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Perry Francis Willis 1871–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1871

Birth Location: Shelby County, Indiana

Death Date: 12 Feb 1939

Death Location: Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri

Father: Augustus Willis

Mother: Eliza Copple

Spouse(s): Amanda Kanatzar, Nora Fowler

Children(s): Rosa Willis, Virgil Willis, Mary Willis, Effie Willis

Perry Francis Willis was born in 1871 in Shelby County, Indiana, the child of Augustus M Gus Willis And Eliza Arabella Belle Copple. Perry Francis Willis married Amanda Mandy Kanatzar, Nora Ellen Fowler, and had children including Effie Mae Willis, Living Willis, Mary Estel Willis, Rosa Dell Willis, Virgil Thomas Willis. Perry Francis Willis passed away in 1939 in Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri.

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Biography

  • Perry Francis Willis was born in 1871 in Shelby County, Indiana, the child of Augustus M Gus Willis And Eliza Arabella Belle Copple.
  • Perry Francis Willis married Amanda Mandy Kanatzar, Nora Ellen Fowler, and had children including Effie Mae Willis, Living Willis, Mary Estel Willis, Rosa Dell Willis, Virgil Thomas Willis.
  • Perry Francis Willis passed away in 1939 in Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Augustus Willis
1848–1924
Birth Location: Shelby County ?, Indiana
AW
Eliza Copple
1871–1874
Birth Location: Indiana
EC

Spouses(s)

Amanda Kanatzar
1879–1917
Birth Location: –
AK
Nora Fowler
–1892
Birth Location: –
NF

Children(s)

Rosa Willis
1906–1929
Birth Location: Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri
RW
Virgil Willis
1911–1975
Birth Location: Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri
VW
Mary Willis
1902–1979
Birth Location: Boone County, Missouri
MW
Effie Willis
1895–
Birth Location: –
EW

Perry Willis's Ancestors

Self
Perry Willis
1871–1939
Birth Place: Shelby County, Indiana
Parents
Augustus M. "Gus" Willis
1848–1924
Shelby County ?, Indiana
Eliza (Arabella "Belle") Copple
1871–1874
Indiana
Grandparents
Robert Willis
1820–
Ohio
Mary (A.) Hutton
1822–
Ohio (1880 Census)
Great-Grandparents
Stewart Willis
–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Perry Willis's Descendants

1.
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Perry (Francis) Willis (15 Mar 1871–12 Feb 1939) m. Amanda ("Mandy") Kanatzar (1879–1917) m. Nora (Ellen) Fowler (–1892/1901)
  1. 1. Rosa (Dell) Willis 1906–1929
  2. 2. Virgil (Thomas) Willis 1911–1975 m. Geneva (E) Willis 1916–
  3. 3. Mary (Estel) Willis 1902–1979
    1. 1. Francis (Davidson) Martin 1921–1998
  4. 4. Effie (Mae) Willis 1895–

Perry Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1871
15 Mar 1871
Birth of Perry Francis Willis in Shelby County, Indiana
Shelby County, Indiana
1939
12 Feb 1939
Age 68
Death of Perry Francis Willis in Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri
Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1871
    Event Place: Shelby County, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1939
    Event Place: Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Riggs, Boone County, Missouri
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