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Emma Elizabeth Willis 1902–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1902

Birth Location: West Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon

Death Date: 16 Nov 1994

Death Location: Brooks, Marion, Oregon, United States

Father: William Willis

Mother: Alice Valentine

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Robert Gardner, Lawrence Gardner

Emma Elizabeth Willis was born in 1902 in West Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon, the child of William Henry Harrison Willis And Alice May Valentine. Emma Elizabeth Willis had children including Lawrence Clinton U S Navy World War Ii Truck Driver Race Car Driver Gardner, Robert Paul Korean War Farmer Machinist Catholic Gardner. Emma Elizabeth Willis passed away in 1994 in Brooks, Marion, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • Emma Elizabeth Willis was born in 1902 in West Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon, the child of William Henry Harrison Willis And Alice May Valentine.
  • Emma Elizabeth Willis had children including Lawrence Clinton U S Navy World War Ii Truck Driver Race Car Driver Gardner, Robert Paul Korean War Farmer Machinist Catholic Gardner.
  • Emma Elizabeth Willis passed away in 1994 in Brooks, Marion, Oregon, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Willis
1859–1936
Birth Location: Malta, Morgan, Ohio, USA
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Alice Valentine
1871–1967
Birth Location: Rockwood, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Gardner
1931–2016
Birth Location: Dallas, Polk, Oregon, USA
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Lawrence Gardner
1928–1982
Birth Location: Dallas, West Salem, Polk, Oregon, United States
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Emma Willis's Ancestors

Self
Emma Willis
1902–1994
Birth Place: West Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon
Parents
William Henry Harrison Willis
1859–1936
Malta, Morgan, Ohio, USA
Alice (May) Valentine
1871–1967
Rockwood, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Willis
1828–1905
Jefferson, Guernsey, Ohio, USA
Anna (Rebecca "Ann, Anny, Annie") Lent
1836–1888
Pennsville, Morgan, Ohio
Henry (Clay) Valentine
1844–1900
Jackson, Michigan
Sarah (Elizabeth) Lewis
1848–1938
Marion, Auglaize, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
James Willis
1796–1865
Rebecca Simpson
1796–1881
William Lent
1805–1858
Elizabeth Sidwell
1804–1849
James Valentine
1800–1870
Mary Parker
1824–1910
Cyrus Lewis
1817–1905
Mary Brown
1828–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Willis
1776–1834
Margaret Howden
1770–1850
John Sr
1758–1845
Rebecca Gregory
1762–1859
Leben Lent
1755–1830
Elizabeth Wallen
1776–1807
Nathan Sidwell
1763–1836
Rebecca Baker
1766–1841
James Vallentine
1765–1840
Valentine
1765–1840
George Geer
1802–1881
Priscilla Lamphere
1795–1840
Sarah Freeman
1773–1859
Dr Lewis
1767–1850
William Brown
1778–1864

Emma Willis's Descendants

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Emma (Elizabeth) Willis (28 Dec 1902–16 Nov 1994)
  1. 1. Robert (Paul "Korean War, Farmer, Machinist, Catholic") Gardner 1931–2016
  2. 2. Lawrence (Clinton "U.S. Navy World War II, Truck Driver, Race Car Driver") Gardner 1928–1982

Emma Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1902
28 Dec 1902
Birth of Emma Elizabeth Willis in West Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon
West Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon
1994
16 Nov 1994
Age 92
Death of Emma Elizabeth Willis in Brooks, Marion, Oregon, United States
Brooks, Marion, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1902
    Event Place: West Yaquina, Lincoln, Oregon

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1994
    Event Place: Brooks, Marion, Oregon, United States
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