Nelly [1]Conway Willis was born on October 1, 1848, in Orange, Virginia, the child of John Willis[2] and Lucy Madison. She married William Byrd Willis in 1878[3] in Clarke, Virginia. She died on May 7, 1923[4], in Orange, Virginia, and was buried in the Graham Cemetery located in Orange[5].
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSD-RKW : 11 February 2018), Wm. B. Willis and Nellie C. Willis, 01 May 1878; citing Clarke County, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,048,467.
↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-P3T3 : 20 August 2018), Nelly Conway Willis, 07 May 1923; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Orange, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG1-8XL : 12 April 2016), Nelly Willis in household of John Willis, Virginia, United States; citing p. 220, family 1774, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,168.
↑ Nellie C Willis in household of W B Willis, "United States Census, 1880"
Detail: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC5R-T7F : 24 December 2015), Nellie C Willis in household of W B Willis, Madison, Orange, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 118, sheet 224A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1382; FHL microfilm 1,255,382.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMNF-96S : accessed 7 February 2019), Nellie C 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.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPLZ-PR1 : accessed 7 February 2019), Nellie C 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.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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