Family of Joshua Paul WILLIS, Jr.


Birth: 11 MAR 1861* (Winn Parish, LA)
Death: 7 JUL 1943** (Wolfe City, Hunt Co., TX)
Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery (Wolfe City, Hunt Co., TX)

Grandparents Parents Siblings
Joshua WILLIS
b. about 1785 (GA)
d. between 1830-1833

Louisa Haney PORTER
b. about 1795 (GA)
d. between 1830-1840

Joshua Paul WILLIS, Sr.
b. 15 JUN 1829 (AL)
d. 31 MAY 1891
Mary Louisa WILLIS
b. 26 JUL 1851 (AL)
d. 28 AUG 1863

Florence Selina WILLIS
b. 24 JAN 1853 (AL)
d. 29 APR 1931

Melford Vaughn WILLIS, Sr.
b. 21 OCT 1854 (AL)
d. between 1901-1908

Tetrik Marion WILLIS
b. 10 DEC 1856 (AL)
d. FEB 1895

Teresa Roberta
(“Bertie”) WILLIS

b. 25 JAN 1864 (LA)
d. 25 DEC 1937

Lewis Emmet WILLIS
b. 15 JUL 1866 (LA)
d. 17 SEP 1867

William Cincinnati
Charlotte WILLIS

b. 5 APR 1869 (LA)
d. 6 AUG 1911

Llewellen Bruce WILLIS
b. 9 MAR 1874 (LA)
d. 22 JUL 1933

Amelia Elvin WILLIS
b. DEC 1878 (TX)
d. 1918

Duke WILLIS
b. JUN 1889 (TX)
d. after 1900

Zachariah A. ROLEN
b. 28 OCT 1791 (SC)
d. 12 APR 1856

Lydia Martha
(“Liddy”) JONES

b. 25 FEB 1792 (SC)
d. after 1862

Martha Anne ROLEN
b. 11 MAY 1830 (AL)
d. 18 FEB 1876

Spouse Marriage Children
Martha Susanna
(“Mattie”) WAID
b. 16 MAR 1869 (VA)
d. 25 APR 1936
25 JAN 1888
Fannin Co., TX
Waid Scott WILLIS, Sr.
b. 12 NOV 1891 (TX)
d. 3 AUG 1951

Leah WILLIS
b. between 1892-1896 (TX or OK)
d. before 1900

Tetrick Orion WILLIS
b. between 1893-1897 (TX or OK)
d. before 1900

Wauneta Martha WILLIS
b. 5 FEB 1898 (OK)
d. 22 FEB 1961

*Joshua Paul WILLIS' daughter provided his birth year incorrectly as 1860 on his death certificate. He was not in his parents' 1860 census record (enumerated in Winn Parish, LA on 20 AUG 1860.)

**This date of death is from the death certificate of Joshua Paul WILLIS, Jr. His tombstone gives his date of death as 5 JUL 1943.

Death Certificate for Joshua Paul WILLIS, Jr.
Tombstone of Joshua Paul WILLIS, Jr.
Death Certificate for Martha Susanna (“Mattie”) WAID
Tombstone of Martha Susanna (“Mattie”) WAID

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Last updated on June 27, 2017.