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Ada Rebecca Willis 1901–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 February 1901

Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 12 November 1996

Death Location: Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Evan Russell

Mother: Cora Zion

Spouse(s): Glen Willis

Children(s): Verda Willis, Joe Willis, Lena Willis, Earl Willis

The story of Ada Rebecca Willis began in 1901 in Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America. In 1910, Ada Rebecca Willis resided in White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA. Ada Rebecca Willis married Glen Wood Willis, and had children including Earl Lee Doc Willis, Joe Harold Willis, Lena Elizabeth Willis, Lena Willis, Verda Opal Willis. Ada Rebecca Willis passed away in 1996 in Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ada Rebecca Willis began in 1901 in Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1910, Ada Rebecca Willis resided in White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • Ada Rebecca Willis married Glen Wood Willis, and had children including Earl Lee Doc Willis, Joe Harold Willis, Lena Elizabeth Willis, Lena Willis, Verda Opal Willis.
  • Ada Rebecca Willis passed away in 1996 in Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Evan Russell
1872–1943
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
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Cora Zion
1874–1943
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
CZ

Spouses(s)

Glen Willis
1903–1974
Birth Location: Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
GW

Children(s)

Verda Willis
1922–1980
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
VW
Joe Willis
1927–2010
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Virginia
JW
Lena Willis
1929–2002
Birth Location: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
LW
Earl Willis
1932–2013
Birth Location: Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
EW

Ada Willis's Ancestors

Self
Ada Willis
1901–1996
Birth Place: Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Evan Lee Russell
1872–1943
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Cora (Bell) Zion
1874–1943
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Col. (Lafayette McCormick) Zion
1848–1926
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, United States
Minerva Sprinkle
1850–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Zion
1817–1886
Polly Parsons
1818–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1793–1869
Susannah Davis
1791–1859
William Parsons
1789–1856
Phoebe Pennington
1794–1863

Ada Willis's Descendants

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Ada (Rebecca) Willis (27 February 1901–12 November 1996) m. Glen (Wood) Willis (5 Jun 1903–27 Mar 1974)
  1. 1. Verda (Opal) Willis 1922–1980
  2. 2. Joe (Harold) Willis 1927–2010 m. Mary (Axie Athene) Lee 1934–2017
  3. 3. Lena (Elizabeth) Willis 1929–2002
  4. 4. Earl (Lee "Doc") Willis 1932–2013

Ada Willis's Timeline

11 Records

1901
27 Feb 1901
Birth of Ada Rebecca Willis in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1901
27 February 1901
Birth of Ada Rebecca Willis in Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 9
Ada Rebecca Willis resided here in White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA
White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Ada Rebecca Willis resided here in White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA
White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Ada Rebecca Willis resided here in Gladeville, Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA
Gladeville, Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Ada Rebecca Willis resided here in Norton, Wise, Virginia
Norton, Wise, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 39
Ada Rebecca Willis resided here in Gladeville, Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
Gladeville, Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Ada Rebecca Willis resided here in White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA
White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 50
Ada Rebecca Willis resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1996
12 Nov 1996
Age 95
Death of Ada Rebecca Willis in Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA
Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA
1996
12 November 1996
Age 95
Death of Ada Rebecca Willis in Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1901
    Event Place: Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gladeville, Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342198

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norton, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norton, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 98-1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gladeville, Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norton, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 98-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: White Shoals, Lee, V

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1996
    Event Place: Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1996
    Event Place: Dryden, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Dryden Virginia

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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