Dear Connie, A few years back a lady in Texas bought some pictures in an antique store. I ended up with them when I undertook the project to find descendants to give them to. After much research I identified some of the people. The people I was looking for would be descendants of Elizabeth Willis and Andrew Thompson. This Elizabeth Willis I believe is a granddaughter of Robert Willis and Sarah Gibson, through their son William Willis who married Elizabeth Skinner. Lavisa Willis who married Robert Willis is the next younger sister in the family to Elizabeth, and is your ancestor. I have some pictures of Lavisa. You name the siblings of Robert Willis. I will name the siblings and parents of Lavisa Willis as I have them. William Willis was born about 1792 at Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was married 2 January 1814 to Elizabeth Skinner in Belmont County, Ohio. Elizabeth had been born 20 Jan 1793 in Woodstock, Virginia. Both died and are buried in Rice Cemetery, Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa. William died on 8 December 1854 and Elizabeth on 8 September 1847. William married a second time, to Eliza Moore. Children of William and Elizabeth Skinner Willis follow. 1. Harrison Willis, born 29 May 1815. 2. Mary Jane Willis, born 24 July 1816 in Belmont County, Ohio; married James Crawford on 31 August 1837 at Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. She died 27 June 1872 at Winfield, Henry County, Iowa. Several of the pictures I have are still unidentified; I think some are of the Crawfords. 3. Robert L. Willis, born 30 March 1818. 4. Eliza Willis, born 3 Feb 1820 and died about 1840. 5. Nancy Willis, born 11 May 1821 in Ohio and died 5 May 1893 in Neosha, Kansas. She married Cornelius Aronhalt. 6. Joseph Willis, born 5 April 1823 and died about 1840. 7. Elizabeth Willis, born 1 April 1825 in Muskingum County, Ohio, married Andrew Thompson on 17 June, 1847, in Muskingum County, Ohio. Andrew was born 3 October 1823 near Wheeling, now West Virginia but then Virginia. He died 18 April 1892 at Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa. Elizabeth died October 30, 1916 at Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. I have numerous pictures of her and her family, and three or four pages on her descendants. 8. Lavisa Willis, born 21 January 1828 in Ohio; Lavisa married Robert Willis. Connie, you descend from them. 9. William Willis, born 18 August 1831 and died about 1840. 10. Samuel Findley Willis, born 2 March 1834. 11. Mariam Willis, born 11 May 1836 and died 7 December 1855. Mariam married Hiram Dunn. Most of the above information came from Thomas P. Crawford, 3709 Moss Drive, Annandale, VA 22003-1916 several years ago. I will be gone on Saturday and Sunday, so will not be able to respond until next week to any answer. Sincerely Keith Street ---------- > From: Connie Beck <cbeck@lenox.heartland.net> > To: IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Willis Descendants? > Date: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 5:42 PM > > I have some Henry County relatives or ancestors that I would like to > find the descendants of. > > George Willis, b l821 in Morristown, Belmont County, OH, d. 21 JUL > 1913 in Winfield, Henry County, IA. (Buried in LTR Cemetery) > Children: John, Alfred, Frank, Eliza, Sally or Sarah, George. George > d. 23 JUL l9l3 and is buried inthe LTR Cemetery in Winfield, Henry > Co., IA. > > Sarah Willis, his sister, b ll Feb l825 m. James Boileau in l847. > Their Children: Tabilita Jane, James Newton, Sarah Almeda, Eliza > Almeda, Mary Catherine, Ransom McDill, Cornelius Neil, and George W. > Sarah Willis Boileau d. 28 Nov l908. Probably buried in Winfield, > Henry Co., IA. > > Joseph Skinner Willis b l826 m. Mary Jane Hawk in l850 in Athens, > Ohio. He died 28 DEC l9l4 in Winfield, Henry Co., IA. and is > buried in the LTR Cemetery. They had no children. After her death, > he married Maria Louisa Morgan. In his second marriage to Maria, he > had nine children. > > My ancestor, Robert Willis, b l828, married La Visa Willis. Their > children: Ellen, Mary Elizabeth, William Willis, Mariam Navista, > Nancy Jane, and Jenny. Mary Elizabeth is the only one whose > descendants survived for any length of time. > > Mary Willis, b l830 m. Thomas Clossen in l853 in Adams Mills, OH. > Mary Jane, Caleb, James Madison, George, Charles, Eliza Ellen, Frank, > Ben, and Barn. > > James Madison, b. 2 AUG 1932 m. Elizabeth Porter l6 JUN 1868. > > Catherine, b l835, died. > > Catherine, b. l836 in Morristown, Belmont Co., Oh, m. Dewitt Clinton > Marshall in l856. Their children: Robert C., Margaret J., Sarh > Eliza, Mary V., James S., Alma, Katherine R., Joshua W., Cora L., Cleo > Bertha, and Joseph. Dewitt Marshall died in l901 in Henry Co., IA; > Catherine d. 21 JAN l902 in Winfield, Henry Co., IA. > > William Taggart Willis, b l839 in Belmont Co., OH, m. Martha Walker in > l867. They divorced, and he m. Melvia Grubbs. Two children were born > to the first marriage, and three to the second. William Taggart d. > Sept., l9l3 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, IA. > > John Waddle Willis was b. 6 NOV l842 inAdamsville, OH, and he m. > Children: Suzannah Peck. Iowa, Curtis, William, Wilbur, Herman, > Luella. > > If you know of descendants of any of these family members or can > provide me with more information of any kind, please assist! Connie > Beck, Taylor County, IA. > Phone: 515 333 2537 > > If you should try to contact me and can¹t reach me through the > listserve, contact me directly at my email address or by phoning me. > Thank you. >