Brief Life History of Mary L.
When Mary L. Willis was born about 1846, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Thomas Willis, was 35 and her mother, Lydia Hall, was 38. She lived in Madison Township, Pike, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Ohio Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States in 1860.
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- Mary Willas in household of Lidey Willas, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary L. Willis - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Mary L. Willis
- Mary L Willis in household of Thomas Willis, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
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 .
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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