See Willis Ancestors at http://www.randywillis.org/ for Daniel Hubbard WILLIS, Jr., and spouse Julia Ann GRAHAM WILLIS. Also see http://www.randywillis.org/ for Rev. Daniel Hubbard WILLIS, Sr., and spouse Anna SLAUGHTER. Randy Willis [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 8:38 AM Subject: [LARAPIDE] re: Daniel Hubbard Willis > Daniel Herbert or Hubbard WILLIS Jr. and Julia Ann GRAHAM's marriage is > recorded in Rapides Parish, La. in Marriage Book W-23, page 53 and they were > married 5 Jan 1867. They had at least 11 children born 1867-1886. They are > buried in the Graham Family Cemetery in Rapides Parish. Daniel H. WILLIS Jr. > is the eldest child of 9 known children and son of Daniel H. WILLIS born 27 > December 1817 on Bayou Boeuf and was married 15 Mar 1838 in Rapides Parish to > Anna SLAUGHTER, according to "A History of the Baptists of Louisiana" > published in 1888 by Rev. Willism E. Paxton, D.D. > Daniel H. WILLIS was the son of Agerton WILLIS, eldest son of Rev. Joseph > WILLIS known as the Apostle of Opelousas in Paxton's book. > Daniel began to preach in 1847 was ordained a Bapitst minister in 1849 by > Elders Joseph WILLIS, B.C. ROBERT and John O'QUIN at the residence of Elder > Joseph WILLIS on Spring Creek in Rapides Parish. > Daniel's family was enumerated on Page 398 of the 1850 U.S. Census of > Calcasieu Parish, La. which puts him living somewhere south of Bayou Cocodrie > or west of the Calcasieu River. > Oral history says he went blind, while a resident of Babb's Bridge on Spring > Creek in Rapides Parish. > >