Mr
Joseph
Willis
Jr.
Born in Cheraws District, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Willis
and Sarah (UNKNOWN) Willis
Brother of
Agerton Willis [half], Mary Willis [half], Rachel Willis, Jemima Willis, Sarah Willis [half], Sally Willis [half], William R. Willis [half], Lemuel Joseph Willis [half], John Willis [half], Olivia Willis [half], Martha Willis [half], Samuel Willis [half], Emmanuel Willis [half], James Willis [half], William Willis [half], Timothy Willis [half] and Bennard R. Willis [half]
Husband of
Jane Jennie Coker
— married
5 Feb 1814 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph P. Willis, Eliza Willis, Sarah Willis, Joseph P. Willis III, Lucinda Willis, Mary S Willis, Martha F Willis, Charles Willis, Lemuel Willis and Elizabeth Willis
Died
at about age 78
in Ten Mile Creek, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
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Biography
- Joseph Willis, Jr.
- Birth: 1792 Cheraws District, South Carolina, United States[1]
- Fact: Residence (1850) Rapides, Louisiana, USA[4]
- Joseph Willis 58
- Jane Willis 40
- Sarah Willis 27
- Charles Willis 17
- Lemuel Willis 14
- Elizabeth Willis 11
- Denard Grubbs 25
- Martha Grubbs 20
- Margaret Grubbs 0
Joseph was born in 1792.
Sources
- ↑ Title: 1850 United States Federal Census
- Author: Ancestry.com; : Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,
- Year: 1850; Census Place: , Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: M432_239; Page: 83; Image: 167.
- Birth date: abt 1792 Louisiana Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Rapides, Louisiana
- ↑ Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; CD 101; Personal Copy.
- WILLIS, Joseph (Joseph) m. 5 Feb. 1814 Jane COKER (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Mar.#6)
- COKER, Jane m. 5 Feb. 1814 Joseph WILLIS (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Mar.#6)
- ↑ Title: Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925; : Author: Hunting For Bears, comp.; Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Compiled from a variety of sources including original marriage records located in Family History Library microfilm, microfiche, or books.
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: M432_239; Page: 83B; Image: 171
- Note: Correct man?
- 1820 U S Census; Census Place: St Landry, Louisiana; Page: 423; NARA Roll: M33_30; Image: 110; Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
- Free Colored Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
- Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 14: 1
- Free Colored Persons - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
- Free Colored Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
- Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
- Total Free Colored Persons: 4
- Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
- See Also
- Willis chronology
- Family Record
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
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~3.12%
Dale Ray
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~1.56%
Tiffany DiGiovanni :
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~0.78%
Jack Poynor :
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~0.78%
Hope (Poynor) Middleton :
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~0.78%
Lauren Lankford :
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~0.39%
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Melanie (Thompson) Hubbard :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member emtb25
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Willis-14038 and Willis-73 appear to represent the same person because: same name, locations and dates , attached to same parents
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Willis-1208 and Willis-73 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same person
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