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Willard Russell Lewis 1924–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1924

Birth Location: Chilo, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 2000

Death Location: Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Lewis

Mother: Bettie Speakman

Spouse(s): Helen Lewis

Children(s): Willard Sr, Willard Sr

Willard Russell Lewis was born in 1924 in Chilo, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas W Lewis And Bettie Speakman. Willard Russell Lewis married Helen Ruth Holloway Lewis, and had children including Willard Lewis Sr. Willard Russell Lewis passed away in 2000 in Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willard Russell Lewis was born in 1924 in Chilo, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas W Lewis And Bettie Speakman.
  • Willard Russell Lewis married Helen Ruth Holloway Lewis, and had children including Willard Lewis Sr.
  • Willard Russell Lewis passed away in 2000 in Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willard Lewis's Ancestors

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Willard Lewis
1924–2000
Birth Place: Chilo, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas W Lewis
1892–1944
Rural, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Bettie Speakman
1896–1979
, , Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Lewis
1867–1944
Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Lee) Fowler
1870–1968
Tennessee, USA
Ulysses (S) Speakman
1871–1962
Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Ellen) Hall
1869–1946
, , Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Lewis
1840–1896
Sophronia Craig
1845–1896
John Fowler
1840–1897
Nancy Bain
1844–1930
Newton Speakman
1851–1930
Nancy Botts
1853–1918
David Hall
1849–1925
Isabelle Hagwood
1849–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willis Lewis
1807–1882
Lucretia Dickson
1811–1883
Mary Green
1819–
Samuel Speakman
1825–1893
Charlotte Mainor
1828–1914
John Botts
1830–1885
Docia Austin
1833–1885
James Hall
1819–1880
Mary Reed
1822–1912
Jacob Hegwood
1819–1870
Nancy Hagwood
1827–1860

Willard Lewis's Descendants

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Willard (Russell) Lewis (24 Feb 1924–21 Oct 2000) m. Helen (Ruth Holloway) Lewis (September 5, 1927–January 9, 2013)
  1. 1. Willard (Lewis) Sr 1948–2018
  2. 2. Willard (Lewis) Sr 1948–2018

Willard Lewis's Timeline

9 Records

1924
24 Feb 1924
Birth of Willard Russell Lewis in Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, USA
Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, USA
1924
February 24, 1924
Birth of Willard Russell Lewis in Sturgis, Union, Kentucky
Sturgis, Union, Kentucky
1924
24 Feb 1924
Birth of Willard Russell Lewis in Chilo, Tennessee, USA
Chilo, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Willard Russell Lewis resided here in Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
1935
1935-1993
Age 11
Willard Russell Lewis resided here in Mount Carmel, IL
Mount Carmel, IL
2000
21 Oct 2000
Age 76
Death of Willard Russell Lewis in Mount Carmel, White, Illinois, USA
Mount Carmel, White, Illinois, USA
2000
October 21, 2000
Age 76
Death of Willard Russell Lewis in Mount Carmel, White, Illinois
Mount Carmel, White, Illinois
2000
21 Oct 2000
Age 76
Death of Willard Russell Lewis in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA
2000
21 Oct 2000
Age 76
Death of Willard Russell Lewis in Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States of America,
Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States of America,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1924
    Event Place: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 360-16-6944; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [5] Kentucky Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 24, 1924
    Event Place: Sturgis, Union, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 360-16-6944; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 779; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 140.0; FHL microfilm: 2340514
    [4] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [5] Kentucky Birth Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1924
    Event Place: Chilo, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Uniontown, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 779; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 140.0; FHL microfilm: 2340514

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 2000
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, White, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 21, 2000
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, White, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 360-16-6944; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 2000
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 2000
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States of America,
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 360-16-6944; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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