William Willis

William was born in 1825 in Henderson, TN, USA.¹   William's mother was Catharine Willis. He had five brothers and two sisters, named Allen, Archibald, Talbot, Terrell, James, Sarah and Orlena.  He was the second youngest of the eight children. He had four half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Thomas Henderson, John H, David, Tolbert, Elizabeth and Nancy Agnes.  He died at the age of 73 on February 3rd, 1898 in Dayton, Sebastian, AR, USA.¹