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Otis Leon Willis 1905–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1905

Birth Location: Boone County, Missouri

Death Date: 24 Sep 1998

Death Location: Boone County, Missouri, Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, MO

Father: Perley Willis

Mother: Dixie Roberts

Spouse(s): Eula Bryson

Children(s): Dardin Willis, Doris Willis, Veneta Willis

In 1905, Otis Leon Willis entered the world in Boone County, Missouri, born to Perley Leon Willis And Dixie Roberts. Otis Leon Willis married Eula May Bryson, and had children including Dardin Leon Willis, Doris Willis, Living Willis, Veneta May Willis. Otis Leon Willis passed away in 1998 in Boone County, Missouri, Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, MO.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Otis Leon Willis entered the world in Boone County, Missouri, born to Perley Leon Willis And Dixie Roberts.
  • Otis Leon Willis married Eula May Bryson, and had children including Dardin Leon Willis, Doris Willis, Living Willis, Veneta May Willis.
  • Otis Leon Willis passed away in 1998 in Boone County, Missouri, Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, MO.

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Otis Willis's Ancestors

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Otis Willis
1905–1998
Birth Place: Boone County, Missouri
Parents
Perley Leon Willis
1880–1959
Indiana
Dixie Roberts
1883–1970
Boone County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Augustus (M. "Gus") Willis
1848–1924
Shelby County ?, Indiana
Lucinda Kanatzar
1853–1920
Madison County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Robert Willis
1820–
Mary Hutton
1822–
Christopher Kanatzar
1816–1881
Amanda Hamm
1824–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stewart Willis
–1837
Christopher Kanatzar
1775–1840
Sarah Venable
1770–1860
John Hamm
1780–1856
Mattie Pond
1782–

Otis Willis's Descendants

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Otis (Leon) Willis (29 Jul 1905–24 Sep 1998) m. Eula (May) Bryson (11 Feb 1904–23 Jul 1988)
  1. 1. Dardin (Leon) Willis 1926–1982
  2. 2. Doris Willis 1929–1997
  3. 3. Veneta (May) Willis 1935–1935

Otis Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1905
29 Jul 1905
Birth of Otis Leon Willis in Boone County, Missouri
Boone County, Missouri
1998
24 Sep 1998
Age 93
Death of Otis Leon Willis in Boone County, Missouri, Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, MO
Boone County, Missouri, Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Boone County, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1998
    Event Place: Boone County, Missouri, Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, MO

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