William Volney Willis

1851 - 1935  (84 years)

• Name	William Volney Willis  [1, 2]
  Birth	19 Jan 1851	South Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William V. Willis  [3]
  Reference Number	4305
  Residence	1880	Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Residence	1900	Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Burial	1935	Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Death	2 Dec 1935	Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I4305	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ellen Cole,   b. 28 Jan 1857, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Jun 1951, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1878  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Nola L Willis,   b. 4 May 1879, North Carolina, USA d. 7 Oct 1981, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 102 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Minie E Willis,   b. Nov 1880, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Thomas E Willis,   b. Aug 1882, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Jesse E Willis,   b. Mar 1884, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 5. 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)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. Claud A Willis,   b. Mar 1890, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Roy Willis,   b. Dec 1893, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F1582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Jan 1851 - South Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1935 - Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Death - 2 Dec 1935 - Haywood, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	William V. Willis and Sarah E. Cole - Gravestone
  	William Voley Willis Obituary Dec 2, 1935

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S22] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1241200. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1241200 [S53] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 967; Page: 166B; Enumeration District: 087. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 967; Page: 166B; Enumeration District: 087