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Dolly Willis 1794–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1794

Birth Location: Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Aug 11, 1875

Death Location: Yell, Arkansas, United States

Father: Jeduthan Willis

Mother: Persis Puffer

Spouse(s): James Gladden

Children(s): Sarah Gladden, John Gladden, William Gladden, Marion Gladden, Doctor Gladden, Joseph Gladden, Eli Gladden, Loney Gladden

In 1794, Dolly Willis entered the world in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jeduthan Willis And Persis Puffer. In 1850, Dolly Willis resided in Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia, USA. In 1860, Dolly Willis resided in Chestnut Flat, Chestnut Flat, Walker, Georgia, USA. Dolly Willis married James Gladden, and had children including Doctor C Gladden, Eli W Gladden, John B Gladden, Joseph C Gladden, Loney Gladden, Marion Cicero Gladden, Sarah Sally Gladden, William C Gladden. Dolly Willis passed away in 1875 in Yell, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Dolly Willis entered the world in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jeduthan Willis And Persis Puffer.
  • In 1850, Dolly Willis resided in Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, Dolly Willis resided in Chestnut Flat, Chestnut Flat, Walker, Georgia, USA.
  • Dolly Willis married James Gladden, and had children including Doctor C Gladden, Eli W Gladden, John B Gladden, Joseph C Gladden, Loney Gladden, Marion Cicero Gladden, Sarah Sally Gladden, William C Gladden.
  • Dolly Willis passed away in 1875 in Yell, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeduthan Willis
1766–1866
Birth Location: –
JW
Persis Puffer
1770–
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
PP

Spouses(s)

James Gladden
1796–1854
Birth Location: Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
JG

Children(s)

Sarah Gladden
1817–1898
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
SG
John Gladden
1819–1897
Birth Location: , Walker, Georgia, USA
JG
William Gladden
1832–1905
Birth Location: , Walker, Georgia, USA
WG
Marion Gladden
1838–
Birth Location: , Walker, Georgia, USA
MG
Doctor Gladden
1841–
Birth Location: Georgia
DG
Joseph Gladden
1829–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
JG
Eli Gladden
1826–1876
Birth Location: , , Georgia, USA
EG
Loney Gladden
1817–
Birth Location: , Walker, Georgia, USA
LG

Dolly Willis's Ancestors

Self
Dolly Willis
1794–1875
Birth Place: Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jeduthan Willis
1766–1866
Persis Puffer
1770–
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Hopestill Willis
1746–1823
Sudbury, Middlesex, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Olive Smith
1747–1826
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America, London, England, United Kingdom
Phineas Puffer
1741–1817
Molly Stratton
1747–1817
Framingham, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
JOSEPH WILLIS
1712–1799
Thankful Clapp
1707–1794
Zephaniah Jr
1705–1782
Abigail Wheeler
1709–1794
Samuel Puffer
1707–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Willis
1675–1758
Susanna Gleason
1676–1756
Deacon Clap
1671–1735
Silence Foster
1677–1761
Thomas Smith
1679–1756
Elizabeth Emmons
1680–1757
Uriah Wheeler
1678–1753
Abigail Rice
1687–1754

Dolly Willis's Descendants

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Dolly Willis (30 Jan 1794–Aug 11, 1875) m. James Gladden (14 January 1796–10 January 1854)
  1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Gladden 1817–1898 m. Miles (Riley) Davis 1795–1840 m. William (Colby) Wheeler 1806–1869
    1. 1. Benton Wheeler 1835–1920 m. Mary (C) Blackwood 1841–1911
      1. 1. George (Washington) Davis 1864–1940 m. Lucinda (Elizabeth Ann) Rutledge 1866–1949
        1. 1. Ora (Leona) Davis 1893–1977
        2. 2. Myrl (Mitchell) Davis 1902–1942 m. Axie (May) Ramsey 1907–1999 m. Pearl Davis 1906–
        3. 3. Otis (McKinley Davis) Sr 1895–1963 m. Charlottie Boomer 1899–
        4. 4. Lora (Tanetta) Davis 1898–1968 m. Okla (A.) Moore 1888–1977
        5. 5. Ira (Roosevelt) Davis 1905–1926
        6. 6. Herbert (Lee) Davis 1886–1886
        7. 7. Viola Davis 1888–1888
        8. 8. Elis (M) Davis 1895–1909
      2. 2. James (Milton "Mel") Davis 1858–1936 m. Ada (Adner Jacqualine) Cowell 1869–1932
        1. 1. Roscoe Davis 1905–2001
        2. 2. Charles (Columbus Oscar) Davis 1888–1966
        3. 3. Bessie (Elmitta) Davis 1898–1967
        4. 4. Beacher (Kermit) Davis 1910–1999
        5. 5. Mary (Cora Abigail) Dee 1891–1977 m. Frank (Alois) Dee 1880–1958
      3. 3. Marion (Lafayette Monroe Doc) Davis 1870–1972 m. Irene (Rena) Brassfield 1876–1960
        1. 1. Roy (B) Davis 1920–
      4. 4. Dora (E) Parks 1882–1970 m. Samuel (P) Parks 1879–1946
        1. 1. Marvel (D) Parks 1908–
        2. 2. Ola (L) Parks 1910–
        3. 3. Cucher (P) Parks 1912–
        4. 4. William (H) Parks 1900–
        5. 5. Beacher (P) Park 1912–1994
        6. 6. Charley (N) Park 1898–
        7. 7. Newell (D. Park) Sr 1907–1971
        8. 8. Lonnie (Parks) Sr 1917–1974
      5. 5. Columbus (Jefferson Lum) Davis 1872–1936 m. Leodicia (L.) Orsburn 1873–1951
        1. 1. Homer Davis 1909–1915
        2. 2. Afton Poteet 1902–
        3. 3. Dillie (D) Poteet 1907–
        4. 4. Maudie (L) Poteet 1909–
        5. 5. Minance (H) Cude 1915–
        6. 6. Joy Davis 1919–
      6. 6. Miles (KcKinley) Davis 1862–1863
      7. 7. Margaret (Adaline) Davis 1874–1947
      8. 8. Andrew (Jackson) Davis 1866–1898 m. Sarah (Ellen "Ella") Self 1869–1944
        1. 1. Dennis (Augustus) Davis 1890–1958 m. Muriel Kittell 1907–
        2. 2. Jarisha (Asberine) Stone 1882–1920 m. Esquire (O "Squire") Stone 1876–1950
      9. 9. John (Newton) Davis 1871–1956 m. Clara (J) Rutledge 1874–1968
        1. 1. Stanley (Golan) Davis 1915–2009
        2. 2. Glover (Deuse) Davis 1902–1981
        3. 3. May Davis 1899–1982 m. Ralph Leach 1908–
        4. 4. Mattie (L) Davis 1894–
        5. 5. Levona Davis 1896–
        6. 6. Fay Davis 1904–
        7. 7. Ina (E) Davis 1907–
        8. 8. Ines Davis 1907–
        9. 9. Gertrude Davis 1911–
      10. 10. Nancy (Ann) Davis 1860–1861
      11. 11. Thomas Davis 1873–
    2. 2. Milton (E) Wheeler 1839–1880 m. Amanda (J) Sprayberry 1836–
      1. 1. Rufus (Marshall) Davis 1868–1944
      2. 2. Miles (Harris) Davis 1860–1910
      3. 3. Florence (L) Davis 1861–1905
      4. 4. Martha (L) Davis 1864–
      5. 5. Charles (R) Davis 1865–
      6. 6. William (L) Davis 1866–1938
    3. 3. Nancy (Belle) Wheeler 1840–1893
    4. 4. Minerva (Ann) Davis 1837–1928
    5. 5. Sarah (Nancy) Wheeler 1838–1887 m. Will Blackwood 1830–1862 m. Samuel Hudson 1811–1881
      1. 1. Nancy (Catherine) Blackwood 1860–1945 m. Christopher (Columbus) Hudson 1858–
        1. 1. Letha (A) Casey 1882–1965
        2. 2. James (H) Hudson 1890–
        3. 3. Mattie (B) Hudson 1892–
        4. 4. Walter Hudson 1884–
        5. 5. Oliver Hudson 1886–
        6. 6. Harvy Hudson 1890–
      2. 2. Mary (Jane Blackwood) Henderson 1856–1942
      3. 3. James (Colby) Blackwood 1859–1947
      4. 4. Samuel (L. Hudson) Jr. 1875–1935
      5. 5. Cyrus Hudson 1877–1955
      6. 6. Matilda Hudson 1879–1883
    6. 6. Sarah (Caroline Ann) Davis 1838–1887
    7. 7. George (Washington) Wheeler 1844–1920
    8. 8. Frances (J) Wheeler 1845–
    9. 9. John (Parks) Wheeler 1848–1925
    10. 10. Edward (C) Wheeler 1850–1934
    11. 11. Liza (T) Wheeler 1851–1860
    12. 12. Wiley (Bonds) Wheeler 1850–1936
  2. 2. John (B.) Gladden 1819–1897
  3. 3. William (C.) Gladden 1832–1905
  4. 4. Marion (Cicero) Gladden 1838–
  5. 5. Doctor (C) Gladden 1841–
  6. 6. Joseph (C) Gladden 1829–
  7. 7. Eli (W) Gladden 1826–1876
  8. 8. Loney Gladden 1817–

Dolly Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1794
30 Jan 1794
Birth of Dolly Willis in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
1850
1850
Age 56
Dolly Willis resided here in Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia, USA
Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 66
Dolly Willis resided here in Chestnut Flat, Chestnut Flat, Walker, Georgia, USA
Chestnut Flat, Chestnut Flat, Walker, Georgia, USA
1875
Aug 11, 1875
Age 81
Death of Dolly Willis in Yell, Arkansas, United States
Yell, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Chestnut Flat, Walker, Georgia; Roll: M653_139; Page: 733; Family History Library
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia; Roll: 85; Page: 427b
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia; Roll: 85; Page: 427b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Chestnut Flat, Chestnut Flat, Walker, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Chestnut Flat, Walker, Georgia; Roll: M653_139; Page: 733; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stuttgart, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 11, 1875
    Event Place: Yell, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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