Mather Lowry Willis

Brief Life History of Mather Lowry

When Mather Lowry Willis was born on 29 October 1884, in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, United States, his father, Richard Jefferson Willis, was 32 and his mother, Nancy Amanda Lane Willis, was 19. He married Bessie May Harris on 13 November 1904, in Johnson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 17 November 1972, in Godley, Johnson, Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Godley, Johnson, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mather Lowry Willis
1884–1972
Bessie May Harris
1886–1913
Marriage: 13 November 1904
Oscar Brice Willis Sr
1905–1986
Mather Franklin Willis
1908–1948

Sources (40)

  • Mather L Willis, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mather Lawry Willis - Government record: birth-name: Mather Lowrey Willis
  • Mather L Willis, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886

Historical Boundaries 1886: Johnson, Texas, United States

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

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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