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Willis Shimei Johnson 1869–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1869

Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 13 July 1940

Death Location: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Johnson

Mother: Francis Tiller

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The story of Willis Shimei Johnson began in 1869 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America. Willis Shimei Johnson passed away in 1940 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Shimei Johnson began in 1869 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Willis Shimei Johnson passed away in 1940 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Willis Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Willis Johnson
1869–1940
Birth Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Nicholas Bradley Johnson
1835–1916
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
Francis (Caroline) Tiller
1841–1916
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (F) Johnson
1800–1885
Georgia, USA
Henrietta Andrews
1805–1873
Shimme (John) Tiller
1818–1863
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
Nancy (Jane) Tiller
1822–1913
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Randal Tiller
1788–1880
Jane Tiller
1789–1870
John Crook
1779–1866
Mary Fequett
1794–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tiller
1758–1829
Nancy Hooper
1765–1837
Noah Lacey
1750–1826
Elizabeth Wilson
1715–1768
John Chroek
1763–1821
Mary Fuggett
1750–1816

Willis Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1869
28 December 1869
Birth of Willis Shimei Johnson in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
1869
November 1869
Birth of Willis Shimei Johnson in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
1940
13 July 1940
Age 71
Death of Willis Shimei Johnson in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 December 1869
    Event Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1869
    Event Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1940
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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