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WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS 1917–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1917

Birth Location: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 18 Apr 2013

Death Location: Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: WILLIAM WILLIS

Mother: ROSA HERRING

Spouse(s): FRANCES RAINEY

Children(s): Suellen Willis, WENDELL WILLIS

WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS was born in 1917 in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, United States, the child of William M Billy Willis And Rosa Lee Herring. In 1950, WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS resided in Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA. WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS married Frances Louise Rainey, and had children including Suellen Willis, Sylvia Willis, Wendell Dewitt Sonny Willis. WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS passed away in 2013 in Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS was born in 1917 in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, United States, the child of William M Billy Willis And Rosa Lee Herring.
  • In 1950, WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS resided in Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA.
  • WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS married Frances Louise Rainey, and had children including Suellen Willis, Sylvia Willis, Wendell Dewitt Sonny Willis.
  • WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS passed away in 2013 in Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama, United States of America.

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WENDELL WILLIS's Ancestors

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WENDELL WILLIS
1917–2013
Birth Place: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, United States
Parents
WILLIAM M "Billy" WILLIS
1861–1930
Henry County, Alabama, United States
ROSA (LEE) HERRING
1885–1927
Lee County, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
William (Jackson) Herring
1861–1931
Lee, Alabama, United States
Lucy Talbert
1865–1927
Lanett, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Herring
1814–1891
LOUISA HENDERSON
1821–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Henderson
1796–1854
Nancy Phillips
1808–1833

WENDELL WILLIS's Descendants

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WENDELL (HOWARD) WILLIS (27 Jun 1917–18 Apr 2013) m. FRANCES (LOUISE) RAINEY (17 December 1916–21 September 2009)
  1. 1. Suellen Willis 1943–1988
  2. 2. WENDELL (DEWITT "Sonny") WILLIS 1947–2019

WENDELL WILLIS's Timeline

3 Records

1917
27 Jun 1917
Birth of WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS in Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, United States
Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, United States
1950
1950
Age 33
WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS resided here in Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, USA
2013
18 Apr 2013
Age 96
Death of WENDELL HOWARD WILLIS in Valley, Lee, Alabama, United States
Valley, Lee, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Abbeville, Henry, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Riverview, Chambers, Alabama, 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: Riverview, Chambers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 2013
    Event Place: Valley, Lee, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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