Merrill E. WILLIS

Birth:
10 Nov 1780
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina
Death:
5 Dec 1842
Hamilton, Illinois
Marriage:
4 Dec 1804
Sumner, Tennessee
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Sources:
Universal Genealogy, ALIAS: 4736-781, GENDB
Margaret CHERRY
Birth:
5 Apr 1788
Bedford, Tennessee
Death:
1870
Toquerville, Washington, Utah
Notes:
                   IGI and AF have birthplaces (all with the same precise
date) at Williamson, Macpin, Illinois
           Williamson, Martin, North Carolina
           Bertie, North Carolina
           Bedford, Tennessee.  Several sibs were born in Bedford
Children
Marriage
1
Mary WILLIS
Birth:
Abt 1807
Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois
Death:
Bef 1882
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Reportedly married William LANE. no date, place , IGI or addendum
2
Martha WILLIS
Birth:
3 Dec 1809
Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois
Death:
Bef 1842
John WHEELER 
Marr:
Abt 1830
Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinoi 
3
William Wesley WILLIS
Birth:
16 Aug 1811
Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois
Death:
8 Apr 1872
Beaver, Beaver, Utah
Mary PENGELLY 
Marr:
19 Mar 1857
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                   Louie B. Farr record as of Aug 1963
Pio & Prom Men of Utah p.1252
Bio: GS363045 DUP Sunflower (Provo) Camp p.66
He was a Lieutenant in the Mormon Battalion.
4
Lemuel WILLIS
Birth:
1813
Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois
Death:
1876
 
Marr:
 
5
Samuel WILLIS
Birth:
Abt 1814
Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois
Death:
 
Marr:
 
6
Joshua Thomas WILLIS
Birth:
12 Dec 1818
McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois
Death:
1 May 1886
Taylor, Navajo, Arizona
Maria DUFFIN 
Marr:
30 May 1870
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
7
Henry Tilman WILLIS
Birth:
1820
Hamilton, Illinois
Death:
Bef 1882
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   There is a marriage of Henry Tillman WILLIS to Kathleen Amelia DYKES 5 Mar
1876 Utah Territory.  SS 22 Jan 1960 IFALL
FCID:4947:2171
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Merrill E. Willis - Margaret Cherry

Merrill E. Willis was born at New Bern, Craven, North Carolina 10 Nov 1780.

He married Margaret Cherry 4 Dec 1804 at Sumner, Tennessee . Margaret Cherry was born at Bedford, Tennessee 5 Apr 1788 daughter of Joshua Cherry and Martha Keen .

They were the parents of 7 children:
Mary Willis born Abt 1807.
Martha Willis born 3 Dec 1809.
William Wesley Willis born 16 Aug 1811.
Lemuel Willis born 1813.
Samuel Willis born Abt 1814.
Joshua Thomas Willis born 12 Dec 1818.
Henry Tilman Willis born 1820.

Merrill E. Willis died 5 Dec 1842 at Hamilton, Illinois .

Margaret Cherry died 1870 at Toquerville, Washington, Utah .