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James Henry Willis 1819–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1819

Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 25 October 1907

Death Location: Clarks Junction, Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Richard Willis

Mother: Christiana Jossey

Spouse(s): Sarah Willis

Children(s): Louisa Willis, Sallie Willis, Geo Willis, Wm Willis, Helen Willis, Susan Willis

James Henry Willis was born in 1819 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA, the child of Richard Jefferson Willis And Christiana Kitty Jossey. James Henry Willis married Sarah A Willis, and had children including Geo Bennie Willis, Helen R Willis, Kitty May Willis, Louisa Qualls Willis, Sallie J Willis, Susan L Willis, Wm R Willis. James Henry Willis passed away in 1907 in Clarks Junction, Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Henry Willis was born in 1819 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA, the child of Richard Jefferson Willis And Christiana Kitty Jossey.
  • James Henry Willis married Sarah A Willis, and had children including Geo Bennie Willis, Helen R Willis, Kitty May Willis, Louisa Qualls Willis, Sallie J Willis, Susan L Willis, Wm R Willis.
  • James Henry Willis passed away in 1907 in Clarks Junction, Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Willis
1789–1866
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
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Christiana Jossey
1793–1847
Birth Location: , Wilkes, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Willis
1825–1881
Birth Location: Lincoln, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Louisa Willis
1868–1961
Birth Location: Danburg, Georgia
LW
Sallie Willis
1855–
Birth Location: Georgia
SW
Geo Willis
1859–1910
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia
GW
Wm Willis
1848–
Birth Location: Georgia
WW
Helen Willis
1851–
Birth Location: Georgia
HW
Susan Willis
1866–
Birth Location: Georgia
SW

James Willis's Ancestors

Self
James Willis
1819–1907
Birth Place: Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Parents
Richard Jefferson Willis
1789–1866
Wilkes County, Georgia, United States of America
Christiana (Kitty) Jossey
1793–1847
, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
George (Dabney) Willis
1754–1827
Anna River, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Susannah Willis
1757–1843
Virginia, United States of America
Henry Jossey
1731–1799
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Mary Hill
1758–1831
Wilkes Co, GA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Dabney
1729–1756
Stephen Willis
1725–1820
Enos Cooper
1745–1783
Jane Barham
1734–1780
Sarah Swenson
1706–1769
James Jossey
1702–1769
Henry Sr
1730–1804
Sarah Cotton
1736–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Dabney
1700–1768
Ann Anderson
1709–1767
Susanah Dabney
1698–1752
Stephen Willis
1703–
Joseph Cooper
1717–1802
Elizabeth Jones
1718–1795
SARA Nilsdotter
1674–
Lars Svensson
1666–1749
Colonel Jossey
1660–1730
Sarah Clark
1667–1711
ABRAHAM I
1698–1760
Judith Hill
1705–1760
John III
1684–1741

James Willis's Descendants

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James (Henry) Willis (20 February 1819–25 October 1907) m. Sarah (A) Willis (Abt 1825–1 Nov 1881)
  1. 1. Louisa (Qualls) Willis 1868–1961 m. William (Stephen) Agnew 1851–1919
    1. 1. Alise Bruner 1895–1968 m. Melvin (E) Bruner 1890–1963
      1. 1. William (K) Bruner 1922–1983 m. Joyce Peterson 1927–2004
      2. 2. Charles Bruner 1923–2000 m. Joanie 1934–2015
      3. 3. Robert Bruner 1926–1960
      4. 4. Betty (Lou) Bruner 1929–2017
      5. 5. Sara (Ann) Biermann 1930–1996
      6. 6. James (Willis) Bruner 1911–1979
        1. 1. James (Melvin) Bruner 1936–2011
    2. 2. Olin Agnew 1895–1915
    3. 3. Bernice Agnew 1902–1993 m. Harry (B) Cole 1892– m. Leslie (Franklin) Small 1902–1986
    4. 4. Kenneth Agnew 1897–1914
  2. 2. Sallie (J.) Willis 1855–
  3. 3. Geo (Bennie) Willis 1859–1910
  4. 4. Wm (R) Willis 1848–
    1. 1. Ella (Quinn) Willis 1873–1970
      1. 1. Jessie Whaite 1893–1994
  5. 5. Helen (R) Willis 1851– m. Daniel (William "D.W.") Sale 1848–1920
    1. 1. Lafayette (Lamar Sale) Sr 1882–1958
      1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Sale 1922–2014
    2. 2. Howard Sale 1904–
  6. 6. Susan (L) Willis 1866–

James Willis's Timeline

9 Records

1819
20 February 1819
Birth of James Henry Willis in Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Wilkes, Georgia, USA
1821
1821
Age 2
James Henry Willis was married
None
1840
6 May 1840
Age 21
James Henry Willis was married in Lincoln, Georgia
Lincoln, Georgia
1850
1850
Age 31
James Henry Willis resided here in Division 94, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Division 94, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 41
James Henry Willis resided here in Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 51
James Henry Willis resided here in , Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
, Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 61
James Henry Willis resided here in District 181, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
District 181, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
1906
19 Feb 1906
Age 87
James Henry Willis - Probate in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA
1907
25 October 1907
Age 88
Death of James Henry Willis in , Wilkes, Georgia, USA
, Wilkes, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1819
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [6] RootsWeb WorldConnect Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Dover On Oconee River, 6 MI. From Greensboro
    Record Source: RootsWeb WorldConnect Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1821
    Record Source: RootsWeb WorldConnect Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 May 1840
    Event Place: Lincoln, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 94, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Non-population Census Schedules for Georgia, Documenting the Period 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] Georgia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: , Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 181, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1907
    Event Place: , Wilkes, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: RootsWeb WorldConnect Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarks Junction, Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] RootsWeb WorldConnect Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1906
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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