Descendants of John Willis

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOHN¹ WILLIS was born 1816 in North Carolina, and died 1886.  He married SARAH ANN WILSON Abt. 1842 in North Carolina, daughter of JOSEPH WILSON and JEMIMA STOCKTON.  She was born Abt. 1823 in North Carolina, and died 1899.

       

Children of JOHN WILLIS and SARAH WILSON are:

                   i.    JACOB JOHNSON² WILLIS, b. Abt. 1844, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1865.

2.               ii.    MARY ANN WILLIS, b. May 02, 1845, North Carolina; d. August 03, 1929, Marion Co., Arkansas.

                 iii.    JOSEPH WILLIS, b. Abt. 1848, North Carolina; d. Not listed in 1860 census.

3.              iv.    MARGET (JEMIMA) WILLIS, b. November 1849, North Carolina.

4.               v.    RACHEAL ANN WILLIS, b. January 01, 1851, Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas; d. September 07, 1935, Bruno, Marion Co., Arkansas.

                 vi.    AMANDA WILLIS, b. Abt. 1854, Arkansas; m. () DOBBS.

                vii.    FRANCES WILLIS, b. Abt. 1856, Arkansas.

5.            viii.    WILLIAM ABLE WILLIS, b. August 1857, Arkansas; d. 1941, Arkansas.

                 ix.    SARAH E. WILLIS, b. Abt. 1861, Alabama.

                  x.    HESTER WILLIS, b. Abt. 1864, Arkansas; m. () SIZEMORE.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  MARY ANN² WILLIS (JOHN¹) was born May 02, 1845 in North Carolina, and died August 03, 1929 in Marion Co., Arkansas.  She married JAMES WILLIAM SHULTS Abt. 1867, son of SHULTS and ELIZABETH.  He was born November 03, 1845 in Mississippi, and died August 16, 1903 in Arkansas.

       

Children of MARY WILLIS and JAMES SHULTS are:

                   i.    BIANCE L.³ SHULTS, b. October 18, 1869, Arkansas; d. August 28, 1928, Arkansas; m. JOHN FRANKLIN TRUEBLOOD, June 11, 1892, Arkansas - W. G. Newton, Minister; b. July 17, 1864, Missouri; d. Aft. 1930, Arkansas.

                  ii.    WILLIAM MANSOL SHULTS, b. January 15, 1871, Arkansas; d. November 21, 1922, Bruno, Marion Co., Arkansas; m. MARY EMMA BROWN, Abt. 1900; b. July 23, 1866, Trimble Co., Kentucky; d. May 27, 1927, Arkansas.

                 iii.    JAMES T. SHULTS, b. October 1873, Arkansas; d. November 07, 1903, Marshall, Searcy Co., Arkansas. Old Cem.; m. ROSA BELL BROWN, July 06, 1902, Searcy Co., Arkansas; b. Abt. 1879, Arkansas; d. Aft. April 07, 1930, Oklahoma.

                 iv.    MARGARET JANE SHULTS, b. May 06, 1875, Arkansas; d. February 14, 1955, Bakersfield, Kern Co., California; m. ALBERT L. POTTS, August 18, 1892, Boone Co., Arkansas; b. October 02, 1871, Arkansas; d. November 10, 1931, Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon.

                  v.    FLOYD DOLPHUS SHULTS, b. Abt. 1877, Arkansas; d. Aft. February 14, 1955, Weatherford, Custer Co., OK; m. (1) MARY TAYLOR, Abt. 1895; m. (2) ROSA BELL BROWN, Abt. 1911; b. Abt. 1879, Arkansas; d. Aft. April 07, 1930, Oklahoma.

                 vi.    JOHN E. SHULTS, b. December 1878, Arkansas; d. Aft. 1900; m. LETHA ANN ROBERTS, Abt. 1918; b. August 1897, Bruno/Eros, Marion Co., AR; d. June 13, 1946.

                vii.    TORRENCE SHULTS, b. Abt. 1881; d. Bef. 1900; m. NEVER MARRIED.

               viii.    LAWRENCE SHULTS, b. Abt. 1884; d. Bef. 1900; m. NEVER MARRIED.

                 ix.    ARTHUR J. SHULTS, b. September 1886, Arkansas; d. Aft. February 14, 1955; m. (1) ADA MELTON, Abt. 1925; b. Abt. 1906, Arkansas; m. (2) () BROWN, Aft. 1930.

                  x.    ROBERT SIDNEY SHULTS, b. April 09, 1888, Arkansas; d. July 25, 1958; m. ELSIE SMITHEY, June 21, 1914, Hammon, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma; b. September 13, 1895; d. December 08, 1967.

                 xi.    LON VIRGIL SHULTS, b. February 18, 1890, Arkansas; d. August 01, 1950, Arkansas; m. NEVER MARRIED.

                xii.    THOMAS DELMER SHULTS, b. June 03, 1893, Arkansas; d. January 29, 1952, Arkansas; m. NEVER MARRIED.

 

 

3.  MARGET (JEMIMA)² WILLIS (JOHN¹) was born November 1849 in North Carolina.  She married JONATHAN DOBBS Abt. 1887.  He was born December 1841 in Arkansas.

       

Children of MARGET WILLIS and JONATHAN DOBBS are:

                   i.    LUTHER³ DOBBS, b. April 1888, Arkansas.

                  ii.    FELIX FLOYD DOBBS, b. September 1889, Arkansas.

 

 

4.  RACHEAL ANN² WILLIS (JOHN¹) was born January 01, 1851 in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas, and died September 07, 1935 in Bruno, Marion Co., Arkansas.  She married LEWIS ROBERTS November 19, 1871 in Marion Co., Arkansas.  He was born April 12, 1843 in Alabama, and died February 04, 1913 in Marion Co., Arkansas.

       

Children of RACHEAL WILLIS and LEWIS ROBERTS are:

                   i.    JOHN MANUEL³ ROBERTS, b. January 16, 1873, Arkansas; d. July 10, 1961, Bruno, Marion Co., Arkansas; m. MARTHA LEANNE LOWERY.

                  ii.    CHARLES C. ROBERTS, b. July 1874.

                 iii.    SARAH J. ROBERTS, b. September 1875.

                 iv.    MARY A. ROBERTS, b. January 1876.

                  v.    TERRY A. ROBERTS, b. June 1878.

                 vi.    FELIX E. ROBERTS, b. January 1880; d. November 10, 1957; m. OLA; b. Abt. 1894.

                vii.    FRANCES ELIZABETH ROBERTS, b. February 1881.

               viii.    LOUIS L. ROBERTS, b. July 1882.

                 ix.    EDWARD ABRAHAM ROBERTS, b. February 1884.

                  x.    HESTER JANE ROBERTS, b. May 06, 1885; d. August 17, 1948.

                 xi.    ARRA ZEE ROBERTS, b. December 1887.

                xii.    JUMMIE ROBERTS, b. Abt. 1890.

               xiii.    GERTRUDE ROBERTS, b. July 1892.

 

 

5.  WILLIAM ABLE² WILLIS (JOHN¹) was born August 1857 in Arkansas, and died 1941 in Arkansas.  He married (1) SARAH A. GLENN Bef. 1884.    He married (2) ELIZABETH JANE KING Abt. 1887.  She was born September 1852 in Arkansas, and died 1911 in Arkansas.

       

Child of WILLIAM WILLIS and SARAH GLENN is:

                   i.    IDA BELLE³ WILLIS, b. September 1884, Arkansas.

 

       

Children of WILLIAM WILLIS and ELIZABETH KING are:

                  ii.    NANCY J.³ WILLIS, b. February 1888; m. E. HUGH SLOVER, November 11, 1906, Marion Co., AR; b. Abt. 1884, Arkansas.

                 iii.    JOHN WILLIS, b. July 1889.

                 iv.    MYRTLE R. WILLIS, b. February 1891, Arkansas.

                  v.    JOEL K. WILLIS, b. May 1893, Arkansas.