Brief Life History of William Wesley
When William Wesley Willis was born on 16 August 1811, in Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States, his father, Merrel Willis, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Susan Cherry, was 23. He married Margaret Jane Willis on 28 March 1833, in Hamilton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1847 and lived in Lee, Iowa, United States in 1840 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 8 April 1872, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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- Wm W Willie, "United States Census, 1870"
- US Military Pension File
- Wm Wesley Willis, "BillionGraves Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812
Historical Boundaries: 1812: Gallatin, Illinois Territory, United States 1818: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
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.
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 .
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William Wesley Willis Sr.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM WESLEY WILLIS SR. 16 August 1811--8 November 1872 (This was obtained from Mrs. Mary Brimful of Kirkland, New Mexico on February 28, 1965. She received it from her moth …
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