Edward
Clark
Willett
Born in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Willett
and Mary (Dant) Willett
Brother of
William D. Willett, John Sanders Willett, James M Willett, Louisa (Willett) Mills, Simon Bolivar Willett and Alexander Hamilton Willett
Husband of
Mahala McMurray
— married
10 Oct 1844 in Union, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Orville Willett, Thaddeus Edward Willett, McMurray Willett, Olive Oatman (Willett) Mattingly and Margaret Alice (Willett) Mattingly
Died
at age 75
in Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2017
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Biography
Edward Clark Willett was born on 26 Oct 1823 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA, son of Samuel Willett (1796 - 1867) and Mary (Dant) Willett (1798 - 1875).
His siblings were:
- William D. Willett (1821 - 1849)
- James M Willett (1829 - 1913)
- Louisa (Willett) Mills (1832 - 1912)
- Simon Bolivar Willett (1839 - 1904)
Edward married Mahala McMurray (1822 - 1884) on 10 Oct 1844 in Union, Kentucky. Their children were:
- Thaddeus Edward Willett (1855 - 1934)
- Olive Oatman (Willett) Mattingly (1861 - )
- Margaret Alice (Willett) Mattingly (1864 - 1943).
Edward's other children were:
- Thomas Orville Willett (1847 - 1934)
- McMurray Willett (1859 - 1932).
Edward died on 13 Oct 1899 in Kentucky aged 75.
Sources
Find A Grave: Memorial #106116463 1870 US census Uniontown Kentucky on ancestry.com
Edward C Willett 47
Mahala Willett 48
Thadeus E Willett 15
Mcmurry Willett 11
Olleve O Willett 9
Margaret A Willett 5
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward 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 Edward:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward 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 Edward:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Carol Whelan 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member CarolWhelanT
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~3.12%
Stan Courtney :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T388700 [compare], FTDNA kit #264834
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Teresa Triplett :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Cheryl (Smith) Hess :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member oldsoul1968
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~0.78%
Betty Davis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bettyjbarnes1946
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~0.78%
Edith (Saunders) Frank :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member minaretgirl
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~0.78%
Bernice (Meredith) Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member t_lynnemail
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