Dorothy Davis Burke and Walter Asa Williston

WALTER ASA WILLISTON, son of EUNICE ADAMS CURTISS and CHARLES STANLEY WILLISTON, was born in September, 1879 in Connecticut, and died February 16, 1954 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut.⁶⁰⁹⁹ He is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut.^{6099, 456}

He married DOROTHY DAVIS BURKE on January 23, 1907 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.⁶⁰⁹⁷ She died December 8, 1943 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Hillside Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Walter A. Williston)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Walter A. Williston)

Children of DOROTHY DAVIS BURKE and WALTER ASA WILLISTON:

1. DOROTHY LOUISE WILLISTON, b. 1908, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut;¹¹⁶⁶⁶ m. RICHARD JAMES DILLON on August 16, 1937 in Rectory of St. Augustine's Church, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut⁶¹⁰¹; d. October 21, 1958, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.¹¹⁶⁶⁶
2. ROBERT MILTON WILLISTON, b. April 18, 1910, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut;⁷³⁷⁷ d. January 14, 1977, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut.¹¹⁶⁶⁵
3. HARRIET WILLISTON, b. November 12, 1911, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut;^{11664, 56} d. July 16, 1984, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.¹¹⁶⁶⁴

Work History

Obituaries

Hartford Courant, February 18, 1954⁶⁰⁹⁹

Engineer, 74, Dies In Torrington

Walter A. Williston Was President of Williston Steel Co.

TORRINGTON, Feb. 17 (Special)—Walter A. Williams,[sic] 74, of 613 Prospect St., a civil engineer and president of the Williston Steel Co., died at his home of a heart attact Tuesday night.

Born in Suffield, he had lived in Torrington since 1905 and was a surveyor licensed by the State. He was a member of the Torrington Club.

He leaves a son, Robert M. Williston of Torrington; two daughters, Miss Harriet Williston of Torrington and Mrs. Richard J. Dillon of West Hartford; three grandchildren, and a brother, Burton Williston of Binghamton, N.Y.

The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Tompkins-North Funeral Home with the Rev. Jay G. Seacord, rector of St. James' Episcopal Church, Winsted, officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 21, 18806074	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut	Charles Stanley Williston Eunice Adams Curtiss Walter Asa Williston Alice Jane Williston William Curtis Williston
June 16, 1900128	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut	Charles Stanley Williston Eunice Adams Curtiss Walter Asa Williston Burton Stanley Williston
April 21, 19106100	Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut	Walter Asa Williston Dorothy Davis Burke Dorothy Louise Williston
April 7, 19306109	Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut	Walter Asa Williston Dorothy Davis Burke Dorothy Louise Williston Robert Milton Williston Harriet Williston
April 8, 19406110	Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut	Walter Asa Williston Dorothy Davis Burke Robert Milton Williston Harriet Williston