Willis, Elisha Wilson 1 2a

Birth Name Willis, Elisha Wilson
Gender male
Age at Death 82 years, 11 months

Narrative

Contact Jan Westmorland at jnjwestmorland502@att.net for further information, notes or to make corrections. I would appreciate any new additional information available.
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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1827-02-00 NC   3
Baptism B12924216E5F41CF880986B6EC131D7B60F9 Census 1910    
Death 1910     3

Age: 83y

Families

Family of Willis, Elisha Wilson and Roberts, Mary Ann Rebecca
Married Wife Roberts, Mary Ann Rebecca ( * 1829 + between 1880 and 1900 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1850   Religious Marriage 3
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Willis, Ann P.1851-12-00
Willis, C. W.1856
Willis, Cynthia W.1860

Source References

  1. Jan Westmorland: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=janwest&id=I84257 Our Westmorlands
  2. Ted Pack: WorldConnect: Post-em posted (2013-02-14)
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        Note:
        Elisha changes the spelling of his name and uses his middle one to throw people off the track, but he made it to 1922, not 1910.

        Summary of Elisha Wilson Willis - 14 Feb 2013

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        Name: Elisha Wilson Willis
        Sex: Male
        Father: Elijah Willis ( - )
        Mother: Ciddie Petts ( - )

        Individual Facts
        Birth 11 Feb 1827 Tennessee
        Census 1850 (age 23) Robertson County, Tennessee
        Census 1860 (age 33) Robertson County, Tennessee
        Census 1870 (age 43) Robertson County, Tennessee
        Census 1880 (age 53) Robertson County, Tennessee
        Census 1900 (age 73) Robertson County, Tennessee
        Census 1920 (age 93) Robertson County, Tennessee
        Death 9 Feb 1922 (age 94) Robertson County, Tennessee

        Marriages/Children

        1. Mary Ann Rebecca Roberts
        Marriage 15 Dec 1849 (age 22) Robertson County, Tennessee
        Children
        Ann P Willis (1851/52 - )
        C W Willis (1855/56 - )
        Ciddie Wilmoth Willis (Mar 1860 - 1902)

        Notes

        1850, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee

        Roberts, Wiles, 45, NC
        Roberts, Elizabeth, 45, Va
        Roberts, John A, 24, Tenn
        Roberts, Jacksa, 16, Tenn
        Roberts, Sophronia, 12, Tenn
        Roberts, Luellan, 8, Tenn
        Roberts, Nancy, 5, Tenn
        Willis, E W, 23, Tenn
        Willis, Rebecker, 21, Tenn

        I'd bet even money this is Elijah and Maryann Rebecca living with her parents right after they married. Wiles and Elizabeth might be Uncle and Aunt, however, or some other relative. I'm going to enter them as her parents, but note they may not be.

         

        1860, District, 3, Robertson, Tennessee
        (PO SPringfield)

        Willis, E W, Male, 33, Tenn
        Willis, M A R, Fem, 32, Tenn
        Willis, A P, 8, Fem, Tenn
        Willis, C W, 4, Male, Tenn
        Willis, S W, 3/12, Fem, Tenn
        Willis, A H, 18, Fem, Tenn

        Hiding out under their initials. A H there is probably EW's sister, but doesn't have to be.

         

        1870, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee

        Willis, E W, 43, Tenn, farmer
        Willis, Mary Ann, 41, Tenn
        Willis, A P, 18, F, Tenn
        Willis, C W, 14, M, Tenn
        Willis, C W, 10, F, Tenn
        Hart, Samuel, 9, Black, Domes Serv Tenn

         

        1880, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee

        Willis, Elisha W, 53, head, Tenn, NC, NC
        Willis, Rebecca, 52, wife, Tenn, NC, Va
        Willis, Siddie, 19, dau, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Campbell, Nancy W, 36, Sister-in-law, Divorced, Tenn, NC, Va
        Campbell, James Margaret, 13, Niece, Tenn, Ky, Tenn
        Willis, Albert, Black, orphan, 17, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Willis, Bartlett P, 68, NC, NC, Va

         

        Elisha is with his son-in-law, Eli Holman, husband of Ann Willis, in 1900:
        Civil District 18, Robertson, Tennessee

        Holman, Eli, head, Jul 1850, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn, Farmer
        Holman, Ann, wife, Dec 1851, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Holman, Herman, son, Oct 1877, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Holman, Daisy B, dau, Oct 1884, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Holman, Nancy Mother, Apr 1818, Widowed, Tenn, NC, NC
        Holman, Nannie, dau in Law, Jun 1880, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Holman, Jessie, gr-dau, Jan, 1900, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Willis, Wilson E, Father in Law, Feb 1824, Widowed, Tenn, NC, NC
        Boyd, Charles Lodger Black, Mar 1876, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn

        Eli and Ann have been married for 28 years.

         

        1910, Civil District 8, Robertson, Tennessee

        King, Theodore, head, 32, Tenn, Ind, Tenn, farmer
        King, Daisy B, wife, 25, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        King, Kathleen, dau, 7, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Willis, Elisha W, Grandfather-in-law, 83, Widowed, Tenn, NC, NC
        Herndon, Evelyn, Niece, 24, Tenn, Ky, Tenn

        Daisy B is the daughter of Elisha's daughter Ann, who married Eli Holman.

         

        Elisha is with his son-in-law, William Thomas Dean, husband of Ciddie Willis, in 1920.
        1920, Civil District 18, Robertson, Tennessee

        HH 52, Fam 53
        Dean, William T, head, 67, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Dean, Mannie D, wife, 62, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Willis, Wilson, Father-in-law, 92, Widowed, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn

        Same HH, Fam 54
        Dean, Bob T, head, 26, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
        Dean, Susie E, wife, 34, Ky, Ky, Ky

         

        Elisha's death record:

        Name: Eliza Wilson Willis
        Birth: 11 Feb 1827, Tennessee
        Death: 9 Feb 1922, Robertson, Tennessee
        Burial: 10 Feb 1922
        Cemetery Name: Hopewell
        Marital Status: Widowed
        Occupation: Farmer
        Father: Eliza Willis, b North Carolina
        Mother: Ciddie Petts

         

        Sources

        1. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Robertson, 1849, December image 17.
        Elisha W Willis to Mary A R Roberts
        15 Dec 1849, Robertson Co.

        2. United States Census, 1850, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_894; Page: 27B; Image: 60.

        3. United States Census, 1860, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1270; Page: 274; Image: 46;.

        4. United States Census, 1870, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1556; Page: 29B; Image: 63.

        5. United States Census, 1880, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Page: 45C; Enumeration District: 180.

        6. United States Census, 1900, Civil District 18, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: 1594; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0053.

        7. United States Census, 1910, Civil District 8, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1516; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0161.

        8. United States Census, 1920, Civil District 18, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 188; Image: 523.

        9. Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
        Elijah Wilson Willis, d. 9 Feb 1922.
        Father: Eliza Willis, b North Carolina
        Mother: Ciddie Petts.

  3. Brøderbund Software, INC, World Family Tree Vol. 15, Ed. 1 (Release date: November 20, 1997) ABBR World Family Tree Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Customer pedigree. NAME Not Given ADDR Not Given World Family Tree Vol. 15, Ed. 1