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Lou Willis 1888–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1888

Birth Location: Trinity County, Texas

Death Date: 1919

Death Location: Trinity County, Texas

Father: Josiah Willis

Mother: Margaret Roark

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Children(s):

In 1888, Lou Willis entered the world in Trinity County, Texas, born to Josiah Sorrell Willis And Margaret Elizabeth Roark. Lou Willis passed away in 1919 in Trinity County, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Lou Willis entered the world in Trinity County, Texas, born to Josiah Sorrell Willis And Margaret Elizabeth Roark.
  • Lou Willis passed away in 1919 in Trinity County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Willis
1845–1929
Birth Location: Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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Margaret Roark
1867–1925
Birth Location: Texas
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lou Willis's Ancestors

Self
Lou Willis
1888–1919
Birth Place: Trinity County, Texas
Parents
Josiah Sorrell Willis
1845–1929
Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Margaret (Elizabeth) Roark
1867–1925
Texas
Grandparents
Reverend (Joseph P) Willis
1824–1912
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Sweat
1829–1883
Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lou Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1888
Jun 1888
Birth of Lou Willis in Trinity County, Texas
Trinity County, Texas
1919
1919
Age 31
Death of Lou Willis in Trinity County, Texas
Trinity County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1888
    Event Place: Trinity County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Trinity County, Texas
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