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Pauline Octavia Willis 1896–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1896

Birth Location: , Sheridan, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 03/16/1962

Death Location: CA

Father: Hopkins Willis

Mother: Octavia McCollam

Spouse(s): Sam Brown

Children(s): Lorraine Brown, Kenneth Brown, Barbara Brown

Pauline Octavia Willis was born in 1896 in , Sheridan, Nebraska, USA, the child of Hopkins Dawson Willis And Octavia Jane Mccollam. Pauline Octavia Willis married Sam Robert Brown, and had children including Barbara Pauline Newton Brown, Kenneth Sam Brown, Lorraine Brown. Pauline Octavia Willis passed away in 1962 in CA.

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Biography

  • Pauline Octavia Willis was born in 1896 in , Sheridan, Nebraska, USA, the child of Hopkins Dawson Willis And Octavia Jane Mccollam.
  • Pauline Octavia Willis married Sam Robert Brown, and had children including Barbara Pauline Newton Brown, Kenneth Sam Brown, Lorraine Brown.
  • Pauline Octavia Willis passed away in 1962 in CA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pauline Willis's Ancestors

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Pauline Willis
1896–1962
Birth Place: , Sheridan, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Hopkins Dawson Willis
1851–1924
, Harrison, Indiana, USA
Octavia (Jane) McCollam
1858–1932
Union Township, Van Buren Co., IA
Grandparents
Joseph McCollam
1829–1891
Rumley, Harrison, Ohio, United States
Louisa (M.) Gilbert
1839–1921
Van Buren Co. IA
Great-Grandparents
James Gilbert
1807–1907
Sarah Wilson
1800–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Gilbert
1799–1850
Jemima Howse
1788–
William Wilson
1772–1833
Charlotte Devore
1787–1854

Pauline Willis's Descendants

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Pauline (Octavia) Willis (20 Dec 1896–03/16/1962) m. Sam (Robert) Brown (20 MAY 1894–7 MAY 1979)
  1. 1. Lorraine Brown
  2. 2. Kenneth (Sam) Brown 1920–
  3. 3. Barbara (Pauline (Newton)) Brown 1931–1958

Pauline Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1896
20 Dec 1896
Birth of Pauline Octavia Willis in , Sheridan, Nebraska, USA
, Sheridan, Nebraska, USA
1962
14 Mar 1962
Age 66
Death of Pauline Octavia Willis in South San Francisco, San Mateo, California, USA
South San Francisco, San Mateo, California, USA
1962
03/16/1962
Age 66
Burial of Pauline Octavia Willis in CA
CA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1896
    Event Place: , Sheridan, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, Date: 1962-03-14
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1962
    Event Place: South San Francisco, San Mateo, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, Date: 1962-03-14
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 03161962
    Event Place: CA
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

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