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Rev. Richard Taylor Willis 1808–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Oct 1808

Birth Location: Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 August 1877

Death Location: Dade County, Missouri, USA

Father: Wright Willis

Mother: Judith Weir

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Rev. Richard Taylor Willis was born in 1808 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA, the child of Wright Wroth Willis And Judith Weir. Rev. Richard Taylor Willis passed away in 1877 in Dade County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev. Richard Taylor Willis was born in 1808 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA, the child of Wright Wroth Willis And Judith Weir.
  • Rev. Richard Taylor Willis passed away in 1877 in Dade County, Missouri, USA.

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Rev. Willis's Ancestors

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Rev. Willis
1808–1877
Birth Place: Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Wright Wroth Willis
1785–1840
Maryland, USA
Judith Weir
1782–1854
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joel Willis*
1750–1792
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Mary Wroth*
1765–1792
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Kinvin Jr.
1728–1786
Frances Beck
1735–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1808
09 Oct 1808
Birth of Rev. Richard Taylor Willis in Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Mercer, Kentucky, USA
1877
22 August 1877
Age 69
Death of Rev. Richard Taylor Willis in Dade County, Missouri, USA
Dade County, Missouri, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1808
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1877
    Event Place: Dade County, Missouri, USA

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