Husband: Robert Willis
Born: Oct- -1800 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Feb-29-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 (see note 1)
Buried: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: William Thomas Willis (1769 - 1823)
Mother: Nancy Ann Douglass (1779 - 1840)
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 3
Other spouse 4
Notes
Wife: Mary Vanhorn
Married: Aug-24-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
Born: ca 1814 9
Father: William Vanhorn (1791 - )
Mother: Jane Maxson ( - 1869)
Sources: (1) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Robert Willis, age 87y4m+, died Feb 29 1888. A second entry, DR Bk 1 p. 8, shows his death as occurring on Mar 1 1888 at age 87. DR Bk 1, p. 3. (4) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (5) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 596. (7) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 236. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Robert Willis, age 51, and Mary Vanhorn, age 38. Married Aug 24 1852. (Note: There are two records of this marriage, a ledger entry showing ages and the marriage date Aug 24 1852, and a narrative certificate showing the date as Aug 29 1852. Given the seqence and dates of adjacent entries, the ledger appears to be the more accurate.) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=117 92040&Type=Marriage http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.as px?Id=11791028&Type=Marriage. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther erroneously reports death as 1886, and birth date as 1799. (HRC, 596)