Willis Burton Lemons

Brief Life History of Willis Burton

When Willis Burton Lemons was born on 25 November 1825, in Munfordville, Hart, Kentucky, United States, his father, Abraham Lemons Jr, was 20 and his mother, Cynthia Ann Reynolds, was 21. He married Mary Elizabeth Zumwalt on 23 December 1851, in Franklin, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Asotin, Asotin, Washington, United States in 1900. He died on 13 December 1909, in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willis Burton Lemons
1825–1909
Mary Elizabeth Zumwalt
1835–1901
Marriage: 23 December 1851
Cynthia Ellen Lemons
1853–1945
Lucy Ann Minerva Lemons
1857–1913
Laurinda Jane Lemons
1859–1938
Ellen Lemons
1860–1860
Deborrah R. Lemons
1861–1927
James Leondius Lemons
1861–
Martha Emeline Lemons
1863–1935
Albert B. Lemons
1866–1936
Thomas Franklin Lemons
1868–1960
John Abraham Lemons
1872–1957
Christopher Columbus Lemons
1877–1959

Sources (24)

  • Willis B Lemons, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Willis B. Lemmons - Government record: birth-name: Willis Lemons
  • Willis B Lemmons, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1862

Historical Boundaries - 1862: Walla Walla, Washington Territory, United States 1875: Columbia, Washington Territory, United States 1881: Garfield, Washington Territory, United States 1883: Asotin, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Asotin, Washington, United States

Name Meaning

English: variant of Lemon .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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