YEARS 1818 THROUGH 1827 NO LONGER EXIST |
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1828 CAPT. KELLEY'S COMPANY |
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SYLVANUS WILLIS |
POLL ONLY; NO LAND |
SYLVANUS, BORN C. 1798, SON OF JOHN AND
ESTHER WILLIS |
JAMES B. WILLIS |
POLL ONLY; NO LAND |
JAMES, BORN C. 1800-10, SON OF JOHN AND
ESTHER WILLIS |
JAMES MORROW |
107 ACRES, HOLLY CREEK |
JAMES MORROW MARRIED ESTHER WILLIS ON
9-28-1831 |
ROBERT NIXON |
POLL ONLY; NO LAND |
JAMES B. WILLIS MARRIED FRANCES NIXON ON
1-24-1828 |
JAMES OLIPHANT |
183 1/2 ACRES, SINKING CREEK |
FRANKLIN WILLIS (WILLIAM F.??) MARRIED RHODA
OLIPHANT ON 5-6-1866 |
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1829 CAPT. KELLEY'S COMPANY |
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SYLVANUS WILLIS |
POLL ONLY; NO LAND |
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JAMES WILLIS |
POLL ONLY; NO LAND |
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1830 CAPT. KELLEY'S COMPANY |
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SYLVANUS WILLIS |
POLL ONLY, NO LAND |
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JAMES WILLIS |
POLL ONLY, NO LAND |
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1831 CAPT. LINTZ COMPANY |
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DIFFICULT TO READ; MAY INCLUDE A WILLIS
SURNAME?? |
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1832 CAPT. SAMUEL GASS COMPANY |
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JOHN "WALLIS" |
POLL ONLY, NO LAND |
JOHN, BORN C. 1807, SON OF JOHN AND ESTHER
BROWN WILLIS |
(WILLIS) |
POLL ONLY, NO LAND |
THIS IS THE DISTRICT 12 AREA THAT WILL BE
FORMED |
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IN 1836 WHERE ZOPHER JOHNSTON, CHRISTOPHER
COOPER |
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AND SEVERAL JOTHAM BROWN SONS AND GRANDSONS
LIVE. |
1833 CAPT. SAMUEL GASS COMPANY |
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JOHN "WALLIS" |
POLL ONLY, NO LAND |
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1833 CAPT. SUSONG COMPANY |
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JOTHAM WILLIS |
1 1/4 ACRE LAND |
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JOTHAM, SON OF JOHN AND ESTHER BROWN WILLIS. |
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JOTHAM WILLIS IS DEAD BY 1834, LEAVING A
WIDOW
+ 2 DAUGHTERS |
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1834 LISTS - NO WILLIS NAMES; LIST IS
PROBABLY INCOMPLETE |
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PAGE 2 |
1828-1876 TAX LISTS |
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1835 CAPT. KELLEY'S COMPANY |
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JOHN WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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SILVANY WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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YEARS 1836 THROUGH 1839 ARE MISSING. FOR
1836, REFER TO THE CIVIL DISTRICTS LISTING
WHERE
THE WILLIS SONS LIVE |
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IN DISTRICT 12 (JAMES) AND DISTRICT 13 (JOHN+SYLVANUS) |
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YEARS 1840 + 1841 |
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DISTRICT 12 |
JAMES WILLIS; |
POLL ONLY |
THIS IS THE HARDIN CHAPEL+CROSS ANCHOR AREA |
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ZOPHER JOHNSON; CHRISTOPHER COOPER AND
SONS/GRANDSONS |
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OF OLD JOTHAM BROWN ALL LIVE IN THIS AREA. |
1842 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
DISTRICT 10 IS THE TOWN OF GREENEVILLE |
DISTRICT 12 |
JAMES B. WILLIS |
29 ACRES; $150 OTHER PROPERTY |
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1843 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
JOHN WILLIS SR., SON OF JOHN AND ESTHER
BROWN WILLIS. |
DISTRICT 12 |
JAMES WILLIS |
29 ACRES |
JAMES B. WILLIS, SON OF JOHN AND ESTHER
BROWN WILLIS. |
DISTRICT 13 |
LEE M. BULLEN+LOYD BULLEN |
WIDOW OF JOTHAM WILLIS, NANCY WILLIS MARRIED
LEE M.
BULLEN ON 12-24-1839. |
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(LEE AND NANCY BULLEN, BURIED IN UNMARKED
GRAVES AT MT. BETHEL CHURCH) |
1844 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES B. WILLIS |
39 ACRES; $240 OTHER PROPERTY |
JAMES HAS BOUGHT LAND IN TOWN. |
DISTRICT 12 |
JAMES WILLIS |
29 ACRES; $150 OTHER PROPERTY |
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1845 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES B. WILLIS |
39 ACRES; $240 OTHER PROPERTY |
NOTE JAMES B. WILLIS HAS NOW |
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MOVED FROM DISTRICT 12 AND NOW |
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LIVES IN TOWN. |
1846 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES B. WILLIS |
39 ACRES; $240 OTHER PROPERTY |
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DISTRICT 10 |
WALTER WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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WALTER, BORN 12-10-1824, IS NOW A TAXABLE
"POLL" |
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WALTER, SON OF JAMES B. WILLIS AND FIRST
WIFE. |
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1847 |
NOTE: JOHN WILLIS SR. IS NOT IN THE TAX LIST
UNTIL 1850. IN 1851, HE IS IN |
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NEAR THE ROAD TO MT. BETHEL CHURCH. |
DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES B. WILLIS |
41 ACRES; $300 OTHER PROPERTY |
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DISTRICT 10 |
WALTER WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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PAGE 3 |
TAX LISTS 1828-1876 |
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1848 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES B. WILLIS |
41 ACRES; $300 OTHR PROPERTY |
JAMES B. WILLIS IS DEAD BY MID-YEAR 1848. |
DISTRICT 10 |
WALTER C. WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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WALTER IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF JAMES'
ESTATE. |
DISTRICT 13 |
STEPHEN F. WYRICK POLL ONLY |
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STEPHEN, BORN 3-4-1827, STEPSON OF SYLVANUS
WILLIS |
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IN 1850 CENSUS HE IS IN WASHINGTON CO. WITH
PARENTS. |
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THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR HE APPEARS IN A GREENE
CO. TAX LIST. |
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STEPHEN DIES 8-16-1854 |
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BY 1849, ONLY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BROTHERS,
JOHN WILLIS SR., IS ALIVE IN GREENE COUNTY. |
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DISTRICT 10 |
WALTER C. WILLIS |
POLL+$77 OTHER PROPERTY |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN H. WILLIS |
POLL+24.50 OTHER PROPERTY |
JOHN H. BORN 10-8-1826. FIRST TIME IN LIST. |
DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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DAVID, BORN JUNE 1828. DAVID IS IN THE 1851
TAX LIST |
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AS "SON OF JOHN WILLIS". |
DISTRICT 12 |
JAMES H. WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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JAMES H. BORN 5-1-1828. MARRIED 9-13-1847
TO |
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HILA MARTHA JOHNSON, D/O ZOPHER JOHNSON. |
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IN 1850 JAMES H. AND HILA ARE "TENANTS" ON
THE |
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ZOPHER JOHNSON FARM IN DISTRICT 12. |
1850 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN H. WILLIS |
POLL+$100 OTHER PROPERTY |
JOHN H. IS FOR THE FIRST TIME IDENTIFIED IN
THE TAX ROLLS AS |
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"SON OF JAMES WILLIS", WHICH MAKES HIM
BROTHER TO WALTER. |
DISTRICT 10 |
WALTER C. WILLIS |
POLL + $300 OTHER PROPERTY |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN WILLIS "SR." |
POLL ONLY |
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FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE ELDER JOHN WILLIS IS
IDENTIFIED AS |
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"SENIOR". THIS INFERS HE HAS A SON, JOHN
JUNIOR, COMING |
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"OF AGE" (JOHN C. WILLIS, BORN C. 1832). |
DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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DISTRICT 12 |
JAMES WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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HE IS JAMES H. WILLIS, HUSBAND OF |
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HILA MARTHA JOHNSON AND THEY LIVE ON |
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HER FATHER, ZOPHER JOHNSON'S FARM |
1851 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN H. WILLIS |
POLL+$100 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
WALTER C. WILLIS |
POLL+$350 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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DAVID IS ANNOTATED AS "SON OF JOHN". |
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DISTRICT 12 |
JAMES WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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THIS IS THE FINAL YEAR JAMES H. AND HILA
JOHNSON WILLIS |
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ARE IN GREENE CO. THEY ARE IN MISSOURI BY
1852. |
1851 CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 |
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TAX LISTS 1828-1876 |
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1851 CONTINUED |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
12 ACRES+$65 |
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JOHN WILLIS (SR.) IS NOW LIVING ON THE ROAD |
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TO MT. BETHEL CHURCH, JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN. |
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ON 8-17-1850, JOHN PURCHASED 12 1/4 ACRES ON |
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HOLLEY CREEK IN DISTRICT 13 FROM JOHN
MCGAUGHEY SR. |
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(1792-1874, BURIED AT MT. BETHEL CHURCH
CEMETERY.) |
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IN LATER YEARS, DISTRICT 13 WILL INCLUDE THE
NOW |
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RURAL AREA OF TUSCULUM WHERE THE COLLEGE |
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FOUNDED BY REV. SAMUEL W. DOAK (1785-1864)
IS LOCATED. |
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(SAMUEL DOAK IS BURIED AT MT BETHEL CHURCH
CEMETERY.) |
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1852 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W. C. WILLIS |
POLL+$400 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
J.H. WILLIS |
12 ACRES+$75 |
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THIS MAY BE A DUPLICATE ENTRY FOR JOHN
WILLIS SENIOR |
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WITH 12 ACRES OF LAND IN DISTRICT 13?? |
DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
12 ACRES+$65 |
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JOHN WILLIS SR; THE 12 ACRES IN BOTH
DISTRICT 10 AND 13 COULD |
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BE A DUPLICATE ENTRY. IT IS PROBABLY THE
SAME LAND THAT |
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HAS BEEN REASSIGNED FROM DISTRICT 10 INTO
DISTRICT 13, |
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WHICH BORDERS DISTRICT 10. |
1853 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
WALTER C. WILLIS |
POLL+$450 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
13 ACRES |
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1854 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
WALTER C. WILLIS |
POLL+$450 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 10 |
J.C. WILLIS |
POLL |
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THIS IS JOHN C. WILLIS, SON OF JOHN WILLIS
(SR) |
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JOHN C., BORN C. 1832, BROTHER TO DAVID, IS
FOR THE FIRST TIME |
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A TAXABLE "POLL". BOTH PROBABLY WORK FOR
WALTER. |
DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
12 ACRES |
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HE IS JOHN WILLIS SENIOR. |
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1855 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN C. WILLIS |
"OVERSEER" |
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THIS MEANS HE IS "EXEMPT" FROM THE POLL TAX. |
DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS JOHN WILLIS SENIOR. |
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1856 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+$600 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
12 1/2 ACRES |
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1857 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+$700 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS JOHN WILLIS SENIOR, WHO APPEARS TO
HAVE SOLD HIS |
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12 ACRES OF LAND AFTER 1856. |
1858 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+$45 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS JOHN H. WILLIS, BROTHER OF WALTER,
BOTH SONS OF JAMES. |
DISTRICT 10 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS JOHN WILLIS SENIOR. |
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TAX YEARS 1859 AND 1860 ARE MISSING. |
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BY 1860, ONLY ONE OF THE 4 BROTHERS ARE
ALIVE, AND HE IS JOHN WILLIS, SR. (BORN C.
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AS THE POPULATION HAS EXPANDED, ADDITIONAL
CIVIL DISTRICTS, BEYOND THE ORIGINAL 17,
HAVE BEEN CREATED. |
1861 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+$250 |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
143 ACRES+$1,400 |
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HE IS JOHN H. WILLIS, SON OF JAMES B.
WILLIS. |
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THIS IS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT LAND OWNERSHIP
BY |
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ANY OF THE WILLIS MEN.
ON 1-18-1860, JOHN H. WILLIS, |
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PURCHASED 143 ACRES ON HOLLEY CREEK FROM HIS |
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BROTHER-IN-LAW, WILLIAM B. MCCORD.
THE LAND WAS |
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PREVIOUSLY INHERITED BY THE MCCORD SIBLINGS. |
DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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SONS OF JOHN WILLIS SR. HAVE NOW MOVED
SLIGHTLY S/W OF |
DISTRICT 24 |
JOHN C. WILLIS |
POLL |
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THE TUSCULUM AREA INTO DISTR. 24 WHICH
BORDERS DISTR. 13. |
DISTRICT 24 |
HUGH WILLIS |
POLL |
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HUGH, BORN C. 1836?? (AGE 25??), SON OF
JOHN, IS "OF AGE". |
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THIS IS THE ONLY
YEAR HUGH IS SHOWN IN A
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1862 |
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HE IS IN THE 1870 AND 1880 CENSUS AND HIS
WIDOW IS IN 1900??? |
DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+$200 |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE COULD BE EITHER
JOHN H. OR JOHN WILLIS SENIOR??? |
DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 24 |
JOHN C. WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 24 |
WILLIAM WILLIS |
POLL |
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THE 2 YOUNGER SONS OF JOHN WILLIS SR.
(WILLIAM AND ALFRED) |
DISTRICT 24 |
ALFRED WILLIS |
POLL |
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ARE NOW "OF AGE" FOR THE POLL TAX. ALFRED
WILLIS, BORN |
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ABOUT 1842, WILL MARRY IN NOV. 1862. HE
DIES BEFORE 1866. |
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TAX YEARS 1863 THROUGH 1866 ARE MISSING
(CIVIL WAR PERIOD) |
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1867 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
WALTER C. WILLIS |
POLL+$150 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS JAMES H. WILLIS, BORN 2-25-1841, |
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WHO IS NOW A TAXABLE POLL. |
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HE IS S/O JAMES B. WILLIS. |
DISTRICT 12 |
WILLIAM WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS WILLIAM F. WILLIS, BORN C. |
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1842, SON OF JAMES B. WILLIS, |
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CIVIL WAR SOLDIER BURIED AT MT. |
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BETHEL CHURCH CEMETERY. |
DISTRICT 24 |
JOHN WILLIS |
"OVERSEER" |
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DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 13 |
NO WILLIS SHOWN. THIS COULD BE EITHER AN
ERROR IN THE TAX LIST; OR A MISSING PAGE?? |
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1868 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+5 TOWN LOTS+$150 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES WILLIS |
POLL ONLY |
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JAMES, HALF-BROTHER OF WALTER, SONS OF JAMES
B. WILLIS. |
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DISTRICT 12 |
NO WILLIS NOW IN DISTRICT 12. |
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WILLIAM F. WILLIS APPEARS TO HAVE DIED LATE
1867/EARLY 1868. |
DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
143 ACRES +$1,400 |
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JOHN H., BROTHER OF WALTER, SONS OF JAMES B.
BY 1ST WIFE. |
DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
"OVERSEER" |
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DAVID PURCHASED 9 3/4 ACRES OF LAND FROM
THOMAS D. CAVENER. BROTHER, |
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CARSON, IS LISTED AS THE LANDOWNER?? |
DISTRICT 24 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL |
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JOHN C. WILLIS, BROTHER OF CARSON, SONS OF
JOHN WILLIS SR. |
DISTRICT 24 |
CARSON M. WILLIS |
9 3/4 ACRES+$90+POLL |
CARSON, BORN C. 1844, IS NOW A TAXABLE POLL. |
DISTRICT 24 |
"MEARY" R. WILLIS |
20 1/2 ACRES+$250 |
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SHE IS MARY ALEXANDER WYRICK WILLIS, WHO IS
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WIDOW OF SYLVANUS WILLIS. THE LAND IN
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PREVIOUSLY INHERITED FROM HER FATHER,
STEPHEN ALEXANDER. |
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DISTRICT 24 IS NEAR THE WASHINGTON COUNTY
LINE WHERE
SYLVANUS AND MARY WILLIS LIVED FROM C.
1840-1867. |
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1869 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+5 TOWN LOTS+$100 |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
143 ACRES + $1,400 |
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DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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ALL THE MEN IN DISTRICT 24 ARE SONS OF JOHN
WILLIS SENIOR. |
DISTRICT 24 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS JOHN C. WILLIS (JUNIOR) |
DISTRICT 24 |
CARSON M. WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 24 |
WILLIAM WILLIS |
10 ACRES + $100 |
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DISTRICT 24 |
"MEARY" R. WILLIS |
20 1/2 ACRES+$300 |
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MARY WILLIS SELLS THE LAND ON 7-24-1871 TO |
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JOSHUA C. LANE. (SEE 1871) |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+5 TOWN LOTS + $100 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
J.C. WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS JAMES H.
WILLIS, HALF BROTHER OF WALTER. |
DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN WILLIS |
143 ACRES + $1,400 |
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DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 24 |
JOHN WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS JOHN C. WILLIS (JUNIOR). |
DISTRICT 24 |
CARSON WILLIS |
9 1/4 ACRES + $73 |
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CARSON BOUGHT 9 ACRES FROM ISAAC BRANNON. |
DISTRICT 24 |
WILLIAM WILLIS |
10 ACRES + $100 |
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DISTRICT 24 |
NAME UNREADABLE POLL ONLY |
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THIS IS PROBABLY MARY WILLIS. THE LAST TIME |
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SHE APPEARS IN A TAX LISTIS IN 1871. |
1871 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+5 TOWN LOTS + $100 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
J.C. WILLIS |
POLL |
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HE IS JAMES H.
WILLIS, SON OF JAMES B. WILLIS. |
DISTRICT 13 |
WILLIAM WARRICK "COL" POLL |
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WILLIAM WARRACK IS A BLACK MAN, FIRST TIME
IN TAX LIST. |
DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN H. WILLIS |
145 ACRES + $1,455 |
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WILLIAM POSSIBLY WORKS ON JOHN H. WILLIS'S
FARM?? |
DISTRICT 24 |
MARY R. WILLIS |
20 1/3 ACRES+$250 |
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THIS IS THE LAST TAX LIST IN WHICH MARY
APPEARS. |
DISTRICT 24 |
CARSON WILLIS |
POLL |
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NOTE CARSON HAS TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP |
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TO HIS BROTHER, WILLIAM. CARSON NOT IN 1872
LIST. |
DISTRICT 24 |
JOHN C. WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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THE SONS AND WIDOW OF JOHN WILLIS SENIOR
WILL SOON MIGRATE |
DISTRICT 24 |
WILLIAM WILLIS |
9 ACRES + $90 |
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TO ARKANSAS. ONLY THE SONS, DAVID AND HUGH
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APPEARS IN A TAX LIST??), WILL REMAIN IN
GREENE COUNTY. |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+5 TOWN LOTS+$100 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES H. WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN H. WILLIS |
145 ACRES + $1,200 |
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DISTRICT 24 |
JOHN C. WILLIS |
POLL |
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NOTE BROTHER CARSON WILLIS IS NO LONGER |
DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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IN DISTRICT 24. HE MAY HAVE GONE TO |
DISTRICT 24 |
WILLIAM WILLIS |
9 ACRES |
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ARKANSAS TO BUY THE FAMILY'S LAND THERE. |
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1873 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+3 TOWN LOTS + $2,359 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES H. WILLIS |
POLL + 1 TOWN LOT + $800 |
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DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN H. WILLIS |
143 ACRES + $1,459 |
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DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 24 |
J.C. WILLIS |
POLL |
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THIS IS THE LAST YEAR BROTHER, JOHN C., IS
IN THE TAX LIST. |
DISTRICT 24 |
CARSON M. WILLIS |
9 3/4 ACRES |
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BROTHER, WILLIAM IS GONE AND BROTHER, CARSON
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TAX YEAR 1874 IS MISSING |
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1875 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL + 0 TOWN LOTS+ 5 ACRES?? |
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DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES H. WILLIS |
POLL + 1 LOT + 3/4 ACRE |
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DISTRICT 15 |
FRANK WILLIS "COL." POLL |
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HE IS FRANKLIN WILLIS, A BLACKMAN, BORN
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WHO APPEARS IN THE 1880 CENSUS OF DISTRICT
15, WHICH IS |
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THE CLEAR SPRINGS/CHUCKY AREA OF GREENE
COUNTY. |
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THE ANNOTATION OF "COL", INDICATES HIS RACE. |
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THIS IS THE LAST YEAR WM. WARRICK IS IN THE
TAX LIST. |
DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN H. WILLIS |
143 ACRES + $1,050 |
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DISTRICT 24 |
WILLIAM WILLIS |
POLL |
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THE YEAR 1875 MARKS THE YEAR OF MIGRATION |
DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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TO ARKANSAS BY CARSON M. AND JOHN C. WILLIS. |
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BROTHER, WILLIAM, WILL SOON FOLLOW. |
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1876 |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.C. WILLIS |
POLL+3 TOWN LOTS+ 5 ACRES OWNED WITH OTHERS |
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THE LOTS ARE LISTED AS 1 ON MAIN STREET AND
2 ON IRISH STREET. |
DISTRICT 10 |
JAMES H. WILLIS |
POLL + 1 TOWN LOT ON CHURCH STREET + 3/4
ACRE |
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DISTRICT 10 |
W.H. WILLIS |
POLL |
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W.H. WILLIS FIRST APPEARS IN A TAX LIST AND
IS UNIDENTIFIED?? |
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DISTRICT 11 |
T. J. WILLIS |
POLL |
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THOMAS J. WILLIS, BORN
C. 1862??
IN N.C.
IN THE 1880
CENSUS, WHO IS NOT PART OF THE JOHN
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ESTHER BROWN WILLIS FAMILY. |
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IT IS VERY "ODD" HE IS IN THE TAX LIST AT
AGE 14; BUT THE 1880-1910 |
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CENSUS CONSISTENTLY SHOW A YOB OF 1862??? |
DISTRICT 13 |
JOHN H. WILLIS |
143 ACRES + $1,050 |
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DISTRICT 24 |
DAVID WILLIS |
POLL |
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DISTRICT 24 |
WILLIAM WILLIS |
POLL |
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WILLIAM WILLIS, SON OF JOHN WILLIS SENIOR,
WILL DIE |
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BEFORE 1880, WHEN HIS WIDOW AND CHILDREN ARE
IN ARKANSAS. |
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BY 1880, THE ONLY SONS OF JOHN WILLIS SENIOR
WHO REMAIN |
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IN GREENE COUNTY ARE DAVID AND HUGH WILLIS. |
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END OF TAX LISTS. TAX LISTS
AFTER 1876 NO LONGER EXIST |