The House of Willis
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John Willis (24 Nov 1658 Middlesex Co, VA – Jul 1715 Hanover Parish, Richmond Co) owned substantial land in Hanover Parish which he
received in 1669
=1 ca.1670 St. Paul’s Parrish, King George Co, VA; Sarah Thornton (…)
=2 …; Matilda Hudson (…) =1st … Thracker
issue of 1st (none by 2nd):
I. John Willis (1673 - 1728)
II. Mary Willis (…)
= …; Thomas James (…)
III. Sarah Willis (…)
= …; Isaac Arnold (…)
IV. Susannah Willis (…)
V. William Willis (1680 Hanover Parish – 5 Dec 1716 Richmond Co)
= …; Sarah Hauxford (ca.1687 King George Co, VA – 1761 Orange Co, VA) =2nd Henry Wood; =3rd Rush Hudson; =4th Edward Tuberville
A. Sarah Willis (ca.1700 Richmond Co – 28 May 1761 Culpeper Co)
= 1735 King George Co; Benjamin Hawkins (ca.1710 Richmond Co – 1782 Culpeper Co) son of Williams Hawkins & Mary Smith
B. William Willis (…)
C. John Willis (1709 – 1761)
= 17 Jan 1734/5 St. Pauls Parrish; Elizabeth Plunkett (ca.1711 King George Co – 2 Jul 1767 King George Co) daughter of John Plunkett &
Frances Frank
1. Benjamin Willis (1740 VA – 16 Jul 1810 VA) died a rich bachelor, leaving everthing to siblings and nephews/nieces, prompting a lawsuit
Willis v. Willis in Orange Co County
2. Margaret/Peggy Willis (25 Feb 1741 Orange Co – 1812 KY)
= 24 Nov 1760 Orange Co; Edmund Terrill (21 Mar 1740 Orange Co – 1 Jun 1784 Culpeper Co)
3. William Willis (22 Feb 1743 Culpeper Co, VA – 21 May 1833 Bullittsburg, KY)
= 25 Nov 1760 Culpeper Co; Elizabeth Garnett (30 Nov 1744 Culpeper Co – 4 Jan 1835 Boone Co, KY) daughter of Anthony Garnett &
Elizabeth Jones
a. Edmund Terrill Willis (1764 – 12 May 1820 Adair Co, KY)
= 18 Jan 1787 Culpeper Co; Frances Towles (1768 – aft.1850) daughter of Joseph Towles & Sarah Terrill
I) Elizabeth Willis (ca.1789 – 1857)
= 9 Oct 1817 Adair Co; Robert Anderson (…)
II) Merry T Willis (Sep 1790 – 1857 Adair Co)
=1 3 Jan 1812 Adair Co; Lucy T Garnett (1792 - …) daughter of Oliver Garnett
=2 28 Sep 1846 Adair Co; Jane Crouch (…)
issue of 1st:
A) Theresa Willis (…)
= 25 Aug 1836 Adair Co; James S Weatherhead (…)
B) Frances Willis (…)
= 17 Jan 1838 Adair Co; Eli Barger (…)
issue of 2nd:
C) Charles William Willis (1849 Adair Co – 27 Mar 1924 Magoffin Co, KY)
= 27 Jan 1869; Elizabeth Powers (30 Sep 1841 Magoffin Co – 20 Nov 1910)
1) Henry Clay Willis (22 Nov 1869 - …)
= …; Dora A Bailey (May 1872 KY - …)
a) Essie Willis (ca.1897 KY - …)
b) Earl Willis (ca.1903 KY - …)
c) Forest Willis (23 Mar 1906 KY – 27 Oct 1987 KY)
d) Lenora Willis (1910 KY - …)
2) Emily Willis (Oct 1871 KY - …)
3) Eddie Asro Willis (Oct 1872 KY - …)
4) John Franklin Willis (18 Dec 1875 KY - …)
5) Fannie Belle Willis (1878 KY - …)
6) George Barnes Willis (5 Jul 1880 KY - …)
7) Dora Lou Willis (10 Mar 1885 KY - …)
8) Addie Mae Willis (14 Dec 1887 KY - …)
D) Cleopatra Willis (1850 - …)
E) Cassandra Willis (1852 - …)
F) Leonadas Willis (1854 - …)
= …; Victoria … (…)
G) Nancy J Willis (1856 - …)
III) Sarah Willis (26 Nov 1791 Culpeper Co – 6 Apr 1872 Trenton, TX)
= 1806 Bedford Co, VA; George W Squires (1783 Bedford Co – 1836 Marshall Co, TN) son of Uriah Squires & Elizabeth Trigg
IV) Joseph Willis (1792 Mercer Co KY – 1854 Mercer Co)
=1 1 Aug 1813 Mercer Co; Artemecia Lillard (1796 Mercer Co - … Mercer Co)
=2 1827; Margaret Walker (1808 – 21 Apr 1870)
issue of 1st:
A) James Willis (…)
B) William Willis (…)
C) Elizabeth Willis (…)
= …; … Boice (…)
D) Mary Willis (…)
= …; … Garnett (…)
E) Joseph Willis (ca.1827 KY - …)
issue of 2nd:
F) Henry Clinton Willis (20 Feb 1831 Mercer Co - …)
= 31 Dec 1867 Mercer Co; Amanda Helen Irvin (14 May 1834 - …) daughter of James Irvin & Lucretia Starns; =1st John McGee
1) Dora E Willis (ca.1869 KY - …)
2) Benna L Willis (…)
G) Samuel Willis (ca.1833 KY - …)
= 1 Jun 1865 Mercer Co, KY; Susan S Robinson (…)
1) Mary Willis (ca.1867 KY - …)
2) Maggie Willis (ca.1869 KY - …)
3) Henry Willis (ca.1871 KY - …)
4) Alice Willis (ca.1874 KY - …)
5) Samuel W Willis (ca.1876 KY - …)
6) Nellie Willis (1880 MO - …)
H) Frances Willis (ca.1837 KY - …)
V) Capt. William Towles Willis (10 Jun 1794 Culpeper Co – 23 Feb 1847 Buena Vista, Mexico) killed in battle
=1 23 Oct 1815 Green Co, KY; Hettie Esther Howe (16 Mar 1795 Fayette Co, KY – 23 Apr 1842 Mercer Co) daughter of John Howe
& Margaret Wallace
=2 …
issue of 1st:
A) Margaret Frances Willis (15 Feb 1816 - …)
B) William Carroll Willis (22 Feb 1818 Green Co – 23 Oct 1855)
C) John Adair Willis (15 Aug 1820 - …)
D) James Harvey Willis (26 Jan 1823 Greensburg Co, KY – 9 Nov 1913 Lawrenceburg, KY)
=1 1855; Fanny Macy (…)
=2 1864 Woodford Co, KY; Mary Sublett Hawkins (…)
issue of 1st:
1) Lute W Willis (ca.1857 KY - …)
issue of 2nd:
2) Hettie Willis (ca.1865 KY - …)
3) Frank W Willis (ca.1870 KY - …)
E) Teresa Elizabeth Willis (18 Jan 1826 KY - …)
F) Edmund Calvin Willis (1 Nov 1829 - …)
G) Sally Ann Jane Willis (21 Jun 1833 - …)
H) Robert Byrd Willis (6 Mar 1837 - …)
issue of 2nd:
I) Alexander Willoughby Willis (25 Mar 1844 - …)
VI) Nancy Willis (…)
= 30 Sep 1820 Adair Co; Moses Lee (…)
VII) Byrd Thomas Willis (1804 – 1896 Grayson Co, KY)
=1 ca.1830 KY; Emmeline Phillips (1814 Washington Co, KY – 1855 Hardin Co, KY)
=2 14 Mar 1856 Grayson Co; Rebecca Bruner (ca.1820 KY – ca.1857)
=3 4 Nov 1858 Grayson Co; Elizabeth … (ca.1813 KY - …)
issue of 1st:
A) Mary Elizabeth Willis (ca.1831 - …)
B) Letitia Cleaver Willis (1833 KY - …)
= 11 Apr 1856 Grayson Co; George W Busroe (ca.1827 KY - …)
C) Owen Willis (1834 Hardin Co – …)
D) William G Willis (1837 Hardin Co – 17 Jul 1908)
= …; Sarah … (…)
1) Hannah T Willis (ca.1861 KY - …)
2) Nancy E Willis (ca.1862 KY - …)
3) Elizabeth M Willis (ca.1865 KY - …)
4) John O Willis (ca.1867 KY - …)
5) David C Willis (ca.1870 KY - …)
E) David Phillips Willis (1840 Hardin Co – 1912 Grayson Co)
= …; Letitia Ann Meredith (ca.1850 - …)
1) Alma Willis (1869 Grayson Co – 1930 Grayson Co)
= 9 Sep 1891 Grayson Co; David Washington Williams (20 Apr 1858 Grayson CO - …)
2) William E Willis (Oct 1875 Grayson Co - …)
3) David Willis (1880 Grayson Co - …)
4) Tiska E Willis (Jul 1882 Grayson Co - …)
5) Zulpha Willis (Nov 1885 Grayson Co - …)
6) Gertrude L Willis (May 1889 Grayson Co - …)
7) Chloe Willis (Nov 1893 Grayson Co - …)
F) Thomas Phillips Willis (19 Dec 1841 Hardin Co - …)
G) Martin ColumbusWillis (1846 Hardin Co – Mar 1931 Grayson Co)
H) Robert E Willis (1848 Hardin Co - …)
I) George Washington Willis (Jun 1853 Hardin Co – ca.1924 Milburn, OK)
= …; Mary Ellen Meredith (Jan 1860 KY – 1904 OK) daughter of Frederick Meredith & Elizabeth Carroll
1) Byrd Thomas Willis (9 Sep 1876 Louisville, KY – 8 Feb 1975 Marlow, OK)
= 7 Jun 1899 Madill, OK; Hannah May Holt (6 May 1880 – 15 Mar 1867 Montage Co, TX)
a) Maggie Mae Willis (7 Aug 1900 – 1909)
b) Mary Elizabeth (Mattie) Willis (10 Dec 1902 – 24 Nov 2004 Marlow, OK)
=1 26 Dec 1920 Temple, OK; Rigdon Leroy Black II (10 Jun 1895 Brown, OK – 9 Jul 1927 Elk City, OK) served in World War I
=2 14 Sep 1929 Chickashaw, OK; Charles Wayne Shilling (28 Feb 1905 – 7 Dec 1957 Marlow)
c) John Ermon (Buster) Willis (3 Spr 1908 Shawnee, OK – 21 Nov 1994 Pampa, TX)
= 2 May 1931; Myrtle Emmeline Cast (27 Mar 1913 – Jul 2003 Pampa)
(I) a daughter (living)
d) Minnie Velma Willis (20 Feb 1905 – 28 Dec 1961)
= …; Clarence Odell Bridges (…)
e) Ralph Thornberry (Bunch) Willis (...)
f) Edith Nellie Willis (12 Nov 1912 - …)
= …; … Pressler (…)
g) Robert Earl Willis (19 Jan 1916 – 17 Mar 2004 Cement, OK)
= 29 Mar 1941 Duncan, OK; Zelda Loretta Jones (14 Mar 1922 – 6 Mar 1989) =1st … Calaway
(I) a daughter (living)
h) Pearl Lillian Willis (1 Sep 1917 Hastings, OK – 17 Feb 2001 Marlow)
= 17 Jun 1934 Marlow; M. L. Morrison (12 Jun 1913 Marlow – 1 Jun 2003 Marlow)
2) William T Willis (Dec 1879 KY - …) died in a mental institution in Vinita, OK
= …
a) Alma L Willis (25 Aug 1905 OK – 15 Feb 1991 Banner, OK)
= …; Earnest J Brooks (ca.1900 OK - …)
b) Zola Willis (13 Oct 1907 – 15 Dec 1994 Armarillo, TX)
3) Robert E Willis (1 Aug 1882 KY – Jul 1969 Lawton, OK) unmarried
4) Solomon Willis (18 Nov 1884 KY – 6 Oct 1970 Altus, OK)
= 25 Nov 1908 Atoka, OK; Myrtle Ellen Kelley (6 Jul 1889 AR – 8 Mar 1962 Altus) daughter of George Kelley & Mary Coomer
a) Mary Ellen Willis (5 Sep 1909 Milburn, OK – Apr 1933 OK)
= Mar 1928; Virgil (Jockey) Meason (21 Apr 1910 – Oct 1981 Mangum, OK)
b) Viva Willis (...)
=1 26 Aug 1937 Pampa, TX; William Burgess (26 Aug 1908 Gray Co, TX – 2 Apr 2000 Amarillo)
=2 …; Fred Meason (…)
c) Effie Agnes Willis (2 Feb 1913 Milburn – 1 Jul 2003 Oklahoma City)
= 30 Mar 1941 Pampa; Norris Rubben Kirby (31 Mar 1911 Washington, OK – 8 Dec 2002 Oklahoma City) son of Wiley Kirby
& Bessie McDonald
d) George Washington Willis (26 Dec 1914 Milburn – Jan 1915 Milburn)
e) Johnnie Louise Willis (16 Nov 1915 Milburn – Jun 1917 Milburn)
f) Denzil Solomon Willis (22 Nov 1917 Milburn – 10 May 1997 Santa Cruz, CA)
= 20 Dec 1944 CA; Eleanor Marie Leishman (19 May 1914 CA – 25 Sep 1990 Santa Cruz)
(I) Steve Willis (17 Aug 1948 CA – Aug 1977 Santa Cruz)
= …
(A) a son (living)
g) Elizabeth Aldene Willis (18 Dec 1918 Milburn – 7 Aug 1992 Riverside, CA)
= 3 Jul 1951; Steve Perez (…)
h) Dow Warnell Willis (7 Apr 1922 – 12 Dec 1975 Spearman, TX)
= 3 Jan 1945; Ila Rae Sanders (…)
(I) a son (living)
(II) a daughter (living)
(III) a son (living)
i) Bobbie Lee Willis (3 Feb – 11 Mar 1924 Milburn)
j) Jack Thomas Willis (12 Jun 1926 Gould, OK - 26 Apr 1972 Amarillo)
= 25 Jul 1948 Gould; Jewell Martha Collier (21 Aug 1927 - …)
(I) a daughter (living)
(II) a daughter (living)
(III) a son (living)
(A) a daughter (living)
(B) a son (living)
(C) a son (living)
(D) a daughter (living)
(IV) a son (living)
(A) a son (living)
5) Green Berry Willis (13 Mar 1888 Grayson Co – 30 Aug 1972 Sulphur, OK) served in World War I
= ca.1924 OK; Tina Isabelle Raper (2 Dec 1897 – 5 Sep 1974 Milburn) daughter of William Raper &
Barbara Birchfield
a) John Owen Willis (4 Jan 1925 – 29 Aug 1988)
b) Eugene (Buddy) Willis (20 Jan 1926 Milburn – 28 May 1983 Milburn)
=1 ... (dv.); Frances ... (...)
=2 …; Ruth Deal (...)
issue of 1st:
(I) a son (living)
(II) Carolyn Willis (+ca.2005)
issue by ...:
(III) a son (living)
c) a daughter (living)
= …; G.W. Selby (…)
d) Guy Willis (16 Nov 1931 – 5 Jun 1999 Apache, OK)
married twice
issue of 1st:
(I) a daughter (living)
e) Jimmie Larence Willis (22 Mar 1934 Milburn – 17 Oct 1994 Milburn)
6) John O Willis (14 Jul 1895 TX – 11 Nov 1974 Mullhall, OK)
VIII) Polly Willis (…)
= 12 Sep 1823 Adair Co; Uriah Squires (ca.1800 Bedford Co - …) son of Uriah Squires & Elizabeth Trigg
IX) Virginia Willis (…)
= 31 Jan 1823 Adair Co; Samuel A Spencer (…)
X) Edmund Terrill Willis (24 Mar 1808 Adair Co – 5 Nov 1866 Adair Co) (twin)
=1 ca.1828 Adair Co; Ellen Garnett (ca.1810 – 29 May 1834 Adair Co) daughter of Oliver Garnett & Sarah Weatherall
=2 3 Jul 1835 Adair Co; Nancy B Willis (…) daughter of Anthony Willis & Harriet Bowmar (see below)
issue of 1st:
A) Sarah Ann Willis (bef.1834 KY – ca.1867 KY)
= ca.1851; Stephen Barger (ca.1823 KY – ca.1863) son of John Barger & Verlinda Banks
issue of 2nd:
B) Anthony Willis (ca.1837 - …)
C) Harriet F Willis (ca.1840 - …)
D) Hershel Willis (ca.1841 - 1935)
= 28 Nov 1867; Mary Elizabeth Jefferies (5 Dec 1846 – 16 Oct 1917) daughter of Thomas Jeffries & Mary Nelson
1) Mr. C E Willis (4 Oct 1867 – 5 Sep 1952)
= …; Estel … (20 Aug 1873 – 12 Jul 1950)
2) Ethel Willis (9 Jun 1871 Adair Co – 26 Feb 1928 KY)
= 1890 Adair Co; Theodore Powell (4 Feb 1862 KY – 7 Mar 1936 KY) son of George Powell & Maria Bernard
E) Joseph P Willis (ca.1842 - …)
F) Mary Victoria Willis (17 Sep 1844 – 20 May 1913)
= 6 Jan 1862; William Hopkins Garnett (17 Aug 1836 Adair Co – 21 Jan 1879 Rosston, OK) son of Anthony Garnett &
Maryianziana Haden
H) Martha Caroline Willis (ca.1846 - …)
I) William T Willis (ca.1849 - …)
J) Benjamin Franklin Willis (ca.1854 - …)
K) Nancy B Willis (ca.1857 - …)
L) Virginia Willis (…)
M) Jackson Willis (…)
XI) George Washington Willis (24 Mar 1808 Culpeper Co - …) (twin)
= …
A) Mary J Willis (ca.1828 - …)
B) Emeline F Willis (ca.1829 - …)
C) John D Willis (ca.1833 - …)
D) Abram Willis (ca.1844 - …)
E) Henry Willis (ca.1846 - …)
F) Laura Willis (ca.1849 - …)
XII) America Willis (ca.1811 - …)
= 12 Jan 1827 Adair Co; Henry Pamplin (…)
b. Nancy Willis (1770 – 6 Sep 1822 Adair Co, KY)
= 10 Jun 1787 Culpeper Co; Hebert Green Weggener (…)
c. Isaac Willis (1 Nov 1774 Culpeper Co – 3 Oct 1867 Culpeper Co)
= 22 May 1798; (his 1st cousin) Ann Garnett (20 Sep 1777 Horshoe Farm, Culpeper Co – 12 Mar 1840) daughter of Reuben Garnett &
Mary Twyman
I) Benjamin Franklin Willis (29 Nov 1810 Culpeper Co – 18 Nov 1844 Culpeper Co)
= …; Rebecca Terrill (7 Jun 1811 Orange Co, VA – 22 Aug 1874 Saline Co, MO) daughter of Edmund Terrill & Susannah Smith
A) William Addison Willis (1831 Culpeper Co – Aug 1861 Boonville, Cooper Co, MO)
= ...; Margaret Harriette Cox (...)
1) Dora Frances Willis (1860 Saline Co - ...)
B) Robert Henry Willis (1835 Culpeper – 1867 Kansas City, MO) moved to Saline Co, MO bef.1862
= ca.1862; Mary Eliza Cox (ca.1842 – aft.1880)
1) Annie Lee Willis (ca.1863 - …)
2) Jesse P Willis (ca.1864 - …)
3) William Willis (ca.1865 - …)
4) Benjamin Willis (ca.1868 - …)
5) Louisa Willis (ca.1870 - …)
6) Dora Willis (ca.1872 - …)
7) Edith Willis (ca.1874 - …)
8) Ethell Willis (ca.1877 - …)
9) Leslie Willis (ca.1879 - …)
10) Frederick Gordon Willis (Jan 1882 Saline Co – ca.1956 KS)
= ...; Corine ... (ca.1883 - ...)
a) Frederick Gordon Willis (28 Apr 1907 – 13 Dec 1998 Boston)
b) Helen C Willis (ca.1912 - ...)
C) Ann Garnett Willis (20 Apr 1840 Culpeper Co – 14 May 1909 Saline Co, MO)
=1 1856; Robert Graves (+bef.1860)
=2 ca.1860 Saline Co; Capt. Edward James Brown (27 Sep 1828 Orange Co, VA – 5 Jul 1863 Saline Co) killed by "bushwackers"
=3 1867 Saline Co; William Mortimer Hutcherson (11 May 1832 Culpeper Co – 19 Oct 1889 Saline Co)
d. John Willis (…)
= 25 Oct 1784; Jane Dogan (…)
e. Sally Willis (… - 1818 Adair Co)
f. William Willis (1781 VA - 1830 Adair Co)
= ...; Ann Nancy Twyman (22 Jan 1803 - ...)
I) Paschal Willis (7 Aug 1822 Greene Co, KY - 2 Nov 1900 Adair Co)
= ...; Mary Susan McClain (24 Aug 1830 – 21 Oct 1855 Adair Co)
A) James Willis (ca.1857 - ...)
= ...; Anne ... (ca.1857 - ...)
1) Ruth Willis (ca.1879 - ...)
B) John Madison Willis (23 Mar 1860 - ...)
= ...; Emma Bemingfred (ca.1861 - ...)
1) William Peter (Billie) Willis (...)
= ..; Louella Patterson (... – 24 Nov 1893 Adair Co)
a) Ella Kate Willis (17 Sep – 27 Dec 1893 Adair Co)
2) Samuel Columbus Willis (14 Jun 1881 – 13 Dec 1939 Adair Co)
3) John Wesley Willis (...)
= ...; Frances Belle Bryant (... – 12 May 1930 Adair Co) daughter of Bert Bryant & Emma Absher
a) a son (living)
4) Sarah Ida Willis (17 Apr 1883 – 30 Jul 1937 Adair Co)
= ...; Sinclair Wheat Absher (12 Jul 1873 – 18 Dec 1952 Adair Co) son of John Absher & Jane Humphries
C) Nancy Willis (ca.1865 KY - ...) [twin?]
D) Laura Willis (ca. 1865 KY - ...) [twin?]
E) Ann Willis (ca.1869 KY - ...)
F) Theodore Willis (ca.1871 KY - ...)
G) Robert Willis (ca.1873 KY - ...) [twin?]
H) Oscar Willis (ca.1873 KY - ...) [twin?]
I) Sidney Willis (ca.1876 KY - ...)
II) William E Willis (ca.1834 KY - ...)
= ...; Susan ... (ca.1834 KY - ...)
A) Philip Willis (ca.1862 KY - ...)
B) Martha Willis (ca.1864 KY - ...)
C) Henry Willis (ca.1868 - ...)
III) A G Willis (ca.1837 KY - ...)
= ...; Mary E. ... (ca.1846 KY - ...)
A) Junius Willis (ca.1865 KY - ...)
B) Martha Willis (ca.1868 KY - ...)
C) Mertie Willis (ca.1872 KY - ...)
D) Oliver Pascal Willis (2 Apr 1875 Adair Co – 27 Jan 1944 Campbellsville, KY) Chief of Police in Campbellsville
=1 ...; Nora Garnett (20 Sep 1878 nr. Columbia, KY – 12 May 1928)
=2 1930; Sarah Ellen Brown (...) =2ndly A.A. Brannum
issue of 1st:
a) Claude Garnett Willis (1898 – [after March]1954 Greene Co, OH)
= ...; Hazel Pearl ... (1898 – 1990)
no issue
2) Nina Willis (* & + 1900 Glens Fork, Adair Co)
3) William Fred Willis (17 Sep 1902 – 10 Jan 1980 Wichita Falls, TX)
= ...; Ethel Wolf (...)
a) a son (living)
b) a daughter (living)
4) Lillian Willis (20 Oct 1905 Adair Co – 29 Sep 1951 Wichita Falls)
=1 ...; ... Vandeventer (...)
=2 ...; Lester Charles Mundy (20 Jun 1908 Wichita Falls – 24 Nov 1970 Wichita Falls) =2nd Ruby ...
5) Henry Bascum Willis (30 Jan 1908 Taylor Co, KY – 12 Feb 1945 Dayton, OH)
= ...; Mildred Tapp (3 Feb 1908 – 23 Oct 1987)
a) a son (living)
b) a son (living)
6) Mary Ann Willis (27 Sep 1910 Adair Co – 10 Mar 1954 Woodward Co, OK)
= 23 Oct 1948 Dayton, OH; Leigh Daugherty Austin (3 Jul 1911 Dayton – 26 Jul 1976 Woodward Co)
7) Flossie Willis (...)
= ...; Carl Ammerman (...)
issue of 2nd:
8) Jessie Lea Willis (...)
=1 ...; Nolan Robbins (...)
=2 ...; ... Kump (...)
9) Norien Pascal Willis (...)
=1 ...; Mickie ... (...)
=2 ...; Billy Joe Carter (...)
E) Lorenzo Willis (ca.1880 KY - ...)
IV) Hattie Willis (ca.1838 KY - ...)
V) Timoleon Willis (ca.1843 KY - ...)
= ...; Julia ... (ca.1842 KY - ...)
A) Mary Willis (ca.1878 KY - ...)
B) Luther Willis (ca.1880 KY - ...)
VI) Joseph Willis (ca.1844 KY - ...)
= ...; Patsy ... (ca.1854 KY - ...)
A) Addie Willis (ca.1878 KY - ...)
VII) Rev. V T Willis (ca.1845 KY - ...)
= ...; Mary ... (ca.1856 KY - ...)
VIII) Hershel Willis (ca.1848 KY - ...)
= ...; Mary ... (ca.1849 KY - ...)
A) Elmer Willis (ca.1868 KY - ...)
B) Ethel Willis (ca. 1872 KY - ...)
C) Estelle Willis (ca.1874 KY - ...)
D) Elrica Willis (ca.1876 KY - ...)
IX) William T Willis (ca.1850 KY - ...)
= ...; Ermine Willis (ca.1850 KY - ...)
A) Farris Willis (ca.1871 KY - ...)
B) James Willis (ca.1873 KY - ...)
C) Minnie Willis (ca.1876 KY - ...)
D) Nancy Willis (ca.1879 KY - ...)
X) Benjamin Willis (ca.1854 KY - ...)
= ...; Frances ... (ca.1860 KY - ...)
A) Lesley B Willis (son) (ca.1880 KY - ...)
g. Elizabeth Willis (13 Aug 1788 - …)
= 7 Jan 1808 Adair Co; Reuben Graves (…)
h. Robert Willis (27 Nov 1790 - …)
= 1809 Boone Co, KY; Nancy Garnett (24 Jul 1790 - …)
i. Benjamin Willis (13 Mar 1792 – …)
= 2 Mar 1814 Boone Co; Nancy Agnes Mosby Grant (7 Feb 1796 - …) daughter of John Grant & Mary Moseby
I) William Willis (…)
II) Flournoy Willis (…)
III) Benjamin G Willis (…)
IV) James Willis (…)
V) Agnes Elizabeth Willis (…)
4. Frances Willis (…)
= 10 Dec 1772 Orange Co; William Camp (…)
5. James Willis (… Orange Co – 1813 Wilkes Co GA)
= …; Judith Hardin (…) daughter of Mark Hardin & Mary Hunter
a. James Willis (… VA – 1816 Wilkes Co)
= 9 Jul 1800 Wilkes Co; (his 1st cousin) Jane George (Jeany) Willis (… Orange Co - … Talbot Co) daughter of Lewis Willis & Edna
Woolcock (below)
I) Moses Proctor Willis (ca.1800 GA – Jan 1865 Alabama)
= 10 Nov 1817 Columbus Co, GA; Hester Ann Lowe (1799 - 1891) daughter of Isaac Lowe & Elizabeth Walker
A) Edna Malvina Willis (ca.1821 GA - … LA)
= 5 Dec 1838 Muscogee Co, GA; Thomas Martin Eubanks (29 Sep 1816 GA – 1868 Pine Grove, AL)
B) John C Willis (ca.1823 GA - …)
= …; Isabella … (…)
C) Martha Willis (ca.1825 - …)
= …; Benjamin Emmerson (ca.1826 - …) son of John Emmerson & Rebecca …
D) George L Willis (ca.1827 GA - …)
= …; Sarah Jane Johns (ca.1833 GA - …) daughter of Leroy Johns & Lucinda Jones
E) James Henry Willis (21 Apr 1828 GA – 30 Jan 1903 Talbot Co)
= …; Josey ... (12 Jul 1825 – 20 Mar 1901 Talbot Co)
1) Mary Elizabeth Willis (22 Nov 1854 – 30 Nov 1941) unmarried
F) Richard T Willis (ca.1831 GA - …)
= 9 Nov 1853; Leonora Allen (1836 AL - …) daughter of James Allen & Lettie Poe
G) Mary F Willis (ca.1835 GA - …)
= …; Robert E Eubanks (ca.1818 - …)
H) Thomas G Willis (ca.1836 - …)
= …; Elmira Johns (ca. 1837 - …) daughter of Leroy Johns & Lucinda Jones
I) Sarah M Willis (Jan 1838 GA - …)
= …; Zacheus Allen (…)
J) Laura R Willis (1 Jan 1840 – 4 Mar 1922 Pine Grove, AL)
= …; Thomas M Johns (…) son of Leroy Johns & Lucinda Jones
K) Theodore W Willis (ca.1841 GA - …)
II) James Lewis Willis (27 Mar 1809 Wilkes Co – 19 Nov 1865 Talbot Co, GA)
= …; June Flournoy Mahone (…) daughter of Rowland Mahone & Elizabeth Dixon
A) Capt. Rowland Mahone Willis (1831 - …) served in Confederacy in Civil War
= …; Pelatiah Dozier (…) daughter of Thomas Dozier & Mary Chapman
1) Elizabeth Willis (…)
= …; James Spain (…)
2) Kate Willis (…)
3) Laura Willis (…)
= …; Mac Spivey (…)
B) Eliza Jane Willis (17 Jun 1835 Talbot Co – 5 Jun 1916 Waverly Hall, GA)
= 22 Apr 1861; William Willis Owen (6 Sep 1822 – 10 May 1892 Talbot Co) son of Daniel Owen & Sarah Willis (see below)
C) Judge James Tillman Willis (8 Apr 1836 Talbotton GA – 6 May 1887 Columbus GA)
= 1857; Emma Chapman Dozier (…) daughter of Thomas Dozier & Mary Chapman
1) Judge James Lewis Willis (6 Sep 1858 Talbotton GA – 21 Jun 1921 Columbus GA)
= …; Sophia Rossetter Collins (…)
2) Mary Willis (…)
= …; Robert Spivey (…)
3) William Dozier Willis (…)
4) Emma Dozier Willis (…)
= …; Thomas Atkinson (…) his brother, William Atkinson, served as Governor of Georgia
5) Tillman Spain Willis (…)
6) Lillian Hamilton Willis (…)
7) Jennie Willis (…)
8) Jefferson Dozier Willis (…)
9) Rowland Willis (+1894)
D) Sarah Frances Willis (8 Apr 1839 – 10 Apr 1889)
E) Helen Marion Willis (7 Oct 1840 – 2 Mar 1918)
= …; Rosalius Watson (…)
F) Albina Fletcher Willis (4 Feb 1844 – 19 Jun 1894)
G) John Carter Willis (23 Dec 1849 Talbot Co – 23 Oct 1923 Waverly Hall, GA)
III) Ann (Nancy) Willis (…)
= 1822; John C Carter (…)
IV) Sarah Willis (…)
= …; Elihu Talbot (…)
V) Joshua Willis (…)
= …; E. T. Jackson (…)
VI) Frances Willis (…)
VII) Elizabeth George Willis (20 Jan 1813 Columbia Co, GA – 22 Nov 1899 Talbot Co)
= ca.1830; Hiram Read (…) member of Georgia legislator 1837-1841
VIII) Edna T Willis (..)
=1 …; William O Rutledge (…)
=2 Dec 1820; John Robertson (…)
b. Elizabeth Willis (+ bef.1814)
= bef.1805; Charles Hansford (…)
c. Frances Willis (+bef.1814)
= …; Thomas Gafford (…)
d. Benjamin Franklin Willis (5 Feb 1805 GA - …)
= 5 Dec 1822; Martha Hansford Porter (…) daughter of Capt. Porter & Mary Mills
I) Alfred Willis (27 Dec 1834 GA - …)
II) Solon Willis (ca.1838 - …) Solomon?
III) Mary E Willis (ca.1841 GA - …)
IV) Paul J Willis (ca.1844 MS - …)
V) Benjamin Franklin Willis (ca.1846 MS - …)
VI) Florida A Willis (ca.1850 MS - …)
e. William Berry Willis (ca.1810 – ca.1825 Wilkes Co)
f. a daughter (…)
= …; Dunwoody Harrison (…)
g. a daughter (…)
= …; James Ballard (…)
h. George Willis (+1815 Jones Co GA)
= …; Mildred Gibson (…)
I) Owen Willis (…)
II) John Willis (…)
III) George Willis (…)
6. John Willis (ca.1751 - before 1810)
= 27 Apr 1772 Orange Co; Sarah Thomas (…)
7. Joshua Willis (+1820 Madison Co, VA)
= …;Sarah … (…)
8. Mary Willis (+aft.1816 KY)
= …;Richard Price (…)
9. Moses Willis (bef.1760 – 1806 GA) moved to GA late in life after children were grown
=1 20 Apr 1781 Orange Co; Elizabeth Thomas (…)
=2 1791; Susannah White (…)
issue of 1st:
a. Joseph Willis (1782 Halifax Co, VA – 19 Aug 1866 Greenup Co)
=1 7 Jun 1805 Versailles, KY; Elizabeth M Young (…) daughter of John Young & Mary Moore
=2 7 Jun 1811 Greenup Co, KY; Elizabeth Huffman (1792 Madison Co, VA – 1851) daughter of Jacob Huffman & Mary Floyd
issue of 1st:
I) Joseph Willis (17 Nov 1806 - ...) (twin)
= ...
A) Thomas Willis (ca.1832 Greenup Co - ...)
B) Benjamin Willis (ca.1833 Greenup Co - ...)
= ...; Susan ... (ca.1843 KY - ...)
1) May Willis (ca.1862 KY - ...)
2) Butler Willis (ca.1864 KY - ...)
3) John Willis (ca.1866 KY - ...)
4) Harriet Willis (ca.1868 KY - ...)
5) Joseph Willis (ca.1870 KY - ...)
6) Robert Willis (ca.1872 KY - ...)
7) Charles Willis (ca.1874 KY - ...)
8) William Willis (ca.1876 KY - ...)
9) Opal Willis (ca.1879 KY - ...)
C) William Willis (ca.1935 Greenup Co - ...)
D) Alfred Willis (ca.1836 Greenup Co - …)
= bef.1856; Mary ... (ca.1830 VA - ...)
1) James Willis (ca.1856 Lawrence Co, OH - ...)
2) Samuel Willis (ca.1861 Lawrence Co - ...)
3) John Willis (ca.1864 Lawrence Co - ...)
4) William Willis (ca.1865 Lawrence Co - ...)
E) Lewis Willis (ca.1838 Greenup Co - ...)
F) Isaac N Willis (16 Oct 1839 Lawrence Co – 11 Jan 1922 Lawrence Co)
= 9 Apr 1864 Lawrence Co; Nancy Jane Jenkins (28 Dec 1845 Lawrence Co – 23 Dec 1835 Lawrence Co) daughter of Nathan
Jenkins & Hannah Webb
1) Albert Willis (ca.1865 Lawrence Co - ...)
2) Josephine Willis (13 Jun 1866 Lawrence Co – 13 May 1838 Lawrence Co)
= ...; James Franklin Huddle (13 Dec 1859 VA – 20 Oc t 1843 Lawrence Co)
3) Hannah Willis (ca.1869 Lawrence Co - ...)
4) Effa Willis (ca.1873 Lawrence Co - ...)
5) James Andrew Willis (16 Jan 1875 Lawrence Co – 5 Apr 1900 Lawrence Co)
6) Elizabeth Willis (ca.1877 Lawrence Co - ...)
7) Ida Willis (ca.1878 Lawrence Co - ...)
8) Landon T Willis (1879 Lawrence Co – 1940 Lawrence Co)
= ...; Bernice ... (1890 – 1939 Lawrence Co)
9) Arthur Willis (1884 Lawrence Co – 1967 Lawrence Co)
II) Barilla Y Willis (17 Nov 1806 – 12 Apr 1848) (twin)
= 1821; John Willis (1790 - …) – see below
issue of 2nd:
III) Joshua Willis (6 Feb 1814 Greenup Co – 30 Apr 1875 Maries Co, MO)
= 4 Mar 1843 Greenup Co; Rachel Mary McIntosh (19 Jan 1924 – 7 Feb 1905)
A) William Joseph Willis (11 Jan 1844 - ...)
B) John Henry Willis (1 May 1849 Greenup Co – 22 Dec 1912 Miller Co, MO)
= 3 Mar 1867 Miller Co; Rachel Samuels Harris (4 Jun 1848 MO - ...)
1) Izora Isabelle Willis (1 Dec 1869 MO – 16 Sep 1930 Iberia, MO)
= 31 May 1885; Isaac Mitchum Phillips (14 Feb 1858 Dyer Co, TN – 30 Sep 1923 Latham, MO)
2) Mary Josephine Willis (16 Jul 1870 MO - ...)
3) Samuel Perry Willis (30 Nov 1872 MO – 3 Jan 1928)
= ..; Martha Alexander (5 Apr 1861 – 26 Sep 1930 MO)
a) Dorsey Willis (5 Feb 1905 Iberia, MO – 3 Aug 1992 Iberia, MO)
= 8 Sep 1923 Tuscumbia, MO; Edith Duncan (...)
(I) a son (+inf 21 Dec 1930)
4) William Edward Willis (7 Jun 1875 MO - ...)
5) Henry Birtle Willis (19 Jan 1878 MO - ...)
6) James Walter Willis (16 Oct 1881 – aft. Sep 1930)
7) Edward Willis (... – aft. Sep 1930)
8) Ferguson Elmont Willis (16 Mar 1887 Miller Co, MO – 10 Feb 1953)
= ...; Bessie ... (1883 – 1969)
a) Charles Allen Willis (* & + 15 Dec 1920 Tazewell Co, IL)
b) Ferguson Lindbergh Willis (* & + 18 Jun 1927 Tazewell Co, IL)
c) Lindbergh Willis (...)
C) Eliza Ellen (Lycellan) Willis (1852 - ...)
D) Elizabeth Ann Willis (25 Jan 1856 - ...)
E) Marietta F Willis (1860 - ...)
IV) Ambrose Willis (ca.1815 - ...)
=1 11 Nov 1838 Greenup Co; Sarah Hush (...)
=2 19 May 1847; Mary Ann Clifton (...)
issue of 2nd:
A) Isabelle Willis (ca.1849 KY - ...)
B) Elizabeth Willis (ca.1850 KY - ...)
C) Josephus Willis (ca.1851 KY - ...)
D) Jerome Willis (Nov 1852 KY - ...)
= 29 Sep 1881 Greenup Co; Nannie E Halley (...)
E) John Willis (ca.1855 KY - ...)
F) Adelaide Willis (1858 – 20 Mar 1859 Carter Co)
F) Henry Willis (ca.1861 KY - ...)
G) Cassie Willis (ca.1863 KY - ...)
H) George Willis (ca.1865 KY - ...)
I) Frances Willis (ca.1869 KY - ...)
V) Mary Willis (2 Nov 1816 Franklin Co - …)
= 13 Sep 1839 Lawrence Co, OH; Elias Newton Grice (…)
VI) Eliza Willis (ca.1820 - …)
VII) William George Willis (ca.1823 Franklin Co, VA – 25 Sep 1863 Memphis, TN) was a soldier for the Union in the Civil War and
died of disease during the War
= 8 Apr 1849 Greenup Co, KY; Cassandra Pratt (1834 Greenup Co – ...)
A) Lewis Willis (15 Aug 1851 - …)
= ca.1876; Frances … (…)
1) Albert Lewis Willis (Jul 1879 - 1960)
= ca.1898; Sarah Leona ... 1878 WV – 1953 Monongalia Co, WV)
a) Opal Willis (ca.1900 WV - ...)
b) Lewis Willis (ca.1904 WV - ...)
= ca.1926 Marion Co, WV; Merle ... (1909 WV - ...)
(I) a son (living)
(II) a son (living)
c) Edward Willis (ca.1912 WV - ...)
B) George Willis (5 Aug 1853 – 3 Mar 1905 Jefferson Co, KY)
= ca.1875; Florence Duley (20 Sep 1856 Greenup Co – 25 Feb 1920) daughter of John Duley & Hebe Hord
1) William Allen Willis (7 Apr 1876 Ashland, KY – 4 Feb 1948 Prosser, WA)
= 7 Apr 1900 Wolf Run, KY; Peach Griffith (18 Jun 1883 Grayson, KY – 14 Jan 1962 Prosser) daughter of James Griffith and
Sadie Donahue
a) Lillian Willis (9 Jun 1901 Ashland – 6 Jan 1990 Grandview, WA)
=1...
=2 ...; ... DeVal (...)
b) George Ross Willis (25 Jan 1904 Ashland – 27 Jan 1971 Lodi, CA)
= ca.1923; Gladys Allen (ca.1903 - ...)
(I) a daughter (living)
(II) a son (living)
c) Edward James Willis (27 Apr 1906 Ashland – Jun 1972 Themopolis, WY)
d) Charles Roy Willis (30 Oct 1907 Ashland – 30 Mar 1997 Vancouver, WA)
=1 ca.1929; Nelma E Truddell (ca.1903 OR - ...)
=2 1942; Gladys Margaret Gideon (1 Oct 1921 Bozeman, MT – May 1999 Livingston, MT) daughter of Robert Gideon & Agnes
Wilson; =2nd Ariel Brewer, =3rd Al Burnham
=3 …; Gladys ... (...)
issue of 1st:
(I) DeVere Willis (18 Mar 1930 Missoula, MT – 5 Oct 1945 Pasco, WA)
issue of 2nd:
(II) a son (living)
(A) a son (living)
(1) a son (living)
(B) a son (living)
(1) a son (living)
(2) a daughter (living)
issue of 3rd:
(III) a son (living)
e) Otto Lane Willis (21 Jul 1910 – 14 Nov 1967 Portland, OR)
=1 ca.1930 (dv.); Margaret ... (ca.1912 - ...)
=2 ...; June ... (...)
issue of 1st:
(I) a daughter (living)
issue of 2nd:
(I) Larry Willis (8 Jun 1941 – Jun 1986)
(II) a daughter (living)
(III) a son (living)
f) Raymond Willis (7 Feb 1912 – Sep 1972)
2) Minnie Willis (4 Aug 1880 Grayson, KY – 4 Dec 1950 Fredericksburg, PA)
=1 21 Jul 1894 Wayne Co, WV; Francis Marion Perry (Dec 1866 Wayne Co – 25 Jul 1925 Wayne Co)
=2 1927 Crawford Co, PA; Arthur Park Shelhaner (26 Jun 1969 Armstrong Co, PA – 17 Aug 1961 Crawford Co)
3) Burton Willis (Nov 1884 KY – ca.1948 Ironton, OH)
=1 ca.1913 WV (dv.bef.1920); Fannie Odessa (ca.1896 - ...)
=2 aft.1920; ... Parks (...)
issue of 1st:
a) Fred Willis (ca.1914 WV - )
b) William Edward Willis (13 Apr 1916 Greenup Co – 14 Nov 1943 Manila, Philippines) killed in action in WWII
4) Ollie May Willis (Nov 1896 Ashland – ca.1912 KY)
= 1911; Mingo Co, WV; Bascom Ruggles (11 May 1890 KY – aft.1930)
C) Allen William Willis (2 Oct 1856 – 15 Sep 1916 Cookeville, TN)
= 24 Jul 1878 Greenup Co; Ella Frances Alexander (13 Sep 1856 KY – 10 Apr 1936) daughter of Jesse Alexander & Mildred
Howlen
1) Laverna Willis (Oct 1878 KY - ...)
2) Lillie Willis (Mar 1881 KY - ...)
3) Henry Willis (Nov 1884 KY - ...)
4) Luke A Willis (Jan 1889 KY - ...)
5) Stella Willis (Jan 1891 KY - ...)
6) Mary J Willis (Apr 1894 KY - ...)
7) Bertha Willis (ca.1898 KY - ...)
D) Lucy Ann Willis (20 Mar 1859 - …)
E) Mary Jane Willis (8 Sep 1861 – 1929 Portsmouth, OH)
= …; David Walker Adams (…)
VIII) Simeon Willis (May 1825 Greenup Co – aft.1900 Greenup Co)
= 14 Oct 1853 Greenup Co; Leandra Harding (Oct 1824 KY – aft.1900 Greenup Co) daughter of Seymore Harding & America Young
A) James A Willis (ca.1855 - …)
= ca.1879; Judith ... (ca.1861)
1) Flora Etta Willis (1880 - ...)
B) Elizabeth J Willis (ca.1857 - …)
C) Sarah A Willis (ca.1862 - …)
D) Nancy A Willis (ca.1865 - …)
E) Harriet B Willis (ca.1867 - …)
IX) Rev. Jacob Willis (13 Nov 1827 Greenup Co, KY – 29 Jan 1917 Greenup Co)
= 13 Dec 1848 Greenup Co; Barilla Harding (8 Feb 1831 Greenup Co – 17 Jul 1895) daughter of Seymour Harding & America Young
A) Seymour Washington Willis (26 Nov 1849 Greenup Co – 4 Oct 1911 Greenup Co)
= …; Clara Belle Hern (17 Dec 1859 Boyd Co, KY – 9 Jan 1936 Greenup Co) dau of Harrison Hern & Letitia Kraft
1) Hubert Willis (Sep 1877 - ...)
2) Albert Willis (ca.1879 - ...)
3) Ollie Willis (…)
4) Proctor Willis (…)
5) Anna Willis (…)
6) Otis Willis (29 Aug 1890 Greenup Co – Jun 1969 Ashland, KY)
7) Cecil Willis (…)
B) James Edward Willis (22 Aug 1853 Greenup Co – 2 Sep 1933 Greenup Co)
=1 1 Jun 1871 Greenup Co; Helen Hackiday Corum (ca.1852 Greenup Co - 1882) daughter of William Corum & Edith Passmore
=2 16 Apr 1883 Greenup Co; Matilda Adams (8 Dec 1852 – 2 Sep 1941 Ashland) daughter of John Adams & Alma Hood
issue of 1st:
1) Jacob A Willis (25 Mar 1873 – 9 May 1939 Firebrick, KY)
= 12 Aug 1900 Greenup Co; Lillie E Spriggs (…)
2) Edith Dillon Passmore Willis (ca.1876 Greenup Co - … CA)
= 15 Jul 1892; George William Francis Tanner (23 Jul 1859 Greenup Co – 22 Apr 1938 Gilroy, CA)
3) Viola Willis (1878 Greenup Co - …)
= …; Ira Callihan (ca.1873 - …)
4) William Willis (ca.1879 – ca.1977 OH)
= …
a) Maxine Louise Willis (17 Jan 1907 - …) locked up in a sanitarium at a young age near Columbus
b) Clifford Willis (…)
c) Buford Willis (…)
d) Pauline Willis (…)
5) Simon Setmore Willis (1882 – ca.1884)
issue of 2nd:
6) John C Willis (23 May 1884 KY – 23 Nov 1954 Ashland)
= …; Birdie Kiser (…)
a) Arthur Gilbert Willis (…)
= …
(I) a son (living)
b) Wayne Curtis Willis (…)
(I) a son (living)
(II) a son (living)
(III) a son (living)
c) a daughter (living)
7) Erie Gertrude Willis (15 Feb 1886 Greenup Co – 11 Oct 1970 Greenup Co)
= …; Tracy Deal (1 Oct 1886 Willard, KY – 2 Aug 1971 Columbus, OH)
8) Luther Haden Willis (10 Feb 1888 KY – 1989 Ashland)
=1 23 Nov 1909 Greenup Co; Carrie Verna Miranda (17 Aug 1888 Ashland – 22 Mar 1957 Ashland)
=2 aft.1951; Alma Stapleton (11 Jan 1899 Elliott Co, KY – 3 Jun 1993 Dayton, OH) daughter of Thomas Stapleton & Charlotte
Gillam; =1st Thurm Gillam
issue of 1st:
a) Imagene Willis (…)
b) Clarence Willis (…)
c) Hubert Willis (…)
d) Mildred Willis (12 May 1918 - …)
e) William M Willis (16 Jan 1924 – Feb 1976)
f) Carl Willis (26 Dec 1926 – 27 Sep 2003 Peoria, AZ)
g) Ray V Willis (18 Jul 1929 – 10 May 2003 Everett, MA)
9) Maggie M Willis (May 1890 KY – 1909 Greenup Co)
10) Georgia Willis (Nov 1893 KY - …)
=1 …; Lester Spears (…)
=2 …; Vernon Pierce (…)
C) Sarah Willis (ca.1854 Greenup Co - ...)
= …; Daniel Callihan (ca. 1834 KY - ...)
b. Henry Willis (…)
issue of 2nd:
c. John Willis (1790 - …)
= 1821; Barilla Y Willis (17 Nov 1806 – 12 Apr 1848) – see above
10. Reuben Willis (ca.1756 VA - Jul 1826 KY)
= 12 Sep 1776 Orange Co; Ann Nancy Garnett (1764 Culpeper Co - …)
a. Anthony Garnett Willis (…)
= 11 Sep 1811 Adair Co, KY; Harriet Bowmar (…)
I) Nancy B Willis (…)
= 1835; Edmund Terrill Willis (1808 – 1866)
see above
b. Benjamin Willis (…)
c. Robert Garnett Willis (…)
d. Elizabeth Willis (…)
= 21 Oct 1811 Culpeper Co; Benjamin Leavell (…)
e. Plunkett Willis (…)
f. Reuben Willis (…)
g. Joshua John Willis (29 Mar 1796 Culpeper Co – 4 Aug 1888 Claiborne Parish, LA)
= 27 Apr 1817 Louisa Co, VA; Barbara Overton Winston (1779 VA – 1881 Claiborne Parish)
I) John Willis (1826 VA - …)
II) Thomas Norsworthy Willis (14 Feb 1828 GA – 7 Dec 1902 Claiborn Parish)
= 14 Sep 1849 Troup Co, GA; Nancy Jane Elizabeth Davis (22 Nov 1831 GA – 27 Jul 1901 Claiborne Parish) daughter of Thomas
Davis & Matilda Brown
A) Matilda Overton Willis (20 Feb 1850 LA – 2 Jul 1890)
B) Joshua Thomas Willis (21 Feb 1854 LA – 5 Sep 1931)
= …; Nancy Lucretia (Lula) Monk (10 Feb 1861 Claiborne Parish, LA – 14 Nov 1927 LA)
1) Ethel Willis (1878 LA - …)
2) Nancy Willis (Jun 1880 LA - …)
3) Malcomb Willis (Jan 1882 LA - …)
4) Mary L Willis (May 1886 LA - …)
5) Overton Dawson Willis (18 Aug 1890 Bienville Parish, LA – 2 Aug 1980 LA)
= ...; Nellie Rhodes (5 Apr 1894 Clark Co, AR – 5 May 1966 LA) daughter of Francis Rhodes & Cynthia Garner
a) Pauline Willis (28 Feb 1911 Bienveille Parish – 11 Oct 1974 LA)
b) Juanita Willis (3 Jan 1915 Bienville Parish – 13 Jan 2002 LA)
c) Lucretia Willis (30 May 1917 Bienville Parish – 19 Oct 2008 LA)
d) Marion Willis (16 Jan 1922 Bienville Parish – 8 May 1997LA)
6) Thomas Willis (Nov 1894 LA - …)
C) Mollie L Willis (Nov 1855 LA – 1945)
D) Lonnie B Willis (May 1859 LA – 1940)
E) Lee Ola Willis (7 Sep 1864 LA – 5 Aug 1955)
= 11 Oct 1884 Claiborne Parish; Merrill Brown (25 Jun 1863 LA – 3 Dec 1851)
F) Elizabeth Maude Willis (25 Jul 1867 LA – 8 Jan 1905)
= 21 Jan 1894 Claiborne Parish; Joe L Ledbetter (Oct 1868 GA - …)
G) Daisy Willis (Mar 1870 Claiborne Parish - …)
III) James O Willis (1831 GA - …)
IV) America Willis (1833 GA - …)
V) Sarah Willis (1835 GA - …)
VI) Lenora Willis (1840 GA - …)
11. Sarah Willis (+bef.1816)
= …; Walter Shrophire (…)
12. Lewis Willis (1760 Orange Co – 1817 Wilkes Co, GA)
= ca.1782 Orange Co; Edna Woolfolk (…) daughter of John Woolfolk & Sarah Thilman
a. Frances Willis (… - 1843 Warren Co, GA)
= …; William Proctor (…)
b. Jane George (Jeany) Willis (…)
=1 …; Fayette Porter (…)
=2 …; James Willis (…)
has issue by 2nd (see above)
c. Capt. John Washington Willis (…)
= …; Augusta America Porter (… - ca.1843) daughter of Capt. Porter & Mary Mills
d. Joshua Willis (…)
= …; Louisa Haney Porter (…) daughter of Capt. Porter & Mary Mills
I) Joshua Paul Willis (15 Jun 1829 - …) probably died in LA
= 1850 AL; Martha Rollen (…)
II) Cincinnati C Willis (…)
= …; Amanda Jones (…)
e. Louis Willis (…)
f. Paul Tilman Willis (26 Sep 1784 Orange Co – Sep 1857 Chambers Co, AL)
= 23 Jan 1811 GA; Matilda Melvina Mills (…)
I) Nancy Haney Willis (19 Aug 1824 Wilkes Co – 15 Jan 1864 Harpersburg, MS)
= 20 Oct 1840; William Bailey Talbot (…)
g. Sarah Elizabeth Willis (10 May 1788 NC – 10 Jan 1833 Talbot Co)
= 1806; Daniel Grant Owen (…) son of John Owen & Amerlia Grant
has issue (including William Willis Owen above)
B. William Willis (…)
C. Sarah Willis (…)
= …; Benjamin Hawkins (…)
VI. Charles Willis (+bef.1753)
= …; (his step-sister) Catherine Thracker (…) daughter of … Thracker & Matilda …
A. John Willis (…)
= …; Elizabeth … (…)
