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William Henry Willis (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer )

b. 1829-06-04 d. 1899-06-16

Barren County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary W. Tisdale Willis in Barren County, Kentucky, on December 24, 1851. Father of Charles T. Willis, Simon C. Willis, W. James Willis, Jane E. Willis, George M. Willis, and Sallie Willis. Farmer in Barren County in 1850. Employed in Barren County in 1860.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Division 1, p. 307B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 2, pp. 1029-1030.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hart County, Caverna, p. 258B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Barren County Marriages, Film #000209757, p. 4.

Find A Grave, "William Henry Willis (1829-1899)," Memorial #106340598, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106340598 (accessed June 7, 2020).

Citation

Willis, William Henry. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210491 (November 12, 2026).

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