Richard
Lee
Willis
Born in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Henry Willis
and Elizabeth May Hall
Brother of
Katherine Murat Willis
Husband of
Elizabeth (Harris) Willis
— married
2 Aug 1923 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Father of
Richard Lee Willis Jr. and John Byrd Willis
Died
at age 68
in Mountainside, Union, New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2015
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Biography
Richard Lee Willis[1] was born on July 9, 1893[2], in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the child of Dr. Richard Henry Willis and Elizabeth Hall. He was married on August 2, 1923[3], in Albemarle County, Virginia. He died on July 14, 1963, in Mountainside, New Jersey, at the age of 70, and was buried in Virginia.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6ZW-8G5 : 13 March 2018), Richard Lee Willis, 1917-1918; citing Pittsylvania County no 1, Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,985,043.
- ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRRB-CM2 : 9 March 2018), Richard Lee Willis, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929 Url: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/3976/records/10788
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVN-SHXJ : 13 December 2015), Richard Lee Willis, 1961; Burial, Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States of America, Graham Cemetery; citing record ID 15781978, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15781978
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 July 2018, 19:10), entry for Richard Lee Willis(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L58Z-R77); contributed by various users.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
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