Samuel Willis (1814 - 1876)

Born 1814 in Shawnee Township, Gallatin, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 1876 at about age 62 in Shawnee Township, Gallatin, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1814. He was the son of Merril Willis and Margaret Cherry. He passed away in 1876. Burial - Shawnee Township, Gallatin, Illinois, United States

Samuel is not mentioned in the will of Merril Willis

Will of Merril Willis, Hamilton County, Illinois. Wife Margaret inherited all the household furniture & other items not disposed of in the will, a horse and all livestock, sheep & hogs owned by Merril. Third son Joshua Willis inherited his father's land, wagon & riffle. His three older children were Mary Lane, Martha Wheeler and William Wesley Willis. They inherited the proceeds from the sale of the stock of horses, carpenter tools & corn, oats, ect. remaining after feeding the horses & stock over the winter. William Wesley also inherited his father's clothing & saddle. Witnesses were Tamy Carpenter and Rebecca Hardy. It appears the will was probated 15 Jan 1841 by Probate Justice of the Peace Robert Edwards

Sources

• Jay Andrews
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDJN-N84?1=1&parents=LLQF-RG3_LLQF-RGS
• [1] - Source Citation: Birth year: 1814; Birth city: Shawnee; Birth state: IL. - Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.