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James Washington Willis

Also Known As: "Jim"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 01, 1869 (68)
Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States
Place of Burial: Altitude, Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Josephus Willis and Mrs Josephus Willis
Husband of Mary Rebecca Carpenter; Rebecca Carpenter and Mary Rebecca Carpenter
Father of Andrew Jackson Willis, SR.; Daniel "Dan" Willis; Lucretia Lambert; Avis Lambert; Lucinda Willis and 7 others
Brother of Littleton Willis and William Willis

Managed by: Kathy Ann Huff
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About Jim W. Willis

Birth: 1800 North Carolina, USA Death: 1869 Mississippi, USA

James married Rebecca Mary Carpenter in 1817. To this marriage 10 children were born; 1. Daniel Willis born Aug. 04,1818 in North Carolina; Died March 02, 1908 in Booneville, Mississippi. 2. Lucretia Willis, born March 17, 1822 in Tenn, She died in Prentiss County. 3. Avis Willis born 1826 in Tenn. Died Oct. 23, 1893 in Waxahatchie, Ellis Co. Texas. 4. Lucinda Willis born 1826 in Tenn. 5. Moses Willis born 1829 in Tenn. Died About 1890. 6. Mary (Polly) Willis born 1832 in Tenn. died Nov. 1919. 7. Rebecca Willis born 1835 in Tenn. 8. Sarah Willis born 1839 in Tenn.. 9. Viney Catherine Willis born 1841 in Tenn. 10. William Willis born 1842.

Some records have him born 1794.

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Willis markers placed here by Larry Lambert in memory of his father Claude Lambert.

Family links:

Children:
 Avis Willis Lambert (1824 - 1893)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Fondren Cemetery Altitude Prentiss County Mississippi, USA

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23075358/james-washington-willis


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9 APR 2019 19:07:57 GMT -0500 Randy Lambert Lambert Web Site <p>MyHeritage family tree</p><p>Family site: Lambert Web Site</p>Family tree: 374196181-1 Discovery 374196181-1 James Washington "Jim" Willis 3 9 APR 2019 Added via a Person Discovery Discovery


James married Rebecca Mary Carpenter in 1817. To this marriage 10 children were born:

1. Daniel Willis born Aug. 04,1818 in North Carolina; Died March 02, 1908 in Booneville, Mississippi. 2. Lucretia Willis, born March 17, 1822 in Tenn, She died in Prentiss County. 3. Avis Willis born 1826 in Tenn. Died Oct. 23, 1893 in Waxahatchie, Ellis Co. Texas. 4. Lucinda Willis born 1826 in Tenn. 5. Moses Willis born 1829 in Tenn. Died About 1890. 6. Mary (Polly) Willis born 1832 in Tenn. died Nov. 1919. 7. Rebecca Willis born 1835 in Tenn. 8. Sarah Willis born 1839 in Tenn.. 9. Viney Catherine Willis born 1841 in Tenn. 10. William Willis born 1842.

Note: Some records have him born 1794.

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Willis markers placed here by Larry Lambert in memory of his father Claude Lambert.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23075358


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Jim W. Willis's Timeline

1800
May 20, 1800
Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
1815
May 7, 1815
Corinth, Coweta, Georgia, United States
1818
August 4, 1818
TN, United States
1822
March 17, 1822
Tennessee, United States
1823
March 17, 1823
Morgan, Alabama, USA
1824
1824
Morgan, Alabama, United States
1826
1826
Tennessee, United States
1829
1829
Tennessee, United States
1832
1832
Tennessee, United States