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Benjamin Green Willis 1832 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1832

Birth Location: Irwin, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 30 Jan 1919

Death Location: Tift, Georgia, USA

Father: John Willis

Mother: Charlotte Callaway

Spouse(s): Mary Willis

Children(s): Matilda Willis, John Willis, Sarah Willis, Benjamin Willis, Samantha Marchant, Abegal Willis, David Willis, Mary Willis

The birth of Benjamin Green Willis took place in 1832 in Irwin, Georgia, United States, to John Washington Willis and Charlotte Matilda Callaway. Benjamin Green Willis married Mary Jane Willis, and together they had Matilda Elizabeth Willis, John Isaac Willis, Sarah A E Willis, Benjamin G Willis, Samantha Marchant, Abegal S Willis, David Henry Willis and Mary Jane Willis. Benjamin Green Willis's death occurred in 1919 in Tift, Georgia, USA.

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Parents

John Willis
1803 – 1884
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Charlotte Callaway
1807 – 1885
Birth Location: Irwin, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Willis
1831 – 1907
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Matilda Willis
1852 – 1923
Birth Location: Georgia
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John Willis
1854 – 1904
Birth Location: United States of America
JW
Sarah Willis
1857 –
Birth Location: Georgia
SW
Benjamin Willis
1863 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Samantha Marchant
1865 – 1944
Birth Location: –
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Abegal Willis
1866 – 1944
Birth Location: Georgia
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David Willis
1867 – 1942
Birth Location: Georgia
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Mary Willis
1860 – 1912
Birth Location: Worth, Georgia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Oct 1832
    Event Place: Irwin, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 690, Irwin, Georgia; Roll: 153; Page: 507B; Enumeration District: 059, Year: 1870; Census Place: Militia District 1156, Berrien, Georgia; Roll: M593_135; Page: 594B, Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 690, Irwin, Georgia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240205, Year: 1860; Census Place: Worth, Georgia; Roll: M653_141; Page: 1014; Family History Library Film: 803141, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 1218, Tift, Georgia; Roll: T624_216; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0166; FHL microfilm: 1374229, Year: 1850; Census Place: Irwin, Georgia; Roll: 74; Page: 399b, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M27

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Irwin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Irwin, Georgia; Roll: 74; Page: 399b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 14 May 1852
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Worth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Worth, Georgia; Roll: M653_141; Page: 1014; Family History Library Film: 803141

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 20 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Berrien, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Militia District 1156, Berrien, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Militia District 1156, Berrien, Georgia; Roll: M593_135; Page: 594B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 690, Irwin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 690, Irwin, Georgia; Roll: 153; Page: 507B; Enumeration District: 059

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Militia District 690, Irwin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 690, Irwin, Georgia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240205

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Militia District 1218, Tift, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 1218, Tift, Georgia; Roll: T624_216; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0166; FHL microfilm: 1374229

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Canso, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M27

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Tift, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tifton, Tift County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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