Paul Clay Willis

1919 - 1973  (54 years)

• Name	Paul Clay Willis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	28 Feb 1919	Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1920	Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single
  Residence	1930	Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1935	Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [9]
  Residence	1940	Catonsville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA   [4, 9]
  	Relation to Head: Self
  _MILT	7 May 1941  [7]
  mtDNA	H1b
  Residence	1947	Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, USA   [11]
  Burial	1973	Ballard, Santa Barbara, California, USA   [3]
  Death	18 Dec 1973	Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, USA   [3, 5, 7, 8, 10]
  Paul Clay Willis Obituary	20 Dec 1973	Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, USA   [12]
  		Paul Clay Willis Obituary
  Name	Paul C Willis  [10]
  Name	Paul C Willis  [11]
  Name	Paul Willis  [9]
  Name	Paul Willis  [8]
  Name	Paul Willis  [7]
  Name	Paul Willis  [2]
  Reference Number	1186
  Person ID	I1186	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John Ralph Willis, Sr,   b. 3 Jul 1886, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Jul 1971, Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Tymah Destomonia Williams,   b. 7 May 1891, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Jan 1971, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	6 Oct 1906	Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [13]
  Family ID	F520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Feb 1919 - Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1935 - Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Self - 1940 - Catonsville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Residence - 1947 - Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, USA Burial - 1973 - Ballard, Santa Barbara, California, USA Death - 18 Dec 1973 - Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, USA Paul Clay Willis Obituary - 20 Dec 1973 - Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Paul Clay Willis From his obituary
  	Paul Clay Willis Obituary

  
  

• Sources

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