Husband: James Edwin Willis
Also known as: Ed Willis 1,2
Born: Apr- -1839 3 (see note 1)
Died: Feb- 5-1909 near Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 4
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: William Willis ( - 1860)
Mother: Elizabeth Bumgardner (1819 - 1905)
Wife: Julia Ann Davis 5,2,4,6
Married: Jan- 5-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7
Born: Sep-18-1843 8,3
Died: Jan-30-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 4
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Stephen Tharp Davis (1817 - 1895)
Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Jeffrey (1819 - 1897)
Notes
M Child 1: William Stephen Willis Also known as: Will Willis 10 Born: ca 1861 11 Resided: 1909 in Catlettsburg, Boyd Co, KY 10 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Katie Pruitt
M Child 2: Joseph Jeffrey Willis Born: Dec-29-1861 12 Resided: (settled) in Kentucky 12 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Maud Seaton
M Child 3: Alfred Walter Willis Born: Oct-26-1863 12,3,7 Died: Nov-18-1954 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1870, 80, 1920, 30 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1909 near Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Wife: Lydia Virginia Sutton b. Aug-26-1867 d. Feb-13-1940 Also known as: Virginia 13,14 Married: Sep-19-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
M Child 4: James Granville Willis Born: May-29-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,15 Resided: 1909 in Salem, WV 10 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Grace Harris b. ca 1876 Married: Jun-15-1900 in Philippi, Barbour Co, WV 15
M Child 5: John Kenneth Willis 16 Also known as: John Keener Willis 17 Born: Jun-17-1867 in West Virginia 16,18 Died: Oct- 9-1958 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 16,18 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Resided: at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1909 near West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 fireman at stationary boiler 20 Occupation: 1910 railroad worker 21 Wife: Lelia Jane Dotson b. May-21-1879 d. Oct-15-1915 Married: Jul- 3-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
M Child 6: Robert Lee Willis Born: Apr- 9-1869 22,18 Died: Nov-25-1922 in Harrison Co, WV 16,18 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 23 Census: 1870, 1880 11 Wife: Emily Jane Davis b. Nov-29-1868 d. Nov- 1-1920 Married: Dec- 4-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 7: Thomas Franklin Willis Born: Nov-29-1871 12 Died: young 12
M Child 8: Lewis Preston Willis Born: Nov- 5-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,3,7 Died: Dec-14-1966 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 25 Resided: in Cutler, Washington Co, OH 26 Resided: 1909 in the Philippines 10 Census: 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher 10 Wife: Virtie Garrett b. Jan- 7-1874 d. Nov-20-1949 Also known as: Verta Garrett 12 Married: Feb-26-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
M Child 9: Francis Edwin Willis Also known as: Ed Willis 10 Born: Nov- 9-1875 12 Died: Dec- 1-1967 17 Resided: (settled) in Michigan 17 Resided: 1909 in Jackson Center, Shelby Co, OH 10 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Ethel Edna Davis b. Jun-26-1875 d. Jun- -1942 Married: May-16-1899 17
M Child 10: Ora Clyde Willis Also known as: Clyde Willis 10 Born: May- -1879 Died: Jan- 6-1957 in Marion Co, WV 16 Resided: 1909 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 10 Census: 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Margaret Valentine
F Child 11: Idell Elizabeth Willis Census name: Elizabeth I. Willis 3 Born: Dec-17-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 27,28 (see note 2) Died: Aug-21-1974 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 27,29,25 (see note 3) Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 27,28,19 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Samuel Brady Sutton b. Aug-12-1878 d. Oct-16-1977 Census name: Brada Sutton 13 Married: Sep-12-1901 in Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV 30
F Child 12: Minnie Jane Willis Born: Oct-25-1884 12,3 Died: Apr- 8-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 13: Dolly Grace Willis Also known as: Grace or Gracie 14,7 Born: Aug-16-1887 in West Virginia 31 (see note 4) Died: Feb-24-1965 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 31,18 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 31,4 Husband: Levi L. Edward Cox b. Sep-13-1886 d. Nov- 9-1944 Also known as: Leroy Cox 32 Married: Sep- 6-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Sources: (1) Obituary, West Union Record, 2/12/1909. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (4) Headstone. (5) Obituary of daughter. (6) Death record of son. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) 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. 96. (9) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (10) Obituary of father. (11) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (12) 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. 159. (13) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (14) Marriage record of daughter. (15) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) 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. 218. (18) Headstone (year only) (19) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (20) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (21) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (22) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (23) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (24) 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. 97. (25) Social Security Death Index. (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (27) Obituary. (28) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 166. (29) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Idell Elizabeth Sutton, married, b. Dec 17 1881, d. Aug 21 1974, dau of James Edwin Willis & Julia Ann Davis. Informant: Mildred S. Bartlett, Bridgeport, WV (her daughter). DR Bk 6, p. 166. (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Brada [sic] Sutton, age 23, b. Doddridge Co; and Idella Willis, age 19, b. Doddridge. Married Sep 12 1901 at home of bride's parents on Lick Run. Informant: "Edw. Willis.", MR Bk 6, p. 364. (31) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR p. 41-A. (32) Marriage record of son. Event Notes Note (1) Wording of obituary implies a birth date of Feb 1838, but 1900 Census gives age as 61 and birth date as Apr 1839. "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 158, reports his birth date as Apr 12 1837. Note (2) The Social Security Death Index lists her birth date as Dec 17 1882, but obituary has Dec 17 1881, with age 92 at time of death in Aug 1974. Death record also has birth date as Dec 17 1881, and age 19 given at time of Sep 1901 marriage would also put her December birth date in in 1881. No birth record for her was found in Doddridge Co. It would appear that the SSDI entry is in error. Note (3) Predeceased by 11 siblings. Note (4) Headstone has birth date as 1888, but death record shows it as Aug 16 1887, with age as 77.