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John Ralph Willis, Sr

John Ralph Willis, Sr

Male 1886 - 1971  (84 years)


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  • Name John Ralph Willis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 3 Jul 1886  Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Gender Male 
    Name J R Willis  [12
    Name J Ralph Willis  [11
    Name J Ralph Willis  [11
    Name John R Willis  [15
    Name John R Willis  [16
    Name John R Willis  [14
    Name John R Willis  [16
    Name John R Willis  [16
    Name John Willis  [13
    Name Ralph J Willis  [10
    Residence 1900  Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son 
    Residence 1910  Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence Between 1917 and 1918  Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Military Marital Status: Married 
    Residence 1920  Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married 
    Residence 1930  Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Residence 1935  Canton, Haywood, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 1940  Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Buried 1971  Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 1 Jul 1971  Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 13
    Person ID I1342  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Father William Volney Willis,   b. 19 Jan 1851, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1935, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Ellen Cole,   b. 28 Jan 1857, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1951, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1878  [15
    Family ID F1640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Tymah Destomonia Williams,   b. 7 May 1891, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1971, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1906  Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Robert Lee Willis,   b. Abt 1907, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. William Doyle Willis,   b. 9 Dec 1908, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1968, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)  [natural]
     3. Floyd Harold Willis, Rev,   b. Abt 1911, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Living
     5. Ardith Faye Willis,   b. 13 Oct 1914, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1989, Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
     6. Clara Etta Willis,   b. 9 Apr 1917, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 2002, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     7. Paul Clay Willis,   b. 28 Feb 1919, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1973, Solvang, Santa Barbara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)  [natural]
     8. Sarah Naomi Willis,   b. 29 Jun 1921, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 2002, Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     9. John Ralph Willis, Jr Rev,   b. 3 Jul 1923, North Harmony, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1992, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jul 1886 - Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Oct 1906 - Haywood, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Military Marital Status: Married - Between 1917 and 1918 - Haywood, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1971 - Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    John Ralph Willis, Sr. & Tymah Desdimona Williams
    John Ralph Willis, Sr. & Tymah Desdimona Williams
    John Ralph Willis, Sr. and Tymah Desdimonia Youth
    John Ralph Willis, Sr. and Tymah Desdimonia Youth
    John Ralph Willis Sr Obituary
    John Ralph Willis Sr Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S166] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
      North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011


    2. [S13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1113; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375126.
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census


    4. [S167] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina.
      North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
      North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976


    5. [S438] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1992; Roll: 11.
      Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
      Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011


    6. [S167] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates.
      North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
      North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976


    7. [S449] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
      North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
      North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000


    8. [S8] Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Reference Number: eaadmmr1232.
      Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013
      Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013


    9. [S469] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014.
      Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
      Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014


    10. [S4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0004.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    11. [S26] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Beaverdam, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 64.
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census


    12. [S20] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Canton, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02927; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 44-1.
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    13. [S16] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 241-07-3905; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    14. [S24] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Haywood; Roll: 1765651.
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918


    15. [S25] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Haywood, North Carolina; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1241200.
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census


    16. [S19] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).



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