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Joseph Alexander Willis 1854–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1854

Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 November 1912

Death Location: Kerrville, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Charles Sr

Mother: Mary Brooks

Spouse(s): Mary Willis

Children(s): Bessie Willis

Joseph Alexander Willis was born in 1854 in Maury, Tennessee, USA, the child of Charles Washington Willis Sr And Mary Jane Brooks. In 1900, Joseph Alexander Willis resided in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Joseph Alexander Willis resided in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA. Joseph Alexander Willis married Mary Ann Willis, and had children including Bessie Ann Willis. Joseph Alexander Willis passed away in 1912 in Kerrville, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Alexander Willis was born in 1854 in Maury, Tennessee, USA, the child of Charles Washington Willis Sr And Mary Jane Brooks.
  • In 1900, Joseph Alexander Willis resided in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Joseph Alexander Willis resided in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joseph Alexander Willis married Mary Ann Willis, and had children including Bessie Ann Willis.
  • Joseph Alexander Willis passed away in 1912 in Kerrville, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Willis's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Willis
1854–1912
Birth Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Charles Washington Willis Sr
1827–1900
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane) Brooks
1827–1895
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin Willis) (DNA)
1794–1860
James Co., Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Deen
1799–1860
Tennessee, USA
Thomas Brooks
1793–1860
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Willis
1770–1846
Nancy Mounger
1769–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Willis
1743–1829
Elizabeth Willis
1740–1807

Joseph Willis's Descendants

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Joseph (Alexander) Willis (8 March 1854–30 November 1912) m. Mary (Ann) Willis (4 December 1856–8 December 1943)
  1. 1. Bessie (Ann) Willis 1898–1976 m. Roy (Nathaniel "Gordon") Pace 1894–1936 m. John (Earl Pickard) Sr 1894–1976
    1. 1. William (Franklin) Pace 1928– m. Helen (Rebecca "Becky") Ballard 1932–2012
    2. 2. Patra (Estelle) Pace 1924–2011 m. Clarence (Poe) Ballard 1920–1991
    3. 3. Ola Mcmullen 1919–2002
    4. 4. William (Earl) McMullen 1916–1936
    5. 5. Jerry (Henderson) Pickard 1938–1999

Joseph Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1854
8 March 1854
Birth of Joseph Alexander Willis in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Joseph Alexander Willis resided here in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Joseph Alexander Willis resided here in Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
1912
30 November 1912
Age 58
Death of Joseph Alexander Willis in Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1854
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1912
    Event Place: Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kerrville, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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