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Augustus M. "Gus" Willis 1848–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1848

Birth Location: Shelby County ?, Indiana

Death Date: 17 Aug 1924

Death Location: Riggs Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri

Father: Robert Willis

Mother: Mary Hutton

Spouse(s): Lucinda Kanatzar, Eliza Copple

Children(s): Perley Willis, Charles Willis, Harvey Willis, Issac Willis, Perry Willis, Jasper Willis, Edward Willis, Ida Willis

The story of Augustus M. "Gus" Willis began in 1848 in Shelby County ?, Indiana. Augustus M. "Gus" Willis married Eliza Arabella Belle Copple, Lucinda Kanatzar, and had children including Charles Fred Willis, Edward Willis, Harvey Willis, Ida May Willis, Issac Robert Ike Willis, Jasper Jap Willis, Perley Leon Willis, Perry Francis Willis. Augustus M. "Gus" Willis passed away in 1924 in Riggs Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of Augustus M. "Gus" Willis began in 1848 in Shelby County ?, Indiana.
  • Augustus M. "Gus" Willis married Eliza Arabella Belle Copple, Lucinda Kanatzar, and had children including Charles Fred Willis, Edward Willis, Harvey Willis, Ida May Willis, Issac Robert Ike Willis, Jasper Jap Willis, Perley Leon Willis, Perry Francis Willis.
  • Augustus M. "Gus" Willis passed away in 1924 in Riggs Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Willis
1820–
Birth Location: Ohio
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Mary Hutton
1822–
Birth Location: Ohio (1880 Census)
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Kanatzar
1853–1920
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky
LK
Eliza Copple
1871–1874
Birth Location: Indiana
EC

Children(s)

Perley Willis
1880–1959
Birth Location: Indiana
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Charles Willis
1883–1952
Birth Location: Shelby County, Indiana
CW
Harvey Willis
1895–1957
Birth Location: Missouri
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Issac Willis
1870–1954
Birth Location: Shelby County, Indiana
IW
Perry Willis
1871–1939
Birth Location: Shelby County, Indiana
PW
Jasper Willis
1885–1970
Birth Location: Near Sturgeon, Bourbon Twp., Boone County, Missouri
JW
Edward Willis
1889–1957
Birth Location: Missouri
EW
Ida Willis
1876–1968
Birth Location: Hancock County, Indiana
IW

Augustus Willis's Ancestors

Self
Augustus Willis
1848–1924
Birth Place: Shelby County ?, Indiana
Parents
Robert Willis
1820–
Ohio
Mary (A.) Hutton
1822–
Ohio (1880 Census)
Grandparents
Stewart Willis
–1837
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Augustus Willis's Descendants

1.
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Augustus (M. "Gus") Willis (3 Oct 1848–17 Aug 1924) m. Lucinda Kanatzar (8 Feb 1853–20 Apr 1920) m. Eliza (Arabella "Belle") Copple (Bet. 1871 - 1875???–Bef 1874)
  1. 1. Perley (Leon) Willis 1880–1959 m. Dixie Roberts 1883–1970
    1. 1. Otis (Leon) Willis 1905–1998 m. Eula (May) Bryson 1904–1988
      1. 1. Dardin (Leon) Willis 1926–1982
      2. 2. Doris Willis 1929–1997
      3. 3. Veneta (May) Willis 1935–1935
    2. 2. Ruby (L.) Willis 1912–1992 m. Loid (Ervin) Bradley 1909–1935 m. Dewey (Forest) Rowland 1911–1989
  2. 2. Charles (Fred) Willis 1883–1952 m. Zula (Mae) Roberts 1884–1952
    1. 1. Omer ("Earl") Willis 1906–1980
    2. 2. Edna (Mae) Willis 1915–1997 m. Aubrey (Day) Milnes 1914–1983
    3. 3. Thomas ("Leroy") Willis 1920–1996
    4. 4. Charles ("Leo") Willis 1904–1964 m. Ruth Slaughter 1904–1999
      1. 1. C. (Lenwood "Lindy") Willis 1927–1999 m. Sharon (Lee) Willis 1928–2015
  3. 3. Harvey Willis 1895–1957
  4. 4. Issac (Robert "Ike") Willis 1870–1954 m. Maud Sims 1875–1950
    1. 1. William (Arthur) Willis 1908–1981 m. Ruby (Ethel Coleman) Carlos 1908–1971
    2. 2. Allen ("Arthur") Willis 1893–1900
    3. 3. Laura (Mae) Willis 1913–1983
    4. 4. Nelson Willis 1896–1967 m. Myrtie (M) Forbis 1899–1979
    5. 5. Robert (Lee) Willis 1899–1987 m. Bertie (Frances) Sims 1902–1995
      1. 1. Mildred (Pauline) Willis 1933–1986
    6. 6. Calvin Willis 1906–1970
      1. 1. Laveda ("Beda" Irene) Willis 1928–1992
      2. 2. Gary (Wayne) Willis 1948–1968
  5. 5. Perry (Francis) Willis 1871–1939 m. Amanda ("Mandy") Kanatzar 1879–1917 m. Nora (Ellen) Fowler –1892
    1. 1. Rosa (Dell) Willis 1906–1929
    2. 2. Virgil (Thomas) Willis 1911–1975 m. Geneva (E) Willis 1916–
    3. 3. Mary (Estel) Willis 1902–1979
      1. 1. Francis (Davidson) Martin 1921–1998
    4. 4. Effie (Mae) Willis 1895–
  6. 6. Jasper ("Jap") Willis 1885–1970 m. Sarah (Ann) Cleeton 1903–1992
    1. 1. Anna (Lucille "Lucille") Willis 1919–1977 m. Glen (T) Byram 1916–2018
  7. 7. Edward Willis 1889–1957
  8. 8. Ida (May) Willis 1876–1968 m. Coleman (W.) Bradley 1874–1956
    1. 1. Keith (C.) Bradley 1897–1977 m. Addie (Lee) Evans 1898–1948
      1. 1. Dorothea (Elaine) Barton 1925–2017 m. Archie ("Clay") Barton 1921–1998
        1. 1. Larry (Clay) Barton 1948–2020
        2. 2. Lanny (Lee) Barton 1951–1996
    2. 2. Harry (W.) Bradley 1905–1984 m. Walsie Hopper 1909–2001
    3. 3. Edgar (Clay) Bradley 1908–1989 m. Lillis (Belle) Hopper 1906–1997

Augustus Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1848
3 Oct 1848
Birth of Augustus M. "Gus" Willis in Shelby County ?, Indiana
Shelby County ?, Indiana
1924
17 Aug 1924
Age 76
Death of Augustus M. "Gus" Willis in Bourbon Twp. Boone County, Missouri
Bourbon Twp. Boone County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Shelby County ?, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1924
    Event Place: Bourbon Twp. Boone County, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riggs Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri
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