William Robert Willis

1857 - 1939  (82 years)

• Name	William Robert Willis
  Birth	6 Jan 1857	Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1DCBA54FCEDA764A8076B5C43665466BFF44
  Death	23 Oct 1939	McDowell Co, NC
  Burial	Pleasant Garden Baptist Cem, McDowell Co, NC
  Person ID	I102989	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	James Willis,   b. 1814/1815, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 66 years)
  Mother	Martha Howell,   b. 1823/1824, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 57 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1838	Yancey Co, NC (now MItchell Co, NC)
  Family ID	F28921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Millie Pernetta Davis,   b. 4 Jul 1866, Mitchell Co, NC d. 21 Dec 1917, McDowell Co, NC (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1882	Mitchell Co, NC
  Children	1. Loomard Benson Willis,   b. 8 Mar 1884, Mitchell Co, NC d. 29 Mar 1961, McDowell Co, NC (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F28922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

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  Death Certificate (Ancestry.com)

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Spouse of Marty Grant's 2nd Cousin, 4 times removed.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Ledger PO # 1095/1095 James Willis 45 Farmer $500/310 NC Martha 40 Mira 15 James W. 12 Lockey 10 Jackson S. 7 William R. 5 Joisey 1 f; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Snow Creek, Ledger PO # 6/6 James Willis 55 Farmer $400/250 NC Martha 46 Keeping House Lockey 17 at home Jackson 15 Farm Laborer Robert 13 " " Joicy 11 at home John H. 9 " " Lilly M. 6 " "; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Snow Creek # 42/42 James Willis 64 M Farmer NC-NC-PA Martha 57 wife M Keeping House NC-TN-NC Robt 21 son M* Farmer NC-NC-NC Henry J. 18 son S Matilda 16 dau William 18 Gr-son * Listed as married, but no wife listed.; !MARRIAGE: 8 Sep 1882 Mitchell Co., NC Wm R. Willis 24 & Netty Davis 17 by B. M. Hoil, Bapt.; !CENSUS:1900 McDowell Co., NC Marion # 151/512 Allen Davis head Nov 1827 72 M 51 NC-NC-NC Farmer Annie wife Dec 1829 70 M 51 10-7 Nellie Willis dau Jan 1867 32 M 18 1-1 Robert son-L Jul 1856 44 M 18 Farm Laborer Lumard B. g-son Mar 1884 16;