Merrill WILLIS
He married Margaret (Peggy) Cherry 8 Dec 1804 at Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tennessee . Margaret (Peggy) Cherry was born at Williamsen, Martin, North Carolina 5 Apr 1788 daughter of Joshua Cherry and Martha Keene .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Mary (Patsy) Willis
born 25 Jan 1806.
Samuel Willis
born Abt 1814.
Joshua Thomas Willis
born 21 Dec 1818.
Lemuel Willis
born Abt 1868.
Martha Willis
born 3 Dec 1809.
Lemuel Willis
born 1813.
Henry Tillman Willis
born 1820.
William Wesley Willis
born 16 Aug 1811.
Merrill Willis died 5 Dec 1842 at Gallatin, Hamilton, Illinois .
Margaret (Peggy) Cherry died 1870 at Toquerville, Wash. Co., Utah .