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Elisha changes the spelling of his name and uses his middle one to throw people off the track, but he made it to 1922, not 1910.

Summary of Elisha Wilson Willis  - 14 Feb 2013

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Name:    Elisha Wilson Willis
Sex:    Male
Father:    Elijah Willis ( - )
Mother:    Ciddie Petts ( - )

Individual Facts
Birth    11 Feb 1827    Tennessee
Census    1850 (age 23)    Robertson County, Tennessee
Census    1860 (age 33)    Robertson County, Tennessee
Census    1870 (age 43)    Robertson County, Tennessee
Census    1880 (age 53)    Robertson County, Tennessee
Census    1900 (age 73)    Robertson County, Tennessee
Census    1920 (age 93)    Robertson County, Tennessee
Death    9 Feb 1922 (age 94)    Robertson County, Tennessee

Marriages/Children

1. Mary Ann Rebecca Roberts
Marriage    15 Dec 1849 (age 22)    Robertson County, Tennessee
Children
    Ann P Willis (1851/52 - )
    C W Willis (1855/56 - )
    Ciddie Wilmoth Willis  (Mar 1860 - 1902)

Notes

1850, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee

Roberts, Wiles, 45, NC
Roberts, Elizabeth, 45, Va
Roberts, John A, 24, Tenn
Roberts, Jacksa, 16, Tenn
Roberts, Sophronia, 12, Tenn
Roberts, Luellan, 8, Tenn
Roberts, Nancy, 5, Tenn
Willis, E W, 23, Tenn
Willis, Rebecker, 21, Tenn

I'd bet even money this is Elijah and Maryann Rebecca living with her parents right after they married. Wiles and Elizabeth might be Uncle and Aunt, however, or some other relative. I'm going to enter them as her parents, but note they may not be.


1860, District, 3, Robertson, Tennessee
(PO SPringfield)

Willis, E W, Male, 33, Tenn
Willis, M A R, Fem, 32, Tenn
Willis, A P, 8, Fem, Tenn
Willis, C W, 4, Male, Tenn
Willis, S W, 3/12, Fem, Tenn
Willis, A H, 18, Fem, Tenn

Hiding out under their initials. A H there is probably EW's sister, but doesn't have to be.


1870, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee

Willis, E W, 43, Tenn, farmer
Willis, Mary Ann, 41, Tenn
Willis, A P, 18, F, Tenn
Willis, C W, 14, M, Tenn
Willis, C W, 10, F, Tenn
Hart, Samuel, 9, Black, Domes Serv Tenn


1880, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee

Willis, Elisha W, 53, head, Tenn, NC, NC
Willis, Rebecca, 52, wife, Tenn, NC, Va
Willis, Siddie, 19, dau, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Campbell, Nancy W, 36, Sister-in-law, Divorced, Tenn, NC, Va
Campbell, James Margaret, 13, Niece, Tenn, Ky, Tenn
Willis, Albert, Black, orphan,  17, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Willis, Bartlett P, 68, NC, NC, Va


Elisha is with his son-in-law, Eli Holman, husband of Ann Willis, in 1900:
Civil District 18, Robertson, Tennessee

Holman, Eli, head, Jul 1850, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn, Farmer
Holman, Ann, wife, Dec 1851, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Holman, Herman, son, Oct 1877, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Holman, Daisy B, dau, Oct 1884, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Holman, Nancy Mother, Apr 1818, Widowed, Tenn, NC, NC
Holman, Nannie, dau in Law, Jun 1880, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Holman, Jessie, gr-dau, Jan, 1900, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Willis, Wilson E, Father in Law, Feb 1824, Widowed, Tenn, NC, NC
Boyd, Charles Lodger Black, Mar 1876, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn

Eli and Ann have been married for 28 years.


1910, Civil District 8, Robertson, Tennessee

King, Theodore, head, 32, Tenn, Ind, Tenn, farmer
King, Daisy B, wife, 25, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
King, Kathleen, dau, 7, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Willis, Elisha W, Grandfather-in-law, 83, Widowed, Tenn, NC, NC
Herndon, Evelyn, Niece, 24, Tenn, Ky, Tenn

Daisy B is the daughter of Elisha's daughter Ann, who married Eli Holman.


Elisha is with his son-in-law, William Thomas Dean, husband of Ciddie Willis, in 1920.
1920, Civil District 18, Robertson, Tennessee

HH 52, Fam 53
Dean, William T, head, 67, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Dean, Mannie D, wife, 62, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Willis, Wilson, Father-in-law, 92, Widowed, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn

Same HH, Fam 54
Dean, Bob T, head, 26, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn
Dean, Susie E, wife, 34, Ky, Ky, Ky


Elisha's death record:

Name: Eliza Wilson Willis
Birth: 11 Feb 1827, Tennessee
Death: 9 Feb 1922, Robertson, Tennessee
Burial: 10 Feb 1922
Cemetery Name: Hopewell
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Farmer
Father: Eliza Willis, b North Carolina
Mother: Ciddie Petts


Sources

1. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Robertson, 1849,  December image 17.
Elisha W Willis to Mary A R Roberts
15 Dec 1849, Robertson Co.

2. United States Census, 1850, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_894; Page: 27B; Image: 60.

3. United States Census, 1860, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1270; Page: 274; Image: 46;.

4. United States Census, 1870, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1556; Page: 29B; Image: 63.

5. United States Census, 1880, District 3, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Page: 45C; Enumeration District: 180.

6. United States Census, 1900, Civil District 18, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: 1594; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0053.

7. United States Census, 1910, Civil District 8, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1516; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0161.

8. United States Census, 1920, Civil District 18, Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 188; Image: 523.

9. Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
Elijah Wilson Willis, d. 9 Feb 1922.
Father: Eliza Willis, b North Carolina
Mother: Ciddie Petts.