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Ethel Lora Willis 1880–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1880

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 12 Feb 1961

Death Location: Sacramento, California

Father: Eli Willis

Mother: Mary Jackson

Spouse(s): John Jr.

Children(s): Ada Hardin

Ethel Lora Willis was born in 1880 in Texas, the child of Eli F Willis And Mary Elizabeth Jackson. Ethel Lora Willis married John Mark Hardin Jr, and had children including Ada Jane Hardin. Ethel Lora Willis passed away in 1961 in Sacramento, California.

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Biography

  • Ethel Lora Willis was born in 1880 in Texas, the child of Eli F Willis And Mary Elizabeth Jackson.
  • Ethel Lora Willis married John Mark Hardin Jr, and had children including Ada Jane Hardin.
  • Ethel Lora Willis passed away in 1961 in Sacramento, California.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ethel Willis's Ancestors

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Ethel Willis
1880–1961
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Eli F. Willis
1851–1889
Mill Creek, Ashley, Arkansas, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Jackson
1860–1934
Lampasas, Texas, USA
Grandparents
John (S) Willis
1825–1903
Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Lucinda (Minerva) Shelton
1826–1855
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Nancy Montgomery
1803–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
John Montgomery
1780–1863
Nancy Johnson
1777–1855

Ethel Willis's Descendants

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Ethel (Lora) Willis (Jun 1880–12 Feb 1961) m. John (Mark Hardin) Jr. (12 Nov 1875–17 Jul 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

Ethel Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1880
Jun 1880
Birth of Ethel Lora Willis in Texas
Texas
1882
12 Sep 1882
Age 2
Birth of Ethel Lora Willis in Evant, Coryell, Texas
Evant, Coryell, Texas
1961
12 Feb 1961
Age 81
Death of Ethel Lora Willis in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
1961
12 Feb 1961
Age 81
Death of Ethel Lora Willis in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1882
    Event Place: Evant, Coryell, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1880
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Sacramento, California

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