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Nancy Collis Willis 1817–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1863

Death Location: Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Willis

Mother: Margaret Elliott

Spouse(s): Hody Beaver

Children(s): James Beaver

Nancy Collis Willis was born in 1817 in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Willis And Margaret Henry Elliott. In 1850, Nancy Collis Willis resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Nancy Collis Willis resided in Bakersville, Yancey, North Carolina, USA. Nancy Collis Willis married Hody Raburn Beaver, and had children including James R Beaver. Nancy Collis Willis passed away in 1863 in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Collis Willis was born in 1817 in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Willis And Margaret Henry Elliott.
  • In 1850, Nancy Collis Willis resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Nancy Collis Willis resided in Bakersville, Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • Nancy Collis Willis married Hody Raburn Beaver, and had children including James R Beaver.
  • Nancy Collis Willis passed away in 1863 in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.

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Nancy Willis's Ancestors

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Nancy Willis
1817–1863
Birth Place: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Willis
1795–1858
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Henry) Elliott
1793–1856
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Willis's Descendants

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Nancy (Collis) Willis (1817–1 May 1863) m. Hody (Raburn) Beaver (1813–before 1870)
  1. 1. James (R.) Beaver 1844–1927 m. Martha (Jane) Hileman 1851–1929
    1. 1. Mary (Matilda) Beaver 1872–1960 m. Joseph (Milland) Farmer 1866–1962
      1. 1. Zola (Cowan) Farmer 1899–1997 m. Robert Powers 1893–1927
        1. 1. Virginia (Bessie) Powers 1924–2003 m. Everson (Clyde) Collins 1915–1940

Nancy Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Nancy Collis Willis in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
Nancy Collis Willis resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
Nancy Collis Willis resided here in Bakersville, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Bakersville, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1863
1 May 1863
Age 46
Death of Nancy Collis Willis in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 649; Page: 432b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bakersville, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: M653_919; Page: 398; Family History Library Film: 8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1863
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA

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