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Joshua Hamilton Willis 1850 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1850

Birth Location: Lawrence, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 19 Mar 1944

Death Location: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, United States

Father: Hugh Willis

Mother: Phoebe Crowley

Spouse(s): Martha Litteral

Children(s): Virgil Willis

Born in 1850 in Lawrence, Lawrence, Ohio, United States, Joshua Hamilton Willis was the child of Hugh Willis and Phoebe Thebo Crowley. In time, Joshua Hamilton Willis married Martha Litteral, and they raised a family that included Virgil Forest Willis. Joshua Hamilton Willis died in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, United States in 1944.

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Parents

Hugh Willis
1817 – 1903
Birth Location: Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
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Phoebe Crowley
1828 – 1875
Birth Location: South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Litteral
1861 – 1936
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Virgil Willis
1887 – 1967
Birth Location: Jeffersonville, Fayette, Ohio, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Dec 1850
    Event Place: Lawrence, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Mar 1944
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, United States

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