Lewis Byrd Willis (1884 - 1963)

Born 27 Mar 1884 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Lee (Richardson) Willis — married 19 Jun 1918 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA

Died 23 Jun 1963 at age 79 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Lewis Byrd Willis^[1] was born on March 27, 1885^[2], in Orange County, the child ofWilliam Willis^[3] and Nelly Conway Willis^[4]. He married Lucy Richardson on June 19, 1918^[5], in Orange, Virginia. He died on June 23, 1963, in his home town, and was buried in Graham Cemetery located in Orange, Virginia^[6].

Residence

Date: 1920^[7]

Place: Madison, Orange, Virginia, United States

Date: 1930^[8]

Place: Madison, Orange, Virginia, United States

Date: 1940^[9]

Place: Madison, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J19F-1Y8 : 20 May 2014), Lewis Willis, Jun 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6Z7-5D5 : 13 March 2018), Lewis Byrd Willis, 1917-1918; citing Orange County, Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,984,914.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMNF-96Q : accessed 21 January 2019), Lewis Willis in household of William B Willis, Madison District Orange town, Orange, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 18A, family 330, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,721.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPLZ-PTM : accessed 21 January 2019), Lewis B Willis in household of William B Willis, Madison, Orange, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 89, sheet 29A, family 391, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1640; FHL microfilm 1,375,653.
5. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSX-QLQ : 11 February 2018), Lewis B. Willis and Lucy L. Richardson, 19 Jun 1918; citing Orange, Orange, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,048,467.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVN-SHXW : 13 December 2015), Lewis Byrd Willis, 1963; Burial, Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States of America, Graham Cemetery; citing record ID 15782014, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15782014.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJH-3C1 : accessed 21 January 2019), Lewis B Willis in household of Nellie C Willis, Madison, Orange, Virginia, United States; citing ED 93, sheet 2B, line 88, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1903; FHL microfilm 1,821,903.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CFCG-8ZM : accessed 21 January 2019), Lewis Willis, Madison, Orange, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 9A, line 39, family 176, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2453; FHL microfilm 2,342,187.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRBG-2H9 : 14 March 2018), Lewis B Willis, Madison Magisterial District, Orange, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-9, sheet 9A, line 13, family 141, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4281.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 January 2019, 16:13), entry for Lewis Byrd Willis(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2Q9-SZK); contributed by various users.