Descendants
of Henry Willis
Generation
No. 1
1.
HENRY1
WILLIS
He married POLLY
HADDOCK.
Child
of HENRY WILLIS
and POLLY
HADDOCK
is:
2.
i. BENJAMIN2
WILLIS,
SR.,
b. Abt. 1770, Burke/Buncombe County, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1840,
Burke/Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Generation
No. 2
2.
BENJAMIN2
WILLIS, SR.
(HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1770 in Burke/Buncombe County, North Carolina, and died Bef. 1840
in Burke/Buncombe County, North Carolina. He
married ANN GALIS
June 27, 1793 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
She was born Abt. 1772, and died Bef. 1830 in Rutherford County, North
Carolina.
Children
of BENJAMIN WILLIS
and ANN
GALIS
are:
i. ELIZABETH
"BETSY"3
WILLIS,
b. 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; m. DAVID
HOYLE,
January 04, 1816.
3.
ii. JOHN
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1795, Rutherford County, North Carolina; d. February 21, 1858, Yancey
County, North Carolina.
4.
iii. JOSEPH
WILLIS,
b. 1798, Rutherford County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1860, Yancey or Mitchell
County, North Carolina.
iv. KEZIAH
WILLIS,
b. 1798, Rutherford County, North Carolina; m. BLUFORD
RANDAL,
July 15, 1819.
5.
v. DAVID
WILLIS,
b. October 11, 1800, Rutherford County, North Carolina; d. July 19, 1878,
Mitchell County, North Carolina.
6.
vi. BENJAMIN
WILLIS,
JR.,
b. Abt. 1801, Rutherford County, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1850, Flag Pond,
Tennessee.
vii. SALLY/SARAH
WILLIS,
b. 1805, Rutherford County, North Carolina; m. THOMAS
NORMAN,
April 15, 1819.
7.
viii. WILLIAM
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina; d. Del Rio, Tennessee.
8.
ix. HENRY
WILLIS,
b. 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1870, Mitchell County, North
Carolina.
9.
x. THOMAS
STEPHEN
WILLIS,
b. December 31, 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina; d. May 22, 1899,
Mitchell County, North Carolina.
10.
xi. JAMES
"HOKE"
WILLIS,
b. June 15, 1813, Rutherford County, North Carolina; d. December 04, 1890,
Mitchell County, North Carolina.
Generation
No. 3
3.
JOHN3
WILLIS (BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1795 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died February 21,
1858 in Yancey County, North Carolina. He
married MARGARET HENRY
ELLIOTT
Abt. 1815. She was born Abt. 1803.
Children
of JOHN WILLIS
and MARGARET
ELLIOTT
are:
i. CATHRAN4
WILLIS,
m. THOMAS
GREEN.
ii. NANCY
COLLINS
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1817, North Carolina; d. May 01, 1863; m. ROBERT
BEAVER.
iii. ELIZABETH
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1820, North Carolina; d. July 15, 1871; m. ISSAC
HOWARD.
iv. MARTHA
D.
WILLIS,
b. May 13, 1827; d. July 14, 1895; m. JAMES/JOHN
WILLIS,
July 01, 1855, Yancey County, North Carolina; b. Abt. 1831, Burke County, North
Carolina.
4.
JOSEPH3
WILLIS (BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born 1798 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died Aft. 1860 in Yancey
or Mitchell County, North Carolina. He
married MARY POLLY
?.
She was born Abt. 1812 in North Carolina.
Children
of JOSEPH WILLIS
and MARY
? are:
11.
i. DAVID4
WILLIS,
b. Bet. June 26, 1825 - 1827, Burke County, North Carolina; d. September 30,
1905.
ii. SARAH
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1828, Burke County, North Carolina.
iii. JAMES/JOHN
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1831, Burke County, North Carolina; m. MARTHA
D.
WILLIS,
July 01, 1855, Yancey County, North Carolina; b. May 13, 1827; d. July 14, 1895.
iv. BENJAMIN
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1833, Yancey County, North Carolina.
12.
v. THOMAS
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1837, Yancey County, North Carolina.
vi. MARA
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1841, Yancey County, North Carolina.
vii. ISABELLA
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1844, Yancey County, North Carolina.
viii. MARTHA
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1847, Yancey County, North Carolina.
5.
DAVID3
WILLIS (BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born October 11, 1800 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died July
19, 1878 in Mitchell County, North Carolina.
He married ZILPHIA GRANDSTAFF,
daughter of HENRY
GRANDSTAFF and CYNTHIA PENLAND.
She was born June 20, 1810, and died Aft. 1880 in Mitchell County, North
Carolina.
Children
of DAVID WILLIS
and ZILPHIA
GRANDSTAFF are:
i. MARGARET4
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1835, Yancey County, North Carolina; d. October 10, 1891; m. CURTIS
LEDFORD.
ii. ELIZABETH
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1840, Yancey County, North Carolina.
iii. CYNTHIA
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1842, Yancey County, North Carolina.
iv. BENJAMIN
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1844, Yancey County, North Carolina.
v. JOHN
"REBEL
CREEK"
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1846, Yancey County, North Carolina.
vi. DAVID
"SUGAR
DAVE"
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1847, Yancey County, North Carolina.
vii. KISSIAH
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1848, Yancey County, North Carolina.
viii. JOBE
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1853, Yancey County, North Carolina.
ix. WILLIAM
D.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1856, Yancey County, North Carolina; m. FLORA
J.
?.
x. NANCY
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1838, Yancey County, North Carolina.
6.
BENJAMIN3
WILLIS, JR.
(BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1801 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died Bef. 1850 in
Flag Pond, Tennessee. He married HANNAH
REID Bef.
1829, daughter of THOMAS REID and ABIGAIL
ROSS.
She was born Abt. 1810 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died in
Flag Pond, Tennessee.
Children
of BENJAMIN WILLIS
and HANNAH
REID
are:
13.
i. JOHN
ANDERSON4
WILLIS,
b. March 1827, Burke County, North Carolina; d. September 14, 1904, Flag Pond,
Unicoi County, Tennessee.
ii. JOSEPH
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1830; m. DORCAS SAMS, January 08, 1852.
14.
iii. ABAGAIL
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1831, Burke County, North Carolina (Now Yancey County, North Carolina).
15. iv.
ELI WILLIS, b. Abt.
1832.
v.
ELIZABETH
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1833, Burke County, North Carolina (Now Yancey County, North Carolina).
vi. NANCY
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1834, Burke County, North Carolina (Now Yancey County, North Carolina).
vii. HENRY
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1835, Yancey County, North Carolina; m. ELIZABETH
WILLIS,
Abt. 1860.
16.
viii. THOMAS
R.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1836, Yancey County, North Carolina; d. March 24, 1865, Camp Douglas,
Illinois.
17.
ix. WILLIAM
M WILLIS,
b. January 30, 1836, Yancey County, North Carolina; d. May 06, 1921, Asheville,
North Carolina.
18.
x. DAVID
EPHRAIM
WILLIS,
b. January 30, 1837, Yancey County, North Carolina; d. August 25, 1924, Clear
Branch, Unicoi County, Tennessee.
19.
xi. MARY
ANN
POLLY
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1840, Tennessee; d. Cocke County, Tennessee.
xii. SAMUEL
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1841, North Carolina; d. Bet. 1861 - 1865, Killed During the Civil War.
7.
WILLIAM3
WILLIS (BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1810 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died in Del Rio,
Tennessee. He married NANCY
? 1832.
She was born Abt. 1815.
Children
of WILLIAM WILLIS
and NANCY
? are:
i. CATHERINE4
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1840.
ii. JOHN
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1843.
iii. ELIZABETH
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1847.
iv. MARY
A.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1852.
v.
SARAH WILLIS, b. Abt.
1854.
vi. MALINDA WILLIS, b. Abt.
1856.
vii. NANCY E. WILLIS, b. Abt.
1859.
8.
HENRY3
WILLIS (BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born 1810 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died Aft. 1870 in
Mitchell County, North Carolina. He
married CATHERINE THOMAS.
Child
of HENRY WILLIS
and CATHERINE
THOMAS
is:
i. JOHN4
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1860.
9.
THOMAS
STEPHEN3 WILLIS
(BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born December 31, 1812 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died May
22, 1899 in Mitchell County, North Carolina.
He married KEZIAH GRANDSTAFF
Abt. 1834, daughter of HENRY
GRANDSTAFF and CYNTHIA PENLAND.
She was born November 18, 1814, and died October 15, 1870.
Child
of THOMAS WILLIS
and KEZIAH
GRANDSTAFF is:
i. WILLIAM
MORGAN4
WILLIS,
b. November 13, 1837.
10.
JAMES
"HOKE"3
WILLIS (BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born June 15, 1813 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died December
04, 1890 in Mitchell County, North Carolina.
He married MARTHA "PATSY" HOWELL.
She was born July 06, 1821, and died June 14, 1900 in Mitchell County,
North Carolina.
Children
of JAMES WILLIS
and MARTHA
HOWELL
are:
i. THOMAS4
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1839, Yancey County, North Carolina.
ii. MYRA/ELMYRA
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1845, Yancey County, North Carolina.
iii. JAMES
"DICK"
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1849, Tennessee.
iv. LOCKEY
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1850, Yancey County, North Carolina.
v. JACKSON
S.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1853, Yancey County, North Carolina.
vi. LILLY
MATILDA
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1854, Yancey County, North Carolina.
vii. WILLIAM
ROBERT
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1855, Yancey County, North Carolina.
viii. JOISEY
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1857, Yancey County, North Carolina.
ix. HENRY
JOHN
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1861, Yancey County, North Carolina.
x. ELIZABETH
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1842, Yancey County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1860, Yancey County, North
Carolina; m. HENRY WILLIS.
xi. MARTHA
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1849, Yancey County, North Carolina.
xii. NANCY
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1838, Yancey County, North Carolina; m. WILLIAM
TOLLEY.
Generation
No. 4
11.
DAVID4
WILLIS (JOSEPH3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Bet. June 26, 1825 - 1827 in Burke County, North Carolina, and died
September 30, 1905. He married MARTHA
GRANDSTAFF, daughter of HENRY GRANDSTAFF
and CYNTHIA
PENLAND.
She was born December 25, 1827 in Burke County, North Carolina, and died
November 09, 1896.
Children
of DAVID WILLIS
and MARTHA
GRANDSTAFF are:
i. JOSEPH
M.5
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1848, Yancey County, North Carolina.
ii. CINTHA
S.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1851, Yancey County, North Carolina.
iii. HENRY
W.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1853, Yancey County, North Carolina.
iv. MARY
"POLLY"
E. WILLIS, b. Abt. 1855, Yancey County,
North Carolina.
v. ZILPHA
C.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1857, Yancey County, North Carolina.
vi. MARGARET
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1863, Mitchell County, North Carolina.
vii. THOMAS
AARON
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1864, Mitchell County, North Carolina; d. February 01, 1941, Madison
County, North Carolina; m. SARAH ANN
LOWERY,
1888.
viii. ISSAC
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1870, Mitchell County, North Carolina.
ix. M.
C.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1872, Mitchell County, North Carolina.
12.
THOMAS4
WILLIS (JOSEPH3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1837 in Yancey County, North Carolina. He married CINTHA GRINDSTAFF.
She was born Abt. 1832 in North Carolina.
Children
of THOMAS WILLIS
and CINTHA
GRINDSTAFF are:
i. HENRY
A.5
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1858, Yancey County, North Carolina.
ii. CINTHA
M.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1859, Yancey County, North Carolina.
iii. LOUISA
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1870, Mitchell County, North Carolina.
iv. LILA
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1872, Mitchell County, North Carolina.
v. M.
E.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1869, Mitchell County, North Carolina.
13.
JOHN
ANDERSON4 WILLIS
(BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born March 1827 in Burke County, North Carolina, and died September 14, 1904
in Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee. He married (1) SARAH FRANCES
MCCRAY/MCCRARY
December 27, 1887. He married (2) EDNA MARTIN
February 09, 1849 in Erwin, Washington County, Tennessee.
She was born February 02, 1829, and died June 09, 1887 in Flag Pond,
Unicoi County, Tennessee.
Children
of JOHN WILLIS
and EDNA
MARTIN
are:
20.
i. ANDREW
JACKSON5
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1854, Washington County, Tennessee; d. Abt. 1936, Cocke County,
Tennessee.
ii. DAUGHTER
WILLIS.
iii. JOHN
BERRY
WILLIS.
iv. POLLY
ANN
WILLIS.
v. CATHERINE
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1849.
vi. THOMAS
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1857.
vii. CHARLOTTE
WILLIS,
b. May 10, 1859, Washington County, Tennessee; d. March 12, 1879, Unicoi County,
Tennessee; m. WILLIAM ERWIN METCALF.
viii. WILLIAM
J.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1861.
ix. GEORGE
W.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1868.
x. SAMUEL
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1870, Washington County, Tennessee; d. Ohio; m. MAGGIE
LEWIN.
xi. NANCY
L.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1872.
14.
ABAGAIL4
WILLIS (BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1831 in Burke County, North Carolina (Now Yancey County, North
Carolina).
Child
of ABAGAIL WILLIS
is:
i. SOLOMON
JIM5
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1848.
15.
ELI4
WILLIS (BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1832. He married JUDEA
? Abt.
1855 in Yancey County, North Carolina. She
was born Abt. 1834.
Children
of ELI WILLIS
and JUDEA
? are:
i.
ROBERT5 WILLIS, b. Abt. 1856.
ii. JAMES P. WILLIS, b. Abt.
1860.
16.
THOMAS
R.4
WILLIS
(BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1836 in Yancey County, North Carolina, and died March 24, 1865 in
Camp Douglas, Illinois. He married
RACHEL
MARY CLOUSE
October 18, 1857 in Tennessee, daughter of JACOB
CLOUSE
and SARAH TILSON.
She was born October 27, 1838 in Washington County, Tenessee, and died
December 17, 1933 in Flag Pond, Tennessee.
Children
of THOMAS WILLIS
and RACHEL
CLOUSE
are:
21.
i. JACOB
HENDERSON5
WILLIS,
b. February 15, 1859, Flag Pond, Tennessee; d. May 16, 1912, Del Rio, Tennessee.
22.
ii. SARAH
ANN
WILLIS,
b. June 12, 1860, Flag Pond, Tennessee; d. February 04, 1948, Marshall, North
Carolina.
iii. HANNA
BRIGITTA
WILLIS,
b. August 01, 1863, Flag Pond, Tennessee; d. October 12, 1954, Flag Pond,
Tennessee; m. LEROY TREADWAY.
17.
WILLIAM
M4 WILLIS
(BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born January 30, 1836 in Yancey County, North Carolina, and died May 06,
1921 in Asheville, North Carolina. He
married CATHERINE NANCY
RUNION
July 28, 1860 in Washington County, Tennessee.
She was born March 26, 1842, and died August 26, 1897.
Children
of WILLIAM WILLIS
and CATHERINE
RUNION
are:
i.
LILLIE5 WILLIS, m. L. E. SHELTON.
ii. KATE WILLIS, m. B. A. WEST.
iii. ROBERT P. WILLIS, b. Abt.
1861, Tennessee.
iv. HANNAH E. WILLIS, b. Abt.
1864, North Carolina.
v.
JOHN
BERRY
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1866, North Carolina.
vi. MARY
J.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1870, North Carolina; m. UNKNOWN ALLEN.
vii. HESTER/ESTHER
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1872, North Carolina; m. UNKNOWN BLALOCK.
viii. ETTA
ELIZABETH
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1874, North Carolina; m. (1) WILLIAM
M.
MCDOWELL;
m. (2) ROBERT RECTOR.
ix. THOMAS
J.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1876, North Carolina.
x. GROVER
C.
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1878, Tennessee.
18.
DAVID
EPHRAIM4 WILLIS
(BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born January 30, 1837 in Yancey County, North Carolina, and died August 25,
1924 in Clear Branch, Unicoi County, Tennessee. He married (1) MARY FOSTER
December 30, 1858, daughter of KAN
FOSTER.
She was born Abt. 1843, and died July 01, 1902.
He married (2) MARY
ELIZABETH TIPTON December
05, 1902. She was born June 07,
1875 in Clear Branch, Unicoi County, Tennessee, and died Bef. March 01, 1944 in
Tennessee.
Children
of DAVID WILLIS
and MARY
FOSTER
are:
i. WILLIAM
T.5
WILLIS,
b. September 22, 1859, Tennessee; m. ELIZABETH
TILSON,
March 22, 1881.
ii. DAVID
FRANKLIN
WILLIS,
b. April 13, 1860, Tennessee; m. MARTHA GILLIS,
July 27, 1882.
iii. MARTHA
JANE
WILLIS,
b. August 25, 1865, Tennessee; m. UNKNOWN LOVETT,
July 27, 1883.
iv. SARAH
REBECCA
WILLIS,
b. November 08, 1867, Tennessee; m. ELBERT
EDWARDS,
June 27, 1886.
v. MARY
ELIZA
WILLIS,
b. January 03, 1875, Tennessee; m. (1) UNKNOWN
MCINTOSH;
m. (2) OSCAR HARRIS, July 27, 1902.
vi. JOHN
A.
WILLIS,
b. March 28, 1881, Tennessee.
vii. ARTHUR
C.
WILLIS,
b. March 22, 1885, Tennessee; d. November 30, 1902; m. JENNIE
?.
Children
of DAVID WILLIS
and MARY
TIPTON
are:
viii. J.
MURPHY5
WILLIS,
b. May 08, 1906.
ix. EDITH
WILLIS,
b. May 17, 1908.
19.
MARY
ANN POLLY4
WILLIS (BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1840 in Tennessee, and died in Cocke County, Tennessee.
She married (1) ?
DEATON/EATON.
She married (2) JAMES "JIM" SHELTON.
Child
of MARY WILLIS
and JAMES
SHELTON
is:
i.
ELI5 SHELTON.
Generation
No. 5
20.
ANDREW
JACKSON5 WILLIS
(JOHN ANDERSON4,
BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born Abt. 1854 in Washington County, Tennessee, and died Abt. 1936 in Cocke
County, Tennessee. He married (1) LEAH
I. CROOK,
daughter of WILLIAM
CROOK
and ELIZABETH ?.
She was born Abt. 1855 in Ellijay, Gilmer Co., GA, and died Abt. 1928.
He married (2) JANE
NORWOOD
PAYNE.
Children
of ANDREW WILLIS
and LEAH
CROOK
are:
i. JACOB
LEE6
WILLIS,
b. September 28, 1880; d. October 05, 1921; m. TENNESSEE
"TENNIE"
FLORENCE WILLIS, September 11, 1904; b. June
21, 1883, Marshall, North Carolina; d. September 01, 1970, Del Rio, Tennessee.
ii.
JULIUS WILLIS.
iii. LESTER WILLIS.
iv. NICHOLAS WILLIS.
v.
EVERRETT
WILLIS.
vi. HARDY
OSBORN
WILLIS,
b. 1878.
vii. JOHN
WILLIAM
WILLIS,
b. April 1888.
21.
JACOB
HENDERSON5 WILLIS
(THOMAS R.4,
BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born February 15, 1859 in Flag Pond, Tennessee, and died May 16, 1912 in Del
Rio, Tennessee. He married RUTH
VICTORIA
JARVIS August 08, 1880 in
Madison County, North Carolina, daughter of JAMES
JARVIS
and ALICY BROWN.
She was born January 18, 1862 in Madison County, North Carolina, and died
January 18, 1923 in Del Rio, Tennessee.
Children
of JACOB WILLIS
and RUTH
JARVIS
are:
i. RACHEL
MARY6
WILLIS,
b. July 03, 1881, Madison County, North Carolina; d. January 10, 1966, Travelers
Rest; Greenville County, South Carolina; m. MATTISON
COLUMBUS
ALLEN,
March 25, 1898, Cocke County, Tennessee; b. May 29, 1875, Haywood County, North
Carolina; d. August 08, 1963, Travelers Rest; Greenville County, South Carolina.
ii. TENNESSEE
"TENNIE"
FLORENCE WILLIS, b. June 21, 1883, Marshall,
North Carolina; d. September 01, 1970, Del Rio, Tennessee; m. JACOB
LEE
WILLIS,
September 11, 1904; b. September 28, 1880; d. October 05, 1921.
iii. JAMES
WILEY
WILLIS,
b. February 11, 1886, Madison County, North Carolina; d. January 17, 1981, Del
Rio, Tennessee; m. (1) ANNA MAE
BANKS;
m. (2) KATIE LEONE WOODY,
December 12, 1909.
iv. WILLIE
WILLIS,
b. Abt. 1888; d. Died Young.
v. NANNIE
MAE
WILLIS,
b. July 09, 1890, Madison County, North Carolina; d. February 19, 1968, Del Rio,
Tennessee; m. JOSEPH GOWAN, October 30, 1908; b. October
30, 1882; d. December 1964.
vi. RUBLE
JOHN
WILLIS,
b. December 09, 1891, Del Rio, Tennessee; d. April 01, 1980, Del Rio, Tennessee;
m. MARY JANE GOWANS,
January 28, 1917; b. July 12, 1886; d. July 06, 1970.
vii. JACOB
LEE
WILLIS,
b. September 28, 1895, Del Rio, Tennessee; d. December 09, 1990, Del Rio,
Tennessee; m. (1) CARRUE HOLT; m. (2) MOLLIE
ROBERTS,
March 18, 1926.
viii. GARL
BERRY
WILLIS,
b. May 31, 1898, Del Rio, Tennessee; d. March 16, 1985, Del Rio, Tennessee; m. NOVA
MAE
SHELTON,
July 14, 1916; b. November 04, 1899; d. February 19, 1995.
ix. EVELYN
WILLIS,
b. August 28, 1901, Del Rio, Tennessee; d. February 05, 1994, North Carolina; m.
ISSAC
WESLEY
LAWS,
October 13, 1920.
22.
SARAH
ANN5
WILLIS
(THOMAS
R.4,
BENJAMIN3,
BENJAMIN2,
HENRY1)
was born June 12, 1860 in Flag Pond, Tennessee, and died February 04, 1948 in
Marshall, North Carolina. She
married ROBERT
B. VANCE
DEAVER
August 02, 1877 in North Carolina, son of HARVEY
DEAVER
and NANCY KEITH.
He was born May 09, 1855 in North Carolina, and died August 31, 1941 in
Madison County, North Carolina.
Children
of SARAH WILLIS
and ROBERT
DEAVER
are:
i. OSCAR
WASHINGTON6
DEAVER,
b. June 04, 1878, Madison County, North Carolina; d. January 31, 1963, Madison
County, North Carolina; m. FRANCES PEARL
BALDWIN;
b. 1887; d. March 27, 1962, Madison County, North Carolina.
ii. STEPHEN
DOUGLAS
DEAVER,
b. April 06, 1880, Madison County, North Carolina; d. February 18, 1903.
iii. CARRIE
B.
DEAVER,
b. June 29, 1882, Madison County, North Carolina.
iv. HIRAM
BLACKWELL
DEAVER,
m. LULA
MAE
NEAL.
v. JAMES
FRANK
DEAVER,
b. December 31, 1888, Madison County, North Carolina; d. May 07, 1968.
vi. SOPHRONIA
ANN
DEAVER,
b. May 13, 1889, Madison County, North Carolina; d. September 27, 1987; m. CLEMMET
HENDERSON.
vii. MAY
DEAVER,
b. February 07, 1891, Madison County, North Carolina; d. August 08, 1980; m. MARVIN
MERTON
SILVER;
b. November 15, 1900; d. June 07, 1961.
viii. CORA
DEAVER,
b. Madison County, North Carolina.
ix. SALLIE
BLANCHE
DEAVER,
b. August 02, 1894.
x. JETA
DEAVER,
b. 1897.
xi. MARY
ETHEL
DEAVER,
b. February 18, 1884, Madison County, North Carolina; d. November 19, 1976,
Madison County, North Carolina; m. JOHN
WILLIS
BLAZER;
b. December 09, 1880; d. February 09, 1953, Madison County, North Carolina.