Husband: Harry Willis
Born: Dec- 7-1892 1,2
Died: Jul- 7-1962 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3,2
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2,1
Census: 1920, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: laborer for rubber company 1
Father: Alfred Walter Willis (1863 - 1954)
Mother: Lydia Virginia Sutton (1867 - 1940)
Wife: Lena Polan Married: Dec-28-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,3
Born: Apr- 3-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Died: Apr-29-1991 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2 Resided: in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,9 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 5,10 Census: 1900, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Manville Orlando Polan (1869 - 1960) Mother: Experience "Sperry" Davis (1871 - 1909)
M Child 1: Alfred Lee Willis Born: May-20-1922 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 5,11,6 Died: May- 2-1981 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 (see note 1) Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5,2 Resided: in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: 1945 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S., Salem College 12,13 Military: U.S. Army, World War II (Europe, Purple Heart) 12,5 Wife: Gwendolyn Nutter b. Jun-27-1912 d. Mar-19-1998 Also known as: Mary Amelia Gwendolyn Nutter 11 Married: Mar- 9-1945 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11,3
M Child 2: Charles Orlando "Chuck" Willis Nickname: Chuck Willis 14,5 Born: Dec-15-1923 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 5,15,16 Died: Mar-14-2012 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 5 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,3,9,14,18 Occupation: school custodian (25 yrs) 5 Military: (enlisted 2/23/1945) U.S. Army, World War II (Italy) 5,19 Wife: Florence Melba Leasure b. Dec-12-1924 d. Dec-11-1969 Married: Nov-20-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Wife: Wilma Lee Lipscomb b. Apr-12-1929 Married: Jun- 5-1971 20
F Child 3: Harriet Hope Willis Also known as: Hope Willis 9 Born: Jan-20-1925 6 Died: Feb-27-1998 6 Resided: 1981, 98 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 9,6 Resided: 1991 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co, OH 14 Resided: 1987 in Winfield, Tuscarawas Co, OH 9 Resided: formerly in West Virginia 21 Husband: ___ Rader
F Child 4: Leah Virginia Willis Census name: Virginia Willis 22 Born: Sep-30-1926 at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Died: Nov-27-2006 5 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5 Resided: in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV 9,14,5 Resided: 1951 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 23 Resided: formerly in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Occupation: teacher (Doddridge & Hancock counties) 5 Education: Doddridge Co HS, Salem College 5 Husband: William Andrew Waggoner, Jr. b. Mar-21-1922 d. Feb-11-2011 Also known as: Andrew Waggoner 5 Married: Dec-26-1951 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 23
M Child 5: Harry Wayne Willis Also known as: Wayne Willis 18 Born: Nov-26-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Died: Oct-22-1987 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2 Resided: in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Occupation: farmer and stockman 5 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1948) Military: (retired) M/Sgt, U.S. Air Force, Korea, Vietnam (Bronze Star) 5,24 Wife: Melba S. Neil b. Jun-13-1934 d. Oct-13-2005 Married: Oct-16-1953 20
M Child 6: William Franklin Willis Born: Jan-28-1933 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 25,15 Resided: 1969, 2006, 11, 12 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 26,9,14,27,18,28 Occupation: Goodyear Rubber (retired in 1995) 27 Wife: Living
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (2) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (3) Obituary of wife. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Obituary. (6) Social Security Death Index. (7) Obituary of stepmother. (8) Obituary of son. (9) Obituary of brother. (10) Death record of husband. (11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) West Union Herald. (13) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1950. (14) Obituary of mother. (15) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 228. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 15, p. 478. (17) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (18) Obituary of sister. (19) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (20) Obituary of husband. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (23) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV. (24) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (25) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) Newspaper anniversary announcement of great-aunt. (27) Newspaper anniversary announcement, West Union Herald-Record, Feb 4 2003. (28) Obituary of wife's stepmother. Event Notes Note (1) Wife's obit gives his death date as May 1 1981, but his own obit specifies 1 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 1981. That date was a Saturday. Headstone gives only the year.