Herbert Anderson Willis

Brief Life History of Herbert Anderson

When Herbert Anderson Willis was born on 22 January 1929, in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States, his father, George Phillip Willis Sr, was 39 and his mother, Irene Hawkins, was 34. He lived in Township 8, Craven, North Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 29 December 1986, in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

George Phillip Willis Sr
1889–1972
Irene Hawkins
1894–1970
Elsie Willis
1915–1915
Julia Elizabeth Willis
1917–1982
Doris E Willis
1923–2005
George Phillip Willis Jr
1923–1985
Evelyn F Willis
1926–
Herbert Anderson Willis
1929–1986

Sources (4)

  • Herbert A Willis in household of Geo P Willis, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Herbert Anderson Willis, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
  • Herbert A Willis in household of George P Willis, "United States Census, 1940"

World Events (8)

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

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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