James Wiley Willis^[1]

1886 - 1981  (94 years)

• Name	James Wiley Willis
  Born	11 Feb 1886	North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	17 Jan 1981
  Buried	Clark Cemetery Deep Gap, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I85333	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob Henderson "Jake" Willis,   b. 15 Feb 1859,   d. 16 May 1912  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Ruth Victoria Jarvis,   b. 18 Jan 1862,   d. 18 Jan 1923  (Age 61 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1880	Marshall, North Carolina
  Family ID	F31204	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Kitty Leone Woody,   b. 11 Nov 1895, North Carolina ,   d. 23 Mar 1920  (Age 24 years)
  Children	+ 1. Viola Mae Willis,   b. 31 May 1912, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Mar 2004, Autumn Care of Marion  (Age 91 years) + 2. Lucy Willis,   b. 25 Nov 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Oct 2008, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 92 years) + 3. Jacob Roy Willis,   b. 12 Mar 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 2001  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F31203	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Mae Banks,   b. 27 Sep 1900, North Carolina ,   d. 16 Oct 1966  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1 May 1921	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Janette Willis,   b. 16 Apr 1922, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jan 2017, Elizabeth House  (Age 94 years) + 2. Rachel Geneva Willis,   b. 2 Apr 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Feb 2017, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 92 years)   3. Ephraim Willis,   b. 22 Sep 1926, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jan 2012  (Age 85 years) + 4. Beulah Willis,   b. 6 Jan 1929, Tennessee  (Age 97 years) + 5. Vista Willis,   b. Abt 1930, Tennessee  (Age ~ 96 years)   6. U. A. Willis,   b. 23 Nov 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 22 May 2017  (Age 84 years) + 7. Thelma Willis,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee  (Age ~ 91 years)   8. Kathleen Willis,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)   9. Paul B. Willis,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 86 years) + 10. James Monroe "Monroe" Willis,   b. 24 May 1942,   d. 13 Jan 2006  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F31201	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Feb 1886 - North Carolina Married - 1 May 1921 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 286, 290. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: James W Willis Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 01, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 44 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: North Carolina Estimated Birth Year: 1886 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Enumeration District Number: 0002 Family Number: 86 Sheet Number and Letter: 5B Line Number: 51 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238 Film Number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00040 Household Gender Age James W Willis M 44 Spouse Anna M Willis F 29 Child Viola Willis F 16 Child Lucy Willis F 14 Child Ray Willis M 12 Child Lenettie Willis F 7 Child Rachel Willis F 6 Child Ephrem Willis M 3 Child Bula Willis F 1 Child Virlie Willis F 0 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: James Wiley Willis Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 1, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 52 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1888 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace James Wiley Willis Head M 52 Tennessee Anna Mae Willis Wife F 39 Tennessee Jenette Willis Daughter F 17 Tennessee Rachel Willis Daughter F 15 Tennessee Ephram Willis Son M 13 Tennessee Beulah Willis Daughter F 11 Tennessee Vista Willis Daughter F 10 Tennessee U A Willis Son M 8 Tennessee Thelma Willis Daughter F 5 Tennessee Kathleen Willis Daughter F 2 Tennessee Paul Willis Son M 0 Tennessee Roy Willis Son M 21 Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 124298451). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: J W Willis Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 01 May 1921 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Spouse's Name: Anna Mae Banks