Zea Willoughby was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.
Zea Willoughby was born on December 14, 1887 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. His parents were Alonzo Willoughby (1859 - 1927) and Martha Ellen (Strange) Willoughby (~1864 - 1929). His name is most frequently spelled Zee.
In 1900, Zea was living in Magisterial District 4, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. [1]
In 1910, Gee was living in Jeffersonville Precinct, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States with his wife on a farm they own free of mortgage. He was 23 born in Kentucky, married 4 months, working as a farmer and can read and write. His wife Leiotha was 16 born in Kentucky and can read and write.[2]
In 1920, Zee Willoughby was living in Grassy Lick Precinct, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States with his family in a rented home. He was 32 born in Kentucky and working as a farmer. His wife Letha was 26 born in Kentucky. The others in the home were children: Stella 8; Lonnie 6; Katherine 5 months.[3]
In 1930, Zee Willoughby was living in Camargo Precinct, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States with his family on a farm that they own. He was 42 born in Kentucky, working as a farmer. His wife Leatha was 36 born in Kentucky. The others in the home were children: Stella 18; Lonnie 17; Herman 8; Dorothy 5.[4]
He died on December 14, 1938 in Montgomery aged 51. He is buried in Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States.
Research Notes
1916, Zea Willoughby and Letha Green listed as parents on the death record of Raney Willoughby 21 Jul 1916 in Grassy Lick Precinct, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States. He was aged 21 months.[5]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HS-D9N : accessed 26 July 2021), Zera Willoughby in household of Alonzo Willoughby, Magisterial District 4, Jeffersonville Jeffersonville town, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 3B, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,545.
↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9GD-V22 : 2 March 2021), Zra Willoughby in entry for Rainey Willoughby, 1916; citing Death, Grassy Lick, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,942,745.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zea 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 Zea: