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1. | Mary "Polly" Collis was born about 1800 in Rowan County, , , North Carolina; died about 1860 in Rowan County, , , North Carolina. Mary married Joseph Willis about 1825 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. Joseph (son of Benjamin Franklin Willis and Susannah "Anne" Gales) was born about 1796 in Rutherford County, , , North Carolina; died on 21 Feb 1858 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; was buried in Lilly Branch Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | David Willis (1.Mary1) was born on 23 Jun 1825 in Burke County, , , North Carolina. |
3. | Sarah R Willis (1.Mary1) was born about 1828 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. |
4. | James D. Willis (1.Mary1) was born on 6 Nov 1830 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 14 Apr 1862 in Hanover County, , , Virginia. James married Martha D. Willis on 3 Jun 1855 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. Martha was born on 13 May 1827 in Rutherford County, , , North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1895 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Benjamin Joseph Willis (1.Mary1) was born on 21 Sep 1833 in Burke County, , , North Carolina. |
6. | Thomas Jefferson Willis (1.Mary1) was born on 16 Oct 1836 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 25 AG 1897 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Lilly Branch Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. Thomas married Cynthia Grindstaff about 1858 in Rowan County, , , North Carolina. Cynthia (daughter of David M. Willis and Zilphia Grindstaff) was born about 1843 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 24 May 1921 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Lilly Branch Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Mary A. Willis (1.Mary1) was born about 1841 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. |
8. | Isabel Willis (1.Mary1) was born about 1844 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. |
9. | Martha Willis (1.Mary1) was born about 1847 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. |
10. | James Willis (4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1853 in North Carolina, , , . |
11. | William Salva Willis (4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 12 Apr 1856 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 3 Jun 1927 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sulphur Springs Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. William married Eliza Ellen Cox on 24 Nov 1880 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. Eliza was born on 15 May 1856 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Nov 1888 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Mary Adiline Ryan on 28 Jan 1891 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born about 1861 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died about 1894 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Margaret Lucinda Ryan on 20 Dec 1896 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. Margaret was born on 1 Apr 1871 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Apr 1948 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | John McKinley Willis (4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 10 Jan 1858 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 27 Jan 1924 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. John married Mary E. D. Strickland on 15 Jan 1881 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, . Mary was born in May 1862 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Eliza Willis (4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1862 in North Carolina, , , . |
14. | Henry Augustus Willis (6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born on 15 Apr 1858 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 10 May 1952 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Lilly Branch Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. Family/Spouse: Martha Adeline Thomas. Martha (daughter of Alijah Thomas and Martha Hensley) was born on 1 Sep 1869 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 Oct 1947 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Lilly Branch Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Cythia Matilda Willis (6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born on 14 Oct 1859 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 13 Oct 1907 in Rowan County, , , North Carolina. |
16. | Margaret Elizabeth Willis (6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born on 18 Oct 1868 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 25 Dec 1947 in Rutherford County, , , North Carolina. |
17. | Zilphia Louise Willis (6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1870 in McDowell County, , , North Carolina; died on 8 Jul 1942 in Henderson County, , , North Carolina. |
18. | Lila Willis (6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1872 in Rowan County, , , North Carolina. |
19. | Jesse H. Willis (11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 18 Aug 1881. |
20. | James Abner Willis (11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 25 May 1892 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Feb 1965 in Iowa, , , . |
21. | Mary Virginia Willis (11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 4 Mar 1894 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Oct 1949 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. |
22. | John Henry Willis (11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 26 Sep 1899 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Mar 1971 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Fall Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. John married Nora L. Fulkerson on 24 Jun 1928 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. Nora (daughter of James Bruce Fulkerson and Eliza Lucretia Brown) was born on 4 Jun 1909 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Nov 1979 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Fall Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | William Joseph Willis (11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 24 May 1904 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Aug 1994 in Washington County, , , Tennessee. |
24. | James H. Willis (12.John3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born in Feb 1882 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, ; died on 17 May 1963. |
25. | John Samuel Willis (12.John3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born in Apr 1887 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, ; died on 17 May 1964 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . |
26. | Abijah Wesley Willis (12.John3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 25 Jul 1893 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, ; died on 24 Dec 1965 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . |
27. | Mary Ellen Willis (12.John3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 8 Nov 1902 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, ; died on 24 May 1980. |
28. | David Richard Willis (12.John3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 17 Jan 1905 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, ; died on 13 Apr 1984; was buried in Double Springs Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee, . David married Mary Ethel Sherfey on 1 Jul 1931 in , Scott County, Virginia, . Mary (daughter of John Thomas Sherfey and Mattie Gibson) was born on 1 Jul 1913 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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29. | Robert C. Willis (12.John3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 10 Jun 1907 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, ; died on 31 May 1987 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . |
30. | Christopher Columbus Willis (14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born on 2 Sep 1887 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 21 Sep 1974 in Dickenson County, , , Virginia; was buried in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, , Roanoke, Virginia. Family/Spouse: Florence Green. Florence was born on 20 Jun 1894 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 14 Feb 1967 in Roanoke, , , Virginia; was buried in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, , Roanoke, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
31. | Nora Ida Willis (14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born on 5 Feb 1889 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
32. | Clayton Bryan "Clate" Willis (14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born in Sep 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Clayton married Estelle N. Johnson on 29 Aug 1921 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Estelle (daughter of John Tweet Johnson and Nancy E. Callahan) was born about 1898 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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33. | Maud Ethel Willis (14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born in Apr 1899 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
34. | Fred Willis (14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1901 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
35. | Bonnie Thelma Willis (14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born on 9 Mar 1907 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
36. | Flossie Bell Willis (14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born on 10 Jun 1909 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
37. | Living (22.John4, 11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) |
38. | Living (22.John4, 11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) |
39. | Living (22.John4, 11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) |
40. | Living (22.John4, 11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
41. | Living (22.John4, 11.William3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) |
42. | Millard Carlene Willis (28.David4, 12.John3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 9 Oct 1932 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died on 9 Oct 1932 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . |
43. | Lema Ruth Willis (28.David4, 12.John3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) was born on 28 Jun 1934 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died on 25 Jan 2023 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, . Lema married Russell Lee Chatman about 1982 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . Russell (son of James C. Chatman and Nannie Fulkerson) was born about 1924 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; died on 16 Sep 2007 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
44. | Living (28.David4, 12.John3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) |
45. | Clayton Bryan "C. B." Willis, Jr. (32.Clayton4, 14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) was born about 1925 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 29 Jan 2020 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. |
46. | Living (32.Clayton4, 14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) |
47. | Living (32.Clayton4, 14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) |
48. | Living (32.Clayton4, 14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) |
49. | Living (32.Clayton4, 14.Henry3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Mary1) |