Brief Life History of Belle Dona
When Belle Dona Willis was born on 17 April 1881, in Texas, United States, her father, Andrew Jackson Willis, was 44 and her mother, Matilda Melissa Richardson, was 37. She married Albert Freal Evans on 14 November 1898, in Brown Land District, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 5, Coleman, Texas, United States in 1920 and Soledad Judicial Township, Monterey, California, United States in 1940. She died on 19 July 1949, in Calaveras, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Angels Camp, Calaveras, California, United States.
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Sources (27)
- Bell Evans, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Belle Donna Willis - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Belle D Willis
- Belle Willis, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
Spouse and Children
1877–1938 Male
1881–1949 Female
Children (7)
1904–1967 Male
1906–1956 Male
1910–1978 Male
1913–1988 Female
1915–1992 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1837–1896 Male
1843–1931 Female
Siblings (12)
1867–1918 Male
1869–1951 Male
1871–1949 Female
1874–1943 Female
1876–1957 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Age 10
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 19
Name Meaning
variant of Will with genitival -s. This surname represents a retention of the second syllable, introduced by the addition of the Middle English genitival suffix -es, which would have been pronounced in the Middle English period. Compare Wills . In some cases the name is a variant of Willey , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
variant of Willows .
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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