Biography of Willis James Raynor
Willis James Raynor, born on January 14, 1856, in Wisconsin, was the son of James and Harriet Raynor. Educated in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Ohio, he graduated from the Medical College of Ohio in 1880. Dr. Raynor practiced medicine in Hardy, Nebraska, for twelve years before moving to Denver, Colorado, in 1896. He enlisted as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army in 1898, serving in the Philippines during the Lawton campaign. Dr. Raynor married Mary A. Shore on June 5, 1883, and they had five children. He was mustered out of service in December 1902. In 1903 they resided in Auburn.