Hi I am searching for any information that I can find on the following family : Daniel WELLS married Sofia WELLS – I am not sure if they came from Tunbridge Wells or I have information that they may of come from Westminster and I have an address as 34 Regent Street, if that is helpful to anyone. They had four children William Wells later Wells Willis baptised on 9th Feb. 1800 Daniel Well born 19th October 1832 only lived 2 hours James Well And Joseph Wells Willis – he married Anne Maree Davidson in Bombay India – when he left the Army in 1852 he came to Australia with his children and lived in Victoria William Wells married Maryann Shirven or Skirven in Bombay 1821 she died and then he married Margaret McDonald on 21st April 1835 they had the following children: James Willis George Wells Willis Joseph Wells Willis John Wells Willis Agnes Wells Willis William Wells Willis Robert Frederick Willis If anyone can give me any information on this family I would greatly appreciate it – many thanks – Jeanette Lane - Melbourne - Australia --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.343 / Virus Database: 190 - Release Date: 22-03-02

Robert,Do you have info on Price and Britton Willis that you can send to me? Janie

Jan,Not the same Malachi Willis.This one was on the 1830,1840 and 1850 AL.census Janie

Looking for decendants of Malachi Willis.He was living in Fayette County,AL.in 1860.

COLUMBUS, GA. ENQUIRER October 1, 1933 MRS. D. E. WILLIS PASSES AT HOME Widow of Charles D. Willis Passes Saturday Night. Funeral to Be Held Monday Mrs. Dora Elizabeth Willis, 58, widow of Chas. D. Willis, who was prominent in business and fraternal circles, died at her residence, 447 Broadway, Saturday night at 9:15 o'clock of compilcations of diseases. Mrs. Willis, was a sister of the late J. S. B. Crossman and one of the oldest residents of lower Broadway, having lived at 447 Broadway for the past fifty years. She was a member of the First Baptist church. Surviving Mrs. Willis are three sons, Charles C, John W. and T. B. Willis, all of Columbus; three daughters, Mrs. M. M. Browne of Miami, FL, Mrs. H. G. Brooks and Mrs. W. G. Storey of Columbus and two grandsons, Harry G. Brooks, Jr. and Joseph Brooks of Columbus. Funeral services will be held at the residence Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. Frederick S. Porter, of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Interment will be in Riverdale cemetary. The following will serve as pallbearers; active, W. Owen Reich, Harry W. Reich, Stanton Colquitt, George N. Hunter, John Haney and Harry L. Chandler. Honorary: J. M. Rutledge, H. C. Smith, Sr., F. C. Retch, Sr., C. Schomburg, S. L. Simmons, Sr.,. H. H. Hunter, Sr, John P. Turner, W. W. McKenzie, R. H. Peacock, W. S. Gillis, S. T. Philips and Dr. G. S. Murray '

Blankwww.randywillis.org Willis & Strother Families of 1850 Rapides Parish Most of the Strother and Willis Families, in Rapides Parish, La., were neighbors in 1850. The dates in parenthesis are dates of birth and are estimates based upon census records in many cases). (Household No. 649) Sally Willis (1798/1802). She may be a daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. She was probably the Sarah Willis (1798) who married Nathaniel West. Their children were: Jackson West, William West (1828), Nathaniel West, Jr. (1834), John West (1836), Hettie West (1838), Andrew West (1840), Sophia West (1844) and Wade West (1852). (661) Francis E. Strother (1823) and his wife Mary S. Willis Strother (1827). There children were: Martha Ann Strother (1842), Elizabeth Strother (1844), Solomon Strother (1846), Mary Ann Strother (1847), Sophia Strother (1851), Francis P. Strother (1854), John Riley Strother (1859), Eliza Strother (1861), Henrietta Strother (1863). Francis E. Strother was Richard Strother, Jr.'s brother. Mary Willis was Agerton Willis' daughter and a sister to Rev. Daniel H. Willis (1817-1887), my great-great-grandfather. Agerton Willis was the eldest son of Rev. Joseph Willis. (660) Agerton Willis (1785) and his wife Sophie Story (1787). He was Rev. Joseph Willis' eldest son. Agerton Willis' son Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s two eldest daughters were named Eliza Willis (1842) and Mary Jane Willis (1845). I believe Agerton named these two daughters after his sisters Eliza Willis (1818) and Mary Willis (1827). Family tradition states that Rev. Daniel H. Willis, Sr.'s sister would read the Bible while he preached because he was blind in his later years. Sophie Story was an Irish orphan brought from Tennessee by a Mr. Park, who then lived near Holmesville below Bunkie, Louisiana. (659) William Strother (1817) and his wife Mary Doyal/Dyer/Dyal ( 1826). Mary Doyal/Dyer was a daughter of Thomas Doyal/Dyer and Mary Willis. Mary Willis (1787) is also listed. She was probably the daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. Their children listed in this census are Nancy Strother (1846) (married John Droddy) and William Strother (1849-1932). (658) Joseph Willis, Jr. (1792) and his wife Jane/Jennie Coker (1810). He was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. Their children were: Joseph P. Willis (1824), Charles Willis (1833), Lemuel Willis (1836), and Elizabeth Willis (1839). It would appear they also raised a granddaughter, Martha "Patsy" Coker (1830-1899). (657) Lemuel Willis (1812) and his wife Eveline/Emeline Perkins (1823 date listed in census has to be wrong). He was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. Their children were: Mary Willis (1833), Hawkins Willis (1834), Martha Willis (1835), Sarah Willis (1837), Lemuel I. Willis (1839), Olivia "Olive" Willis (1841), James K Polk Willis (1845), Lucinda "Lydia" Willis (1847), Carolyn Matilda Willis (1855), Crawford Willis (died in the Civil War at Shiloh), Sidney P. Willis, and Shrilda Willis. Lemuel Willis and Eveline/Emeline Perkins' daughter, Carolyn Matilda Willis, married John Houston Strother, Sr. and their daughter Lucinda "Lydia" Willis had a daughter (named Matilda) by Richard Strother, III. (654) John A. Strother (1820) and his wife Eliza Willis (1818). Eliza was Agerton Willis' daughter and a granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. She was a sister to Rev. Daniel H. Willis. The children of John A. Strother and his wife Eliza Willis were: John A. Strother, Jr. (1865), Alfred Strother (1841), Josiah Strother (1842), Bernard Strother (1844 and killed in the Civil War), Dempsey Strother (1846-1910), Henry Zachariah Strother (1848-1933), Mary Ann Strother (1852), George William Strother (1855-1908), Elizabeth Strother (1856); she married David Johnson), Sarah Jane Strother (1858), Richard Strother (1860), Nancy Strother (1862); she married T.J. Greer), and Martha Strother (1867); she married Frankin/Francis Perkins). John A. Strother then married Artimesa Smith; they had one child: Azariah Columbus Strother (1873-1933). (653) William Willis (1804) and his wife Rhoda Strother (1814). He was a son of Rev. Joseph Willis. She was Richard Strother, Jr.'s (listed below) sister. Their children were: William Willis (1835), Jackson Willis (1837), Sarah Willis (1839), Mary Willis (1841), Lemuel Willis (1843), Daniel Willis (1845), Joseph Willis (1847-1912), Jesse Willis (1850-1906), Matthew Willis (1853-1925), James Willis (1856), and Alexander Willis (1858). (652) Joseph P. Willis (1824) and his wife Mary Elizabeth Sweat (1828). He was Rev. Joseph Willis' grandson and a son of Joseph Willis, Jr.. Their children listed were: Josiah Willis (1844), Isaac Willis (1846), Mary Willis (1848) and Simon Willis (1851). (651) Richard Strother, Jr. (1806) and probably his mother or mother-in-law Sally (1787). [She is listed as Sally Ray sometimes] Richard Strother's siblings were: James Strother(?) (1808), Rhoda Strother (1814), William Strother (1817), John A. Strother, Sr. (1820) and Francis E. Strother (1823. Richard Strother, Jr.'s children were: Alexander Asaria Strother, Sr. (1829-1864), William Strother (1841), Richard Strother, III (1843-1868 - shot as a Jayhawker), Leroy Strother (1843), William Strother (1849 - named 2nd. son William also after others death), and John Strother (1852). Richard Strother, Jr's. sister, Rhoda Strother, married Rev. Joseph Willis' son William Willis. Richard Strother, Jr.'s son, Alexander Strother, was the father of John Houston Strother, Sr. who was the father of Dr. Greene Wallace Strother. (480) Jemima Willis (1796). She was a daughter of Rev. Joseph Willis. She married William Dyer and they lived on the Calcasieu River near Master’s Creek. Their children were: James Dyer (1823), Roland Dyer (1830), Joseph Dyer (1831), Elijah Dyer (1834), Elizabeth Dyer (1836), and Jemima Dyer (1839). (422) Rev. Joseph Willis (1758) and his fourth wife Elvy Sweat (1820 are listed. Rev. Joseph Willis' had 19 children by four wives. Rev. Joseph Willis, Sr. (1758-1854) had the following children: (1) Agerton Willis (1785), (2) Mary Willis (1787), (3) Joseph Willis, Jr., (1792), (4) Rachel Willis (1794), (5) Jemima Willis (1796), (6) Sarah Willis (1798), (7) Sally Willis (1802), [Although she could be the same as Sarah Willis (1798) above], (8) William Willis (1804), (9) Lemuel Willis (1812), (10) John Willis (1814), (11) Martha Willis(?) (1825), (12-15) (four females listed in the 1830 census between the ages of 5-20), (16) Samuel Willis (1836), (17) Aimuwell Willis (1837-1937), and two sons (18-19) that died "poisoned on honey and were buried a half mile from the present town of Oakdale, Louisiana. Rev. Joseph Willis' Other Possible Children The 1850 Rapides Parish Census also lists an additional four males for Joseph Willis & household: James (1841), William (1845), Timothy (1847) and Bernard (1848). It would be unlikely that Joseph would have a second son named William. Aimuwell Willis (1837-1937) always said he was Joseph Willis’ youngest son. Perhaps these last four males were grandchildren of Joseph. Historian Ivan Wise wrote in "Footsteps of the Flock: or Origins of Louisiana Baptist" (1910) that two sons of Joseph died "poisoned on honey and were buried a half mile from the present town of Oakdale, Louisiana." I have not been able to find their graves. Ivan Wise also said in 1910 that Rev. Joseph Willis had 19 children. It is of interest to note that Rev. Joseph Willis, Sr.'s sons Joseph Willis, Jr., William Willis and Lemuel Willis all had daughters named Sarah.

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The Life and Times of Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. & Julia Ann Graham Willis Contact Randy Willis randy@randywillis.org www.randywillis.org He was born April 2, 1839 and died May 22, 1900 She was born February 22, 1845 and died September 28, 1936 They married on January 5, 1867 in Forest Hill, La. Both are buried in the Graham Cemetery, Forest Hill, La. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. was the eldest son of Rev. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Sr. (b. Dec. 28, 1817; d. Mar. 27, 1887) and Anna Slaughter (b. May 29, 1820; d. Mar. 24, 1876). Rev. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Sr. was the son of Agerton Willis and Sophie Story. He was born on Bayou Boeuf in Louisiana and is buried, along with his wife Anna Slaughter Willis, at Amiable Baptist Church Cemetery near Glenmora, La. He established many churches and was blind the last 22 years of his life. His daughter would read the scriptures and he would preach. He settled on Spring Creek, near Longleaf, La., at a community called Babb’s Bridge. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. was also, a great-grandson of pioneer Louisiana Baptist preacher, Rev. Joseph Willis (b. circa 1758; d. Sept. 14, 1854). He was the first Baptist preacher west of the Mississippi River. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr.'s siblings were: Eliza Willis, Mary Jane Willis, David Willis, Martha Willis, Matthew Willis, Dempsey Willis, Calvin Willis, and Robert Willis. Daniel was raised near Sugartown, La. and then settled on Barber Creek near Longleaf, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Julia Ann Graham Willis was the daughter of Robert Graham (b. Aug. 20, 1818; d. Feb. 10, 1890) and Ruth Smith (b. Dec. 5, 1813 d. Jun. 2, 1869). Robert Graham moved to Louisiana from Texas in 1841. Soon after marring Ruth Smith (a trapper's daughter) in Natchitoches, La., they moved to Forest Hill, La. He was a successful farmer and cattleman there. Ruth had told Robert that she wished to be buried at the top of a hill on their land near Forest Hill. She was and that hill is known today as the Graham Cemetery. Robert Graham's father was William Graham. Robert Graham had two brothers: another William Graham and Samuel Graham. Robert and Ruth Graham are both buried at the Graham Cemetery. Julia Ann Graham Willis' siblings were: Annie Graham Willis, Emily Graham Butter, Maggie Graham Willis, Demerius Graham Willis, Elizabeth Graham Merchant, Katherine Graham Sermons, Lucy "Ruth" Graham Moore, William Graham, and Lorenzo Dow Graham. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. married Julia Ann Graham on, January 5, 1867, soon after the end of the Civil War. Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. in the Civil War Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. enlisted, September 29, 1861, at Camp Moore, La., in the Confederate Army as a Pvt. 5th. Company Battalion, Washington Artillery of Louisiana. He was (Mar. 16, 1864) in Raxdale's Company E, 16th. La. Regiment, Gibson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. He was promoted to 2nd Sergt. on Mar. 5, 1865. He was captured and made a prisoner of war. Daniel was paroled at Meridian, Mississippi on May 14, 1865. (Also see Andrew B. Booth, "Records of Louisiana Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands," (New Orleans, La. 1920) Vol. I: 1115) Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. fought in many of the great battles of the Civil War, including Shiloh, Bull Run, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Missionary Ridge and Chickamauga. Excerpts from Daniel H. Willis, Jr.'s obituary: Alexandria Town Talk, 23 June 1900: "He participated in all the hard battles of that army and for bravery, soldierly bearing, discipline and devotion to duty, he was unexcelled in his entire Brigade. He was made Orderly Sergeant of his Company at an early period of the war. It has always been said by his surviving comrades that when any particularly dangerous service was required, such as scouting parties to ascertain the position and movements of the enemy, he was always selected for the place, and never hesitated to go, let the danger be what it may. He was for a long time connected with the famous Washington Artillery, and at the battle of Chicamauga so many horses of the battery to which he was attached were killed that they had to pull the guns off the field by hand to keep them from falling in the hands of the enemy. He was paroled at Meridian, Miss., in May of 1865, and brought home with him a copy of General Gibson's farewell address to his soldiers and of him it can be truly said that through the remaining years of his life he followed the advice then given by his beloved commander. His love for the Southern cause, and for the men who wore the gray, was not dimmed by years, but he lived and died firmly convinced of the justice of the cause for which the South poured out so much of her best blood and treasure...Before death he expressed a wish that he might see his children who were at home, especially Randall L., his baby boy, whom he had named in honor of his beloved Brigadier General, Randall Lee Gibson. He also requested that his Confederate badge be pinned on his breast and buried with him." Gibson, later helped establish Tulane University and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1883. I was named after my grandfather, Randall Lee Willis, who was named after Randall Lee Gibson, in 1886. Current, ed., "Encyclopedia of the Confederacy" (also see "Army of Tennessee Louisiana Division The Association and Tumulus" by Jerry Johnson Wier, The Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1999). Can You Feed Her Son? Soon after the Civil War, Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr., became the first of four Willis’ brothers to marry four Graham’ sisters. He married Julia Ann Graham on January 5, 1867. (Daniel called her affectingly Julieann). When Daniel asked Julia Ann's father, Robert Graham, for her hand in marriage; Robert asked him if he could feed her. Daniel replied "that he had a horse, a milk cow, a barrel of corn and a barrel of molasses." Robert responded "my goodness son you have enough to marry several of my daughters." They were married at Robert Graham's home near Forest Hill. Later, three of Daniel's brothers would marry three of Julia Ann's sisters. Calvin Willis married Demerius Graham , Robert Willis married Annie Graham and Dempsey Willis married Maggie Graham. A fifth brother, Matthew Willis, also asked a fifth sister, Lucy "Ruth" Graham, to marry him. She said no and later confided in her sisters, "he was just too ugly." Ruth Graham later found her true love, James Moore, and married him. Daniel made good his promise to "feed" Julia Ann and on January 16, 1868 (just a year after their wedding) he sold his father-in-law, Robert Graham, 119 acres "in the fork of Barber Creek," for $350.00. A sum that would have been a years wages for many at that time. When Daniel died, in 1900, he left Julia Ann, $35,000.00 in gold, a home, land, and the woods full of cows, on Barber Creek, near Longleaf. The Law, Cattle, Barber Creek & Home After the end of Civil War, in 1865, Daniel H. Willis. Jr., was made Constable of Spring Hill, Rapides Parish. Julia Ann often spoke of the time Daniel captured an outlaw from Texas who was hid out in the piney woods of Louisiana. She said it was to late to make the horseback trip to the jail, in Alexandria, therefore Daniel handcuffed the outlaw to the foot of their bed for the overnight stay. Daniel told the outlaw he better not make a sound. She said Daniel slept soundly, but she did not sleep a wink all night. He later was a successful rancher. He and his sons would buy cattle in East Texas and then drive them to the railroad at Lecompte, La. to be shipped north. Once, on a cattle drive from Texas, in 1898, the cattle stampeded in the woods. My grandfather, Randall Lee Willis, who was only 12 at the time and riding drag, thought his dad, Daniel, had been killed; but then he could see his father's huge white hat, waving high in the air, in front of the cattle. Julia Ann's grandchildren recalled that she would read her red-lettered New Testament Bible daily on the front porch of the "Old Willis Place" near Longleaf on Barber Creek. She would then open her trunk and pull out Daniel's photo, who had preceded her in death, and a tear would often be seen in her eye. Julia Ann also loved oranges. She would eat them, lay the peals on the window seal and later eat the peals. When asked what she was doing she replied "I don't know for sure, but I think these orange peals are good for you." She once was bitten by a ground rattler, at age 75, and survived. Julia Ann swam in Barber Creek, twice a day, until age 90. There is a huge gravel pit where their home, the "Old Willis Place" once stood. The gravel pit has destroyed the timber and Barber Creek. It became overrun with sand and silt; literally smothered to death. The EPA finally made them shut down, but it was too late. My late cousin, Ilie Willis Close (1907-1995), wrote to me about the Old Willis Place: "The home was a gathering place for all the family. There was always food cooked for family and friends. There was lots of blackberries, huckleberries and fruit of all kinds for good pies. The home was about a quarter of a mile from Barber's Creek, known to be one of the coldest and clearest waters in the area. Grandma [Julia Ann Graham Willis] would walk down and swim sometimes twice a day. She said that was what had prolonged her life. All of the children and grandchildren loved to go swimming with her. She was reared a Methodist but later joined the Baptist Church and was a devoted Christian. She read the Bible daily. We use to joke and say 'she didn't think there would be anyone but Baptist in Heaven.' Her hobby was making quilts and she kept the family supplied with her hand work." Tragedy Daniel and Julia Ann were not immune from tragedy. On a trip away from home in 1880, Julia Ann told Daniel "I feel something is wrong at home." After returning, they found their eight year old son, David Eugene, deathly ill with appendicitis. He soon died. Julia Ann would later tell her grandchildren, that she vowed that if she every lost another child, she would never let herself grieve as she did for David Eugene. The next year, 1881, her four month old baby, Stella, died. Many years later, on December 23, 1935, she lost another son, Dr. Daniel Oscar Willis, in an auto accident. He was born three years after David Eugene. Julia Ann would live only nine months after his death. Daniel Hubbard Willis Jr. died, from kidney trouble, at his son, Dr. Daniel Oscar Willis' home near Leesville, La., on May 22, 1900. Julia Ann Graham Willis died of old age on September 28, 1936. Both Daniel and Julia Ann are buried at the Graham Cemetery near Forest Hill, not far from their beloved Barber Creek. Daniel Hubbard Willis Jr. and Julia Ann Graham Children: 1) Henry Elwa Willis was born 6 OCT 1867. He died 18 JAN 1945 of pneumonia. He was a farmer and cattleman. He is buried at the Paul Cemetery in Lecompte, La. He married Sarah F. Duplissey, Dec., 1890. Henry Elwa Willis and Sarah F. Duplissey had the following children: Clarence I. Willis (b. Jan. 18, 1892; d. Dec. 4, 1940), Viola Willis (b. Dec. 28, 1893; d. Dec. 14, 1973), Elbert K. Willis (b. Feb. 26, 1897; d. Dec. 19, 1974), Henry Willis (b. Mar. 30, 1899; d. Sept. 29, 1977), Mae Willis (b. May 1, 1902), Kit C. Willis (b. May 8, 1905), Bessie Willis (b. July 8, 1908), and Frank Willis (b. Dec. 2, 1915). 2) Carvelia S. Willis was born 10 FEB 1869. She died 31 MAR 1941 of liver disease. She never married. She is buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. Her date of birth on her grave marker is incorrect by 10 years. 3) Minnie R. Willis was born 7 MAY 1870. She died 18 SEP 1921. She married Charles H. Benedict. She is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Pineville, La. Minnie R. Willis Benedict and Charles H. Benedict children were: Arthur Charles Benedict (July 4, 1891; d. Jan. 21, 1969), and Lester B. Benedict (d. April 26, 1899; d. May 10, 1918 of meningitis). 4) David Eugene Willis was born 19 JAN 1872. He died 13 FEB 1880 of appendicitis at age eight. He is buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. 5) Corine Willis was born 27 SEP 1873. She died 6 OCT 1873 as a young baby. She is buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. 6) Daniel Oscar Willis, MD was born 8 MAR 1875. He died 23 DEC 1935 from injuries sustained in an auto accident at LeBeau, La. He died at the hospital in Bunkie, La. He married his first wife Ella Elizabeth Lamberth (b. Jan. 16, 1871; died July 1, 1921) on Dec. 24, 1895. Daniel and Ella had three children: Murphy Daniel Willis (b. Nov. 13, 1897; d. Oct. 15, 1930 after suffering with Hodgkin's disease for 14 years), Horace Oscar Willis (b. Dec. 30, 1898; d. Sept. 22, 1936) and Pearl Willis (b. Oct. 24, 1900; d. Apr. 20, 1988 in Baton Rouge, La.) Pearl Willis was a music teacher for many years at LSU. Daniel Oscar Willis then married his second wife Mary Hamilton in 1928. They had one child: Hamilton Barrow Willis (b. Nov. 25, 1931; d. Abt. 1990 in St. Francisville, La.). Daniel Oscar Willis was buried on what would have been his and Ella's 40th. wedding anniversary, if they both had not died prematurely. They are both buried in the Leesville Cemetery, Leesville, La. He began his medical practice in 1904 and was the first medical doctor in Vernon Parish, La. He also owned the first automobile in Vernon Parish. He was in United States Army Medical Corps in World War I and was commissioned as a Captain in August of 1917. He owned the Hotel Leesville in Leesville, La. He once (after being slandered by a young lawyer in a trial in Leesville) bodily removed the young lawyer from his room at the Hotel Leesville and through him in the street. The young lawyer's name was Huey P. Long. 7) Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr. was born 15 JAN 1877. He died 30 JUNE 1951 of a heart attack. He was a butcher and cattleman. He married Eulah "Eula" Rosalie Hilburn in 1903. Eula was born Mar. 10, 1884 and died Feb. 6, 1919, at age 34, of the flu (she is buried at Lecompte Cemetery). Eula is buried next to her parents, Charles Hilburn (1858-1943) and Francis Hilburn (1860-1930). Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr. and Eula Rosalie Hilburn Willis had the following children: Flossie Litton Willis (b. Aug. 5, 1905; d. Sept., 1985 - married a Tomlinson), and Ilie Jewel Willis (b. Mar. 8, 1907; d. May, 1995 - married Carl Close). Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr. then married Julia Mae Johnson on Jun. 13, 1922. Julia Mae was born Sept. 4, 1899 and died Feb. 17, 1934, at age 34. Both of Robert's wives died at age 34. Robert Kenneth Willis, Sr. and Julia Mae Johnson Willis had the following children: Robert "Bobby" Willis. Jr. (b. Feb. 2, 1923; d. Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor - buried on the USS Arizona), Glenn Dewey Willis (b. May 8, 1924), and Billy Edward Willis (b. Jun. 2, 1925; d. Aug. 6, 1991). He is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Pineville, La. 8) Ruthey Madella Willis was born 20 JUN 1880. Ruthey Madella Willis died of cancer. She married her first husband, Henry Buckaliew, on 20 AUG 20 1898. She then married her second husband, H. C. Matthews. Ruthey Madella Willis had one child by her first husband, Illie Jewel Buckaliew (b. Apr. 10, 1900; d. Feb. 3, 1902 - buried in Graham Cemetery). She had one child by her second husband, Willie Matthews. 9) Stella Willis was born 21 AUG 1881. She died 10 DEC 1881 as a young baby. Buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. 10) Julia Coatney Willis was born 11 MAR 1883. She died 16 AUG 1945 of a heart attack. She married Harry Scarbrough. She is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in San Bernardino, California. They had one daughter named Audrey Ethel Scarbrough (b. Mar. 1, 1907; d. Oct. 22, 1980) who married Kent Hayden (b. Jun. 18, 1906; d. Nov. 16, 1984). Audrey and Kent Kane Hayden, Sr. had two sons named Charles Hayden and Kent Kane Hayden, Jr. 11) Randall Lee Willis (my grandfather) was born 20 MAR 1886 in Forest Hill, La. He died 14 MAY 1940 of stomach cancer. Married Lillie Gertrude Hanks on 11 JAN 1914. Buried at the Graham Cemetery in Forest Hill, La. He was named after his father's commanding General in the Civil War: Randall Lee Gibson who founded Tulane University. He was a farmer and logger. He died of stomach cancer and she died of a heart attack. Randall Lee Willis and Lillie G. Hanks Willis had the following three sons: Howard Lee Willis (b. Feb. 15, 1915; d. Oct. 2, 1993), Herman Floyd Willis (b. Sept. 17, 1918; d. May 15, 1977), and my father Julian Everette Willis (b. Oct. 5, 1919; d. Jun. 13, 1995). All three sons are buried in the Butter Cemetery, Forest Hill, La.

Hello All, I am trying to find my cousins and/or their descendants (hopefully living). (Most of the rest of you seem to be trying to find ancestors.) William CROSSMAN born 1821 in NJ M Angy/Ancy MERCER 1853 in Stewart Co., GA John S. B. CROSSMAN born 1857-58 married Roxie WILSON of AL1933 . Dora Elizabeth CROSSMAN born ca 1860 married Charles D. WILLIS Anne CROSSMAN born ? married ? Dora Elizabeth CROSSMAN and Charles D. WILLIS had 3 sons & 3 daughters all alive Oct. 1933 when Dora Eliz. CROSSMAN WILLIS died. Charles C. of Columbus John W. of Columbus T. B of Columbus Mrs. Harry G. BROOKS of Columbus Mrs. W. G. STOREY (Dora Elizabeth) of Columbus Mrs. M. M. BROWNE of Miami, FL The Brooks had 2 sons. Harry G. BROOKS, Jr. Columbus - alive Oct. 1933 Joseph BROOKS of Columbus - alive Oct. 1933 Does anyone connect with these people? Does anyone have any information on these people that they will share with me please. I am hoping to find out when born, when & where married, etc. Also T.B.'s actual name. Dora Elizabeth CROSSMAN WILLIS belonged to the First Baptist Church of Columbus, GA and I wrote to them a month ago (enclosing a check and a SASE) requesting help but I have not had a reply. Her daughter, Dora Elizabeth WILLIS STOREY was also a member of this church and was vice president of Reid Furniture. Dora E. WILLIS STOREY's brother, John W. WILLIS was still alive in Columbus August 1976 when she died.... Is anyone out there a member of this church and would help me please. Thank you. Gold Silver9876@prodigy.net

The best Willis resource around is at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~willis/genealogy.htm so be sure to check there. Also see the links to other websites. John New Orleans --------------------------- molly gardner wrote: > > I am new to this list and am looking for anything on the family of HENRY R. WILLIS, b. 1879 in Puxico, Stoddard Co., MO. Son of ISAAC WILLIS, also of Puxico. Mother was Margarita Lyn ? No b. date known. > > Henry Willis m. Vergie Smiley of Pikeville, KY about 1900. They had 9 children: Earl, Charles, Wendell, Grace, Bernice, Dorothy, Herbert, Norman and Sibyl. I think they were all born in Midland and around Bonanza, Ark. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. > Molly Gardner > > ============================== > 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

I am new to this list and am looking for anything on the family of HENRY R. WILLIS, b. 1879 in Puxico, Stoddard Co., MO. Son of ISAAC WILLIS, also of Puxico. Mother was Margarita Lyn ? No b. date known. Henry Willis m. Vergie Smiley of Pikeville, KY about 1900. They had 9 children: Earl, Charles, Wendell, Grace, Bernice, Dorothy, Herbert, Norman and Sibyl. I think they were all born in Midland and around Bonanza, Ark. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Molly Gardner

Hello, I am trying to find William WILLIS in the 1820 census. Does anyone know where he was; was he missed that year? I notice that the 1820 Barren census was sort of alphabetical. Could they have missed him when they put the names in alphabetical order? I saw a William WILLIAMS and wondered if he might have been William Willis. William Willis was the son-in-law of George SETTLE, and I assume they lived near each other since both settled on Buck Creek, and I believe that area was Warren Co. until 1825. However, William may have been in the Barren Co. part because he was on the Barren Co. tax lists up through 1819, which is the last year I have. If anyone has any information on William Willis, I'd love to know about it, and I will be happy to share what information I have. He married Hannah SETTLE and came to that area when George Settle came. I am a descendant of their daughter, Elizabeth Willis, who married Fielding DUFF. Thanks a lot, and have a wonderful weekend. Sharon Clark Fort Worth, TX clarksha@swbell.net

From 3/6/02 Ancestry =================================================================== "THE OFT-MARRIED SARAH," by Michael John Neill =================================================================== In today's column, the 1760 will of Sarah Turbervile of Orange County, Virginia, is analyzed. Sarah has been researched by many genealogists and more is known about her and her family than what is contained in her will. Sarah Turbervile's will is used as an example of ways in which one document can be analyzed and entered into a database. The will allows us to roughly sketch Sarah's family and set a framework for future research. One would never stop with just one document in analyzing any family, especially one that appears to be this complicated. ___________________________________________________________________ From Orange County, Virginia, Will book 2, pages 310-311: In the Name of God Amen I Sarah Turbervile of Orange County in the Colony of Virginia . . . do make & Ordain this my last Will . . . I give to my Son John Willis one Shilling sterling . . . I give to my son William Willis Ten Shillings . . . I give to my son Henry Wood Two pounds . . . I give to my son David Hudson one Shilling sterling . . . I give to my son Joshua Hudson one Shilling Sterling I give to my Daughter Sarah Hawkins all my wearing cloths with a book Called William Beverage Sermons I give to Rush Hudsons Daughter Mary one chest and his Daughter Elizabeth one Trunk I give to son Rush Hudson one Negro Woman named Winny during his life & afterwards I give the said Winny & her increase to Rush Hudson Junr Except the first born I give to Elizabeth Hudson and the next to Mary Hudson. I give to my Son Rush all the rest of my goods . . . ordain my son Rush Hudson . . . Executor of this my last Will and Testament . . . this 18 day of June in the Year of our Lord God 1760 Sarah (x) Turberville Witnesses: Benjamin Hawkins Junr. Moses Harwood (signed with an "x") Kezia Roper (signed with her "x") ____________________________________________________________________ Sarah signed an addition to the will indicating that her estate not be appraised. Sarah's will was proven in Orange County Court on 28 May 1761, presented by Rush Hudson and proved by the oaths of the three witnesses. Probate was granted to Hudson and his probate bond in the sum of twenty pounds lists Joshua Hudson and John Morton as securities. WHAT ABOUT THE INVENTORY? Sarah's inventory (p. 319, Will book 2) is relatively short. It includes the slave mentioned in her will, one bed and furniture, three head of cattle, one trunk and chest, one small table, one pair of [Stillards?], some old books, some old puter[sic], one cutting knife, some bottles, one stone cup, one Earthan pott, and one Small Chair. So ends Sarah's probate. Sarah names seven children in her will. The sons have three different surnames. Unfortunately these surnames are different from Sarah's surname of Turbervile. To analyze the family, one has to make some assumptions. And as has been pointed out, assumptions are fine as long as one remembers that one has made them and as long as one continues to evaluate them in light of new evidence and information. THE ASSUMPTIONS I'll assume the words "son" and "daughter" when used in Sarah's will denote a biological child of Sarah and not any other type of parental relationship. I'm not certain if the order in which Sarah listed her children has anything to do with birth order. In this case, it appears that Sarah listed first those children who received "token" inheritances (John, William, Henry, David, and Joshua) and then the children who received something other than a token amount. The token inheritance does not necessarily imply that these children had fallen out of Sarah's good graces. The five sons given listed first might easily have already received an inheritance from their respective fathers. I'm also assuming daughter Sarah is married at the time the will is written. If she's not, then Sarah Turbervile had an additional husband, which would bring the total to five (for now I'm comfortable leaving the number of husbands at four, but will keep my eyes peeled for an additional husband). The will offers no proof of daughter Sarah's marriage, but there is a Benjamin Hawkins Junr. listed as a witness to the will. He should be kept in mind as a potential candidate for daughter Sarah's husband. I'll keep my eyes peeled for him, too, but for now he is just a man with the last name Hawkins who witnessed Sarah's will--which is what he will remain until further research has been undertaken. Based upon the will and our assumptions, it looks like Sarah was married four times: --- Once to a Mr. Willis, with whom she had John and William. --- Once to a Mr. Wood, with whom she had Henry. --- Once to a Mr. Hudson, with whom she had David, Joshua, and Rush. --- Once to a Mr. Turbervile. Based solely upon the will, one can not precisely determine the order in which Sarah married these men, other than the fact that her marriage to Mr. Turbervile was her last marriage. One cannot also determine the father of daughter Sarah. ENTERING THIS INTO THE COMPUTER DATABASE First of all, I use Sarah's will as the source of the information and should document the relationships when entering the information by creating appropriate citations. Based upon the will and upon my assumptions, I would give Sarah the following husbands: Willis---with children John and William Wood---with child Henry Hudson---with children David, Joshua, and Rush Turbervile---with no children Unknown---with daughter Sarah On the surface, this is inconsistent with the assumption that Sarah had four husbands. However, I'm not certain who the father of Sarah Hawkins is at this point and I want to enter her in the database somehow as Sarah Turbervile's daughter. Consequently, I create an "unknown" father for Sarah Hawkins. In the notes for daughter Sarah's entry, I list my assumptions (i.e., that Hawkins is Sarah's married name) and my belief that one of Sarah Turbervile's four husbands is Sarah's father. I should create notes regarding my assumption in mother Sarah's file as well. I would enter Sarah's death date as being between the date the will was written, and the date the will was proved in court. It seems very reasonable that Sarah's place of death was Orange County, Virginia. WHY NOT JUST SAY GRANDCHILD? There are several reasons why the phrase "Rush Hudson's daughter Mary" is used in place of the more generic term "grandchild." The most likely reason is to distinguish between grandchildren of the same name. Sarah had three sons surnamed Hudson, each of them could easily have had a daughter named Mary. Using the phrase "Rush Hudson's daughter Mary" make the intent clear. GOT MAPS? I need a map of the Virginia county boundaries for 1761 and back until Sarah's likely birth. Her Orange County residence of 1761 does not mean she lived in part of present-day Orange County until I have determined when the county boundaries became fixed (based on a preliminary study, it appears that Orange County only spawned one county after 1761: Greene County in 1838). Orange County was formed in 1734 from Spotsylvania. If I determine that Sarah's family lived in the area before that time, I will have to search the records of Orange's parent county, even though the family might not have moved. NO HOUSE FOR SARAH? The estate inventory for Sarah lists no real property or any buildings. It seems reasonable that Sarah was not living by herself at the time of her death and likely was living with one of her children. Her estate inventory does not include the number of household items that I noted in many other estate inventories in the same will volume. HOW OLD WAS SARAH? While the will does not list Sarah's age, it appears reasonable that she was at least sixty at her death in 1761, and probably significantly older. At least two of her children were married at the time she wrote her will. Given the time period, there is a reasonable chance that all records related to Sarah and her husbands do not lie in Orange County because of boundary changes. Additionally, there is a reasonable chance that given the time period, Sarah did move, likely from the eastern, more settled areas of Virginia. Personally, I'm not going to enter any birth date for Sarah in my database at this point---I just don't feel I have enough information. And the will certainly does not indicate where Sarah was born. COULD SARAH READ? Sarah did sign her will with her mark and to many this indicates illiteracy. However, making a mark simply means the person made a mark. Conversely, signing a name does not necessarily prove literacy; some people learned how to "draw their name." However, Sarah's estate inventory includes several books and one is specifically mentioned by name in her will. Personally, I give more weight to these two items and feel reasonably certain that Sarah was literate. Interestingly enough, some of Sarah's great-great-grandchildren have been documented as illiterate. WHAT OF THE SERMON BOOK? William Beveridge was a seventeenth century Welsh minister who wrote many tracts. An on-going project of mine is to locate a copy of the book Sarah is likely referring to in her will. This is a personally interesting reference as I descend from Sarah the mother and Sarah the daughter. And while I won't be able to have the actual book in my hands, a copy of the likely tract will be better than nothing. ___________________________________________________________________ Michael John Neill, is the Course I Coordinator at the Genealogical Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois, and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Michael is the Web columnist for the FGS FORUM and is on the editorial board of the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly. He conducts seminars and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical and computer topics and contributes to several genealogical publications, including "Ancestry" and "Genealogical Computing." You can e-mail him at: mailto:mneill@asc.csc.cc.il.us or visit his Web site at: http://www.rootdig.com/, but he regrets that he is unable to assist with personal research. Copyright 2002, MyFamily.com.

My family descends from John B. Willis who was born about 1825 in NY. He married Elizabeth Strange who was born Abt. 1821 in Highland Co., OH. They were married 6-23-1849 in Knox Co., IL. They had at least 3 children: Peter Vandorn Willis - born 2-4-1851 John B. Willis, Jr. - born Abt. 1855 Charlotte Willis - born Abt. 1859 Looking for any information on this family. Thanks, Lori Wagoner Lwago@kscable.com Our Direct Family Site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrswago/Index.html Rootsweb World Connect Willis/Wagoner Family Site http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mrswago&I11.x=40&I11.y=12

From: www.randywillis.org LOUISIANA CENSUS RECORDS 1790 - 1850 1810 LOUISIANA JOSEPH WILLIS, Opelousas Parish, p325 13 free persons in household 1820 LOUISIANA EDWARD WILLIS, Avoyelles Parish, p011, Avoyelle district JOHN WILLIS, Rapides Parish, p131, Island district JOSEPH WILLIS, JR., St. Landry Parish, p107, No Township Listed JOSEPH WILLIS, SR., St. Landry Parish, p107, No Township Listed VICTOR WILLIS, Orleans Parish, p068, New Orleans WILLIAM R. WILLIS, St. ???, p073, No Township Listed 1830 LOUISIANA B.L. WILLIS, E. Baton Rouge, p260, Baton Rouge BENJAMIN W. WILLIS, Rapides Parish, p097, No Township Listed EDGERTON WILLIS, St. Landry Parish, p029, No Township Listed GEORGE W. WILLIS, St. Helena Parish, p055, No Township Listed JAMES WILLIS, E. Baton Rouge, p244, Baton Rouge JOSEPH WILLIS, Rapides Parish, p095, No Township Listed L.B. WILLIS, Orleans Parish, p273, No Township Listed WILLIAM WILLIS, E. Baton Rouge, p264, Baton Rouge WILLIAM R. WILLIS, E. Baton Rouge, p257, Baton Rouge 1840 LOUISIANA CHARLES WILLIS, Faubourg, p197, Faubourg D. WILLIS (Mrs.), Orleans, p176, McDonough D.B. WILLIS, Orleans, p157, New Orleans D.G. WILLIS, Orleans, p170, New Orleans DANIEL WILLIS, Rapides, p204, No Township Listed DEAR WILLIS, Orleans, p019, New Orleans EDINGTON WILLIS, Rapides, p239, No Township Listed JAMES S. WILLIS, E. Baton, p097, 7th Ward JESSE M. WILLIS, Pointe Coupee, p190, No Township Listed JOHN H. WILLIS, Orleans, p047, New Orleans JOSEPH WILLIS, Rapides, p208, No Township Listed LEMUEL WILLIS, Rapides, p208, No Township Listed SARAH WILLIS, Faubourg, p199, Faubourg 1850 LOUISIANA A. WILLIS, Orleans, p048, New Orleans ALFRED WILLIS, Jefferson, p121, Lafayette BENJAMIN WILLIS, Orleans, p336, New Orleans DANIEL WILLIS, Calcasieu, p398, No Township Listed EDGARTON WILLIS, Rapides, p084, No Township Listed EDWARD WILLIS, E. Baton, p172, Baton Rouge ELY WILLIS, Orleans, p338, New Orleans F.E. WILLIS, Jackson, p360, No Township Listed FNU WILLIS (Mrs.), Orleans, p130, New Orleans FRANCIS WILLIS, Orleans, p013, New Orleans G.B. WILLIS, St. Tammanny, p280, No Township Listed H. WILLIS, Jefferson, p018, Lafayette J. WILLIS, Orleans, p003, New Orleans JACOB WILLIS, Catahoula, p071, No Township Listed JAMES WILLIS, DeSoto, p180, Western JAMES S. WILLIS, E. Baton, p216, 10th Ward JEMIMA WILLIS, Rapides, p071, No Township Listed JOHN WILLIS, Claiborne, p138, 22nd Township JOHN WILLIS, Orleans, p113, 3rd Ward JOHN WILLIS, Orleans, p202, 3rd Ward JOHN WILLIS, Pointe Coupee, p023, No Township Listed JOHN A. WILLIS, Caddo, p328, Blossom JOHN B. WILLIS, Orleans, p224, 4th Ward JOHN H. WILLIS, Orlean, p300, 3rd Ward JOHN H. WILLIS, W. Baton, p225, No Township Listed JOSEPH WILLIS, Rapides, p066, No Township Listed JOSEPH WILLIS, Rapides, p083, No Township Listed JOSEPH P. WILLIS, Rapides, p083, No Township Listed JULIANA WILLIS, Tensas Parish, p307, Western JULINS WILLIS, Orleans, p306, 3rd Ward LEMUEL WILLIS, Rapides, p083, No Township Listed MARIA WILLIS, East Feliciana, p214, No Township Listed MARY WILLIS, Jefferson, p187, Lafayette MARY WILLIS, Orleans, p220, New Orleans NOAH WILLIS, Catahoula, p070, No Township Listed P. WILLIS, Catahoula, p071, No Township Listed P.V. WILLIS, Rapides, p090, No Township Listed PATRICK WILLLIS, Iberia, p325, No Township Listed PATRICK WILLIS, Orleans, p039, New Orleans ROBERT WILLIS, Caddo, p327, Blossom SALLY WILLIS, Rapides, p083, No Township Listed SARAH WILLIS, Rapides, p083, No Township Listed SOPHIA WILLIS, Orleans, p224, 4th Ward T.A.G. WILLIS, Caddo, p328, Blossom THOMAS WILLIS, Jefferson, p132, Lafayette THOMAS N. WILLIS, Claiborne, p138, 22nd Township W.N. WILLIS, Orleans, p373, 3rd Ward WELY WILLIS, Vermilion, p434, 7th Ward WILLIAM WILLIS, Catahoula, p071, No Township Listed WILLIAM WILLIS, Jefferson, p174, Lafayette WILLIAM WILLIS, Orleans, p313, 3rd Ward WILLIAM WILLIS, Rapides, p083, No Township Listed

Does anyone have a Willis marrying a Maime Pate (Indian-believed to be) with son Chester?? Any help is much much appreciated. K Hribal

Leslie: I have been working for several years on my Willis ancestors from Union Co GA. My long-time brickwall is my ggrandfather, Martin M. Willis, per censuses born 1824 NC, died 1870-80 Union Co GA. My ggrandmother was Sarah Ann Winters Willis, born 1824 SC, died ? Cherokee Co GA. They married 1843 in Union Co GA. Their children (per censuses; the same child sometimes had different names from census to census. In those cases, both names are listed) were: Francis Marion Willis b about 1845 (lost a leg in the Civil War; was lst married to ??, had at least one or two daughters; second married to Frances "Adeline" Hill, no children. Adult life, lived in Cherokee Co GA and Bartow Co GA, was schoolteacher and shopkeeper. Thomas/Leander b about 1848, nothing further known. Louisa/Martha A., born about 1849, nothing further known. John Ashley, b 1849, moved to AK, TX and OK with the Hunt and other families from Union Co GA. Married Sarah Lodema Hunt and farmed until his death at an old age in OK. Nancy J., b about 1851, nothing further known. Marietta/Mary, b about 1852, nothing further known. William, b about 1854, nothing further known. Smith, b about 1856, m. Jane Collier 1879 in Cherokee Co GA, nothing further known. Christopher Columbus, b 1861, m. Ollie Olevia Ragsdale 1882 Cherokee Co, lived there the remainder of his life. Mother, Sarah, lived with him in 1880 census. Daniel Asbury, b 1864, m. Laura Agnes McCollum, 1885 Cherokee Co GA. They were my grandparents. My father was Paul Hiram Willis, born 1910, Cherokee Co GA. My guess is that Martin died between 1870 and 1800. Apparently, Francis Marion, Smith, C.C. (Christopher Columbus) and my grandfather Daniel moved to Cherokee Co GA either a few years before or at Martin's death. Mother, Sarah, apparently sold land and moved to Cherokee Co GA to live with C.C. I believe Martin, and perhaps Sarah, may be buried in the old Willis cemetery (a small lot with rocks to mark gravesites) in Union Co GA. I have traced the land Sarah sold in the 1870's and is was nearby this cemetery. I would be most interested in identifying Martin's parents, and would also be interested to know anything about the children, many of whom I know nothing about. In mid 1800's, only other Willis family in Union Co GA was James & Easter Willis. My Martin,on first observation, would likely belong there. But, alas, that family has been fairly well researched and their oldest known child is younger than my Martin. Interestingly, there is a male the age of Martin recorded in their household in 1840 who is unaccounted for.....a nephew? a mistake? Wish I knew. Leslie, noticing your Elizabeth was born 1814 in NC and her children (maybe she?) later lived in Union Co GA, and one in Cherokee Co GA,....do you think there could be a connection? Could she and my Martin be brother/sister or cousins? Do you know how her children (and maybe Elizabeth?) came to be in Union Co GA? Any help from any source would be most appreciated. Paulette Willis Dunn Douglasville, GA At 12:14 AM 02/23/2002 -0500, Waka or Rod wrote: >NANCY WILLIS born 1812 in Mitchell Co., North Carolina married William Hunsucker Thomas b. 1810 and had the following children in Yancey Co., N.C. > >Elizabeth b. 1828 married Harden J. Sparks, died 1891 Union County Georgia >Martha b. about 1830 married Newton Cearley died in Union County GA. >Joseph Monroe b. 1836 married Naomi A. Hayes d. 1918 Cherokee Co., GA. >Cyntha b. 1841 married Norman Isaacks and Edward Cox Beaver died 1923 Union Co., GA. >Catherine b. 1842 ? >John McDaniel b. 1844 married ELIZABETH WILLIS (?) b. 1842 both died Union Co., GA. >William Jasper b. 1847 married Arty Davis and died in Fannin Co., GA. >Adeline C. b. 1851 married David E. Davenport died about 1914 Union Co., GA. >Caroline b. 1851 married Garrett E. Galoway died in Union Co., GA. >And born in Union Co., Georgia >Willis Washington b. 1853 married Mary A. McEntire and Emma E. Taylor and died 1933 in Union Co., GA. > >Nancy's granddaughter Huldah Sparks Cearley filed for the Guion Miller Rolls in 1905 from Georgia. Her application number was 17524 and was denied, if you read the file, you see why... mass confusion. Especially when she said her grandfather was William H. Thomas. The family legend is that Nancy was Cherokee indian. Would like to connect with someone working on this family line of the WILLISES... or at least find her parents and further ancestral information. Thank you, Leslie Thomas > > > > > >============================== >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 > >

NANCY WILLIS born 1812 in Mitchell Co., North Carolina married William Hunsucker Thomas b. 1810 and had the following children in Yancey Co., N.C. Elizabeth b. 1828 married Harden J. Sparks, died 1891 Union County Georgia Martha b. about 1830 married Newton Cearley died in Union County GA. Joseph Monroe b. 1836 married Naomi A. Hayes d. 1918 Cherokee Co., GA. Cyntha b. 1841 married Norman Isaacks and Edward Cox Beaver died 1923 Union Co., GA. Catherine b. 1842 ? John McDaniel b. 1844 married ELIZABETH WILLIS (?) b. 1842 both died Union Co., GA. William Jasper b. 1847 married Arty Davis and died in Fannin Co., GA. Adeline C. b. 1851 married David E. Davenport died about 1914 Union Co., GA. Caroline b. 1851 married Garrett E. Galoway died in Union Co., GA. And born in Union Co., Georgia Willis Washington b. 1853 married Mary A. McEntire and Emma E. Taylor and died 1933 in Union Co., GA. Nancy's granddaughter Huldah Sparks Cearley filed for the Guion Miller Rolls in 1905 from Georgia. Her application number was 17524 and was denied, if you read the file, you see why... mass confusion. Especially when she said her grandfather was William H. Thomas. The family legend is that Nancy was Cherokee indian. Would like to connect with someone working on this family line of the WILLISES... or at least find her parents and further ancestral information. Thank you, Leslie Thomas