Rev.
John
Churchill
Willis
Born in Orange County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Larkin Willis
and Mary (Gordon) Willis
Brother of
James Willis, Edward Jefferson Willis CSA [half], James Addison Willis, Mary Elizabeth (Willis) Garnett, Lucy Herndon Willis, Anne Eliza Willis, Absalom Graves Willis, William Willis, Larkin Willis Jr., Isaac Willis, Joseph Gordon Willis, Reuben Garnett Willis, Isabella Herndon Willis, Ella Jane Willis, Charles Augustine Willis, Eugene Harrison Willis, Benjamin Rush Willis and Nora Fry Willis
Husband of
Mary Catesby Thornton (Woodford) Willis
— married
26 Jun 1845 in Old St. Margaret's in Caroline County, Virginia.
Descendants 
Father of
Marion Gordon Willis and John Churchill Willis
Died
at age 70
in Orange County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Feb 2016
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Biography
John was born on 21 May 1824.[1]
John and Mary were married on 16 Jun 1845 in Caroline, Virginia.[2]
John died on 02 Aug 1894. He is buried in Willis Cemetery in Orange, Virginia.[1]
Issue
- Marion Gordon Willis 1846–1930
* John Churchill Willis 1850–1908
- Irene Garnett Willis Gordon 1855–1899
- Benjamin Powell Willis 1866–1946
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKH-T3C5 : 13 December 2015), John Churchill Willis, 1894; Burial, , Orange, Virginia, United States of America, Willis Cemetery; citing record ID 32763449, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRC5-1JN : 5 December 2014), John C. Willis and Mary C. Woodford, 16 Jun 1845; citing Caroline, Virginia, reference P 260; FHL microfilm 30,827.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32763449/john-churchill-willis
- The Central Rappahannock Heritage Center [1]
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- Michael Willis
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-M35, FTDNA kit #415085
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~1.56%
Linda (Hutcherson) Simmons :
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Rejected matches › John Willis (1818-1904) › John S Willis (1819-1864) › Richard John Willis (abt.1820-bef.1901) › John Willis (1820-1901) › John Willis (1820-1888) › John Eaton Willis (1812-aft.1840) › John Willis (-bef.1894) › John Willis (1823-) › John D. Wells (1822-1895)
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