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Nelson Willis 1896–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1896

Birth Location: Boone County, Missouri

Death Date: 26 Jul 1967

Death Location: Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, MO E-469-4

Father: Issac Willis

Mother: Maud Sims

Spouse(s): Myrtie Forbis

Children(s):

Nelson Willis was born in 1896 in Boone County, Missouri, the child of Issac Robert Ike Willis And Maud Sims. Nelson Willis married Myrtie M Forbis, and had children including Living Willis. Nelson Willis passed away in 1967 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, MO E-469-4.

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Biography

  • Nelson Willis was born in 1896 in Boone County, Missouri, the child of Issac Robert Ike Willis And Maud Sims.
  • Nelson Willis married Myrtie M Forbis, and had children including Living Willis.
  • Nelson Willis passed away in 1967 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, MO E-469-4.

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Nelson Willis's Ancestors

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Nelson Willis
1896–1967
Birth Place: Boone County, Missouri
Parents
Issac Robert "Ike" Willis
1870–1954
Shelby County, Indiana
Maud Sims
1875–1950
Missouri
Grandparents
Augustus (M. "Gus") Willis
1848–1924
Shelby County ?, Indiana
Eliza (Arabella "Belle") Copple
1871–1874
Indiana
Allen Sims
1851–1924
Julia (Ann) Bruneage
1849–1908
Great-Grandparents
Robert Willis
1820–
Mary Hutton
1822–
Matthew Sims
1818–1905
Lucy Barnes
1830–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stewart Willis
–1837
Allen Sims
1795–1870
Sarah Hendron
1805–1875

Nelson Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1896
14 May 1896
Birth of Nelson Willis in Boone County, Missouri
Boone County, Missouri
1967
26 Jul 1967
Age 71
Death of Nelson Willis in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1896
    Event Place: Boone County, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1967
    Event Place: Columbia, Boone County, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, MO E-469-4

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