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Hugh Willis 1817 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1817

Birth Location: Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1903

Death Location: Forestdale, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

Father: Joshua Willis

Mother: Mary Blankenship

Spouse(s): Phoebe Crowley, Harriet Stratton

Children(s): Joshua Willis

The story of Hugh Willis began in 1817 in Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA. Hugh Willis married Phoebe Thebo Crowley, Harriet Louisa Stratton, and had children including Joshua Hamilton Willis. Hugh Willis passed away in 1903 in Forestdale, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Willis began in 1817 in Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA.
  • Hugh Willis married Phoebe Thebo Crowley, Harriet Louisa Stratton, and had children including Joshua Hamilton Willis.
  • Hugh Willis passed away in 1903 in Forestdale, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Willis
1766 – 1869
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Blankenship
1787 – 1857
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Crowley
1828 – 1875
Birth Location: South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
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Harriet Stratton
1840 – 1918
Birth Location: Greasy Creek, Cabell, West Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Joshua Willis
1850 – 1944
Birth Location: Lawrence, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
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Hugh Willis's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Willis
1817 – 1903
Birth Place: Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Parents
Joshua Willis
1766 – 1869
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Mary Blankenship
1787 – 1857
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Colonel (Lewis) Willis
1734 – 1813
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Willis's Descendants

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Hugh Willis (3 Sep 1817 – 23 Mar 1903) m. Phoebe (Thebo) Crowley (26 Mar 1828 – 31 Mar 1875) m. Harriet (Louisa) Stratton (15 NOV 1840 – 14 Oct 1918)
  1. 1. Joshua (Hamilton) Willis (3 Dec 1850 – 19 Mar 1944) m. Martha Litteral (22 Jan 1861 – 9 Jun 1936)
    1. 1. Virgil (Forest) Willis (22 Oct 1887 – 13 November 1967) m. Jessie (Mae) Wilt (1 Sep 1888 – 18 Jan 1972)
      1. 1. Floyd (O) Willis (abt 1909 – )
      2. 2. Martha (Belle) Kelley (14 August 1910 – 27 November 1994)
      3. 3. Virgil (Franklin) Willis (7 September 1913 – 31 March 1997)
      4. 4. Harold (Richard) Willis (12 Nov 1916 – 30 Jan 2005) m. Joan Malcomson (6 Feb 1923 – )
        1. 1. John (Richard) Willis (24 Jul 1947 – )
        2. 2. Timothy (Ray) Willis (20 Jan 1951 – )
        3. 3. Bridget (Beth) Willis (24 Oct 1954 – ) m. Robert (Boulware) Smith (1960 – )
        4. 4. Leslie (Diane) Willis (20 Oct 1984 – )

Hugh Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1817
3 Sep 1817
Birth of Hugh Willis in Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
1903
23 Mar 1903
Age 86
Death of Hugh Willis in Forestdale, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Forestdale, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1817
    Event Place: Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Forestdale, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
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