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Leo James Willis 1930–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 July 1930

Birth Location: Picayune Pea, Mississippi

Death Date: 10 Oct 1990

Death Location: Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA

Father: Leo Willis

Mother: Lena Mitchell

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Leo James Willis was born in 1930 in Picayune Pea, Mississippi, the child of Leo James Willis And Lena Mae Mitchell. Leo James Willis passed away in 1990 in Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Leo James Willis was born in 1930 in Picayune Pea, Mississippi, the child of Leo James Willis And Lena Mae Mitchell.
  • Leo James Willis passed away in 1990 in Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA.

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Leo Willis's Ancestors

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Leo Willis
1930–1990
Birth Place: Picayune Pea, Mississippi
Parents
Leo James Willis
1912–1968
MS
Lena (Mae) Mitchell
1912–1975
Picayune, Pearl River, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
B. (Travis) Mitchell
1870–1953
Mississippi
Mary (Cansada) Thigpen
1870–1947
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
R Mitchell
1831–1906
Thibetha Patch
1835–1882
John Thigpen
1843–1931
Mary Mitchell
1853–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mitchell
1798–1874
Lavinia West
1806–1895
Stephen Patch
1808–1845
Sabra Mcclendon
1811–1882
Andrew Mitchell
1827–1885
Casandra Mitchell
1827–1892

Leo Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1930
05 July 1930
Birth of Leo James Willis in Picayune Pea, Mississippi
Picayune Pea, Mississippi
1990
10 Oct 1990
Age 60
Death of Leo James Willis in Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA
Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 July 1930
    Event Place: Picayune Pea, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1990
    Event Place: Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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