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Lillie Willis 1891–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1891

Birth Location: Sinking Creek, Gilmer, West Virginia

Death Date: 14 Sep 1945

Death Location: Montgomery, Kentucky, United States

Father: Arnold WILLIS

Mother: Sarah Patterson

Spouse(s): Walter Staton

Children(s): Delphin Staton

Lillie Willis was born in 1891 in Sinking Creek, Gilmer, West Virginia, the child of Arnold William Willis And Sarah A Patterson. Lillie Willis married Walter Massie Staton, and had children including Delphin Delmas Staton. Lillie Willis passed away in 1945 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Lillie Willis was born in 1891 in Sinking Creek, Gilmer, West Virginia, the child of Arnold William Willis And Sarah A Patterson.
  • Lillie Willis married Walter Massie Staton, and had children including Delphin Delmas Staton.
  • Lillie Willis passed away in 1945 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arnold WILLIS
1861–1929
Birth Location: Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
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Sarah Patterson
1861–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Walter Staton
1887–1965
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Delphin Staton
1907–1982
Birth Location: Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
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Lillie Willis's Ancestors

Self
Lillie Willis
1891–1945
Birth Place: Sinking Creek, Gilmer, West Virginia
Parents
Arnold William WILLIS
1861–1929
Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Sarah (A) Patterson
1861–
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lillie Willis's Descendants

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Lillie Willis (20 Feb 1891–14 Sep 1945) m. Walter (Massie) Staton (28 Apr 1887–29 May 1965)
  1. 1. Delphin (Delmas) Staton 1907–1982 m. Eula (Gay) Belcher 1909–1961
    1. 1. Priscilla ((Louise)) Hoffman 1926–1974 m. Ralph (William) Hoffman 1925–2005
      1. 1. Dorothy (Sharon) Hoffman 1947–2003 m. Dennis (Lee) Lienhardt 1951–2004 m. Carl (Victor Stahl) II 1947–1975
    2. 2. Anna (Leona Staton) Codner 1925–2018
    3. 3. Crawford (James) Staton 1928–1995
    4. 4. Lela (Mae Yvonne) Staton 1939–2005 m. Russell (Dean) Ervin 1939–1959 m. John (Henry Gamble) Jr 1936–2004
    5. 5. Paul ((Walter)) Staton 1934–1974

Lillie Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1891
20 Feb 1891
Birth of Lillie Willis in Sinking Creek, Gilmer, West Virginia
Sinking Creek, Gilmer, West Virginia
1945
14 Sep 1945
Age 54
Death of Lillie Willis in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Montgomery, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Sinking Creek, Gilmer, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1945
    Event Place: Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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