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John Henry Willis Sr


Birth22 April 1835Hamilton County, Illinois, United States
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    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for John Willis, folder "Fourth 100, first 50, return, 1847 June" (#45), image 7, line 21.
Death28 February 1888Beaver City, Beaver, Utah Territory, United States
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BurialMountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah Territory, United States
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FatherWilliam Wesley Willis Sr
MotherMargaret Jane Willis
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   • Frances Long Reeves
Married3 March 1857Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Henry Willis Sr and Frances Long Reeves, ID: KWN2-HD3 and ID: KWN2-HD9.
          Children:
               John Henry Willis Jr
               William Wesley Willis
               Amasa Marion Willis
               Lemuel Josiah Willis
               George Merrill Willis
               Lewis Albert Willis
               Della Ann Willis
               Ira Reeves Willis
               Heber Tillman Willis
               Rhodom Able Willis
               Angus Long Willis
               Parley Pratt Willis


   • Margaret Elizabeth Willis
Married6 January 1866Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Henry Willis Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Willis, ID: KWN2-HD3 and ID: KWJY-D7N.
          Children:
               Frances Elizabeth Willis
               Margaret Jane Willis
               John Patterson Willis
               Chester Clinton Willis
               William Harrison Willis
               Annie Elizabeth Willis

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• 1840Lee County, Iowa Territory, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Toquerville, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Kanarah, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Apache County, Arizona Territory, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusTownship 66, Lee, Iowa TerritoryExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusTokerville, Washington, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusKanarah, Kane, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusApache County, Arizona TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Abraham O. Smoot/George B. Wallace CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure18 Jun 1847
       Arrival25, 26, 29 Sept 1847

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