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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

John Washington Willis was born in Bladen, North Carolina, United States in 1803, to Benjamin Willis and Blansett Willis. Later in life, John Washington Willis married Charlotte Matilda Calloway; among their children were 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 and George Washington Willis. John Washington Willis died in Salem Baptist Church, Tift, Georgia, United States, 1885.

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Parents

Benjamin Willis
1774 – 1860
Birth Location: NC
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Blansett Willis
1780 – 1835
Birth Location: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Calloway
1807 – 1885
Birth Location: Irwin, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

John Willis
1827 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Cynthia Willis
1828 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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William Willis
1829 – 1862
Birth Location: Georgia
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Benjamin Willis
1831 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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David Willis
1832 – 1907
Birth Location: Irwin Co. Georgia
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Eliza Willis
1836 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Matilda Willis
1840 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Thomas Willis
1841 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Daniel Willis
1843 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Ambrose Willis
– 1886
Birth Location: Georgia
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George Willis
1847 – 1932
Birth Location: Irwin Co.Georgia
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Sources

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

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

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