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George WILLIS

George WILLIS

Male 1798 -

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  • Name George WILLIS 
    Born CA 1798  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Residence Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I22567  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2008 

    Father William Thomas WILLIS,   b. 1769, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1823, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Nancy Ann DOUGLASS,   b. 1779, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F3249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah ELDER,   b. CA 1809,   d. 1895  (Age ~ 86 years)  [3] 
    Married Nov 1826  [4] 
    Marriage Bond 18 Nov 1826  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Jane WILLIS,   b. CA 1828
     2. William WILLIS,   b. CA 1830
     3. Malinda WILLIS,   b. CA 1832
     4. John WILLIS,   b. CA 1835
    +5. Jesse WILLIS,   b. 18 Dec 1835,   d. 7 Nov 1925, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     6. Martha WILLIS,   b. CA 1839
     7. Henry WILLIS,   b. CA 1841
     8. George WILLIS,   b. CA 1845
    Family ID F8426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    2. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com).

    3. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 596.

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Marriage Bonds Bk 4, p. 216.
      Identified as William Willis and Sarah Elder, daughter of William Elder. Marriage Bond executed Nov 18 1826. The marriage is assumed to have occurred within the next few days, although no record of it was found.