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William Volney Willis

William Volney Willis

Male 1851 - 1935  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Volney WillisWilliam Volney Willis was born on 19 Jan 1851 in South Carolina, USA; died on 2 Dec 1935 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1935 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

    William married Sarah Ellen Cole in 1878. Sarah was born on 28 Jan 1857 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Jun 1951 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1951 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Nola L Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1879 in North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Oct 1981 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1981 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.
    2. 3. Minie E Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1880 in North Carolina, USA.
    3. 4. Thomas E Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1882 in North Carolina, USA.
    4. 5. Jesse E Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1884 in North Carolina, USA.
    5. 6. John Ralph Willis, Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1886 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jul 1971 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1971 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.
    6. 7. Claud A Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1890 in North Carolina, USA.
    7. 8. Roy Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1893 in North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nola L Willis Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 4 May 1879 in North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Oct 1981 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1981 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Samuel Evans. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Harry Willis Evans  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1904 in North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Aug 1970 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

  2. 3.  Minie E Willis Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in Nov 1880 in North Carolina, USA.

  3. 4.  Thomas E Willis Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in Aug 1882 in North Carolina, USA.

  4. 5.  Jesse E Willis Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in Mar 1884 in North Carolina, USA.

  5. 6.  John Ralph Willis, SrJohn Ralph Willis, Sr Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 3 Jul 1886 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jul 1971 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1971 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

    John married Tymah Destomonia Williams on 6 Oct 1906 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA. Tymah (daughter of Robert Patterson Williams and Martha Isabelle Murray) was born on 7 May 1891 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 10 Jan 1971 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1971 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Robert Lee Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907 in North Carolina, USA.
    2. 11. William Doyle Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1908 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Apr 1968 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1968 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.
    3. 12. Floyd Harold Willis, Rev  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1911 in North Carolina, USA.
    4. 13. Rudolph Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1913 in North Carolina, USA.
    5. 14. Ardith Faye Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1914 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died in Jan 1989 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, USA.
    6. 15. Clara Etta Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Apr 1917 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Apr 2002 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
    7. 16. Paul Clay Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1919 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Dec 1973 in Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, USA; was buried in 1973 in Ballard, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
    8. 17. Sarah Naomi Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1921 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Sep 2002 in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, USA; was buried in 2002 in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, USA.
    9. 18. John Ralph Willis, Jr Rev  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1923 in North Harmony, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Jul 1992 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in 1992 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

  6. 7.  Claud A Willis Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in Mar 1890 in North Carolina, USA.

  7. 8.  Roy Willis Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in Dec 1893 in North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Harry Willis Evans Descendancy chart to this point (2.Nola2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Jul 1904 in North Carolina, USA; died on 7 Aug 1970 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

  2. 10.  Robert Lee Willis Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1907 in North Carolina, USA.

  3. 11.  William Doyle Willis Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 9 Dec 1908 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 2 Apr 1968 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1968 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Donald Doyle Willis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; died on 11 Sep 1993 in South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in 1993 in Saint George, Washington, Utah, USA.

  4. 12.  Floyd Harold Willis, Rev Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1911 in North Carolina, USA.

  5. 13.  Rudolph Willis Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1913 in North Carolina, USA.

  6. 14.  Ardith Faye Willis Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 13 Oct 1914 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died in Jan 1989 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, USA.

    Ardith married Zenith Heywood Keylon on 14 Oct 1934 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA. Zenith (son of John Wesley Keylon and Bonnie Lou Cooper) was born on 16 Oct 1906 in Glenalice, Roan, Tennessee, USA; died in 1987 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Gary Willis Keylon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 May 1937 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 9 Nov 2000.
    2. 21. Dan Wesley Keylon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Mar 1949; died on 21 Feb 2018 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 2 Mar 2018.

  7. 15.  Clara Etta Willis Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 9 Apr 1917 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Apr 2002 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Fisher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 16.  Paul Clay WillisPaul Clay Willis Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Feb 1919 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Dec 1973 in Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, USA; was buried in 1973 in Ballard, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

    Paul married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 17.  Sarah Naomi WillisSarah Naomi Willis Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Jun 1921 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Sep 2002 in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, USA; was buried in 2002 in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Gaither Geary Cooper. Gaither (son of Lonnie Calvin Rollins and Winnie Pearl Cooper) was born on 28 Nov 1914 in Gary Blaine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; died on 24 Jun 1993 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1914 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Vickie Lynn Rollins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1948 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Nov 2013 in Duluth, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Paul Crawford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 18.  John Ralph Willis, Jr RevJohn Ralph Willis, Jr Rev Descendancy chart to this point (6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 3 Jul 1923 in North Harmony, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Jul 1992 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA; was buried in 1992 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Mildred Grace Parks. Mildred (daughter of Jessie Harley Parks and Nova Allice Chopman) was born on 19 Jul 1928 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Oct 1972 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1972 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Ettie Birthania Trentham. Ettie (daughter of W L Trentham and Balzara) was born on 30 Oct 1924 in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA; died on 14 Feb 1992; was buried in 1992 in Meigs, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 19.  Donald Doyle WillisDonald Doyle Willis Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 22 Dec 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; died on 11 Sep 1993 in South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in 1993 in Saint George, Washington, Utah, USA.

  2. 20.  Gary Willis Keylon Descendancy chart to this point (14.Ardith3, 6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 17 May 1937 in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 9 Nov 2000.

  3. 21.  Dan Wesley KeylonDan Wesley Keylon Descendancy chart to this point (14.Ardith3, 6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 2 Mar 1949; died on 21 Feb 2018 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 2 Mar 2018.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Paul3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

  5. 23.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Paul3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 24.  Vickie Lynn RollinsVickie Lynn Rollins Descendancy chart to this point (17.Sarah3, 6.John2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Dec 1948 in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Nov 2013 in Duluth, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Bousquet. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Heather R Bousquet  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 18 Feb.
    2. 34. Ryan W Bousquet  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 25.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.John3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.John3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.John3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

  10. 28.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.John3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 29.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.John3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

  12. 30.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.John3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 31.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.John3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 32.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.John3, 6.John2, 1.William1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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