James Hershal Willis: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. James Hershal Willis was born 15 Dec 1926, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Jacob Lee Willis and Molly Roberts); died 12 Sep 1945; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Jacob Lee Willis was born 28 Sep 1895, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Jacob Henderson "Jake" Willis and Ruth Victoria Jarvis); died 9 Dec 1990; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Jacob — Molly Roberts. Molly was born 21 Jul 1908, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1966; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Molly Roberts was born 21 Jul 1908, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1966; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Children:

Virgie Willis
1. James Hershal Willis was born 15 Dec 1926, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1945; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Dewey Daniel Willis
Eula Mae Willis
Pansy Evonne Willis

Generation: 3

Jacob Henderson "Jake" Willis was born 15 Feb 1859 (son of Thomas R. Willis and Rachel Mary Clouse); died 16 May 1912; was buried Willis Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Jacob married Ruth Victoria Jarvis 8 Aug 1880, Marshall, North Carolina. Ruth (daughter of James A. Jarvis and Aelcey Emily Brown) was born 18 Jan 1862; died 18 Jan 1923. [Group Sheet]

Ruth Victoria Jarvis was born 18 Jan 1862 (daughter of James A. Jarvis and Aelcey Emily Brown); died 18 Jan 1923.

Children:

Rachel M. Willis was born 3 Jul 1881; died 10 Jan 1966.
Tennie Willis was born 21 Jun 1883, North Carolina; died 1 Sep 1970.
James Wiley Willis was born 11 Feb 1886, North Carolina; died 17 Jan 1981; was buried Clark Cemetery Deep Gap, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Annie Mae Willis was born 9 Jul 1890, North Carolina; died 19 Feb 1968; was buried Lee Cemetery, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Willie Willis was born North Carolina; died North Carolina.
Ruble John Willis was born 9 Dec 1891, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 1 Apr 1980.
2. Jacob Lee Willis was born 28 Sep 1895, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 9 Dec 1990; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Garl Berry Willis was born 31 May 1898, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1985.
Evelyn Willis was born 28 Aug 1901; died 5 Feb 1994; was buried Laws-Green Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Thomas R. Willis was born 1835 (son of Benjamin Willis, Jr. and Hannah Reid); died 24 Mar 1865, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Thomas — Rachel Mary Clouse. Rachel (daughter of Jacob Clouse and Sarah Tilson) was born 27 Oct 1838; died 17 Dec 1933; was buried Higgins Chapel Cemetery, Unicoi County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Rachel Mary Clouse was born 27 Oct 1838 (daughter of Jacob Clouse and Sarah Tilson); died 17 Dec 1933; was buried Higgins Chapel Cemetery, Unicoi County, Tennessee.

Children:

4. Jacob Henderson "Jake" Willis was born 15 Feb 1859; died 16 May 1912; was buried Willis Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Sarah Ann Willis was born 12 Jul 1860.
Hannah Brigitta Willis was born 1 Aug 1863; died 12 Oct 1954, Flag Pond, Tennessee.

10.

James A. Jarvis was born Aug 1835, North Carolina (son of John Rezia Jarvis and Mary Holcombe); died 1911; was buried Jarvis Brown Cemetery, Madison County, North Carolina.

James — Aelcey Emily Brown. Aelcey (daughter of William Nathaniel Brown and Ruth Tilson) was born Dec 1837, North Carolina; died 1910; was buried Jarvis Brown Cemetery, Madison County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

11.

Aelcey Emily Brown was born Dec 1837, North Carolina (daughter of William Nathaniel Brown and Ruth Tilson); died 1910; was buried Jarvis Brown Cemetery, Madison County, North Carolina.

Children:

5. Ruth Victoria Jarvis was born 18 Jan 1862; died 18 Jan 1923.
Nancy Jarvis was born 1 Jun 1864, North Carolina; died 17 Dec 1946, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Dec 1946, Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee.