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Virgil Thomas Willis 1911–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1911

Birth Location: Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri

Death Date: 22 Nov 1975

Death Location: Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Father: Perry Willis

Mother: Amanda Kanatzar

Spouse(s): Geneva Willis

Children(s):

The story of Virgil Thomas Willis began in 1911 in Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri. In 1950, Virgil Thomas Willis resided in Foster, Madison, Illinois, USA. Virgil Thomas Willis married Geneva E Willis, and had children including Living Willis, Phyllis A Willis, William T Willis. Virgil Thomas Willis passed away in 1975 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil Thomas Willis began in 1911 in Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri.
  • In 1950, Virgil Thomas Willis resided in Foster, Madison, Illinois, USA.
  • Virgil Thomas Willis married Geneva E Willis, and had children including Living Willis, Phyllis A Willis, William T Willis.
  • Virgil Thomas Willis passed away in 1975 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Virgil Willis's Ancestors

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Virgil Willis
1911–1975
Birth Place: Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri
Parents
Perry Francis Willis
1871–1939
Shelby County, Indiana
Amanda ("Mandy") Kanatzar
1879–1917
Grandparents
Augustus (M. "Gus") Willis
1848–1924
Shelby County ?, Indiana
Eliza (Arabella "Belle") Copple
1871–1874
Indiana
Thomas (C.) Kanatzar
1855–1900
Madison County, Kentucky
Lou Kanatzar
1859–
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Robert Willis
1820–
Mary Hutton
1822–
Christopher Kanatzar
1816–1881
Amanda Hamm
1824–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stewart Willis
–1837
Christopher Kanatzar
1775–1840
Sarah Venable
1770–1860
John Hamm
1780–1856
Mattie Pond
1782–

Virgil Willis's Timeline

3 Records

1911
7 Jan 1911
Birth of Virgil Thomas Willis in Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri
Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri
1950
1950
Age 39
Virgil Thomas Willis resided here in Foster, Madison, Illinois, USA
Foster, Madison, Illinois, USA
1975
22 Nov 1975
Age 64
Death of Virgil Thomas Willis in Alton, Madison County, Illinois
Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Foster, Madison, Ill

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Foster, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Foster, Madison, Ill

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1975
    Event Place: Alton, Madison County, Illinois

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