Louisa Anna Willis

1 April 1871–1966 (Age 94)
Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States

The Life Summary of Louisa Anna

When Louisa Anna Willis was born on 1 April 1871, in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States, her father, William Buck Willis, was 36 and her mother, Rachel Abigail Woolsey, was 20. She married Lewis Cass White on 12 August 1889, in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Elbert, Colorado, United States in 1935 and Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States in 1940. She died in 1966, at the age of 95.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Cass White
1857–1942
Louisa Anna Willis
1871–1966
Marriage: 12 August 1889
Jason White
1893–
Mozona O White
1903–2001
Bernie Irvin White
1908–1972
Roland A White
1911–1983

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 August 1889Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 1
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
    1874
    Age 3
    Historical Boundaries: 1874: Elbert, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Elbert, Colorado, United States
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 25
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Will

    Sources (7)

    • Louisa White in household of Lewis E White, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Ann M Willis in household of W B Willis, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Louisa Willis, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

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