This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: becky1 Surnames: Willis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.snohomish/5216.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Ron - thanks for your lengthy response. I really didn't know that about obits because I don't tend to work with them. I too am a long time researcher and you were again right. This was not only a "shotgun" approach but one in the dark, too. What I know is that the Cyrus and Margaret you found are the Willis family I'm trying to hunt down. They originally came from Ohio but by 1856 were in Lee county, Iowa where more Willis's were born. To make a long story short, Cyrus and Margaret had John W Willis in 1844, who in turn had James H Willis 1858 in Iowa. (Given that census dates have about 5 year's leeway in them...). This is the man that married one of my great aunts' Ida Bell Hall, and I am truthfully trying to locate some descendants. I just never know how much info to provide because I have so much. The problem I'm having is that Ida died in MI in 1900 with a childbirth infection and their son Warren Willis was a fireman out there in WA who died in his 30's. Maybe fire-related. I have been unable for years to track down the birthplace of Ida, hoping Warren's, or another descendant's, obit might have it. Without that place I can't locate my great grandparents Oscar and Alice Hall, who parented Ida. Ida was their 1st born and parents (from my experience) tend to have their 1st kid where they get married. I have never been able to find that place even going county by county in Michigan. So I was hoping to find an obit on one of them that might give a clue where in Michigan, where I live, they came from. Warren St Clair, James and Ida Willis's son, was born 5 Dec 1885 in Antrim county, Michigan, and died in Spokane 11 Jan, 1920. more of the Willis clan was out there but the people above are the descendants I need to locate, if not an obit. Again, thanks for your time and the obit explanation. I never gave that one a thought. Becky in MI Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Something looks awry with this: To make a long story short, Cyrus and Margaret had John W Willis in 1844, who in turn had James H Willis 1858 in Iowa. (Given that census dates have about 5 year's leeway in them...). What should the dates above be? Thanks. Tracy in Edmonds, WA -----Original Message----- From: wasnohom-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wasnohom-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:10 PM To: WASNOHOM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WASNOHOM] WILLIS's in Snohomish This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: becky1 Surnames: Willis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties .snohomish/5216.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Ron - thanks for your lengthy response. I really didn't know that about obits because I don't tend to work with them. I too am a long time researcher and you were again right. This was not only a "shotgun" approach but one in the dark, too. What I know is that the Cyrus and Margaret you found are the Willis family I'm trying to hunt down. They originally came from Ohio but by 1856 were in Lee county, Iowa where more Willis's were born. To make a long story short, Cyrus and Margaret had John W Willis in 1844, who in turn had James H Willis 1858 in Iowa. (Given that census dates have about 5 year's leeway in them...). This is the man that married one of my great aunts' Ida Bell Hall, and I am truthfully trying to locate some descendants. I just never know how much info to provide because I have so much. The problem I'm having is that Ida died in MI in 1900 with a childbirth infection and their son Warren Willis was a fireman out there in WA who died in his 30's. Maybe fire-related. I have been unable for years to track down the birthplace of Ida, hoping Warren's, or another descendant's, obit might have it. Without that place I can't locate my great grandparents Oscar and Alice Hall, who parented Ida. Ida was their 1st born and parents (from my experience) tend to have their 1st kid where they get married. I have never been able to find that place even going county by county in Michigan. So I was hoping to find an obit on one of them that might give a clue where in Michigan, where I live, they came from. Warren St Clair, James and Ida Willis's son, was born 5 Dec 1885 in Antrim county, Michigan, and died in Spokane 11 Jan, 1920. more of the Willis clan was out there but the people above are the descendants I need to locate, if not an obit. Again, thanks for your time and the obit explanation. I never gave that one a thought. Becky in MI Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASNOHOM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message