Descendants of George Washington Willis

 

Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE WASHINGTON2 WILLIS (HENRY1) was born May 13, 1783 in Greenbrier Co, Virginia, and died August 18, 1848 in Leatherwood, Fayette Twp, Lawrence Co, Ohio. He married SUSANNAH G (ANNEY) RUCKER September 04, 1808 in Greenup Co, Kentucky, daughter of WYATT RUCKER and ANN. She was born November 24, 1787 in Virginia, and died January 30, 1873 in Fayette Twp, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIS:

!Records:James Davidson vs George Willis Sr, In chancery, Oct term 1848: "The death of the said George Willis Sr being this it is ordered that a citation issue against George Willis, the Administrator of the said Grorge Willis Sr. dec'd and also heir, and Robert Gibson and Marina his wife, Samuel Steed and Mary his wife, John Willis, Aaron Steed & Harriet,his wife, Robert Willis (s/b Roberta), Wyatt Willis, Joseph Pemberton & Paulina his wife and William Willis the heirs of the said George Willis Sr to make themselves defendants in peace of the said George Willis returnable at the next term. (Names all children except Henry and Electa.)

 

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Burial: 1848, Harmony Baptist Cem, Getaway, Lawrence Co, Ohio

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Notes for SUSANNAH G (ANNEY) RUCKER:

Susanna died at the home of her granddaughter & husband, Mr & Mrs John (Emily Pemberton) Crawford. Was age 85 yrs 2 mos 6 days.

!They lived at Rankins Creek.

!Anney was the daughter of Wyatt Rucker and sister of Ruston Rucker.

 

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Burial: 1873, Harmony Bap Cem, Getaway, Lawrence Co, Ohio

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Children of GEORGE WILLIS and SUSANNAH RUCKER are:

i. WYATT3 WILLIS, b. Abt. 1810, Maryland; m. MARY ANN, Abt. 1830.

Notes for WYATT WILLIS:

Was a medical doctor & had children.

 

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2. ii. PURLINA WILLIS, b. Abt. 1812, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. Aft. 1880.

3. iii. SR HENRY JEFF WILLIS, b. Abt. 1814; d. Bef. 1860, Lawrence, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

4. iv. MARENA WILLIS, b. June 09, 1815, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. January 12, 1873, Getaway, Ohio.

5. v. WILLIAM R WILLIS, b. Abt. 1819, Ohio.

6. vi. JR GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIS, b. December 08, 1820, Leatherwood, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. March 21, 1865, Cumberland, Maryland.

7. vii. JOHN GILBERT WILLIS, b. October 22, 1822, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. January 11, 1892, (buried Myrtle Cem.) Leatherwood Creek, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

viii. MARY WILLIS, b. October 05, 1824, Leatherwood Creek, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. February 25, 1903, Deering, Ohio; m. SAMUEL STEED, November 11, 1846, Lawrence Co, Ohio; b. Abt. 1822; d. 1910.

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Notes for SAMUEL STEED:

He died at the age of 87 yrs 11 mos 6 day.

 

8. ix. HAMILTON WILLIS, b. Abt. 1825, Ohio.

9. x. ELECTA JANE WILLIS, b. November 27, 1827, Leatherwood, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. February 19, 1897, Getaway, Ohio.

10. xi. HENRIETTA WILLIS, b. 1830, Leatherwood, Lawrence co, Ohio; d. 1910.

11. xii. ROBERTA BIRD WILLIS, b. 1833, Leatherwood, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. 1885.

 

Generation No. 2

2. PURLINA3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1812 in Lawrence Co, Ohio, and died Aft. 1880. She married JOSEPH PEMBERTON February 02, 1830 in Lawrence Co, Ohio. He died 1879 in Fayette, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

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Children of PURLINA WILLIS and JOSEPH PEMBERTON are:

12. i. GEORGE4 PEMBERTON, b. 1831.

13. ii. EMILY PEMBERTON, b. 1833, Ohio.

3. SR HENRY JEFF3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1814, and died Bef. 1860 in Lawrence, Lawrence Co, Ohio. He married SARAH GIBSON March 18, 1840 in Lawrence Co, Ohio. She was born Abt. 1815.

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Children of HENRY WILLIS and SARAH GIBSON are:

14. i. GREENBERRY4 WILLIS, b. Abt. 1843, Lawrence, Laerence Co, Ohio.

ii. JOHN WILLIS, b. Abt. 1845, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

iii. JAMES WILLIS, b. Abt. 1847.

15. iv. GEORGE WILLIS, b. Abt. 1850, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

v. ALMEDA WILLIS, b. Abt. 1852, Lawrence Co, Ohio; m. JOHN WILLIAMS, September 25, 1871, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

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16. vi. JR HENRY JEFF WILLIS, b. August 07, 1855, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. October 12, 1918, Greenup Co, KY.

4. MARENA3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born June 09, 1815 in Lawrence Co, Ohio, and died January 12, 1873 in Getaway, Ohio. She married ROBERT GIBSON August 01, 1833 in Lawrence Co, Ohio. He was born 1812, and died 1887 in Getaway, Ohio.

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Children of MARENA WILLIS and ROBERT GIBSON are:

i. JAMES4 GIBSON, b. 1835.

ii. GEORGE GIBSON, b. 1838.

iii. AMANDA GIBSON, b. 1841.

iv. JOHN GIBSON, b. 1844.

v. SUSANNA GIBSON, b. 1846.

vi. JR ROBERT GIBSON, b. 1848.

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5. WILLIAM R3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1819 in Ohio. He married HENRIETTE BOOTH February 06, 1845 in Lawrence Co, Ohio, daughter of DANIEL BOOTH and MARY MCALEXANDER. She was born Abt. 1828 in Ohio.

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Notes for HENRIETTE BOOTH:

!First cousin of Elza Willis (1808-1871).

 

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Children of WILLIAM WILLIS and HENRIETTE BOOTH are:

i. MARY E4 WILLIS, b. 1846; m. WILLIAM HIX, January 22, 1864, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

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17. ii. CAMILLUS WILLIS, b. Abt. 1852, Ohio.

iii. WILLIAM R WILLIS, b. Abt. 1860, Lawrence Co, Ohio; m. EMMA G LYCAN, April 11, 1878, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

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6. JR GEORGE WASHINGTON3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born December 08, 1820 in Leatherwood, Lawrence Co, Ohio, and died March 21, 1865 in Cumberland, Maryland. He married ELIZABETH JANE PATTERSON January 12, 1843 in Lawrence Co, Ohio, daughter of JOHN PATTERSON and SARAH. She was born May 19, 1816 in Virginia, and died 1883 in Perry Township, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

Notes for JR GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIS:

Copy of a letter written over 100 years ago by George W Willis Jr of Rankins Creek, Lawrence Co, Ohio, while in service, Co E 5th W VA I nf.

CIVIL WAR HERO: WRITTEN 110 YEARS AGO TELLS OF S ACRIFICE

Exactly 110 years ago today, on July 3, 1864, George W Willis Jr, of Rankins Creek, Lawrence County,

wrote to his family while he was serving in company E, Fifth West Virginia Infantry near Charleston, W VA. Later he was captured and held four months in Libby Prison until Richmond was taken by Federal troops. He died March 21, 1865 in a US Army General Hospital while with Co D First W VA Infantry detachment near Cumberland, Md.

Willis' letter submitted to the Tribune by his great-grandson, Robert M Willis, of Route 1, Ironton, serves as a reminder that, as our nation's 198th birthday nears, men have fought and died to preserve thee United States of America. The letter reads:

Charleston

West Virginia

July 3, 1864

My dear wife and children,

After my best respects to you all I can inform you that I am not very well at this time. I have got the Dierrhea and has had it for 34 days but I am getting a good deal better sense we have got back here which was July 2nd 1864 well Betty you and Purlina wrote me a letter being dated June 2d I received it in last b)? day knight and this is Sunday following I am in hope these few lines may find you all in the best of health you wrote for me to write to you and tell you who was our Officers, General Sullivan he is what is called Major General he has charge of the first Division and Creek has the charge over the 2d Division which is the one we 5th VA is in and we are in the 1st Brigade 2DIV 8 Army Corps General Haze is our Brigadier General there is 6 or 8 Regiments in a Brigade one general over each Brigade our Pegmental officiers is not change yet as veterans still serve in our old Regt yet same as before well Betty we have bin to old Stanto n Lexington Salem Libberty Buckhannon on th James River and from there to Lynchburg we was gone two months and had to do a good deaf of hard fighting. Well, Betty we had liked to Starved to death on the trip we had to live on guator rations for 20 days 5 days a bite now and then as we could get it at houses by force we had to rob for our lives or starve and 5 days without anything our wagons meet us 15 miles the other side of our old camp Ganley with plenty of provisions so when I saw the wagons I was a good deal like Jacob of old when he saw his Sons wagons I could not keep from shedding tears and had like toa fainted and when I got something to eat I lay down thinkfull to God for his mercies and goodness tome and went to sleep after which I awoke I felt much better and came on until I have got just below the mouth of Elk River in site of charleston. This is all at this time.

G W Willis

Willis' eldest son, William T Willis, with Co E 5th W VA Inf, was also a victim of the war, dying Dec 28, 1862, at Parkesburg, Pa in a U S Army Gen Hosp. A second son, Oliver (Dink) Willis, served in the Co A 173rd Ohio Volunteer Inf. He died in 1914 at his home in South Point, Ohio.

 

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Burial: 1865, Cumberland, Maryland

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Notes for ELIZABETH JANE PATTERSON:

They resided Rankins Creek, Ohio. Her parents were John Patterson & his widow, her mother lived with her in 1860 and was age 75. Her sister Agnes lived there also and was age 49. They were all born in VA.

 

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Burial: 1883, Lebanon Cemetery, South Pointe, Lawrence Co, Ohio

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Children of GEORGE WILLIS and ELIZABETH PATTERSON are:

i. WILLIAM TAYLOR4 WILLIS, b. November 21, 1843, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. December 28, 1862, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania.

Notes for WILLIAM TAYLOR WILLIS:

!Member of Co E 5th W VA V I during Civil War and died in U S Army ho spital.

Never married.

 

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18. ii. OLIVER (DINK) WILLIS, b. September 17, 1845, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. March 25, 1914, Perry Township, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

19. iii. III GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIS, b. May 21, 1847, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. July 05, 1888, Salt Rock, West Virginia.

20. iv. ROBERT P WILLIS, b. February 17, 1849; d. January 26, 1910.

v. SARAH SMATHA WILLIS, b. January 21, 1851, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. May 23, 1877, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

Notes for SARAH SMATHA WILLIS:

Never married. Buried Lebanon Cemetery.

 

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Burial: 1877, Lebanon Cem, South Point, Lawrence Co, Ohio

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vi. JOHN G WILLIS, b. September 20, 1853; d. April 30, 1928, Kenova, West Virginia; m. MAGGIE COFFER, March 09, 1884, Galliopolis, Gallia Co, Ohio; b. 1863; d. 1910.

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vii. SUSANNA WILLIS, b. September 07, 1857, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. February 23, 1883, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

Notes for SUSANNA WILLIS:

Never married. Buried Lebanon Cemetery.

 

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Burial: 1883, Lebanon Cem, South Point, Lawrence Co, Ohio

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7. JOHN GILBERT3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born October 22, 1822 in Lawrence Co, Ohio, and died January 11, 1892 in (buried Myrtle Cem.) Leatherwood Creek, Lawrence Co, Ohio. He married LORENIA NEIL December 03, 1851 in Lawrence Co, Ohio, daughter of THOMAS NEIL and SOPHIA CORBIN. She was born January 28, 1826 in Lawrence Co, Ohio.

Notes for JOHN GILBERT WILLIS:

They resided Leatherwood Creek Lawrence Co, Ohio. Obit says his birth month was Oct 22 not Nov 13.

 

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Notes for LORENIA NEIL:

!Her parents were Thomas Neil & Sophia Corbin. They had 8 children.

 

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Children of JOHN WILLIS and LORENIA NEIL are:

21. i. THEODORE N4 WILLIS, b. August 29, 1852, Ohio; d. 1927.

ii. MARENA WILLIS, b. January 29, 1854, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. Aft. 1892; m. MIDDLETON MCGUIRE, July 05, 1892, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

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iii. SOPHIA WILLIS, b. September 11, 1855, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. March 04, 1856.

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iv. INFANT SAMUEL V WILLIS, b. April 08, 1857, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. October 13, 1857.

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v. JR JOHN GILBERT WILLIS, b. September 04, 1858, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. 1928.

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22. vi. WILLIAM H WILLIS, b. December 04, 1860, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. March 03, 1933.

vii. THOMAS J WILLIS, b. February 23, 1863, Lawrence Co, Ohio; d. West Virginia.

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23. viii. GEORGE W WILLIS, b. April 19, 1865, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

8. HAMILTON3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1825 in Ohio. He married (1) SARAH ANN WOLF November 14, 1844 in Lawrence Co, Ohio. He married (2) NANCY WOLF April 04, 1851 in Lawrence Co, Ohio. She was born in Ohio.

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Children of HAMILTON WILLIS and SARAH WOLF are:

24. i. GEORGE H4 WILLIS, b. Abt. 1846, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

ii. MARY J WILLIS, b. Abt. 1848, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

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9. ELECTA JANE3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born November 27, 1827 in Leatherwood, Lawrence Co, Ohio, and died February 19, 1897 in Getaway, Ohio. She married ANDREW J BOOTH February 19, 1846 in Lawrence Co, Ohio, son of DANIEL BOOTH and MARY MCALEXANDER. He was born Abt. 1824, and died 1878 in Getaway, Ohio.

Notes for ELECTA JANE WILLIS:

She was 70 years old when she died.

 

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Notes for ANDREW J BOOTH:

He died at age 54 yrs.

Child of ELECTA WILLIS and ANDREW BOOTH is:

i. ROXIE4 BOOTH, b. Abt. 1849, Lawrence Co, Ohio.

10. HENRIETTA3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born 1830 in Leatherwood, Lawrence co, Ohio, and died 1910. She married AARON STEED August 01, 1848 in Lawrence Co, Ohio. He was born Abt. 1831, and died 1909 in Coal Grove, Ohio.

Notes for HENRIETTA WILLIS:

She died age 40 years.

 

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Notes for AARON STEED:

He was age 78 yrs.

Child of HENRIETTA WILLIS and AARON STEED is:

i. MARY4 STEED, b. Abt. 1849, Ohio.

11. ROBERTA BIRD3 WILLIS (GEORGE WASHINGTON2, HENRY1) was born 1833 in Leatherwood, Lawrence Co, Ohio, and died 1885. She married SYLVESTOR STEED February 17, 1853 in Lawrence Co, Ohio. He was born Abt. 1835, and died 1879 in Perry Township, Ohio.

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Notes for SYLVESTOR STEED:

Sylvestor was son of Henry Steed. Vet of GARand died at age 44 years.

 

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Children of ROBERTA WILLIS and SYLVESTOR STEED are:

i. GARRON H4 STEED, d. June 01, 1889, Wellston, Ohio.

Notes for GARRON H STEED:

!Both brothers were killed in a train wreck.

 

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25. ii. MARSHALL STEED, b. 1856; d. June 01, 1889, Wellston, Ohio.