Mary Willis

Brief Life History of Mary

Mary Willis was born on 20 June 1824, in Greene, North Carolina, United States. She had at least 6 sons and 2 daughters with Fleming S Osborne. She lived in Haywood, Tennessee, United States in 1860. She died on 31 July 1885, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Fleming S Osborne
1814–
Mary Willis
1824–1885
William J Osborne
1838–
Joel T Osborne
1840–
John M Osborne
1847–1932
Harriet Osborne
1850–
Mary E Osborne
1852–
Charles Osborne
1854–
Robert Osborne
1857–
Hiram A Osborne
1859–

Sources (4)

  • Mary Osborne in household of F S Osborne, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Willis - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mary Willis
  • Ancestry Family Trees

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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