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Joyce Willis 1808–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: , Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1865 ??

Death Location: Bogue, Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Father: George Willis

Mother: Esther Lewis

Spouse(s): Archibald Smith

Children(s): Burns Smith

Joyce Willis was born in 1808 in , Carteret, North Carolina, United States, the child of George Washington Willis And Esther Lewis. In 1860, Joyce Willis resided in Carteret, Carteret, North Carolina, USA. Joyce Willis married Archibald Smith, and had children including Burns Biddle Smith. Joyce Willis passed away in 1865 in Bogue, Carteret, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Joyce Willis was born in 1808 in , Carteret, North Carolina, United States, the child of George Washington Willis And Esther Lewis.
  • In 1860, Joyce Willis resided in Carteret, Carteret, North Carolina, USA.
  • Joyce Willis married Archibald Smith, and had children including Burns Biddle Smith.
  • Joyce Willis passed away in 1865 in Bogue, Carteret, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Joyce Willis's Ancestors

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Joyce Willis
1808–1865
Birth Place: , Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Parents
George Washington Willis
1782–1843
, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Esther Lewis
1787–1851
, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Ann) Yates
1754–1836
Hunting Quarters, Carteret, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Bazel Yates
1728–1795
Mary Nedom
1717–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Yeates
1662–1752

Joyce Willis's Descendants

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Joyce Willis (1808–1865 ??) m. Archibald Smith (abt 1799–)
  1. 1. Burns (Biddle) Smith 1829– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Midgette 1831–
    1. 1. Frances (Laura) Smith 1853–1932 m. William (W) Dennis 1848–1929
      1. 1. Julius (William Dennis) Sr 1879–1964 m. Maie (Louise) Kellum 1887–1970 m. Maie (Louise Kellum) Dennis 1887–1970
        1. 1. Kenneth (Eugene) Dennis 1914–1993
        2. 2. Lillie (M) Dennis 1917–
        3. 3. Julius (William) Dennis 1911–1998 m. Dolly (Elizabeth) Pritchard 1915–1989
    2. 2. Nellie Smith 1855–1931
    3. 3. William Smith 1856–1916
    4. 4. Rebecca (Smith) (Moore) 1852–1928
    5. 5. Henry Smith 1860–1927

Joyce Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Joyce Willis in , Carteret, North Carolina, United States
, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 52
Joyce Willis resided here in Carteret, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Carteret, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
1865
1865 ??
Age 57
Death of Joyce Willis in Bogue, Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Bogue, Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: , Carteret, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Carteret, Carteret, North Carolina; Roll: M653_890; Page: 222; Family History Lib

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Carteret, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Carteret, Carteret, North Carolina; Roll: M653_890; Page: 222; Family History Lib

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865 ??
    Event Place: Bogue, Carteret, North Carolina, United States

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