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Nancy Willis 1803–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Irvin, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Father: Benjamin Willis

Mother: Margaret man

Spouse(s): Thomas Woodard

Children(s): julia (Cato), George Woodard\wodard, Elizabeth Woodard, William Woodard, Benjamin Army, Isaac Woodard, John Woodard, Laura Woodard, Green Woodard, Sarah Woodward

The story of Nancy Willis began in 1803 in Georgia, USA. Nancy Willis married Thomas Young Woodard, and had children including Benjamin William Woodard Died In Manassas Virginia Confederate States Army, Elizabeth Woodard, George Woodard Wodard, Green Woodard, Isaac P Woodard, John Woodard, Julia Van Woodard Or Woden Cato, Laura Woodard, Sarah J Woodward, William Woodard. Nancy Willis passed away in 1837 in Irvin, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Willis began in 1803 in Georgia, USA.
  • Nancy Willis married Thomas Young Woodard, and had children including Benjamin William Woodard Died In Manassas Virginia Confederate States Army, Elizabeth Woodard, George Woodard Wodard, Green Woodard, Isaac P Woodard, John Woodard, Julia Van Woodard Or Woden Cato, Laura Woodard, Sarah J Woodward, William Woodard.
  • Nancy Willis passed away in 1837 in Irvin, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Willis
1774–1860
Birth Location: Bladen, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret man
1785–1835
Birth Location: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Woodard
1799–1855
Birth Location: Marion Dist., Liberty Co., South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

julia (Cato)
1831–1891
Birth Location: Laurens County, Georgia
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George Woodard\wodard
1830–1925
Birth Location: Georgia
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Elizabeth Woodard
1850–
Birth Location: Georgia
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William Woodard
1825–
Birth Location: Laurens County, Georgia
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Benjamin Army
1829–1862
Birth Location: Laurens County, Georgia
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Isaac Woodard
1824–1935
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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John Woodard
1821–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Laura Woodard
1823–
Birth Location: –
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Green Woodard
1837–
Birth Location: Dooly County, Georgia, USA
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Sarah Woodward
1833–1904
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Nancy Willis's Ancestors

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Nancy Willis
1803–1837
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Willis
1774–1860
Bladen, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Blansett Morrison Mrs. Ben Willis, who was a very old lady, and her daughter, Peggy, who had an infant child. They were the victims of the red) man
1785–1835
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Willis's Descendants

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Nancy Willis (1803–1837) m. Thomas (Young) Woodard (abt 1799–1855)
  1. 1. julia (van woodard or woden) (Cato) 1831–1891 m. Benjamin Cato 1824–1864
    1. 1. Lucinda Cato 1842–1922 m. Daniel (T.) Dowdy 1846–1922
      1. 1. Mary (Frances) Dowdy 1867–1909 m. William (Jasper) Nipper 1867–1938 m. B. (D.) Owens 1858–
        1. 1. William (Jackson) Nipper 1897–1962 m. Della (Lorena) Adams 1899–1977 m. Della (Lorena Adams) Nipper 1899–1977
        2. 2. Sudie (Ida) Nipper 1888–1971
        3. 3. Eli Niper 1895–
        4. 4. Daniel (Abraham) Nipper 1892–1949
        5. 5. Nancy (J) Niper 1886–1968
        6. 6. Anna Niper 1893–
        7. 7. Simson (A) Nipper 1900–1949
        8. 8. James (Henry Or Jim) Nipper 1906–1951
        9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth Or Mamie) Nipper 1890–1967
        10. 10. Eli (Benjamin) Nipper 1896–1968
        11. 11. Mack Dowdy 1905–
      2. 2. Julia (Vann) Dowdy 1868–1946 m. David (Elmer) Pheil 1862–1924
        1. 1. William (Henry) Phiel 1893–1962 m. Pauline (Gertrude) Pheil 1906–1989
      3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth) Dowdy 1870–1940
      4. 4. Gordie (A) Dowdy 1871–1950
      5. 5. Wm (S) Dowdy 1874–1941
      6. 6. Amanda (Lucinda) Dowdy 1876–1909
      7. 7. Margaret (Lula) Dowdy 1879–1951
      8. 8. Minnie (Lee) Dowdy 1894–1965
      9. 9. Martha (J) Nipper 1881–1936
      10. 10. Rena (E) Dowdy 1882–1949
      11. 11. Rena (E) Harden 1882–1949
      12. 12. Alfred Grear 1878–
      13. 13. Sarah (M.) Dowdy 1885–
      14. 14. Nancy (E) Dowdy 1868–1860
      15. 15. Joseph (D.) Dowdy 1878–
      16. 16. John (M.) Dowdy 1880–
      17. 17. Addie (J.) Dowdy 1882–
    2. 2. William (C) Cato 1856–1935
    3. 3. Tillman (Bennett) Cato 1852–1944
    4. 4. Thomas (C) Cato 1854–1931
      1. 1. Martha (Irene) Cato 1878–1969
  2. 2. George Woodard\wodard 1830–1925
  3. 3. Elizabeth Woodard 1850–
  4. 4. William Woodard 1825–
  5. 5. Benjamin (William Woodard Died in Manassas Virginia; Confederate States) Army 1829–1862
  6. 6. Isaac (P.) Woodard 1824–1935
  7. 7. John Woodard 1821–
  8. 8. Laura Woodard 1823–
  9. 9. Green Woodard 1837–
  10. 10. Sarah (J) Woodward 1833–1904

Nancy Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1803
1803
Birth of Nancy Willis in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1819
26 Aug 1819
Age 16
Nancy Willis was married in Laurens, Georgia
Laurens, Georgia
1837
1837
Age 34
Death of Nancy Willis in Irvin, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Irvin, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
1840
1840
Age 37
Nancy Willis resided here in Laurens, Georgia, USA
Laurens, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1819
    Event Place: Laurens, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Laurens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Laurens, Georgia; Roll: 45; Page: 150; Family History Library Film: 0007045

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Irvin, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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