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Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis 1890–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1890

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 27 Dec 1983

Death Location: Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA

Father: William Willis

Mother: None None

Spouse(s): Otus Cathey

Children(s): Lona Cathey, Margaret Cathey

The story of Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis began in 1890 in Alabama, USA. In 1900, Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided in Birmingham Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided in Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama, USA. Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis married Otus Martin Cathey, and had children including Lona Lorena Cathey, Margaret Willis Cathey. Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis passed away in 1983 in Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis began in 1890 in Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided in Birmingham Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided in Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama, USA.
  • Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis married Otus Martin Cathey, and had children including Lona Lorena Cathey, Margaret Willis Cathey.
  • Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis passed away in 1983 in Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Willis
1867–1929
Birth Location: Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA
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None None
1868–1926
Birth Location: Epes, Sumter, Alabama, USA

Spouses(s)

Otus Cathey
1884–1941
Birth Location: Epes, Sumter County, Alabama
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Children(s)

Lona Cathey
1909–2000
Birth Location: Epes, Sumter County, Alabama
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Margaret Cathey
1912–1996
Birth Location: Epes, Sumter County, Alabama
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Maggie Willis's Ancestors

Self
Maggie Willis
1890–1983
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
William Jehu Willis
1867–1929
Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA
1868–1926
Epes, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
4 (John Price Willis) 1846
1846–1904
Brookville Mississippi, USA
4 (Sarah Elizabeth Harlan) 1848
1848–1902
Noxubee Co., Mississippi
Andrew (Jackson Arrington) 1827
1827–1909
Nash, North Carolina, USA
Margaret ("Maggie" Little Bell) 1847
1847–1914
Sumter County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
5 1818
1818–1855
5 1828
1828–1850
William Harlan
1818–1865
Mary Hunter
1827–1885
Joseph 1789
1789–1864
Mary 1790
1790–1864
Bennett Bell
1811–1884
Caroline Little
1823–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
6 1790
1790–1856
6 1790
1790–1821
6 1797
1797–1893
6 1803
1803–1873
1775–1843
6 1777
1777–1839
6 1794
1794–1865
6 1799
1799–1834
Joseph Arrington
1757–1819
Martha Crawford
1757–1818
Blake Little
1793–1873
Mary Stanton
1794–1843

Maggie Willis's Descendants

1.
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Maggie (Bell "Maggie") Willis (20 Feb 1890–27 Dec 1983) m. Otus (Martin) Cathey (28 Apr 1884–26 Jan 1941)
  1. 1. Lona (Lorena) Cathey 1909–2000 m. John (Francis) Almond 1906–1986
  2. 2. Margaret (Willis) Cathey 1912–1996 m. William (Sherwood Jr Pape) 1912 1912–1993

Maggie Willis's Timeline

9 Records

1890
20 Feb 1890
Birth of Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided here in Birmingham Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided here in Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided here in Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1926
1926
Age 36
Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 45
Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided here in Rural, Sumter, Alabama
Rural, Sumter, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 50
Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis resided here in Epes, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Epes, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1983
27 Dec 1983
Age 93
Death of Maggie Bell "Maggie" Willis in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, USA
Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1890
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Epes, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T627_80; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 60-15
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-24-9265; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T625_41; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 303
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 22; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 934.0; FHL microfilm: 2339757
    [5] Florida Death Index
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 23; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1240023
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T624_33; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374046
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 23; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1240023

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 23; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1240023
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 23; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1240023

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T624_33; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374046

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jones Bluff, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T625_41; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 303

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 22; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 934.0; FHL microfilm: 2339757

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Sumter, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Epes, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T627_80; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 60-15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Epes, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Epes, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: T627_80; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 60-15

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Social Security #: 419-24-9265

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1983
    Event Place: Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 419-24-9265; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Florida Death Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
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