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Dempsey Rite Willis 1825–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1825

Birth Location: Irwin County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 8 May 1917

Death Location: Ty Ty, Tift, Georgia, United States

Father: Benjamin Willis

Mother: Blansett Willis

Spouse(s): Eliza Willis

Children(s): Dempse Willis, Lizzie Willis, Benson Willis, Dennis Willis, George Willis

Dempsey Rite Willis was born in 1825 in Irwin County, Georgia, USA, the child of Benjamin Willis And Blansett Willis. Dempsey Rite Willis married Eliza Willis, and had children including Benson Willis, Dempse Willis, Dennis Willis, George Willis, Lizzie Willis. Dempsey Rite Willis passed away in 1917 in Ty Ty, Tift, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Dempsey Rite Willis was born in 1825 in Irwin County, Georgia, USA, the child of Benjamin Willis And Blansett Willis.
  • Dempsey Rite Willis married Eliza Willis, and had children including Benson Willis, Dempse Willis, Dennis Willis, George Willis, Lizzie Willis.
  • Dempsey Rite Willis passed away in 1917 in Ty Ty, Tift, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dempsey Willis's Ancestors

Self
Dempsey Willis
1825–1917
Birth Place: Irwin County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Willis
1774–1860
Bladen, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Blansett Willis
1780–1835
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Morrison
1740–1801
North Carolina, United States
Flora Campbell
1750–1826
, , , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dempsey Willis's Descendants

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Dempsey (Rite) Willis (5 Sep 1825–8 May 1917) m. Eliza Willis (Abt 1830–)
  1. 1. Dempse Willis 1868– m. Emma Moore 1868–
    1. 1. Moses Willis 1891–
    2. 2. Willie Willis 1898–
    3. 3. Elijah Willis 1895–1965 m. Julia Miller 1897–
      1. 1. Willie (Earl) Willis 1924–
      2. 2. Joe Willis 1923–
      3. 3. Velma Willis 1925–
      4. 4. Olivia Willis 1913–1989
  2. 2. Lizzie Willis 1865–
  3. 3. Benson Willis 1869–
  4. 4. Dennis Willis 1874–
  5. 5. George Willis 1859–

Dempsey Willis's Timeline

7 Records

1820
Abt 1820
Birth of Dempsey Rite Willis in Mississippi
Mississippi
1825
5 Sep 1825
Birth of Dempsey Rite Willis in Irwin, Georgia, United States
Irwin, Georgia, United States
1825
Jun 1825
Birth of Dempsey Rite Willis in Mississippi
Mississippi
1825
5 Sep 1825
Birth of Dempsey Rite Willis in Irwin County, Georgia, USA
Irwin County, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 55
Dempsey Rite Willis resided here in Beat 3, Sharkey, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Sharkey, Mississippi, USA
1917
8 May 1917
Age 92
Death of Dempsey Rite Willis in Tift County, Georgia, USA
Tift County, Georgia, USA
1917
8 May 1917
Age 92
Death of Dempsey Rite Willis in Ty Ty, Tift, Georgia, United States
Ty Ty, Tift, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1825
    Event Place: Irwin, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Sharkey, Mississippi; Roll: 664; Page: 140C; Enumeration District: 114

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1820
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1825
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1825
    Event Place: Irwin County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 3, Sharkey, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Sharkey, Mississippi; Roll: 664; Page: 140C; Enumeration District: 114

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1917
    Event Place: Tift County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1917
    Event Place: Ty Ty, Tift, Georgia, United States

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