William Willis

Biography

William Willis was born about 1792 at Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was married 2 January 1814 to Elizabeth Skinner in Belmont County, Ohio. Elizabeth had been born 20 Jan 1793 in Woodstock, Virginia. Both died and are buried in Rice Cemetery, Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa. William died on 8 December 1854 and Elizabeth on 8 September 1847. William married a second time, to Eliza Moore.

Children of William and Elizabeth Skinner Willis follow:

• 1. Harrison Willis, born 29 May 1815.
• 2. Mary Jane Willis, born 24 July 1816 in Belmont County, Ohio; married James Crawford on 31 August 1837 at Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. She died 27 June 1872 at Winfield, Henry County, Iowa. Several of the pictures I have are still unidentified; I think some are of the Crawfords.
• 3. Robert L. Willis, born 30 March 1818.
• 4. Eliza Willis, born 3 Feb 1820 and died about 1840.
• 5. Nancy Willis, born 11 May 1821 in Ohio and died 5 May 1893 in Neosha, Kansas. She married Cornelius Aronhalt.
• 6. Joseph Willis, born 5 April 1823 and died about 1840.
• 7. Elizabeth Willis, born 1 April 1825 in Muskingum County, Ohio, married Andrew Thompson on 17 June, 1847, in Muskingum County, Ohio. Andrew was born 3 October 1823 near Wheeling, now West Virginia but then Virginia. He died 18 April 1892 at Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa. Elizabeth died October 30, 1916 at Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa. I have numerous pictures of her and her family, and three or four pages on her descendants.
• 8. Lavisa Willis, born 21 January 1828 in Ohio; Lavisa married Robert Willis. Connie, you descend from them.
• 9. William Willis, born 18 August 1831 and died about 1840.
• 10. Samuel Findley Willis, born 2 March 1834.
• 11. Mariam Willis, born 11 May 1836 and died 7 December 1855. Mariam married Hiram Dunn.

Most of the above information came from Thomas P. Crawford, 3709 Moss Drive, Annandale, VA 22003-1916 several years ago.

Link:http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/IALOUISA/1998-03/0889...

Born 1790, Uniontown, Menallen Township, Fayette Co., PA; died 12 Dec 1854, Morning Sun, Louisa Co., Iowa; buried Rice Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa Co., Iowa; son of Robert Willis and Sarah Gibson. (See Robert Willis ca 1750-1830). Married: 2 June 1814, Belmont Co., OH to Elizabeth Skinner, born 20 June 1793, Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., VA; died 16 Sept 1847, Belmont Co., OH

Link:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ewillis/genw.htm

After the Death of his wife, Elizabeth, William married his neighbor Eliza Moore. He and brother James and most of their children and their families moved to Iowa around 1850, settling with in three miles of each other. ( James at Henry, Iowa and William at Morning Star, Iowa.)

Per Find A Grave Memorial:

Note: William Willis served in the War of 1812 from OH

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19712925

Note: Elizabeth and Eliza Skinner married James and William Willis. Their children also married. Very confusing line. Born in Menallen TWP

William Willis Married first in 1814 Elizabeth Skinner

Married second Eliza Moore

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 7 2017, 2:00:16 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Lost his eye in an accident during the War of 1812. REFN: 2 JAN 2014 22:53:36 From the document "Willis Family," by Bess Lyon. REFN: 2 JAN 2014 22:53:36