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Jessie M Willis 1922–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 November 1922

Birth Location: McCaskill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 29 October 1987

Death Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan

Father: Zollie Sr

Mother: Susie Cole

Spouse(s): Hosie Willis

Children(s): Velma Spencer

The story of Jessie M Willis began in 1922 in McCaskill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, Jessie M Willis resided in Redland, Redland, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. In 1950, Jessie M Willis resided in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA. Jessie M Willis married Hosie Willis, and had children including David Samuel Willis, Hosie Willis, Kenneth Daniel Willis, Nancy Pearl Willis, Susie Lou Willis, Sylvia Berniece Willis, Thelma Lee Willis, Velma Marie Spencer. Jessie M Willis passed away in 1987 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan.

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Biography

  • The story of Jessie M Willis began in 1922 in McCaskill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Jessie M Willis resided in Redland, Redland, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1950, Jessie M Willis resided in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.
  • Jessie M Willis married Hosie Willis, and had children including David Samuel Willis, Hosie Willis, Kenneth Daniel Willis, Nancy Pearl Willis, Susie Lou Willis, Sylvia Berniece Willis, Thelma Lee Willis, Velma Marie Spencer.
  • Jessie M Willis passed away in 1987 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jessie Willis's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Willis
1922–1987
Birth Place: McCaskill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Zollie James Turner Sr
1897–1967
Hope, Arkansas
Susie Cole
1899–
Hope, Arkansas
Grandparents
General (Barlo) Turner
1861–1925
Louisiana
Dora Turner
1867–
Emmerson Arkansas
Jake (Archie Reed) Cole
1876–1960
Columbus, Ark
Hattie Maxwell
1877–
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
Louis Turner
1825–
Adeline Johns
1852–
Emma Robinson
1840–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jessie Willis's Descendants

1.
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Jessie (M) Willis (25 November 1922–29 October 1987) m. Hosie Willis (17 Apr 1909–29 Jan 1986)
  1. 1. Velma (Marie) Spencer 1945–2016

Jessie Willis's Timeline

6 Records

1922
25 November 1922
Birth of Jessie M Willis in McCaskill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
McCaskill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
Jessie M Willis resided here in Redland, Redland, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Redland, Redland, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
Jessie M Willis resided here in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1953
1953
Age 31
Jessie M Willis resided here in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
1956
1956
Age 34
Jessie M Willis resided here in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
1987
29 October 1987
Age 65
Death of Jessie M Willis in Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Flint, Genesee, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 November 1922
    Event Place: McCaskill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 432-22-6686; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 1819; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 77-171

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Redland, Redland, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Redland, Hempstead, Arkansas; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2339811

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 1819; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 77-171

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1987
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 432-22-6686; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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