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Eli F. Willis 1851–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1851

Birth Location: Mill Creek, Ashley, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: February 1889

Death Location: Coryell, Texas, USA

Father: John Willis

Mother: Lucinda Shelton

Spouse(s): Mary Jackson

Children(s): Ethel Willis

The story of Eli F. Willis began in 1851 in Mill Creek, Ashley, Arkansas, USA. Eli F. Willis married Mary Elizabeth Jackson, and had children including Ethel Lora Willis. Eli F. Willis passed away in 1889 in Coryell, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Eli F. Willis began in 1851 in Mill Creek, Ashley, Arkansas, USA.
  • Eli F. Willis married Mary Elizabeth Jackson, and had children including Ethel Lora Willis.
  • Eli F. Willis passed away in 1889 in Coryell, Texas, USA.

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Eli Willis's Ancestors

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Eli Willis
1851–1889
Birth Place: Mill Creek, Ashley, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John S Willis
1825–1903
Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Lucinda (Minerva) Shelton
1826–1855
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Nancy Montgomery
1803–1876
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
John Montgomery
1780–1863
Nancy Johnson
1777–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1743–1761
Jemima
1737–
Philmore Green
1743–1827
Ann
1739–1820
John Montgomery*
1760–1837
Dorcas Lowry
1762–1834
John Johnson
1750–1830
Isabella (Erwyn)
1759–1823

Eli Willis's Descendants

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Eli (F.) Willis (abt 1851–February 1889) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Jackson (06 May 1860–22 Oct 1934)
  1. 1. Ethel (Lora) Willis 1880–1961 m. John (Mark Hardin) Jr. 1875–1957
    1. 1. Ada (Jane) Hardin 1915–2007 m. Paul (Emmerson) Laird 1912–1940
      1. 1. Donald (Paul) Laird 1935–2012 m. Jacqueline (Delores) Whitson 1936–2012

Eli Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1851
abt 1851
Birth of Eli F. Willis in Mill Creek, Ashley, Arkansas, USA
Mill Creek, Ashley, Arkansas, USA
1889
February 1889
Age 38
Death of Eli F. Willis in Coryell, Texas, USA
Coryell, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1851
    Event Place: Mill Creek, Ashley, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1889
    Event Place: Coryell, Texas, USA

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