Margaret (Holden) Willis (1799 - 1859)

Born 8 Jan 1799 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Abram Willis — married 3 Aug 1819 in Mississippi, United States

Died 30 Aug 1859 at age 60 in Crystal Springs, Copiah, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1799. She was the daughter of Thomas Holden and Margaret Spurgeon. She passed away in 1859.

Margaret married Thomas A. Willis on 3 Aug 1819 in Mississippi. Their children:

1. Margaret Willis, born 1822, died 1859
2. Asenath Willis, born 1825, died 1858
3. Abram Barnes Willis, born 1827
4. Thomas Holden Willis, born 1835, died 1862
5. Frances Thompson Willis, born 1840, died 1867

They are found in Wayne County, MS in 1820. ^[1]

In 1840, they are found in Copiah County, Mississippi. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-GLD : accessed 12 January 2022), Thomas A Willis, Wayne, Mississippi, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTS-KGM : 8 December 2020), Thos A Willis, Copiah, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 91, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11452436/margaret-willis : accessed 12 January 2022), memorial page for Margaret Willis (8 Jan 1799–30 Aug 1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #11452436, citing Old Crystal Springs Cemetery, Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by NatalieMaynor (contributor 46770385) .