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James Brooks Willis 1891 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1891

Birth Location: Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 23 MAY 1957

Death Location: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Willis

Mother: Rachel Morgan

Spouse(s): Nellie Shales

Children(s): Freas Willis, Ruth Willis, George Willis, Nellie Willis

James Brooks Willis was born in 1891 in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Elias Willis and Rachel Morgan. James Brooks Willis married Nellie B. Shales, and had children including Freas Willis, Ruth Edith Willis, George James Willis, Nellie Willis. James Brooks Willis passed away in 1957 in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Brooks Willis was born in 1891 in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Elias Willis and Rachel Morgan.
  • James Brooks Willis married Nellie B. Shales, and had children including Freas Willis, Ruth Edith Willis, George James Willis, Nellie Willis.
  • James Brooks Willis passed away in 1957 in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Willis's Ancestors

Self
James Willis
1891 – 1957
Birth Place: Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Elias Willis
1861 – 1932
Richmond, Surrey, England
Rachel Morgan
1861 – 1940
St John, Glamorgan, Wales
Grandparents
Elias Willis
1833 – 1869
Ashmansworth, Hampshire OR Devon, England
Mary (Ann) Barlow
1835 –
Twickenham, Middlesex, England
David (C) Morgan
1837 – 1907
Llangyfelach, Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales
Mary (Ann Thomas) Morgan
1839 –
St John, Glamorgan, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John WILLIS
1798 –
Hannah Rose
1798 – 1876
John Barlow
Mary Barlow
Morgan Morgan
1806 – 1864
Rachel Thomas
1812 – 1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rose
1767 – 1859
Mary Avery
1775 – 1849
John Morgan
1777 –
Jane Parton-Jones
1778 –
DAVID THOMAS
1777 – 1853
Rachel Harries
1781 – 1863

James Willis's Descendants

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James (Brooks) Willis (16 Nov 1891 – 23 MAY 1957) m. Nellie (B.) Shales (17 Mar 1895 – 3 Feb 1950)
  1. 1. Freas Willis (1914 – 1967)
  2. 2. Ruth (Edith) Willis (07 April 1917 – 09 August 1917)
  3. 3. George (James) Willis (22 FEB 1919 – 19 AUG 1964) m. Jean (Harriet) LeGault (06 AUG 1923 – 26 JUN 2015)
    1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Willis (abt 1947 – ) m. John Nattras
      1. 1. Laura Nattras m. Kitz
      2. 2. 'JR' (John) Nattras
    2. 2. George (J) Willis (abt 1950 – ) m. Karen (S) Poll
      1. 1. George Willis
      2. 2. Geoffrey Willis m. Donna
        1. 1. Ava Willis
        2. 2. Luke Willis
      3. 3. Kate Willis m. Aleks Lapinski
        1. 1. Nathaniel Lapinski
        2. 2. Isaac Lapinski
    3. 3. Gary (L) Willis (02 JUL 1955 – ) m. Myra (Ann) March (22 MAY 1962 – )
      1. 1. Jordan (Christina) Willis (22 APR 1992 – )
      2. 2. Jacob (George) Willis (07 DEC 1994 – ) m. Sarah (E) Krug (02 Oct 1994 – )
        1. 1. Brooks (Michael) Willis (22 JAN 2023 – )
    4. 4. David (Alan) Willis m. Lynn
      1. 1. Phoebe (Marie) Willis m. Cory Samuelson
        1. 1. Isak Samuelson
        2. 2. Noah Samuelson
      2. 2. Christian Willis
      3. 3. Brandon Willis m. Jessica
  4. 4. Nellie Willis

James Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1891
16 Nov 1891
Birth of James Brooks Willis in Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1957
23 MAY 1957
Age 66
Death of James Brooks Willis in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1891
    Event Place: Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1957
    Event Place: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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