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John Cody Willis 1892–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1892

Birth Location: West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 October 1982

Death Location: Forest Hills, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Willis

Mother: Sidney Willis

Spouse(s): Florence Mounts, Florence Mounts, Florence Mounts

Children(s): Williard Willis, Hazel Willis, John Willis, John Jr, Hazel Willis, Mary Willis, Eloise Willis, Frank Willis, Clarence Willis

John Cody Willis was born in 1892 in West Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Willis And Sidney Willis. In 1900, John Cody Willis resided in Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, John Cody Willis resided in Blackberry, Pike, Kentucky, USA. John Cody Willis married Florence B Mounts, Florence Mounts, and had children including Clarence Lee Willis, Eloise Willis, Frank Cody Willis, Hazel Marie Willis, Hazel Marie Willis, John Cody Willis Jr, John Willis, Mary Willis, Williard Daniel Willis. John Cody Willis passed away in 1982 in Forest Hills, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John Cody Willis was born in 1892 in West Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Willis And Sidney Willis.
  • In 1900, John Cody Willis resided in Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, John Cody Willis resided in Blackberry, Pike, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Cody Willis married Florence B Mounts, Florence Mounts, and had children including Clarence Lee Willis, Eloise Willis, Frank Cody Willis, Hazel Marie Willis, Hazel Marie Willis, John Cody Willis Jr, John Willis, Mary Willis, Williard Daniel Willis.
  • John Cody Willis passed away in 1982 in Forest Hills, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Willis
1863–1913
Birth Location: Lawrence, Ohio, USA
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Sidney Willis
1873–1939
Birth Location: Wayne, West Virginia, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Florence Mounts
1894–1982
Birth Location: Logan, West Virginia, USA
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Florence Mounts
1894–1982
Birth Location: Logan, West Virginia, USA
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Florence Mounts
1894–1982
Birth Location: Logan, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Williard Willis
1917–2008
Birth Location: Stone, Pike, Kentucky, USA
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Hazel Willis
1920–1997
Birth Location: War Eagle, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
HW
John Willis
1923–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
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John Jr
1923–2000
Birth Location: Vulcan, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
JJ
Hazel Willis
1920–1997
Birth Location: War Eagle, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
HW
Mary Willis
1916–1916
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, USA
MW
Eloise Willis
1915–1915
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
EW
Frank Willis
1913–1914
Birth Location: –
FW
Clarence Willis
1925–2006
Birth Location: Vulcan, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
CW

John Willis's Ancestors

Self
John Willis
1892–1982
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Willis
1863–1913
Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Sidney Willis
1873–1939
Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Gilbert) Willis
1822–1892
Lawrence, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Lurania Neal
1826–1901
Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Sr.
1783–1848
Susannah Rucker
1787–1873
Thomas Neal
1795–1870
Sophia Corbin
1799–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Willis's Descendants

1.
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John (Cody) Willis (26 Aug 1892–2 October 1982) m. Florence (B) Mounts (26 May 1894–12 November 1982) m. Florence (B) Mounts (26 May 1894–12 Nov 1982) m. Florence Mounts (26 May 1894–12 Nov 1982)
  1. 1. Williard (Daniel) Willis 1917–2008 m. Dimple (K.) Willis 1918–2010
    1. 1. Sandra (Leigh) Willis 1941–2018
  2. 2. Hazel (Marie) Willis 1920–1997 m. Beverly (C) Moorman 1902–1970
  3. 3. John Willis 1923–
  4. 4. John (Cody Willis) Jr 1923–2000 m. Geneva (Grace) Pollard 1927–1974 m. Della (Agnes) Runyon 1922–1974
  5. 5. Hazel (Marie) Willis 1920–1997
  6. 6. Mary Willis 1916–1916
  7. 7. Eloise Willis 1915–1915
  8. 8. Frank (Cody) Willis 1913–1914
  9. 9. Clarence (Lee) Willis 1925–2006 m. JoAnn Blackburn 1932–2020

John Willis's Timeline

10 Records

1892
26 Aug 1892
Birth of John Cody Willis in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
John Cody Willis resided here in Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
John Cody Willis resided here in Blackberry, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Blackberry, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 25
John Cody Willis resided here in Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
1923
1923
Age 31
John Cody Willis resided here
None
1925
1925
Age 33
John Cody Willis resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 38
John Cody Willis resided here in Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
John Cody Willis resided here in Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 48
John Cody Willis resided here in Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
1982
2 October 1982
Age 90
Death of John Cody Willis in Forest Hills, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Forest Hills, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1892
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04431; Page: 54B; Enumeration District: 30-14
    [2] Kentucky, Death Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0011
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Pike County
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Butler, Wayne, West Virginia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0107
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Blackberry, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T624_499; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0181; FHL microfilm: 1374512

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Butler, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Butler, Wayne, West Virginia; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0107

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Blackberry, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Blackberry, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: T624_499; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0181; FHL microfilm: 1374512

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Pike County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0011

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04431; Page: 54B; Enumeration District: 30-14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Magnolia, Mingo, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04431; Page: 54B; Enumeration District: 30-14

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 October 1982
    Event Place: Forest Hills, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Death Index
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