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Willis Richard Head 1807–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1807

Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Henry County, Georgia, USA

Father: William Head

Mother: Margaret Kirtley

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The story of Willis Richard Head began in 1807 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA. Willis Richard Head passed away in 1861 in Henry County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Richard Head began in 1807 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA.
  • Willis Richard Head passed away in 1861 in Henry County, Georgia, USA.

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Willis Head's Ancestors

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Willis Head
1807–1861
Birth Place: Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Ayloff Head
1770–1812
Virginia, USA
Margaret (Peggy) Kirtley
1765–1807
Bedford, Bedford Co., Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt (Benjamin A Head Sr) SAR
1731–1803
Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Martha (Marshall) Sherman
1734–1821
Orange, Virginia, United States
Thomas Kirtley
1727–1799
Spottsylvania, Virginia, USA
Judith Calloway
1736–1774
Madison County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William III
1684–1765
Frances Spence
1695–1772
Lucy Marshall
1710–1773
Capt SAR
1690–1763
Margaret Roberts
1698–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Head
1660–
Elizabeth Cash
1660–1720
Dr Spence
1656–1704
Elizabeth Browne
1658–1720
Sir Kirtley
1664–1695
Capt. II
1658–1724
Jane Roberts
1672–1730

Willis Head's Timeline

2 Records

1807
15 Jun 1807
Birth of Willis Richard Head in Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
1861
1861
Age 54
Death of Willis Richard Head in Henry County, Georgia, USA
Henry County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1807
    Event Place: Elbert County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Henry County, Georgia, USA

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