Rev. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Sr. and Anna Slaughter Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr. (b. December 28, 1817; d. March 27, 1887). Married Anna Slaughter (b. May 29, 1820 d. March 24, 1876) on March 15, 1838 Both are buried at Amiable Baptist Church Cemetery near Glenmora, Louisiana There children were: Daniel H. Willis, Jr. born 1839, Eliza Willis born circa 1842, Mary Jane Willis born circa 1845, David Willis born circa 1846, Martha Willis born circa 1847, Matthew Willis born circa 1848, Dempsey Willis born 1853, Calvin Willis born circa 1855, and Robert Willis born in 1858. Rev. Joseph Willis' grandson Daniel Hubbard Willis, Sr., was the first of his many descendants to follow Joseph into the ministry. Daniel was called by W.E. Paxton's in "A History of the Baptist of Louisiana, from the Earliest Times to the Present" (1888) ".one of the most respected ministers in the Louisiana Association." He established many churches himself and was blind in his later years. His daughter would read the scriptures and he would preach. He was pastor of Amiable and Spring Hill Baptist Churches for many years. He was my great-great-grandfather. He settled on Spring Creek near Glenmora at a community called Babb's Bridge. 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. > >