In a message dated 08/19/2002 8:34:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ladybug@arends-sons.com writes: << Looking for family of: Eli S. Willis b. 1821 Hamilton County, Il m. 11-2-1843 to Harriet A. Gatland in Hamilton County, Il m. after 1870 to Sarah C. Davis - where? m. 10-28-1888 (?) to Elizabeth Ann Burris - Where? >> Gail, From all the records and documents that I hold, Harriet's last name was Gatlin, not Gatland. I have seen it in census records in Hamilton County as Gatland, Gattin, and Gatlin. Others besides myself have traced the Gatlin Family back to North Carolina. Harriett's father, Edward Gatlin Sr. was born there. In Eli's Pension Record, dated February 16, 1888, he is making a declaration to the US Army for Disability received while in the Service (Mexican War). It states: That I am a widower, that the maiden name of my wife was Harriett Gatlin, to whom I was married at Hamilton County, in the State of Illinois, on the 3rd day of November, A.D., 1843; that my wife is now dead, having died on the 25th day of December, A.D., 1870, at Hamilton County, in the State of Illinois; that I have since remarried. That the name of my present wife is Sarah C. Willis, now divorced from me. At that time, Eli was living in Wapole, Hamilton County, Illinois. Andrew Askey, also from Hamilton County and a brother in law to Eli was his witness at the signing of the declaration. The two names, Albert and Edward who you found in Saline County could very well be his sons, because in his Pension Records dated Feb 8, 1881, Eli S. Willis has requested an address change be made from Flannigan Township in Hamilton County to Hall Town in Saline County, Illinois. According to the National Archives-Army Veterans Records-Declaration for Widow's Pension-Nov 22, 1895, Eli S. Willis' marriage to Elizabeth S. Burris occurred in Hamilton County on October 28, 1888. Gail, I also hold a Declaration for Widow's Pension, dated November 22, 1895, where Elizabeth A. (Burris) Willis is making a claim for Eli's Pension. In this claim, she is living in Epworth, White County, Illinois, and she states that she married Eli S. Willis on the 28th day of October, 1888, at Hamilton County, Illinois. In another General Affidavit made by Elizabeth A. Willis, dated April 23, 1898, she is residing at Asherville, Stoddard County, Missouri. So in searching for where she might have died and was buried, I would start in Stoddard County, Missouri. Ron Sanders Prospect, KY

I have as children of Eli and Harriett: Celia A. Willis (Hutchcraft - our GGGRandmother) b. 1848 Edward Willis b. 1850 - 1922 Albert Willis 1853 - 1921 Nancy S. Willis b. abt 1856 Mary E. Willis b. abt 1858 Christopher C. Willis b. abt 1859 Cassandra Willis b. 2-17-1865 re: 1860 census, I think. re: 1880 census when he is wed to Sarah C. Davis Willis, there are 3 children listed w/ no information: James son ? ? dau ? Thomas J. son ? Who do you reckon these kids belong to? Harriett? Sarah? The ? dau ? could be Cassandra, she would be about 15 years old in 1880? Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: <PapawRon@aol.com> To: <ILWHITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 11:59 AM Subject: Re: [ILWHITE] Eli Willis family 1821 - 1894 > In a message dated 08/19/2002 8:34:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > ladybug@arends-sons.com writes: > > << Looking for family of: > Eli S. Willis b. 1821 Hamilton County, Il > m. 11-2-1843 to Harriet A. Gatland in Hamilton County, Il > m. after 1870 to Sarah C. Davis - where? > m. 10-28-1888 (?) to Elizabeth Ann Burris - Where? >> > > Gail, > > >From all the records and documents that I hold, Harriet's last name was > Gatlin, not Gatland. I have seen it in census records in Hamilton County as > Gatland, Gattin, and Gatlin. Others besides myself have traced the Gatlin > Family back to North Carolina. Harriett's father, Edward Gatlin Sr. was born > there. > > In Eli's Pension Record, dated February 16, 1888, he is making a declaration > to the US Army for Disability received while in the Service (Mexican War). > It states: > That I am a widower, that the maiden name of my wife was Harriett Gatlin, to > whom I was married at Hamilton County, in the State of Illinois, on the 3rd > day of November, A.D., 1843; that my wife is now dead, having died on the > 25th day of December, A.D., 1870, at Hamilton County, in the State of > Illinois; that I have since remarried. That the name of my present wife is > Sarah C. Willis, now divorced from me. At that time, Eli was living in > Wapole, Hamilton County, Illinois. Andrew Askey, also from Hamilton County > and a brother in law to Eli was his witness at the signing of the declaration. > > The two names, Albert and Edward who you found in Saline County could very > well be his sons, because in his Pension Records dated Feb 8, 1881, Eli S. > Willis has requested an address change be made from Flannigan Township in > Hamilton County to Hall Town in Saline County, Illinois. > > According to the National Archives-Army Veterans Records-Declaration for > Widow's Pension-Nov 22, 1895, Eli S. Willis' marriage to Elizabeth S. Burris > occurred in Hamilton County on October 28, 1888. > > Gail, I also hold a Declaration for Widow's Pension, dated November 22, 1895, > where Elizabeth A. (Burris) Willis is making a claim for Eli's Pension. In > this claim, she is living in Epworth, White County, Illinois, and she states > that she married Eli S. Willis on the 28th day of October, 1888, at Hamilton > County, Illinois. > > In another General Affidavit made by Elizabeth A. Willis, dated April 23, > 1898, she is residing at Asherville, Stoddard County, Missouri. So in > searching for where she might have died and was buried, I would start in > Stoddard County, Missouri. > > Ron Sanders > Prospect, KY > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >