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Willis Franklin Pilgreen (abt. 1870 - 1943)

Willis Franklin Pilgreen
Born about in Alabama, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1 Jul 1916 in Andalusia, Covington, Alabama, United Statesmap
Died at about age 73 in Calera, Shelby, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

Willis was born circa 1870 in Alabama to James Wesley Pilgreen and Sarah A Simpson[1]. Sarah passed away before 1970 and his father married Paralee P Armstrong in 1870[2][3].

He married Ella F Hines 1 Apr 1888 in Shelby, Alabama[4][5]. Ella passed away in Mar 1914[6].

1 Jul 1916 Willis married Mattie Ella Harper in Andalusia, Alabama[7][8].

Willis passed away in 1943 in Calera, Alabama[9].

Mattie passed away Jan 1979[10].

Sources

  1. Marriage of Parents James W. Pilgreen in the Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1107309:60000?ssrc=pt&tid=6277368&pid=24223423515
  2. "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4V6-JTW : Sun Mar 10 05:15:15 UTC 2024), Entry for James W. Pilgreen and Parolee Pilgreen, 1880.
  3. James W. Pillgreen in the Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1951096:61365?ssrc=pt&tid=6277368&pid=24223423515
  4. "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ65-15S : Tue Mar 05 03:27:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Willis F. Pilgreen and Ella F. Hines, 01 Apr 1888.
  5. Willis Pilgreen in the 1900 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1436333:7602?ssrc=pt&tid=6277368&pid=24223716171
  6. Ella Pilgreen in the Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/112320:5188?ssrc=pt&tid=6277368&pid=262072143616
  7. "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-V3SZ : Tue Mar 05 04:35:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Willis F. Pilgreen and Mattie Carter, 01 Jul 1916.
  8. "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXDJ-NCS : Mon Mar 11 01:57:17 UTC 2024), Entry for W F Pilgreen and Mattie Pilgreen, 1920.
  9. Willis Franklin Pilgreen in the Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/934519:2543?ssrc=pt&tid=6277368&pid=24223716171
  10. Mattie Pilgreen in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/49023960:3693

See Also:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LH82-WLF

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6277368/person/24223716171/facts





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