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William Wesley Willis 1811–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 August 1811

Birth Location: Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 8 April 1872

Death Location: Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Merrill Willis

Mother: Margaret Cherry

Spouse(s): Margaret Willis, Frances Long, Mary Pengelly, Ann Wilshire

Children(s): John Willis, Ann Willis, George Willis, Josephine Willis, Lemuel Willis, Margaret Willis, Mary Willis, Thomas Willis, William Willis, Augusta Willis, Hiram Willis, Jared Willis, Mary Willis

William Wesley Willis was born in 1811 in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Merrill Erastus Willis And Margaret Susan Cherry. William Wesley Willis married Ann Wilshire, Frances M Long, Margaret Jane Willis, Mary Pengelly, and had children including Ann Cherry Willis, Augusta Willis, George Albert Willis, Hiram Albert Willis, Jared Arthur Willis, John Henry Willis, Josephine Willis, Lemuel Merrill Willis, Margaret Willis Willis, Mary Ellen Willis, Mary Lucretia Willis, Thomas Tillman Willis, William Wesley Willis. William Wesley Willis passed away in 1872 in Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Wesley Willis was born in 1811 in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Merrill Erastus Willis And Margaret Susan Cherry.
  • William Wesley Willis married Ann Wilshire, Frances M Long, Margaret Jane Willis, Mary Pengelly, and had children including Ann Cherry Willis, Augusta Willis, George Albert Willis, Hiram Albert Willis, Jared Arthur Willis, John Henry Willis, Josephine Willis, Lemuel Merrill Willis, Margaret Willis Willis, Mary Ellen Willis, Mary Lucretia Willis, Thomas Tillman Willis, William Wesley Willis.
  • William Wesley Willis passed away in 1872 in Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America.

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William Willis's Ancestors

Self
William Willis
1811–1872
Birth Place: Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Merrill Erastus Willis
1780–1842
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Susan) Cherry
1788–1870
Williamson, Martin, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Cherry
1761–1840
Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Willis's Descendants

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William (Wesley) Willis (16 August 1811–8 April 1872) m. Margaret (Jane) Willis (17 August 1812–13 August 1850) m. Frances (M) Long (5 September 1803–10 December 1885) m. Mary Pengelly (9 December 1823–22 May 1906) m. Ann Wilshire (–1885)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Willis 1835–1888 m. Frances (Long) Reeves 1840–1924 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Willis 1847–1903
    1. 1. Heber (Tillman) Willis 1874–1963
      1. 1. Pearl Willis 1906–1984 m. D (Leroy) Bond 1906–1991
        1. 1. Donna (Lou) Bond 1933–2017 m. Herschel (Nichols) Hopkinson 1927–2006
        2. 2. Larry (Doyle) Bond 1949–2017
    2. 2. Lemuel (Josiah) Willis 1863–1930
    3. 3. Della (Ann) Hunt 1869–1937
    4. 4. George (Merrill) Willis 1866–1889
    5. 5. Ira (Reeves) Willis 1872–1915
    6. 6. Lewis (Albert) Willis 1867–1941
    7. 7. Frances (Elizabeth) Elmer 1866–1909
    8. 8. Parley Willis 1886–1945
    9. 9. Annie (Elizabeth) Dutton 1880–1911
    10. 10. William (Wesley) Willis 1859–1926
    11. 11. William (Harrison) Willis 1876–1916
    12. 12. Angus (Long) Willis 1879–1961
    13. 13. Rhodom (Able) Willis 1876–1962
    14. 14. Amasa (Marion) Willis 1861–1931
  2. 2. Ann (Cherry) Willis 1834–1910
  3. 3. George (Albert) Willis 1848–1928
  4. 4. Josephine Willis 1844–1904
  5. 5. Lemuel (Merrill) Willis 1839–1878
  6. 6. Margaret (Willis) Willis 1850–1855
  7. 7. Mary (Lucretia) Willis 1837–1912
  8. 8. Thomas (Tillman) Willis 1842–1900
  9. 9. William (Wesley) Willis 1846–1917
  10. 10. Augusta Willis 1862–1884
  11. 11. Hiram (Albert) Willis 1865–1913
  12. 12. Jared (Arthur) Willis 1858–1878
  13. 13. Mary (Ellen) Willis 1861–

William Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1811
16 August 1811
Birth of William Wesley Willis in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
1852
31 July 1852
Age 41
William Wesley Willis was married in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1857
19 March 1857
Age 46
William Wesley Willis was married in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA
1872
8 April 1872
Age 61
Death of William Wesley Willis in Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America
Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 August 1811
    Event Place: Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 July 1852
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 March 1857
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, Utah, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 April 1872
    Event Place: Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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