Martha Elizabeth (Gibson) Willis (abt. 1826 - abt. 1880)

Born about May 1826 in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Stephen Willis — married about 2 Dec 1843 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died about 1880 at about age 53 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gibson Name Study.

This profile is part of the Willis Name Study.

Martha E Gibson was born about 1827 in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA, daughter of Elisha Gibson (1800–1884) and Martha Patsey Rice (~1798–1866).^[1]

Patsy married Joseph S. Willis (born in 1822 in Sumner County; son of Daniel S Willis and Elizabeth (Smith) Willis).^[2]

Their children were:

• Isaac Newton Willis (1846–1926)
• Joseph Gibson Willis (1866–1933)

Patsy died about 1880 in Sumner County, aged 52.

Sources

1. ↑ Census Records Marriage Records
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-G617 : 10 March 2021), Joseph S Willis and Martha Gibson, 02 Dec 1843; citing Sumner, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 969,849.