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Aaron Willis 1853–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1853

Birth Location: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 14 August 1924

Death Location: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Willis

Mother: Keziah Willis

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Aaron Willis was born in 1853 in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Willis And Keziah Willis. Aaron Willis passed away in 1924 in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Aaron Willis was born in 1853 in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Willis And Keziah Willis.
  • Aaron Willis passed away in 1924 in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Aaron Willis's Ancestors

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Aaron Willis
1853–1924
Birth Place: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Willis
1812–1900
Knob Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Keziah Willis
1814–1870
Grandparents
Benjamin Willis
1770–1830
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ane Galis
1772–1830
Rutherford, North Carolina
Henry Grindstaff
1789–1870
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Cynthia Penland
1790–1860
Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Willis
1730–1817
Mary Cain
1736–1781
Nicolas Gales
1743–1813
John Penland
1764–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary (Willis)
1690–1733
Olive Regan
1715–1797

Aaron Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1853
14 May 1853
Birth of Aaron Willis in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
1924
14 August 1924
Age 71
Death of Aaron Willis in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1853
    Event Place: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 August 1924
    Event Place: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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