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Ellen Willis 1864 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1864

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: Abt 1958

Death Location: Mississippi

Father: George Willis

Mother: Amanda Wallace

Spouse(s): Charles Sims

Children(s): Maggie Sims, George Sims, Mary Simms, Charles Sims, Mary Sims, Robert Sims, Frances Sims, Flemmie Sims, William Sims

In 1864, Ellen Willis entered the world in Mississippi, born to George Willis and Amanda Wallace. In 1870, Ellen Willis resided in Township 8, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA. Ellen Willis married Charles Clinton "Clent" Sims, and had children including Maggie Sims, George Sims, Mary Louise Simms, Charles Sims, Mary Sims, Robert Sims, Frances Sims, Flemmie Sims, William j E Sims. Ellen Willis passed away in 1958 in Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1864, Ellen Willis entered the world in Mississippi, born to George Willis and Amanda Wallace.
  • In 1870, Ellen Willis resided in Township 8, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA.
  • Ellen Willis married Charles Clinton "Clent" Sims, and had children including Maggie Sims, George Sims, Mary Louise Simms, Charles Sims, Mary Sims, Robert Sims, Frances Sims, Flemmie Sims, William j E Sims.
  • Ellen Willis passed away in 1958 in Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Willis
1838 – 1903
Birth Location: Kentucky
GW
Amanda Wallace
1848 – 1921
Birth Location: Mississippi
AW

Spouses(s)

Charles Sims
1866 – 1916
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
CS

Children(s)

Maggie Sims
1884 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
MS
George Sims
1885 – 1913
Birth Location: Mississippi
GS
Mary Simms
1887 – 1926
Birth Location: Brookhaven, Lincoln Co., Mississippi
MS
Charles Sims
1889 – 1915
Birth Location: Brookhaven, Lincoln Co., Mississippi
CS
Mary Sims
1891 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
MS
Robert Sims
1891 – 1959
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
RS
Frances Sims
1896 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
FS
Flemmie Sims
1899 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
FS
William Sims
Birth Location: –
WS

Ellen Willis's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Willis
1864 – 1958
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
George Willis
1838 – 1903
Kentucky
Amanda Wallace
1848 – 1921
Mississippi
Grandparents
James Willis
Ellen
Prince Willis
1805 –
Fork Union, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Maria Willis
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Willis's Descendants

1.
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Ellen Willis (Abt 1864 – Abt 1958) m. Charles (Clinton "Clent") Sims (May 1866 – 8 May 1916)
  1. 1. Maggie Sims (Apr 1884 – )
  2. 2. George Sims (Aug 1885 – 14 Mar 1913) m. Nora Cane (1889 – )
    1. 1. Daisy Sims (1901 – )
    2. 2. Cora Sims (1904 – )
    3. 3. Wade Sims (1907 – )
    4. 4. Joe Sims (1908 – )
    5. 5. Nellie Sims (1910 – 23 Dec 1983) m. Eleafious Taylor (abt 1910 – 21 Dec 2004)
      1. 1. Edward Taylor (4 Apr 1930 – 1 Jan 2013) m. Lanell (Green) Taylor (26 January 1930 – 21 Feb 1997)
        1. 1. Edward (Reginald) Taylor (14 Jun 1955 – 21 Jun 2000)
      2. 2. Eleafious Taylor (8 Oct 1931 – 30 Oct 2018) m. Shin (Li) Ah (abt 1952 – Dec 2018) m. Jonna (Annette) Lindsay (31 May 1962 – 10 May 2007)
        1. 1. Sabrina (Elsbeth) Taylor (Oct 1962 – 24 Sep 2015)
        2. 2. Corinna (Barbara) Taylor (19 May 1966 – 6 Mar 1999)
        3. 3. Regina Wead-Taylor
      3. 3. Barbara (Jean) Taylor (7 Nov 1931 – 11 Aug 2002)
      4. 4. Bobie Taylor (abt 1934 – )
      5. 5. Wilfred Taylor (abt 1936 – ) m. Marion (J) Hike
        1. 1. Aidd5158 Taylor
      6. 6. Carol (Ann Taylor) Dorsey (29 Jun 1938 – 14 Sep 1991)
      7. 7. Donald Taylor (abt 1938 – 10 Sep 2015)
      8. 8. Gearldine Taylor (abt 1939 – )
      9. 9. Daniel (L) Taylor (Oct 1939 – )
      10. 10. Michael Taylor (abt 1948 – )
      11. 11. Michael Taylor (abt 1948 – )
    6. 6. David Sims (abt 1909 – )
      1. 1. Benjamin (W) Sims (05 Mar 1941 – 3 Jul 2011)
  3. 3. Mary (Louise) Simms (10 May 1887 – 30 Jun 1926) m. Harvey Adams (5 November 1878 – 5 March 1949)
    1. 1. Albert Adams (1900 – 30 Jun 1967)
    2. 2. Louis Adams (29 Dec 1901 – Sep 1970) m. Edna (Mae Diggs) Adams (7 Apr 1901 – Jul 1973)
      1. 1. Lillie (Mae) Adams (22 Sep 1924 – 17 May 1996)
      2. 2. Lena (Mae) Adams (27 September 1926 – 14 October 2011)
      3. 3. Lucille (Juanita) Dixon (6 Feb 1929 – 10 March 2010) m. Alve (Lee) Dixon (28 January 1929 – )
        1. 1. Alison (Kenneth) Dixon (9 April 1949 – 16 July 2015) m. Mary (J) Jones (abt 1952 – )
        2. 2. Talmon Dixon (abt 1954 – )
        3. 3. Mae (carolyn) Dixon (Nov 1959 – )
        4. 4. Sherry Dixon (Feb 1968 – )
        5. 5. Vincent Dixon (abt 1976 – )
        6. 6. Stephanie (Dixon) loring
        7. 7. Joan Dixon
        8. 8. Argie Dixon
        9. 9. Laura (Dixon) Dillon
        10. 10. Marilyn (Dixon) Richardson
        11. 11. Deborah (Dixon) Hawkins
        12. 12. Marcus Dixon
        13. 13. Fredrick Dixon
      4. 4. Clifton (E) Adams (6 Aug 1936 – 24 May 2008)
      5. 5. Prescious (Evelyn) Adams (22 August 1941 – 15 Apr 1993)
      6. 6. Louis Adams (7 Apr 1931 – 13 Mar 2016) m. Shirley (Sanders) Adams
        1. 1. Shelita Adams (31 Aug 1966 – )
        2. 2. Ronnie Adams
        3. 3. Cassandra Adams
        4. 4. Terri Houston
        5. 5. Pamela Briscoe
      7. 7. Albert (L.) Adams (10/06/1932 – 10/13/1994) m. Virginia (Grace) Early (07/22/1934 – 7/23/1988)
        1. 1. Hope Milinder53
    3. 3. Roxanne Adams (03 Jun 1903 – ) m. Broomfield Starks (abt 1905 – )
      1. 1. Dorothy Stark (abt 1933 – )
      2. 2. Olivene Stark (abt 1935 – )
      3. 3. Betty Stark (abt 1938 – )
      4. 4. Catherine Stark (abt 1939 – )
    4. 4. Albert (Edward) Adams (29 Jun 1905 – 16 Oct 1958) m. Eula Adams (abt 1897 – )
      1. 1. Eula Adams (abt 1927 – )
    5. 5. Homer Adams (15 Dec 1906 – 7 Jan 1985)
    6. 6. Charles Adams (1907 – 17 Apr 1998)
    7. 7. Versie (Sr.) Adams (8 Sep 1907 – 17 Jun 1981)
    8. 8. Hessie Adams (abt 1909 – )
    9. 9. Vennie Adams (abt 1909 – 17 Jun 1981)
    10. 10. Judge (Grandberry (Gb)) Adams (3 Nov 1911 – 10 Oct 1976)
      1. 1. Edward Adams
        1. 1. Julie Wilson
    11. 11. John (Prentiss) Adams (1 Mar 1910 – 5 Apr 1978)
    12. 12. Fannie (Precious) Adams (10 Mar 1910 – Dec 1982)
    13. 13. Gertrude Adams (10/19/1913 – 4/15/2010) m. Elbert Johnson (abt 1911 – ) m. Sam Fairman m. Pearlie Hills (12 Jun 1901 – May 1975)
      1. 1. Willie Johnson (abt 1932 – )
      2. 2. Versie (Johnson Beard) Smith (10 25 1932 – 10 12 1985) m. Lula (Mae) Norwood (09/24/1933 – 06/01/2020)
        1. 1. Beatrice Smith (02/04/1952 – 1997)
        2. 2. Herbert Smith (10/25/1953 – 10/18/2012)
        3. 3. Versie Smith (12/10/1955 – 10/26/2020)
        4. 4. Edward Smith
      3. 3. Gertruda (Louise) Johnson (abt 1935 – )
      4. 4. Dewitt (Earl) Johnson (abt 1937 – )
      5. 5. Dewitt (Earl) Johnson (abt 1937 – )
    14. 14. Harvey (Jr.) Adams (24 Jan 1919 – 27 Jan 1973)
    15. 15. Robert (Sr.) Adams (26 SEP 1919 – 1970)
    16. 16. Ella (Mae) Adams (30 Mar 1922 – 30 Sep 1990)
    17. 17. Eula (Lee) Adams (3 Jun 1926 – 16 Dec 1981)
    18. 18. Mildred (Lee Adams) Coleman (6 Dec 1931 – 30 March 2004)
  4. 4. Charles Sims (Sep 1889 – 1915) m. Missy Stapleton (Nov 1889 – 12 Jun 1914)
    1. 1. George ("Wills") Sims (9 Sep 1909 – 26 Oct 1990) m. Gussie (Mae) Cain (4 May 1910 – 12 May 2001)
      1. 1. Dorothy Sims (abt 1931 – )
      2. 2. Clara (B) Sims (abt 1932 – )
      3. 3. Georgia (M) Sims (abt 1935 – )
      4. 4. Willie Sims (2 Mar 1936 – 11 Jan 1994)
      5. 5. Erma (G) Sims (abt 1939 – )
  5. 5. Mary Sims (Mar 1891 – )
  6. 6. Robert Sims (30 Sep 1891 – 3 Apr 1959)
  7. 7. Frances Sims (Oct 1896 – )
  8. 8. Flemmie Sims (Jun 1899 – )
  9. 9. William (j E) Sims
    1. 1. John (Louis) Sims (abt 1913 – 22 May 1984) m. Wilma Burk (abt 1913 – )

Ellen Willis's Timeline

5 Records

1864
Jul 1864
Birth of Ellen Willis in Brookhaven, Copiah Co., Mississippi
Brookhaven, Copiah Co., Mississippi
1864
Abt 1864
Birth of Ellen Willis in Mississippi
Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 6
Ellen Willis resided here in Township 8, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
Township 8, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 36
Ellen Willis resided here in Beat 5, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
1958
Abt 1958
Age 94
Death of Ellen Willis in Mississippi
Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1864
    Event Place: Brookhaven, Copiah Co., Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1864
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 8, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8, Lincoln, Mississippi; Roll: M593_737; Page: 82B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 5, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Lincoln, Mississippi; Roll: 817; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1240817

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1958
    Event Place: Mississippi
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