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Franklin Evans Willis 1861–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 September 1861

Birth Location: Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 17 August 1883

Death Location: Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Jacob Willis

Mother: Rebecca Shields

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In 1861, Franklin Evans Willis entered the world in Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Jacob Evan Willis And Rebecca Ann Shields. Franklin Evans Willis passed away in 1883 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Franklin Evans Willis entered the world in Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Jacob Evan Willis And Rebecca Ann Shields.
  • Franklin Evans Willis passed away in 1883 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Franklin Willis's Ancestors

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Franklin Willis
1861–1883
Birth Place: Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Jacob Evan Willis
1839–1917
Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America
Rebecca (Ann) Shields
1845–1894
Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Calvin Lewis) Willis
1818–1877
Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
Nancy (Caroline) Etchison
1820–1880
Kentucky, USA
Daniel Shields
1816–1881
Indiana
Susannah McKnelly
1823–1865
Scott, VA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Willis
1770–1850
Mary Evans
1770–
Jesse Etchison
1797–1875
Charity Deaver
1801–1872
James Shields
1754–1824
Ann Brown
1770–1845
John McKnelly
1761–1843
Rebecca Pridemore
1782–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Etchison
1776–1849
Christina Miller
1775–1817

Franklin Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1861
5 September 1861
Birth of Franklin Evans Willis in Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
1883
17 August 1883
Age 22
Death of Franklin Evans Willis in Hord, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Hord, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 September 1861
    Event Place: Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1883
    Event Place: Hord, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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