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John McClelland Willis 1916 – 2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1916

Birth Location: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 2003

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Willis

Mother: Martha (Willis)

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Children(s):

The story of John McClelland Willis began in 1916 in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. John McClelland Willis passed away in 2003 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John McClelland Willis began in 1916 in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • John McClelland Willis passed away in 2003 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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John Willis's Ancestors

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John Willis
1916 – 2003
Birth Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Preston Willis
1876 – 1938
Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Martha ("Mattie" Elizabeth Hord) (Willis)
1872 – 1957
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Aldridge (James) HORD
1848 – 1900
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Virginia (Elizabeth) Melvin
1849 – 1938
Baltimore, MD.
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose HORD
1804 – 1869
Elizabeth (HORD)
1822 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hord
1756 – 1822
Agatha (HORD)
1771 – 1834

John Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1916
2 Jul 1916
Birth of John McClelland Willis in Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
2003
18 Mar 2003
Age 87
Death of John McClelland Willis in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 2003
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

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