Columbus Pool Willis

1868 - 1948  (79 years)

• Name	Columbus Pool Willis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	22 Jun 1868	Beaverdam Township, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Name	C.P. Willis  [11]
  Name	Columbus B Willis  [10]
  Name	Columbus P Willis  [13]
  Name	Columbus P. Willis  [12]
  Name	Columbus Willis  [9]
  Name	Lum Willis
  Reference Number	3073
  Residence	1900	Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1910	Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA   [10]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1930	Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Burial	1948	Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA   [3]
  Death	18 Jun 1948	Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA   [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I3073	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	A S Willis,   b. South Carolina, USA
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Mary Pettit,   b. South Carolina, USA
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F1166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Louisa Murray,   b. 13 Dec 1874, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Jan 1932, Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1891	Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Bessie Louetta Willis,   b. 25 Dec 1891, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Jul 1975, Walla Walla, Washington, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 2. Eston Andrew Willis,   b. 20 Feb 1894, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 31 Jul 1965, Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 3. Nellie Fay Willis,   b. 21 Apr 1896, North Carolina, USA d. 24 May 1932, Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA (Age 36 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 4. Atha Alma Willis,   b. 13 Jul 1901, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Sep 1982, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 5. Vesta Inez Willis,   b. 4 Jul 1907, Emmet, Nevada, Arkansas, USA d. 19 Sep 1998, College Park, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F1171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jun 1868 - Beaverdam Township, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 19 Feb 1891 - Haywood, North Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA Burial - 1948 - Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA Death - 18 Jun 1948 - Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	3 Photos
  	Columbus (Lum) Poole Willis
  	Columbus "Lum" Willis - Moonshiner
  	Willis Family Alma, Bessie, Eston, Nellie, Columbus, Vesta, Nancy

  
  

• Sources

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