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Joseph Moore Willis 1804 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jun 1878

Death Location: Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Father: William Willis

Mother: Lucy Willis

Spouse(s): Eliza Norment

Children(s): Martha Willis

Joseph Moore Willis was born in 1804 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Buckner Willis and Lucy MOORE Willis. Joseph Moore Willis married Eliza Pleasants Norment, and had children including Martha Lee Willis. Joseph Moore Willis passed away in 1878 in Richmond City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Moore Willis was born in 1804 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Buckner Willis and Lucy MOORE Willis.
  • Joseph Moore Willis married Eliza Pleasants Norment, and had children including Martha Lee Willis.
  • Joseph Moore Willis passed away in 1878 in Richmond City, Virginia, USA.

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Joseph Willis's Ancestors

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Joseph Willis
1804 – 1878
Birth Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Buckner Willis
1760 – 1823
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Lucy (MOORE) Willis
1760 – 1843
Chesterfield or Mecklenburg County, Virginia Colony
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Willis's Descendants

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Joseph (Moore) Willis (1804 – Jun 1878) m. Eliza (Pleasants) Norment (abt 1801 – 2 Feb 1862)
  1. 1. Martha (Lee) Willis (Abt 1835 – 5 Aug 1915) m. Edward (J) Vaughan (1830 – 11 March 1907)

Joseph Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1804
1804
Birth of Joseph Moore Willis in Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
1878
Jun 1878
Age 74
Death of Joseph Moore Willis in Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1878
    Event Place: Richmond City, Virginia, USA

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