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CHESTER HARRY WILLIS 1893–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: FEB 1893

Birth Location: Willamette City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA

Death Date: OCT 1983

Death Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Father: William Willis

Mother: Alice Valentine

Spouse(s): JESSE COUNTS

Children(s): Shirley WILLIS, Geraldine WILLIS, Pauline WILLIS, CHESTER Jr

The story of CHESTER HARRY WILLIS began in 1893 in Willamette City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA. CHESTER HARRY WILLIS married Jesse Laverne Counts, and had children including Chester Harry Willis Jr, Daniel Richard Willis, Geraldine Willis, Pauline Willis, Shirley Nadine Willis. CHESTER HARRY WILLIS passed away in 1983 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of CHESTER HARRY WILLIS began in 1893 in Willamette City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA.
  • CHESTER HARRY WILLIS married Jesse Laverne Counts, and had children including Chester Harry Willis Jr, Daniel Richard Willis, Geraldine Willis, Pauline Willis, Shirley Nadine Willis.
  • CHESTER HARRY WILLIS passed away in 1983 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

CHESTER WILLIS's Ancestors

Self
CHESTER WILLIS
1893–1983
Birth Place: Willamette City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
Parents
William Henry Harrison Willis
1859–1936
Malta, Morgan, Ohio, USA
Alice (May) Valentine
1871–1967
Rockwood, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Willis
1828–1905
Jefferson, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
Anna (Rebecca "Ann, Anny, Annie") Lent
1836–1888
Pennsville, Morgan, Ohio
Henry (Clay) Valentine
1844–1900
Jackson, Michigan
Sarah (Elizabeth) Lewis
1848–1938
Marion, Auglaize, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
James Willis
1796–1865
Rebecca Simpson
1796–1881
William Lent
1805–1858
Elizabeth Sidwell
1804–1849
James Valentine
1800–1870
Mary Parker
1824–1910
Cyrus Lewis
1817–1905
Mary Brown
1828–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Willis
1776–1834
Margaret Howden
1770–1850
John Sr
1758–1845
Rebecca Gregory
1762–1859
Leben Lent
1755–1830
Elizabeth Wallen
1776–1807
Nathan Sidwell
1763–1836
Rebecca Baker
1766–1841
James Vallentine
1765–1840
Valentine
1765–1840
George Geer
1802–1881
Priscilla Lamphere
1795–1840
Sarah Freeman
1773–1859
Dr Lewis
1767–1850
William Brown
1778–1864

CHESTER WILLIS's Descendants

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CHESTER (HARRY) WILLIS (FEB 1893–OCT 1983) m. JESSE (LAVERNE) COUNTS (11 Feb 1920–8 Jan 1985)
  1. 1. Shirley (Nadine) WILLIS 1949–2006 m. Robert (George) Shepherd 1948–1975 m. Douglas McVey 1948–2021
  2. 2. Geraldine WILLIS 1939–1939
  3. 3. Pauline WILLIS 1939–1939
  4. 4. CHESTER (HARRY WILLIS) Jr 1946–2018

CHESTER WILLIS's Timeline

2 Records

1893
FEB 1893
Birth of CHESTER HARRY WILLIS in Willamette City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
Willamette City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
1983
OCT 1983
Age 90
Death of CHESTER HARRY WILLIS in Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: FEB 1893
    Event Place: Willamette City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Washington, Marriage Records, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1983
    Event Place: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA

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