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Albert Aaron Willis 1830–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Purdy, Barry, Missouri, United States

Father: Jesse Willis

Mother: Elizabeth Richard

Spouse(s): Sarah Strayhorn

Children(s): Rebecca James, Margaret Willis, Martha Willis, Ora Haynes, Albert Willis, Sarah Willis, Minerva Willis, Laura Willis, John Willis, Thomas Willis, Malinda Willis

The story of Albert Aaron Willis began in 1830 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Albert Aaron Willis resided in Verona, Lawrence, Missouri, USA. Albert Aaron Willis married Sarah Jane Strayhorn, and had children including Albert Thomas Willis, John Wesley Willis, Laura A Willis, Malinda Willis, Margaret Maggie Willis, Martha Ann Willis, Minerva Jane Willis, Ora Belle Moudy Haynes, Rebecca Jane James, Sarah Louisa Willis, Thomas Albert Willis. Albert Aaron Willis passed away in 1885 in Purdy, Barry, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Albert Aaron Willis began in 1830 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Albert Aaron Willis resided in Verona, Lawrence, Missouri, USA.
  • Albert Aaron Willis married Sarah Jane Strayhorn, and had children including Albert Thomas Willis, John Wesley Willis, Laura A Willis, Malinda Willis, Margaret Maggie Willis, Martha Ann Willis, Minerva Jane Willis, Ora Belle Moudy Haynes, Rebecca Jane James, Sarah Louisa Willis, Thomas Albert Willis.
  • Albert Aaron Willis passed away in 1885 in Purdy, Barry, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Willis
1806–1875
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Richard
1814–1880
Birth Location: Roane, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Strayhorn
1836–1909
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
SS

Children(s)

Rebecca James
1859–1916
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Margaret Willis
1865–1887
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Martha Willis
1852–1929
Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
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Ora Haynes
1879–1952
Birth Location: Butterfield, Barry County, Missouri, USA
OH
Albert Willis
1875–1940
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
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Sarah Willis
1871–1911
Birth Location: Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA
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Minerva Willis
1859–1924
Birth Location: Miller County, Missouri, USA
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Laura Willis
1867–1957
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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John Willis
1863–1932
Birth Location: Texas, USA
JW
Thomas Willis
1874–1925
Birth Location: Verona, Lawrence Co., Missouri
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Malinda Willis
1855–1907
Birth Location: Madison County, Tennessee, USA
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Albert Willis's Ancestors

Self
Albert Willis
1830–1885
Birth Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse L Willis
1806–1875
Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (Sharlock) Richard
1814–1880
Roane, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Edward Willis
1775–1856
Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Rebecca Rushing
1780–
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Willis
1750–1775
Rushing*
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
F.N.U. Willis
1730–1750

Albert Willis's Descendants

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Albert (Aaron) Willis (1830–1885) m. Sarah (Jane) Strayhorn (Sep 1836–1909)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Jane) James 1859–1916 m. John (William) James 1845–1934 m. Jeremiah (H.) Smith 1857–1892
    1. 1. Homer (June) Smith 1882–
    2. 2. Maud (L) James 1885–1974 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Carney 1881–1969 m. Walter (Lloyd) James 1882–1951 m. Everett (Peter) Rustman 1889–1963
      1. 1. Rolla (L) James 1902–1982 m. Mary (I) Brand 1906–2004 m. Clysta (Lee) Thompson 1905–2002
        1. 1. Lloyd (Edward) James 1923–2018 m. Margaret (Ellen) Stratton 1925–1998
        2. 2. Raymond James 1926–2008 m. Dorothy (Don) Mosley 1923–2015 m. Betty (J) See 1925–2009 m. Reba (Lucille) Baker 1926–
        3. 3. Kenneth (Everett) James 1942–2014 m. Becky (Ann) Parsons 1945–2014 m. Frances (Elaine) Wuest 1946–2014
      2. 2. Ethel James 1905– m. Charles (W) Miller 1922–
      3. 3. Orval James 1906–1980 m. Evelyn (Frances) Ripley 1922–1997 m. Ila Ragsdale 1920–
    3. 3. Charles (William Amos) Smith 1885–1969
    4. 4. Ethel (Rosella) Smith 1890–1952 m. Mentor Eisiminger 1881–1949 m. Mark Evans 1891–1968
      1. 1. Jessie (Luemma) Evans 1910–1978
    5. 5. Gertrude (Mae) Smith 1888–1952
    6. 6. Edna (Fay) Smith 1892–1949 m. Charles (T) Metcalf 1889–1957
    7. 7. Roland (Homer) Smith 1884–1948 m. Zora (Anice) Fast 1889–1977
      1. 1. Willard (Charles) Smith 1914–1980 m. Dorothy (Elaine) Friese 1920–1981
        1. 1. Sharon (Elaine) Smith 1941–2017
      2. 2. Nellie (F) Smith 1923–2011 m. Harvey (Edwin) Hubbard 1919–1993
    8. 8. Robert (D) Smith 1881–
  2. 2. Margaret (Maggie) Willis 1865–1887 m. James (K P) Jones 1854–1933
    1. 1. Estella (Mae) Jones 1884–1963
    2. 2. Odis (James) Jones 1886–1945
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Jones 1871–1957
  3. 3. Martha (Ann) Willis 1852–1929 m. Alexander (B) Moudy 1850–1930
    1. 1. Charles (H) Moudy 1871–1937
    2. 2. Robert (A.) Moudy 1870–1919
    3. 3. Eddy (H.) Moudy 1875–
    4. 4. Kate (M Moudy) Beymer 1877–
    5. 5. Clara (A Moudy) Ballard 1879–1914
    6. 6. Fred (William) Moudy 1886–1949
    7. 7. Oma (Columbia Moudy Clark) Claughton 1873–1928
    8. 8. Homer (Paden) Moudy 1882–1945
    9. 9. Herman (David) Moudy 1888–1914
  4. 4. Ora (Belle Moudy) Haynes 1879–1952 m. John (Wesley) Moudy 1869–1929 m. William (David) Haynes 1870–1952
    1. 1. Lindell (M) Moudy 1900–1940 m. Albert Hill 1892–
    2. 2. William (Ray) Moudy 1902–1921
    3. 3. Grace (Mae) Moudy 1909–1972
    4. 4. John (Paul) Moudy 1913–1977 m. Zella (Lee) Walker 1911–2002 m. Pearl (Christina) Mehus 1935–2012
      1. 1. Connes (Ray) Moudy 1935–2008
      2. 2. Junetta (Faye Moudy Phillips) Steen 1937–1988
      3. 3. Paula (Fern Moudy) Morris 1942–2010
      4. 4. Linda (Moudy) Fields 1945–2011
    5. 5. Mable Moudy 1896–1911
  5. 5. Albert (Thomas) Willis 1875–1940 m. Martha (Mae) Jones 1880–1950
    1. 1. Edgar Willis 1902–
    2. 2. Fred Willis 1904–
    3. 3. Cora Willis 1908–
    4. 4. Lloyd Willis 1912–
    5. 5. Mildred Willis 1915–
    6. 6. Pearl Willis 1899–1945 m. Clyde Riddle 1892–
      1. 1. Orrie Riddle 1917–
      2. 2. Jaunita Riddle 1919–
      3. 3. Marcella Spencer 1923–
      4. 4. Juanita (F) Glaze 1919–
    7. 7. Fred Willis 1905–
    8. 8. Edgar Willis 1903–
    9. 9. Clarence Willis 1897–
  6. 6. Sarah (Louisa) Willis 1871–1911 m. James (K P) Jones 1854–1933
    1. 1. Luther (Harold) Jones 1906–1948
    2. 2. Ruth (Catherine) Jones 1904–1982
    3. 3. Lena (Blanche) Jones 1894–1985
    4. 4. Jewell Jones 1892–1962
    5. 5. Raymond (Leon Barney) Jones 1899–1943
    6. 6. Edith (Beatrice) Jones 1897–1946
    7. 7. Otis (James) Jones 1886–1945
    8. 8. Stella (May) Jones 1884–1945
    9. 9. Ida (Lillion) Jones 1890–1957
    10. 10. William (Streeter) Jones 1888–1953
    11. 11. Sarah (Anna) Jones 1901–1966
    12. 12. Ronald (Earl) Jones 1903–1958
    13. 13. Mary (Elizabeth) Jones 1871–1957
  7. 7. Minerva (Jane) Willis 1859–1924 m. Anderson (Monroe) McGowan 1855–1910
    1. 1. Everett (Douglas) McGowan 1896–1933
    2. 2. Toney McGowan 1894–
    3. 3. Perry (Oscar) McGowan 1893–1933
    4. 4. Rosa McGowan 1882– m. Lewis Hawken 1856–1944
      1. 1. Cora (Anna) Hawken 1903–1925
    5. 5. Marcus McGowan 1890–1987
  8. 8. Laura (A.) Willis 1867–1957
  9. 9. John (Wesley) Willis 1863–1932 m. Laura (Ann Alice Sooter) Morlan 1867–1957 m. Sylvana ("Vanie" Paralee) Ellis 1875–1947
    1. 1. Sarah (Myrtle Willis) Hadley 1884–1951
    2. 2. James (Clarence Hadley) Willis 1887–1956
    3. 3. Walter (Ernest) Willis 1889–1931 m. Elsie (G) Brooks 1892–1973
      1. 1. Dorothy (Marie) Willis 1923–2010 m. Walter (Willis) Firkins 1920–2003
    4. 4. Bessie Willis 1893–1902
    5. 5. Jed (Patrick) Willis 1896–1971
    6. 6. Harlan (Dick) Willis 1898–1961 m. Effie (E.) Morlan 1897–1970
      1. 1. John (Dick) Willis 1921–1986
    7. 7. John (Fred) Willis 1891–1926
    8. 8. Myrtle (Dawn) Willis 1888–1951
  10. 10. Thomas (Albert) Willis 1874–1925 m. Martha (May) Weston 1880–1950
    1. 1. Clarence Willis 1896–1956
    2. 2. James (Edgar) Willis 1905–1975 m. Elsie (Lorene) Bartlett 1904–1960
      1. 1. Glenn (Albert) Willis 1924–1987
      2. 2. Howard (E. Willis) Sr. 1922–1990
      3. 3. Robert (Lee) Willis 1927–1997
      4. 4. Lina (Mae) Willis 1930–1993
    3. 3. Lloyd (Erving) Willis 1912–1973
    4. 4. Fredrick (Marvin) Willis 1905–1970
    5. 5. Cora (Fay Willis Sidenstricker Busby) Pearman 1907–1983
    6. 6. Pearl (Elva) Willis 1899–1945
  11. 11. Malinda Willis 1855–1907 m. John (Stephen) Pyle 1858–1926
    1. 1. Avenelle ("Ava") Pyle 1884–1939
    2. 2. Austin (B) Pyle 1887–1961

Albert Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1830
1830
Birth of Albert Aaron Willis in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 50
Albert Aaron Willis resided here in Verona, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Verona, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
1885
1885
Age 55
Death of Albert Aaron Willis in Purdy, Barry, Missouri, United States
Purdy, Barry, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Verona, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 698; Family History Film: 1254698; Page: 518A; Enumeration District: 088; Image: 0517

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Verona, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Verona, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 698; Family History Film: 1254698; Page: 518A; Enumeration District: 088; Image: 0517

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Purdy, Barry, Missouri, United States
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