City: Greeneville
WILLIS, James William, banker and manufacturer; born Greene Co., Tenn., March 7, 1854; English and Irish descent; son of John H. and Elizabeth J. (McCord) WILLIS; father’s occupation farmer and contractor; paternal grandparents James and ______ (Hall) WILLIS, maternal grandparents, James and Margaret R. (Bell) MCCORD; received common school education; in early life he was engaged in farming and retail hardware business, Greeneville, Tenn.; married Annie A. MITCHELL Dec. 23, 1880; Democrat; President First National Bank and East Tenn. Tobacco Co., Greeneville, Tenn.; member Cumberland Presbyterian church.
