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John Washington Willis 1803 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Salem Baptist Church, Tift, Georgia, United States

Father: Benjamin Willis

Mother: Blansett Willis

Spouse(s): Charlotte Calloway

Children(s): John Willis, Cynthia Willis, William Willis, Benjamin Willis, David Willis, Eliza Willis, Matilda Willis, Thomas Willis, Daniel Willis, Ambrose Willis, George Willis

In 1803, John Washington Willis entered the world in Bladen, North Carolina, United States, born to Benjamin Willis and Blansett Willis. John Washington Willis married Charlotte Matilda Calloway, and had children including John J. Willis, Cynthia Willis, William Henry Willis, Benjamin G. Willis, David Calloway Willis, Eliza Willis, Matilda Willis, Thomas James Jackson? Willis, Daniel Willis, Ambrose Perry Willis, George Washington Willis. John Washington Willis passed away in 1885 in Salem Baptist Church, Tift, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1803, John Washington Willis entered the world in Bladen, North Carolina, United States, born to Benjamin Willis and Blansett Willis.
  • John Washington Willis married Charlotte Matilda Calloway, and had children including John J. Willis, Cynthia Willis, William Henry Willis, Benjamin G. Willis, David Calloway Willis, Eliza Willis, Matilda Willis, Thomas James Jackson? Willis, Daniel Willis, Ambrose Perry Willis, George Washington Willis.
  • John Washington Willis passed away in 1885 in Salem Baptist Church, Tift, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Willis's Ancestors

Self
John Willis
1803 – 1885
Birth Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benjamin Willis
1774 – 1860
NC
Blansett Willis
1780 – 1835
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin WILLIS
1750 – 1824
Bladen, Cumberland, Georgia, United States
Susannah Chandler
1750 – 1790
Connecticut, United States
John Morrison
1740 – 1801
North Carolina, United States
Flora Campbell
1750 – 1826
, , , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Willis's Descendants

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John (Washington) Willis (1803 – 1885) m. Charlotte (Matilda) Calloway (1807 – 1885)
  1. 1. John (J.) Willis (1827 – )
  2. 2. Cynthia Willis (1828 – )
  3. 3. William (Henry) Willis (25 Apr 1829 – 1 May 1862)
  4. 4. Benjamin (G.) Willis (1831 – )
  5. 5. David (Calloway) Willis (31 Mar 1832 – 28 Mar 1907)
  6. 6. Eliza Willis (1836 – )
  7. 7. Matilda Willis (1840 – )
  8. 8. Thomas (James Jackson?) Willis (1841 – )
  9. 9. Daniel Willis (1843 – )
  10. 10. Ambrose (Perry) Willis (6 Feb1845 – 5 APR 1886)
  11. 11. George (Washington) Willis (10 Feb 1847 – 25 Feb 1932)

John Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1803
1803
Birth of John Washington Willis in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1885
1885
Age 82
Death of John Washington Willis in Salem Baptist Church, Tift, Georgia, United States
Salem Baptist Church, Tift, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Salem Baptist Church, Tift, Georgia, United States

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