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Matilda Willis 1815–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1815

Birth Location: Edgefield, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 26 Nov 1865

Death Location: Blackville, Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Robert Willis

Mother: Kessiah xxxxx

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Matilda Willis was born in 1815 in Edgefield, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States, the child of Robert Carter Willis And Kessiah Watson Xxxxx. Matilda Willis passed away in 1865 in Blackville, Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matilda Willis was born in 1815 in Edgefield, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States, the child of Robert Carter Willis And Kessiah Watson Xxxxx.
  • Matilda Willis passed away in 1865 in Blackville, Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Matilda Willis's Ancestors

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Matilda Willis
1815–1865
Birth Place: Edgefield, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Robert Carter Willis
1772–1844
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Kessiah (Watson) xxxxx
1780–1845
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Willis) xxxxx
1728–1785
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Winnifred ("Winnie") Watson
1740–1800
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Ann Watson (Watson 1st Cousin)) Odom
1746–1817
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Willis
1691–1740
Mildred Lewis
1692–1732
William Watson\Neville
1702–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis IV
1664–1719
Elizabeth (44-MARTIAU)
1672–1719
James Watson
1677–1777
Sarah Watson
1684–1726

Matilda Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1815
9 Sep 1815
Birth of Matilda Willis in Edgefield, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
1865
26 Nov 1865
Age 50
Death of Matilda Willis in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America
Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1815
    Event Place: Edgefield, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blackville, Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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