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Willie D Dennis 1909–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1909

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 29 October 1983

Death Location: Abbeville, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Dennis

Mother: Ella Anderson

Spouse(s): Mattie Griffin

Children(s): Gladys Dennis, Ressie Dennis, Luella Dennis, Noble Dennis, Robert Dennis, Lavarn Dennis, John Dennis, Curtis Dennis, Hurtis Dennis

Willie D Dennis was born in 1909 in Mississippi, the child of William Dennis And Ella Anderson. In 1910, Willie D Dennis resided in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, Willie D Dennis resided in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA. Willie D Dennis married Mattie Lee Griffin, and had children including Charlie Dennis, Cora Dennis, Curtis Dennis, Floyd Dennis, Gladys Earnesteen Dennis, Hurtis Dennis, John Ira Dennis, Lavarn Dennis, Luella Dennis, Mattie B Dennis, Noble Willie Dennis, Ressie Lee Dennis, Robert Pearl Dennis. Willie D Dennis passed away in 1983 in Abbeville, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie D Dennis was born in 1909 in Mississippi, the child of William Dennis And Ella Anderson.
  • In 1910, Willie D Dennis resided in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, Willie D Dennis resided in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.
  • Willie D Dennis married Mattie Lee Griffin, and had children including Charlie Dennis, Cora Dennis, Curtis Dennis, Floyd Dennis, Gladys Earnesteen Dennis, Hurtis Dennis, John Ira Dennis, Lavarn Dennis, Luella Dennis, Mattie B Dennis, Noble Willie Dennis, Ressie Lee Dennis, Robert Pearl Dennis.
  • Willie D Dennis passed away in 1983 in Abbeville, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Dennis's Ancestors

Self
Willie Dennis
1909–1983
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
William Dennis
1878–1950
Mississippi, USA
Ella Anderson
1877–
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Wallace Dennis
1855–
Mississippi
Mariah Herod
1857–1950
Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Dennis
1826–
Fannie
1838–
Lewis Herod
1830–1895
Mary Turner
1836–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Dennis's Descendants

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Willie (D) Dennis (18 April 1909–29 October 1983) m. Mattie (Lee) Griffin (abt 1911–)
  1. 1. Gladys (Earnesteen) Dennis 1927–2010 m. Lee (Howard) Nick 1928–1997
  2. 2. Ressie (Lee) Dennis 1930–1984
  3. 3. Luella Dennis 1933–2016
  4. 4. Noble (Willie) Dennis 1936–1967
  5. 5. Robert (Pearl) Dennis 1937–2011
  6. 6. Lavarn Dennis 1939–2019 m. Rufus Hardin 1936–2017
  7. 7. John (Ira) Dennis 1944–1989
  8. 8. Curtis Dennis 1949–2000
  9. 9. Hurtis Dennis 1949–1992

Willie Dennis's Timeline

8 Records

1909
18 April 1909
Birth of Willie D Dennis in Mississippi
Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 1
Willie D Dennis resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Willie D Dennis resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Willie D Dennis resided here in Beat 3, Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1940
1940
Age 31
Willie D Dennis resided here in Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Willie D Dennis resided here in , Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 42
Willie D Dennis resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1983
29 October 1983
Age 74
Death of Willie D Dennis
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1909
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 3, Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340887

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02038; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 36-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Lafayette, Mississippi, 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: Lafayette, Mississip

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1983
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abbeville, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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