Absolom Willis b about 1828 Russell Co VA d 9 Mar 1882 Dickenson Co VA; s/o
Isaac Willis and Elizabeth
Gilley. Absolom Willis m.
Lucinda D Tate b about 1836 Russell Co VA; d/o John Tate and Virginia Jane Lark.
(1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of Absalom Willis and Lucinda D Tate;
1. James Franklin Willis b about 1853 VA; m. 9 May 1879 Wise Co VA to Martha R
Blanton; d/o Catherine Blanton.
2. Sarah M. Willis b about 1855 VA; m. 8 Oct 1896 Wise Co VA to J M Ball; s/o
Charles A Ball and Annie Unknown. Sarah M Willis m. (2) to G H Davis
3. Mary Ann "Mollie" Willis b about 1857; m. 20 Mar 1875 Wise Co VA to George
Ransome Gilley b about 1854 VA d about 1933; s/o
George B Gilley and Amarantha
Unknown.
4. Nancy E. Willis b about 1859 VA; m. 19 Dec 1896 Wise Co VA to William F
Bartley; s/o Elijah Bartley and Prudence Unknown.
5. Isaac N. "Ike" Willis b about 1862 VA; m. 14 Aug 1883 Wise Co VA to Anna Lee
Gilley b about 1862 Wise Co VA; d/o
Elkanah Gilley Jr and Sarah J Shepherd.
Child of Isaac N "Ike" Willis and Anna Lee Gilley;
1. Bonnie A Willis; m. 30 Jun 1909 Wise Co VA to George W Gilley; s/o George M
Gilley and Hester Ann Collier.
6. John Morean Willis b about 1864 Wise Co VA; m. Gemima Gilley b about 1873
Wise Co VA; d/o Elkanah Gilley and Gemima "Minny" Kelly. Children of John Morean
Willis and Gemima Gilley;
i. Vera E Willis b about 1889 Wise Co VA; m. 3 Feb
1913 Wise Co VA to Henry Hudson Naff; s/o W C Naff
ii. Hatcher A Willis b about
1893 Wise Co VA
iii. Mabel B Willis b about 1896 Wise Co VA
iv. Gemima Willis;
m. Earl Grabeal
7. William R. Willis b about 1867 VA
8. Alvin D. Willis b Dec 1869 VA
