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Sophronia Briseis Willis 1823–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1823

Birth Location: Todd, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1904

Death Location: Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA

Father: Plunkett Willis

Mother: Frances Mrs.

Spouse(s): William Welsh, Peyton Waggener

Children(s): Frances Waggener, Thomas Waggener, James Waggener, Balie Waggener

In 1823, Sophronia Briseis Willis entered the world in Todd, Kentucky, USA, born to Plunkett Willis And Frances T Norman Willis Mrs. Sophronia Briseis Willis married Peyton Randolph Waggener, William P Welsh, and had children including Balie Peyton Waggener, Frances Bell Fannie Waggener, James Wallingford Waggener, Thomas Wyley Waggener. Sophronia Briseis Willis passed away in 1904 in Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1823, Sophronia Briseis Willis entered the world in Todd, Kentucky, USA, born to Plunkett Willis And Frances T Norman Willis Mrs.
  • Sophronia Briseis Willis married Peyton Randolph Waggener, William P Welsh, and had children including Balie Peyton Waggener, Frances Bell Fannie Waggener, James Wallingford Waggener, Thomas Wyley Waggener.
  • Sophronia Briseis Willis passed away in 1904 in Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Plunkett Willis
1776–1826
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Frances Mrs.
1797–1838
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Welsh
1822–1901
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
WW
Peyton Waggener
1805–1858
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
PW

Children(s)

Frances Waggener
1843–1905
Birth Location: Platte City, Platte, Missouri, United States
FW
Thomas Waggener
1850–1854
Birth Location: Platte, Missouri, United States
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James Waggener
1853–1923
Birth Location: Platte City, Platte, Missouri, United States
JW
Balie Waggener
1848–1918
Birth Location: Platte, Missouri, United States
BW

Sophronia Willis's Ancestors

Self
Sophronia Willis
1823–1904
Birth Place: Todd, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Plunkett Willis
1776–1826
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Frances (T (Norman) Willis) Mrs.
1797–1838
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Reuben Willis
1753–1826
St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States
Ann (Nancy) Garnett
1757–1829
St Mark's Parish, Orange, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Willis
1709–1762
Elizabeth (Vickers)
1711–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Willis
1680–1716
Sarah Rozier
1690–1761
John Plunkett
1685–1758
Mary Littlefield
1685–1730

Sophronia Willis's Descendants

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Sophronia (Briseis) Willis (13 Oct 1823–11 Jan 1904) m. William (P) Welsh (Jan 1822–31 Aug 1901) m. Peyton (Randolph) Waggener (Sep 1805–1858)
  1. 1. Frances (Bell "Fannie") Waggener 1843–1905 m. Emmett (Elias) Barbee 1845–1896
    1. 1. Mary (Alice) Barbee 1867–1954
    2. 2. Daisy (Dorothy) Barbee 1870–1950
    3. 3. S. (W.) Barbee 1872–1947
    4. 4. Peyton (Elias Barbee) Sr. 1874–1949
    5. 5. Laura (Waggener) Barbee 1872–1947
  2. 2. Thomas (Wyley) Waggener 1850–1854
  3. 3. James (Wallingford) Waggener 1853–1923
  4. 4. Balie (Peyton) Waggener 1848–1918 m. Emma (Louise) Hetherington 1849–1923
    1. 1. William (Peyton) Waggener 1870–1943
    2. 2. Mabel (Louise) Waggener 1873–1947
    3. 3. Albert (Horton) Waggener 1874–

Sophronia Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1823
13 Oct 1823
Birth of Sophronia Briseis Willis in Todd, Kentucky, USA
Todd, Kentucky, USA
1904
11 Jan 1904
Age 81
Death of Sophronia Briseis Willis in Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1823
    Event Place: Todd, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1904
    Event Place: Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
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