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Sophia Jane Willis 1870–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1905

Death Location: Mt Harmony Cemetery, Sunshine, Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA

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Spouse(s): Dr. Whisnant

Children(s): Ostine Whisnant, Lt Whisnant, Mattie Whisnant

Sophia Jane Willis was born in 1870 in Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Gallashaw Willis And Mary Wilson. Sophia Jane Willis married Dr James Fletcher Whisnant, and had children including Lt Commander Joseph Carpenter Whisnant, Mattie Miller Whisnant, Ostine Whisnant. Sophia Jane Willis passed away in 1905 in Mt Harmony Cemetery, Sunshine, Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Sophia Jane Willis was born in 1870 in Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Gallashaw Willis And Mary Wilson.
  • Sophia Jane Willis married Dr James Fletcher Whisnant, and had children including Lt Commander Joseph Carpenter Whisnant, Mattie Miller Whisnant, Ostine Whisnant.
  • Sophia Jane Willis passed away in 1905 in Mt Harmony Cemetery, Sunshine, Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Dr. Whisnant
1865–1936
Birth Location: Polkville, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Ostine Whisnant
1897–
Birth Location: –
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Lt Whisnant
1901–1991
Birth Location: Henrietta, Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA
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Mattie Whisnant
1899–
Birth Location: Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA
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Sophia Willis's Ancestors

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Sophia Willis
1870–1905
Birth Place: Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
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Sophia Willis's Descendants

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Sophia (Jane) Willis (18 Mar 1870–10 Sep 1905) m. Dr. (James Fletcher) Whisnant (Apr 1865–02 Feb 1936)
  1. 1. Ostine Whisnant 1897–
  2. 2. Lt (Commander Joseph Carpenter) Whisnant 1901–1991 m. Lou (Alice) Hamrick 1919–
  3. 3. Mattie (Miller) Whisnant 1899– m. Dr. (Thomas Claude) Lovelace 1889–

Sophia Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1870
18 Mar 1870
Birth of Sophia Jane Willis in Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
1905
10 Sep 1905
Age 35
Death of Sophia Jane Willis
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1905

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mt Harmony Cemetery, Sunshine, Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA
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