Willis Twyman (abt. 1820)

Born about 1820 in Virginia, United States

Descendants

Biography

Willis Twyman is a part of US Black heritage.

Willis was born about 1820 in Virginia. He married Mary LNU. He had at least 4 children. In 1880 he is living with wife Mary and one of his sons in Culpeper, Virginia. No further information is known.

Research Notes

It is possible that he was one of the slaves owned by Wm H Twyman in 1860 in Madison, Virginia, but do not have proof.

Sources

• 1869 Marriage record of son, 15 May 1869, John Tuyman,age 25, bp Madison Co, Va, father: Willis Tuyman, mother: Mary, spouse: Ellen Willis, age 17, bp Culpeper Co, VA, father: Monroe Willis, mother: Ailsy "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDS-TNS : 29 January 2020), Willis Tuyman in entry for John Tuyman, 1869.

• 1870 US Census: age 50, bp Virginia, with wife Mary and children "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGP-QKZ : 2 January 2021), Willis Twyman, 1870.

• 1880 US Census, age 69, with wife Mary and son Franklin, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPY-9H5 : 20 February 2021), Willis Twyman, Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 33, sheet 324B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,361.