Parents: Joseph W. and Frances Jane Willis
Wife: Lessie Emma Brooks (December 18, 1903 - January 6, 1980(10))
They were married on February 25, 1919.
Children: (They had thirteen children)
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Joseph L. Willis (6/27/21-5/?/84) married Hilda Reynolds (??-??)
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They were married on January 23, 1946
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They had no children
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Dorothy Alberta Willis Pinner (6/23/1923-now) married to Lewis Warren Pinner (9/6/1917 - 2/18/1988)
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Majorie E. Willis Rush (6/25/25-present)
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Ida Belle J. Willis Coker (4/21/30-present)
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Frances Erline Willis (11/14/32-present) married to John Vernon (Bill) Taylor (11/24/1929 - present)
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Ouida Mae Willis Koppel (1/27/1936- present) married to Harold Elwood Koppel (7/17/190 - 4/24/1995)
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Jimmy Leroy Willis (2/17/38-present) married to Elouise Taylor (??-??)
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Mary Elon Willis Sheridan (1/27/40-present)
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Raymond R. Willis (6/2/43-present)
History Notes:
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They helped to build the church in DeLeon Springs, Florida.
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"Aunt Lessie" cooked the best swamp cabbage according to Chuck Willis
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Franklin was born in Naylor, Georgia. He died in DeLeon Springs, Florida.
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He was 68 years of age when he died.
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Information submitted by Jimmy Willis via email dated 9/10/2000