Benjamin
Jackson
Willis
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William John Willis
and Sarah Ann (Johnston) Willis
Brother of
William Johnston Willis, John Nelson Willis, Caroline Pickett Willis, William J. Willis, Harvey M. Willis, Cynthia Ann Willis and Elizabeth L. (Willis) Faver
Husband of
Alice Frances (Faver) Willis
— married
1838 in St. Clair, Alabama
Husband of
Ellender Cyrena (Davis) Willis
— married
10 Mar 1852 (to 1871) in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
Descendants 
Father of
William T. Willis, Nancy Caroline Willis, Elizabeth J. Willis, Samuel Johnson Willis, Cynthia Ann (Willis) Latham, Benjamin Jackson Willis Jr., Mary Ellen (Willis) Latham and John Wesley Hudson Willis
Died
at about age 72
in Pontotoc, Mason, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Feb 2016
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Biography
When Benjamin Jackson Willis was born in 1820 in Tennessee, his father, William, was 31 and his mother, Sarah, was 29. He married first to Alice Frances "Ally" Favor (1822–1852) on November 26, 1838 in St. Clair, Alabama;[1] their known children were:
- William T. (1842–1918)
- Caroline Nancy (1843–)
- Elizabeth J. (1846–)
- Samuel Johnson (1849–1862)
After Ally's death Ben married Ellender Cyrena 'Serenie' Davis (1832–1871) on March 10, 1852 in Clarksville, Red River, Texas;[2] their known children are:
- Cynthia Ann (1854–1944)[3]
- Benjamin Jackson, Jr. (twin, 1857–1869)
- Mary Ellen (twin, 1857–1937)[4]
- John Wesley Hudson (1859–1946)
- Robert E. (1868–1948)[5]
Serenie died in 1871 and Ben married last to the widow of John Morgan Webster, Ellen Chisolm (1841–1931) about 1873; they had two children:
- George Henry, Sr. (1874–1950)
- Arthur Eddington (1878–1952)
Ben died in 1892 in Pontotoc, Texas, at the age of 72, and was buried there.[6]
MILITARY:
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865[7]
Name: Benjamin Willis
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Texas
Regiment: 15th Regiment, Texas Cavalry
Company: G
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M227 roll 39
BURIAL[8]
Pontotoc Cemetery
Pontotoc, Mason County, Texas
Sources
- ↑ Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967; Film Number 001035441
- ↑ San Saba Historical Commission, editor, "San Saba County History 1856-1983" (1983), pg. 350. per https://ejaneybird.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=ejaneybird&view=0&pid=771&ver=1515
- ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982; child: Cynthia Ann Latham
- ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982; child: Mary Ellen Latham
- ↑ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982; child: Robert E Willis
- ↑ reference link to tree of 5th gr-granddaughter, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260078371182/facts
- ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=5AF2C5DF-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A/>, acquired 2007.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60466776
- Year: 1840; Census Place: Benton, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 49; Family History Library Film: 0002332
- Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Hopkins, Texas; Roll: M432_911; Page: 164A; Image: 333
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Mason, Texas; Roll: M653_1300; Page: 481; Family History Library Film: 805300
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Mason, Texas; Roll: M593_1597; Page: 462B; Image: 78621; Family History Library Film: 553096
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Mason, Texas; Roll: 1319; Family History Film: 1255319; Page: 478A; Enumeration District: 103
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
-
~3.12%
Dee (Faver) Sharp
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A888057 [compare], Ancestry member delobar1
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Lynn Poynor :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jessica (Collett) Hilliard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A802933 [compare], Ancestry member jessc4343
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