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Benjamin Bailey Willis 1929–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1929

Birth Location: Ferrum, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 Feb 1992

Death Location: Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA

Father: Bailey Willis

Mother: Oris Hale

Spouse(s): Vera Heath

Children(s):

Benjamin Bailey Willis was born in 1929 in Ferrum, Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of Bailey Peter Willis And Oris Texas Hale. In 1935, Benjamin Bailey Willis resided in Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia. In 1940, Benjamin Bailey Willis resided in Lang Branch Dict, Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia,. Benjamin Bailey Willis married Vera Luzina Heath, and had children including Benjamin Bailey Willis, Debra Sue Willis, Denise Ann Willis, Gary Alvin Willis, Timothy Wayne Willis. Benjamin Bailey Willis passed away in 1992 in Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Bailey Willis was born in 1929 in Ferrum, Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of Bailey Peter Willis And Oris Texas Hale.
  • In 1935, Benjamin Bailey Willis resided in Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Benjamin Bailey Willis resided in Lang Branch Dict, Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia,.
  • Benjamin Bailey Willis married Vera Luzina Heath, and had children including Benjamin Bailey Willis, Debra Sue Willis, Denise Ann Willis, Gary Alvin Willis, Timothy Wayne Willis.
  • Benjamin Bailey Willis passed away in 1992 in Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bailey Willis
1883–1928
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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Oris Hale
1895–1977
Birth Location: Blackwater, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Vera Heath
1925–2013
Birth Location: Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Willis's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Willis
1929–1992
Birth Place: Ferrum, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Parents
Bailey Peter Willis
1883–1928
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Oris (Texas) Hale
1895–1977
Blackwater, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David (Peter) Willis
1856–1907
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Matilda (T) Mullins
1857–1889
Callaway, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Mullins
1834–1908
Charity Bryant
1836–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph MULLINS
1810–1867
Frances PRILLAMAN
1814–1902

Benjamin Willis's Timeline

6 Records

1929
19 Apr 1929
Birth of Benjamin Bailey Willis in Ferrum, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Ferrum, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Benjamin Bailey Willis resided here in Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia
Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 11
Benjamin Bailey Willis resided here in Lang Branch Dict, Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Lang Branch Dict, Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Benjamin Bailey Willis resided here in Bassett, Henry, Virginia, USA
Bassett, Henry, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 22
Benjamin Bailey Willis resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1992
28 Feb 1992
Age 63
Death of Benjamin Bailey Willis in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Ferrum, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bassett, Henry, Virginia; Roll: 2011; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 45-2
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04263; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 34-12
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04263; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 34-12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lang Branch Dict, Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04263; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 34-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bassett, Henry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bassett, Henry, Virginia; Roll: 2011; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 45-2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    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 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1992
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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