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Ellen Attaway Willis 1816–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 March 1816

Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 December 1873

Death Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Father: Byrd Willis

Mother: Mary Lewis

Spouse(s): Samuel Duval, William Brockenbrough

Children(s): Phillip Duval, Richard Duval, Henry Duval

The story of Ellen Attaway Willis began in 1816 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. Ellen Attaway Willis married George J Booker, Samuel Henry Duval, William Henry Brockenbrough, and had children including Henry Samuel Duval, Phillip Samuel Duval, Richard H Duval. Ellen Attaway Willis passed away in 1873 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen Attaway Willis began in 1816 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • Ellen Attaway Willis married George J Booker, Samuel Henry Duval, William Henry Brockenbrough, and had children including Henry Samuel Duval, Phillip Samuel Duval, Richard H Duval.
  • Ellen Attaway Willis passed away in 1873 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States.

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Ellen Willis's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Willis
1816–1873
Birth Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Byrd Charles Willis
1781–1846
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Mary (Willis) Lewis
1782–1834
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt (George Washington) Lewis
1757–1821
Kenmore Mansion, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Catherine Dangerfield
1764–1820
Coventry, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Fielding Lewis
1725–1781
Elizabeth Washington
1733–1797
WILLIAM DANGERFIELD
1740–1781
MARY WILLIS
1745–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Willis's Descendants

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Ellen (Attaway) Willis (23 March 1816–26 December 1873) m. Samuel (Henry) Duval (1807–4 March 1841) m. William (Henry) Brockenbrough (23 Feb 1812–28 Jun 1850)
  1. 1. Phillip (Samuel) Duval 1831–1873
  2. 2. Richard (H) Duval 1833–1858
  3. 3. Henry (Samuel) Duval 1839–1841

Ellen Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1816
23 March 1816
Birth of Ellen Attaway Willis in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1873
26 December 1873
Age 57
Death of Ellen Attaway Willis in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1816
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1873
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

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