William Starke Willis (1872 - 1924)

Born 10 Apr 1872 in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maud (Mays) Willis — married 1896 in Mississippi

Died 22 Mar 1924 at age 51 in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

William Starke Willis ^[1]was born on April 10, 1872, in Grenada, Mississippi, the child of Randolph Willis and Rosalie Willis. He married Maud Mays on June 25, 1896^[2], in his hometown. He died on March 22, 1924, in his hometown at the age of 51, and was buried in the Willis Cemetery in Gore Springs, Mississippi^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96G-R9W : accessed 21 January 2019), William S Willis, Beat 2, Grenada, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 3A, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,808.
2. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZC-YSC : 10 February 2018), W. S. Willis and Maud Mays, 25 Jun 1896; citing , Grenada, Mississippi; FHL microfilm 886,739.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLR-89TH : 13 December 2015), William Starke Willis, 1924; Burial, Gore Springs, Grenada, Mississippi, United States of America, Willis Cemetery; citing record ID 103025461, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103025461.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 January 2019, 21:50), entry for William Starke Willis(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MLGN-VX5); contributed by various users.