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Edwin F Willis 1863–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1863

Birth Location: Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 11 April 1956

Death Location: Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA

Father: Franklin Willis

Mother: Sicely Sanders

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Edwin F Willis was born in 1863 in Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Franklin Edward Willis And Sicely Sanders. Edwin F Willis passed away in 1956 in Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Edwin F Willis was born in 1863 in Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Franklin Edward Willis And Sicely Sanders.
  • Edwin F Willis passed away in 1956 in Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA.

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Edwin Willis's Ancestors

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Edwin Willis
1863–1956
Birth Place: Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Franklin Edward Willis
1818–1899
Warren County, Georgia, USA
Sicely Sanders
1827–1900
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Luther) Willis
1785–1861
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Martha) Rogers
1795–1874
Warren County, Georgia, USA
Jabez Sanders
1798–1852
North Carolina, USA
Susanna (Mabry) Lewis
1808–1830
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rogers
1772–1838
Nancy
1776–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rogers
1732–1821
Jane Chambers
1740–1795

Edwin Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1863
6 August 1863
Birth of Edwin F Willis in Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
1956
11 April 1956
Age 93
Death of Edwin F Willis in Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA
Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1863
    Event Place: Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1956
    Event Place: Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA

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