864 CT, 36 years of age, married 8 years,mother of 1 child, 1 child living, both parents born CT Nellie M. Healy (1864 -- 1945), per monument inscription, St. Andrews Cemetery, Bloomfield, Hartford, CT