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Willis Cory 1846 – 1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1846

Birth Location: Bath, Kentucky

Death Date: 08 Apr 1924

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Cory\Corey

Mother: Sarah Sexton

Spouse(s): Eliza Pettit

Children(s):

The story of Willis Cory began in 1846 in Bath, Kentucky. Willis Cory married Eliza Louisa Pettit. Willis Cory passed away in 1924 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Cory began in 1846 in Bath, Kentucky.
  • Willis Cory married Eliza Louisa Pettit.
  • Willis Cory passed away in 1924 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Willis Cory's Ancestors

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Willis Cory
1846 – 1924
Birth Place: Bath, Kentucky
Parents
John Cory\Corey
1805 – 1880
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Ann) Sexton
1814 – 1880
Bath County, Kentucky USA
Grandparents
John Corey
1786 – 1822
Sarah Peckinpaw
1776 – 1846
Benjamin (Franklin) Sexton
1785 – 1860
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Nancy Taylor
1786 – 1820
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lt. Corey
1756 – 1793
Anna Richards
1765 – 1839
Benjamin Sexton
1752 – 1831
Comfort Smith
1754 – 1846
Littleton Taylor
1750 – 1841
Ann Hennsley
1760 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sexton
1729 – 1804
Mary Lee
1716 – 1761
Ebenezer Smith
1705 – 1746
Hannah Gilbert
1710 – 1747
Dr. Taylor
1726 – 1798
Elizabeth Pannell
1733 – 1797

Willis Cory's Timeline

2 Records

1846
5 Nov 1846
Birth of Willis Cory in Bath, Kentucky
Bath, Kentucky
1924
08 Apr 1924
Age 78
Death of Willis Cory in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1846
    Event Place: Bath, Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Apr 1924
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

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