----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" <ginnykeefer@cox.net> To: <NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [NCRowan] Re: [NCRowan} William Willis > Hi Stella, Took a look at Ancestry.com to see if I could find any clues > for you. Not my line so I have not proven any of this material. > Also looked at Genealogy.com > > Genealogy.com- message from Lonnie Elaine Thompson dated June 5, 2000 E > Mail address then was ethom69057@aol.com > > She has a family tree on Joseph Yerby Willis to share. She states Joseph > is a son of William Willis and wife Cecily Coats. > > Lonnie states; > My Willis: Are Joseph Yerby Willis b 1820 NC married Lettice Williams > married 2/15/1842. They had 10 children. She was dau. of Hugh Williams > and Rachel Post. His father was William Willis and Cecily Coats. They > lived most of their lives in Shelby Co AL. I have a lot going forward but > not much going back. Lonnie mentioned a Willis family reunion in 1999. She > listed her phone #. > ** > Linda Mahan dated May 5, 2000 E Mail then was llmahon@aol.com > Looking for parents of Joseph Yerby Willis born 1820 Rowan Co NC married > Dec 5, 1842 Coosa Co AL to Lettice Ann Williams, Joseph died 1892 Shelby > Co AL. Rachel died 1888 Shelby Co AL. She has considerable info to share > she said. > ** > 1850 Shelby Co AL census > HH 1149 William Willis age 70 farmer b NC > Cecily age 50 b NC > John age 20 b TN > > HH 1144 Hugh M. Williams 60 b SC > Rachael 45 b SC > Sarah 22 [all children b AL} > Ninny? female 16 > Mary 14 > Wiley 12 > Ellen 8 > Rachel 7 > living next door to Hugh was; > > Barnett Williams 55 b SC > Nancy 40 TN? [hard to read] > Hugh 20 [all children b TN] > Tumpkin? male 18 > Sarah 15 > Wiley 10 > William 8 > Samuel 6 > > > Linda said Joseph Yerby Willis b 1820 Rowan Co NC had two brothers; Jim > and Wilburn Willis. > > She listed 9 children of Joseph Yerby Willis as; William M., John Wesley, > David R., George W. , Hillary Columbus, Sarah Ann, Joseph Yerby, William > Jr and Rachel Ellen Willis. > ** > 1880 Hunting Quarter, Carteret North Carolina Census has lots of Willis. > See if any are of interest to your research. Ginny K. > > Ephraim Willis 34 b NC fisherman > Abigail 25 NC wife > Alvaina dau 3 NC > > Joseph S. Willis 43 NC sailor > Armesia wife 35 NC > Sarah Ann 9 NC > > Walter Salter 40 NC > Abigail wife 35 NC > Zack Willis 26 NC both parents b NC > > Francis Mason 34 NC > Mary wife 29 NC > Louisa L. dau 6 [all ch born NC] > Abby J. 3 > Randolph 1 > David Mason, father, 65 b NC farmer > JOSEPH WILLIS other age 60 NC > Joseph Mason brother 31 NC > Elizabeth Mason sister 29 NC > James Mason brother 26 NC fisherman > David L. Mason brother 24 NC fisherman > Warren Mason brother 21 NC merchant > Willis Mason brother 18 NC fisherman > > Joseph Willis 30 NC both parents b NC > Caroline wife 20 NC > Denard L. son 2 NC > > James W. Willis 35 NC both parents b NC fisherman > Mary E. Wife 34 NC > Sabra dau 12 NC > Eli A. Salter son 20 NC fisherman > > Eason T. Willis 64 b NC both parents b NC fisherman > Frances E. wife 58 NC. > > Clifford Mason 79 NC both parents b NC > Willis S. Mason daughter 43 NC > Joseph W. Mason son in law 42 NC > Lydia A. other 19 NC. > > Miriam Willis self 62 NC both parents b NC > Miriam Willis34 NC dau > Elizabeth Willis dau 37 NC > David J. Willis son 25 NC > Moisy A. Willis dau 21 NC > Alice Willis granddaughter 12 NC > James Willis grandson 9 NC > > Reuben S. Fulcher male 30 NC both parents b NC fisherman > Debra wife 31 NC > Ephraim son 6 NC > John H. son 4 NC > Thamar dau 2 NC > James P. Willis father in law age 54 b NC > > Elizabeth Fulcher 49 NC both parents b NC > Isaiah Willis brother 46 NC > Mary Fulcher dau 23 NC > George H. son 18 NC > Britty dau. 17 NC > Martha 15 NC > Elijah Ann dau 12 NC > Mitchell son 8 NC > > Maria Willis 70 b NC, both parents b NC > David Willis son 25 NC > Elizabeth Golding dau. 9 NC > > Mitchell Willis 41 NC both parents b NC > Louise wife 30 NC > Hendrix son 12 [all ch b NC] > Atwell son 10 > Margaret C. 6 > Julia C. 5 > Belville son 2 > > Rosa Smith 42 NC both parents b NC > Elijah son 21 [all ch born NC] > Wallis son 19 > Hetty dau 18 > Kilby son 14 > John L. son 12 > Melissa 10 > Andrew J. Willis other 40 NC fisherman both parents b NC > Augustus Willis age 17 NC other > > >*** Ancestry.com posted by Duane Clark Nov 2001 Amos Merrell b ca 1788 Rowan Co NC, died 1869 Shelby Co AL. son of Jonathan Merrell b 1765 Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co NC and Nancy Elliott b Sept 1772 Potts Creek Section, Rowan Co NC. Amos married ca 1809 Rowan Co NC to Frances Coats b ca 1790 NC. Children; 1. Benjamin b 1811 Rowan Co NC 2. Junior Amos b 1813 " 3. Charles b 1816 " 4. Richmond b 8 May 1817 Rowan Co NC 5. Samuel b ca 1819 " Rowan Co NC 6. Jonathan b 1820 Lincoln Co TN 7. Wiley B. b 9 Oct 1821 Lincoln Co TN 8. Fannie b 13 Dec 1823 " 9. Nancy b 1824 " 10. Lucy b ca 1825 " 11. Azariah b 1826 " 12. Bill b Mar 1828 " 13. Cynthia b ca 1830 Frances Coats died ca 1870 Spring Creek, Shelby Co AL Benjamin Merrell, son of Amos and Frances, born 1811 Rowan Co NC, d bef 1880 Shelby Co AL. married Martha Page b 1814 AL. md ca 1832. Children; 1. Frances b 1834 Shelby Co AL 2. Nancy b 1836 " 3. Matilda Ann b 1838 " 4. Samuel b 1840 " 5. Amos b 1842 " 6. Woot b 1845 " 7. Albert B. b 1848 " 8. Martha b 1850 " 9. William C. b 1852 Junior Amos Merrell b 1813 Rowan Co NC, died bef 1880 Franklin Co AL, Bethlehem Cemetery. Information is given that Amos died in Haleyville, Franklin Co AL. Amos married Betty [Elizabeth?] ___. on 18 May 1834 Shelby Co AL. Children; 1. Jonathan b 1835 Shelby Co AL 2. Paralee b 1838 " 3. Nancy C. b ca 1840 " 4. Sarah Elizabeth b 18 Mar 1842 " 5. Martha A. b 1844 " 6. Green Lawrence b Apr 1845 " 7. Mahalia b 29 Aug 1848 " 8. Alpha J. b 1853 " 9. Sophia b 1857 " 10. Mary J. b 1863 " 11. Bill Cain Charles Merrell b 1816 Rowan Co NC, died Spring Creek, Shelby Co AL, son of Amos and Frances. Married Emily Quinn 20 FEb 1840. No children listed? Richmond Merrell b 8 May, 1817 Rowan Co NC, d 3 Nov 1863 Shelby Co AL, son of Amos and Frances. Married Dorcas E. Williams b 19 Nov 1826 AL< md 5 Dec 1847 Shelby Co AL. Children; 1. Alfred H. b 28 Mar 1849 Shelby Co AL 2. Rachel W. b 6 Mar 1851 " 3. Sarah b 20 June 1858 " 4. Sanders C. b 1856 " 5. Susan MInerva b 6 Sept 1858 " 6. Governor Winston b 11 Dec 1860 " 7. Twin Laurenia F. b 18 Mar 1863 " 8. twin Parthene b 18 Mar 1863 " Samuel Merrell b ca 1819 Rowan Co NC, died 1892 Shelby Co AL, son of Amos and Frances/ Married Polly [Mary?] ___ 3 Aug 1843 Coosa Co AL. Children; 1. Puss 2. Alex b 1848 Shelby Co AL 3. Aunt Nancy b 14 June 1849 " 4. Hugh Mathis b 14 June 1851 " 5. Nelly b 1855 " 6. Board? b 1856 " 7. James C. b 1857 " 8. Amos Jr. b 6 April 1859 " 9. Richmond b 6 June 1866 Shelby Co AL 10. Sally [Sarah?] b ca 1868 Jonathan Merrell b 1820 Lincoln Co TN, son of Amos and Frances, married Lucinda Green on 27 July 1845 Shelby Co AL. Wiley B. Merrell b 9 Oct 1821 Lincoln Co TN, d 28 April 1870 Spring Creek, Shelby Co AL. married Hannah Frances Mason b 18 Sept 1824 NC. Married 3 Sept 1846 Shelby Co AL. Children; 1. Ella 2. David M. b 9 Nov 1847 Shelby Co AL 3.Charles Allen b 28 Mar 1849 " 4. Judge P b 1853 5. Irera Elizabeth b 31 Mar 1854 " 6. Lucy Frances b 21 Dec 1857 " 7. Wiley G. b 19 Nov 1860 " 8. Allen b ca 1864 " Wiley md 2nd Mary E. Gardner md 5 Nov 1868 Shelby Co AL. No children listed. Fannie ___ b 13 Dec 1823 Lincoln Co TN, died 15 Aug 1871 Shelby Co AL. dau of Amos and Frances. Married Samuel Skelly Jackson b 19 March 1831 , married 20 Oct 1853 Shelby Co AL. Children; 1. Verzillia Ann b 16 Aug 1854 Shelby Co AL 2. James Azariah b 27 Oct 1856 " 3. William Andrew b 2 Dec 1858 " 4. Frances Balzora b 8 Sept 1861 " 5. Sammie b 19 June 1860 Shelby Co AL Nancy Merrell b ca 1824, dau of Amos and Frances, married William Lindsey 10 June 1845 Shelby Co AL. No ch listed. Lucy Merrell b ca 1825, dau of Amos and Frances, married Charles Lindsey 31 Mar 1846 Shelby Co AL. No ch listed. Azariah Merrell b 1826 Lincoln Co TN, d 12 June 1855 Shelby Co AL, son of Amos and Frances, married Nancy Autry b 1828 AL md 15 Oct 1851 Shelby Co AL. Children; 1. Mary b 1852 Shelby Co AL 2. Jonathan b 1854 " Bill Merrell b Mar 1828 Lincoln Co TN, died 1902 Shelby Co AL> son of Amos and Frances. Married Wlizabeth ___ b Dec 1843. md 1897. No ch listed. Bill md 2nd Priscilla Williams b 1832 AL, md 15 Mar 1840 Shelby Co AL. children; 1. Airs ? b 28 Mar 1850 Shelby Co AL 2. Alice Ann b 12 April 1854 " 3. Jemima Jane b 18 Aug 1855 " 4. Frances Ann b 10 May 1857 " 5. Rachel b 1859 " 6. Junior William S. b Feb 1862 " Jonathan Merrell b 1765 Jersey Settlement, Rowan Co NC, died 3 Mar 1849 Lincoln, Giles, Bedford or Moore Co TN. Son of BEnjamin Merrell b ca 1727 NC and Jemima Smith. Married 25 Sept 1787 Rowan Co NC to Nancy Elliott. Children; 1. Amos b ca 1788 Rowan Co NC 2. Nellie b 1 Nov 1790 " 3. William E. b 3 Aug 1792 " 4. Jean N. b ca 1794 " 5. Jonathan Junior b ca 1796 " 6. Nancy b ca 1798 " 7. Benjamin b 18 Jan 1802 " 8. Jemima b 18 april 1804 " 9. Mary b ca 1806 " 10. Cynthia b ca 1808 Rowan Co NC. 11. Susan b ca 1812 " 12. Pathenia b ca 1814 " Benjamin Merrell b ca 17278 NC, d 19 June 1771 Hillsboro, Rowan Co NC. married Jemima Smith ca 1747 Rowan Co NC. Children; 1. Samuel b ca 1748 Hopewell , N. J. 2. Andrew b ca 1752 3. William b ca 1754 " 4. Charles b Nov 1761 5. John b 11 Dec 1750 " 6. Penelope b ca 1755 Rowan Co NC 7. Nancy b ca 1762 " 8. Elijah b 1763 " 9. Jonathan b 1765 Rowan Co NC. Andrew Smith married Anne Mershon b 1732 Hopewell, N.J. Anne died ca 1802 Rowan Co NC. One child listed; 1. Jemima Smith above in family. Enough and too much already. I am not related. This is all I have on this family and not proven by me. Ginny Keefer >