Amanda (Skinner) Willis (abt.1839-aft.1874)

Amanda (Emily) Willis formerly Skinner

Born about 1839 in Estill, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Medad Skinner and Nancy Ann (Powell) Skinner

Sister of Nancy (Skinner) Oldham [half], Malinda (Skinner) Bryant [half], Jackson Skinner [half], Anderson Turner Skinner [half] and William Skinner

Wife of William A Willis — married 10 Sep 1855 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Mother of Merrill Willis, Nancy (Willis) Powell, Mary Susan (Willis) Rader, Cassius Willis, Shrilzie Willis, William A Willis Jr., Franklin Willis, Sina Willis and David Willis

Died after 1874 after about age 35 [location unknown]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

Emily was born about 1836 in Estill County, Kentucky, United States. She was the daughter of Medad Skinner and Nancy Ann (Powell) Skinner. Her birth year is based upon the 1850 census record. In the 1850 census Emily (age 15) was in Madison, Kentucky, United States.^[1]

Emily, daughter of Medad Skinner, married William Willis on 10 September 1855 in Madison, Kentucky, United States.^[2]^[3]

In the 1860 census Emily (age 23) was the wife of William Willis in My Division, Jackson, Kentucky, United States.^[4]

In the 1870 census Emily (age about 31) was the wife of William Willis, living in Station Camp, Estill, Kentucky, United States.^[5]

In the 1880 census Emly (age 41), Keeping House, was the wife of William Willis in Station Camp, Estill, Kentucky, United States.^[6]

Research Notes

It appears that Emily may have died prior to 13 Sep 1899 when William Willis remarried. It is also possible that Emily and William were divorced prior to this date.

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

Sources

↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 37;
FamilySearch Record: M65D-RWB (accessed 9 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XK57-NT1
Emily Skinner (15) in Madison, Kentucky, United States.
↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Madison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,316.
FamilySearch Record: V659-K24 (accessed 9 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 9398-35N9-F Image number 00343
Emily Skinner marriage to William Willis on 10 Sep 1855 in Madison, Kentucky, United States.
↑ Marriage: "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Madison, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 216,833.
FamilySearch Record: QG58-VT4Q (accessed 9 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89K5-WZQQ Image number 00313
Emily Skinner (19) marriage to William Willis (23) on 13 Sep 1855 in Madison, Kentucky, United States.
↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 44; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 374; FHL microfilm: 803374; Record number: 17360;
FamilySearch Record: MZBW-749 (accessed 10 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSS-S4X Image number 00446
Emily Willis (23) in My Division, Jackson, Kentucky, United States. Born in Ky.
↑ 1870 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes,
Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Station Camp, Estill, Kentucky; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image:.
Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Station Camp, Estill, Kentucky, United States.
↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
citing enumeration district ED 40, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: MCCX-P78 (accessed 10 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBX-BVH Image number 00368
Emly Willis (41), wife, Keeping House, in household of William Willis (40) in Station Camp, Estill, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.

"Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWNT-9BK : accessed 16 December 2014), Emily Skinner in entry for Merrill Willis, 24 Oct 1856; citing Madison Co, Kentucky, reference 2:27DJMR1; FHL microfilm 216,822.
"Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWNR-YR7 : accessed 16 December 2014), Nancey Willis, 24 Oct 1856; citing Madison Co, Kentucky, reference 2:27DJMS7; FHL microfilm 216,822.

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Sheila (Akins) Thomas

Madad married Nancy Powell, 18 Jan 1835 his 2nd wife, so Emily would be Lucy Ann Powell's daughter.

posted 27 Jan 2020 by Sheila (Akins) Thomas [thank Sheila]

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily: