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PETER VAN DOREN WILLIS 1851–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1851

Birth Location: Knox County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1929

Death Location: Imperial, Chase, Nebraska, United States

Father: John Willis

Mother: Elizabeth Strange

Spouse(s): MARY FREEMAN

Children(s): Susie Willis

PETER VAN DOREN WILLIS was born in 1851 in Knox County, Illinois, USA, the child of John Bartolf Willis And Elizabeth Isabella Strange. PETER VAN DOREN WILLIS married Mary Amanda Freeman, and had children including Susie Evelyne Willis. PETER VAN DOREN WILLIS passed away in 1929 in Imperial, Chase, Nebraska, United States.

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Biography

  • PETER VAN DOREN WILLIS was born in 1851 in Knox County, Illinois, USA, the child of John Bartolf Willis And Elizabeth Isabella Strange.
  • PETER VAN DOREN WILLIS married Mary Amanda Freeman, and had children including Susie Evelyne Willis.
  • PETER VAN DOREN WILLIS passed away in 1929 in Imperial, Chase, Nebraska, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Willis
1809–1881
Birth Location: , , New York, USA
JW
Elizabeth Strange
1821–1879
Birth Location: Highland City, Highland, Ohio, United States
ES

Spouses(s)

MARY FREEMAN
1857–1890
Birth Location: Owen, Indiana, United States
MF

Children(s)

Susie Willis
1880–1970
Birth Location: Blocton, Taylor County, Iowa
SW

PETER WILLIS's Ancestors

Self
PETER WILLIS
1851–1929
Birth Place: Knox County, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Bartolf Willis
1809–1881
, , New York, USA
Elizabeth (Isabella) Strange
1821–1879
Highland City, Highland, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
PETER WILLIS
1778–1834
New Jersey
Elizabeth Bartolf
1791–1866
Youghpaugh, Bergen Co., NJ
John Strange
1800–1841
, , Virginia, USA
Nancy (Thompson) (Scott)
1798–1879
Russell Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
CAPTAIN WILLIS
1741–1804
RACHEL DOREMUS
1745–1778
JOHN BARTHOLF
1760–1846
Susannah Storms
1769–1848
John Strange
1768–1817
John Jr
1788–1852
MARY KEITH
1789–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan (Wilts)
1715–1748
Anna Giesen)
1705–1781
Cornelis Doremus
1720–1810
Elsje Egbertse
1722–1815
Stephanus Bertholf
1727–1800
Maria Mandeville
1726–1803
Frederick Storms
1735–1821
Catherine Vandervoort
1747–1790
Nancy Keith
1766–1838
Alexander Keith
1763–1837
Sarah Gailey
1768–1837

PETER WILLIS's Descendants

1.
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PETER (VAN DOREN) WILLIS (4 Feb 1851–30 Jan 1929) m. MARY (AMANDA) FREEMAN (19 Feb 1857–21 Oct 1890)
  1. 1. Susie (Evelyne) Willis 1880–1970 m. David (Francis) Benson 1880–1958
    1. 1. Frances (T.) benson 1917–2011 m. George (Thomas) Kersnick 1923–1993

PETER WILLIS's Timeline

2 Records

1851
4 Feb 1851
Birth of PETER VAN DOREN WILLIS in Knox County, Illinois, USA
Knox County, Illinois, USA
1929
30 Jan 1929
Age 78
Death of PETER VAN DOREN WILLIS in Imperial, Chase, Nebraska, United States
Imperial, Chase, Nebraska, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1851
    Event Place: Knox County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Imperial, Chase, Nebraska, United States
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