William
R.
Willis
Born in Bayou Chicot, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Willis
and Sarah (Johnson) Willis
Brother of
Agerton Willis [half], Mary Willis [half], Joseph Willis Jr. [half], Rachel Willis [half], Jemima Willis [half], Sarah Willis, Sally Willis, Lemuel Joseph Willis, John Willis, Olivia Willis, Martha Willis, Samuel Willis [half], Emmanuel Willis [half], James Willis [half], William Willis [half], Timothy Willis [half] and Bennard R. Willis [half]
Husband of
Rhoda G. (Strother) Willis
— married
15 Jul 1834 in St. Helena, Louisiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William Willis, Jackson Willis, Sarah Willis, Mary Willis, Daniel Willis, Lemuel S. Willis, Daniel Joseph Willis, Jesse C. Willis, Alexander Matthew Willis and James Wise Willis
Died
at age 77
in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jul 2010
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Biography
Burial
Willis Flats Cemetery, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24572370/william-r-willis : accessed 15 April 2022), memorial page for William R. Willis (6 Jan 1804–24 Nov 1881), Find A Grave: Memorial #24572370, citing Willis Flats Cemetery, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Judi Sweat Barr (contributor 46771558) .
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJD-FT6 : 22 December 2020), William Willis, Rapides, Rapides, Louisiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFP7-SXQ : 18 February 2021), William Willis, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87N-F4C : 29 May 2021), Willis Willis, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDX8-3SL : 14 January 2022), William Willis, Calcasieu, Rapides, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
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~0.39%
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Edward Hogan III
Willis-1874 and Willis-65 appear to represent the same person because: All Vital information match - profile represent same person
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