William Harte Willis (1866)

Born 1866 in Alabama

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama

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Biography

Will Hart Willis was born about 1866, in Russellville, Alabama. He is the son of David Willis and Jemima Gray. Will married Julia Ann Nesmith. He died on September 9, 1957, in his hometown, at the age of 91.^[1]

Residence

1880: Saints, Colbert, Alabama

1910: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States

1920: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama

1930: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama

1957 Russellville, Franklin, Alabama

1957 Burial Russellville, Franklin, Alabama

Harte W. Willis in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Harte W. Willis Age: 14 Birth Year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1880: Saints, Colbert, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's name: David B. Willis Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's name: Mima J. Willis Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Works On Farm

Household Members:

Name Age

David B. Willis 42

Mima J. Willis 42

Sallie Willis 18

George M. Willis 16

Harte W. Willis 14

Dana B. Willis 12

Cidney Willis 9

Margret Willis 7

May S. Willis 5

Emnar Willis 5

Viola C. Willis 1

William H Willis in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: William H Willis Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1910 Event Place: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States District: 82 Gender: Male Age: 41 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1869 Birthplace: Alabama Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Sheet Number and Letter: 12B Household ID: 243 Line Number:

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

William H Willis Head M 41 Alabama

Jania Willis Wife F 39 Alabama

Willie M Willis Daughter F 18 Alabama

Louis Willis Son M 16 Alabama

Lizzie Willis Daughter F 14 Alabama

Johnnie Willis Son M 12 Alabama

Floyd Willis Son M 10 Alabama

Oscar E Willis Son M 6 Alabama

Sidney E Hooper Boarder M 32 Alabama

W H Willis United States Census, 1920

Name: W H Willis [W. H. Willis] Age: 44 Birth Year: abt 1876 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1920: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama House Number: Farm Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Julia Willis Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Manager Industry: general farm Employment Field: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

W H Willis 44

Julia Willis 35

John Willis 20

Floyd Willis 19

Eddie Willis 17

W H Willis United States Census, 1930

Name: W H Willis Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States District: 0003 Gender: Male Age: 63 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1867 Birthplace: Alabama Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Sheet Number and Letter: 2A

Household ID: 24

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

W H Willis Head M 63 Alabama

Julia Willis Wife F 58 Alabama

Died

Will Heart Willis in the Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974

Name: Will Heart Willis

Birth Date: abt 1866

Death Date: 9 Sep 1957

Death Place: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama

Burial Date: 10 Sep 1957

Burial Place: Russellville Alabama

Death Age: 91

Gender: Male

Father Name: Bennett David Willis

Mother Name: Mima Grey

FHL Film Number: 1908922

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Sources

• Source Citation

Year: 1880; Census Place: Saints, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 8; Family History Film: 1254008; Page: 518B; Enumeration District: 042; Image: 0805 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6742&h=39837377&ssrc=pt&tid=62287233&pid=36088154921&usePUB=true

• Source Citation

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQV-1ZY : accessed 14 June 2015), William H Willis, Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 12B, family 243, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,027.

• W H Willis in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Number line Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 GS Film number: 1374027 Digital Folder Number: 004327196 Image Number: 00069 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKQV-1ZY?treeref=K8NZ-XDQ%3Bhttps%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Ftree%2F%23view%3Dancestor%26person%3DK8NZ-XDQ Year: 1920; Census Place: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama; Roll: T625_16; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 990 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6061&h=919505&ssrc=pt&tid=11693814&pid=13526593369&usePUB=true

• Citing this Record:

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3F6G-7T2 : accessed 14 June 2015), W H Willis, Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0003, sheet 2A, family 24, line 22, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 17; FHL microfilm 2,339,752. Line Number: 22 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 17 GS Film number: 2339752 Digital Folder Number: 004531777 Image Number: 00692 * Source Information https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/3F6G-7T2?treeref=K8NZ-XDQ%3Bhttps%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Ftree%2F%23view%3Dancestor%26person%3DK8NZ-XDQ

• Ancestry.com. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2543&h=1281940&ssrc=pt&tid=62287233&pid=36088154921&usePUB=true

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Julia Ryan, Monday, January 12, 2015. .

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