Born in Compton, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hardy Osborne Willis
and Laura Julianne (Byrd) Willis
Sister of
William Lee Willis, Cora Etta (Willis) Clinkingbeard, Floyd Ephram Willis [half], Elijah Lester Willis [half], Katy Pauline (Willis) Howard [half], Jannie Marie (Willis) Wren [half], Ernestine Walesie (Willis) Preddy [half], Marshall Willis [half] and Hardy Osborne Willis Jr [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Mother of
Marvin Davis
Died
at age 95
in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Aug 2022
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Biography
Dora was born in 1906. She was the daughter of Hardy Willis and Laura Byrd. She passed away in 2002.
Sources
- Birth: "Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917"
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1906
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61774 #925032 (accessed 11 February 2023)
Dora Elizabeth Willis born on 6 Oct 1906, daughter of Hardy Osbon Willis & Laura Byrd, in Compton, Newton, Arkansas, USA. - Marriage: "Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969"
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1927; Film: #1
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61775 #90295905 (accessed 11 February 2023)
Dora Elizabeth Willis marriage to James Monroe Davis on 1 Aug 1927 in Baxter, Arkansas, USA. - Obituary: "U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current"
Marshall Democrat-News, The; Publication Place: Marshall, Missouri, USA; URL: http://www.marshallnews.com/obituaries/2002-09/
Ancestry Record 7545 #3160889 (accessed 11 February 2023)
Name: Dora Elizabeth Breshears; Gender: Female; Death Age: 27; Birth Date: abt 1975; Residence Place: Mattoon, Ill.; Death Date: 19 Sep 2002; Death Place: Marshall; Burial Date: 21 Sep. - Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123484045/dora-elizabeth-breshears: accessed 12 August 2022), memorial page for Dora Elizabeth Willis Breshears (6 Oct 1906-19 Sep 2002), Find A Grave: Memorial #123484045, citing Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Marshall, Saline County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Sandra Smith (contributor 47193629).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dora:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dora:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Wesley Wren 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch UZ349371C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Linda (Thompson) Low :
23andMe, GEDmatch NL5365852 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #493784
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~0.78%
Larry Willis :
23andMe
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