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Jacob Evan Willis 1839–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1839

Birth Location: Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 2 May 1917

Death Location: Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Willis

Mother: Nancy Etchison

Spouse(s): Rebecca Shields

Children(s): Amos Willis, Jesse Willis, James Willis, Elbert Willis, Emma Willis, Franklin Willis, Henry Willis, William Willis, Nora Willis

Jacob Evan Willis was born in 1839 in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of William Calvin Lewis Willis And Nancy Caroline Etchison. Jacob Evan Willis married Rebecca Ann Shields, and had children including Amos Austin Willis, Elbert Willis, Emma Jane Willis, Franklin Evans Willis, Henry Asbury Willis, James Anderson Willis, Jesse Elmo Willis, Nora Ann Willis, William David Willis. Jacob Evan Willis passed away in 1917 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Evan Willis was born in 1839 in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of William Calvin Lewis Willis And Nancy Caroline Etchison.
  • Jacob Evan Willis married Rebecca Ann Shields, and had children including Amos Austin Willis, Elbert Willis, Emma Jane Willis, Franklin Evans Willis, Henry Asbury Willis, James Anderson Willis, Jesse Elmo Willis, Nora Ann Willis, William David Willis.
  • Jacob Evan Willis passed away in 1917 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Willis's Ancestors

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Jacob Willis
1839–1917
Birth Place: Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
William Calvin Lewis Willis
1818–1877
Washington County, Indiana, United States of America
Nancy (Caroline) Etchison
1820–1880
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jacob ("one arm") Willis
1770–1850
Tennessee, United States
Mary Evans
1770–
Jesse Etchison
1797–1875
Rowan Mills, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Charity Deaver
1801–1872
Great-Grandparents
James Etchison
1776–1849
Christina Miller
1775–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Etchison
1757–1843
Edith Richardson
1752–1833

Jacob Willis's Descendants

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Jacob (Evan) Willis (6 January 1839–2 May 1917) m. Rebecca (Ann) Shields (14 August 1845–5 May 1894)
  1. 1. Amos (Austin) Willis 1888–1949
  2. 2. Jesse (Elmo) Willis 1874–1877
  3. 3. James (Anderson) Willis 1884–1947
  4. 4. Elbert Willis 1865–1866
  5. 5. Emma (Jane) Willis 1883–1883
  6. 6. Franklin (Evans) Willis 1861–1883
  7. 7. Henry (Asbury) Willis 1871–1947
  8. 8. William (David) Willis 1869–1926
  9. 9. Nora (Ann) Willis 1878–1919 m. Pearl Cornwell 1876–1964

Jacob Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1839
6 January 1839
Birth of Jacob Evan Willis in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America
Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America
1917
2 May 1917
Age 78
Death of Jacob Evan Willis in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1839
    Event Place: Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1917
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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