Francis C. Willis b about 1836 Lee Co VA; s/o Isaac Willis and Elizabeth Gilley. Francis C Willis m. Sarah Estelle Wells b 1843 VA. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of Francis C Willis and Sarah Estelle Wells;

I. James J Willis b 1858 VA; m. Martha R Unknown b 1857 VA. Children of James J Willis and Martha R Unknown;

1. Susan E Willis b 1879 VA

2. Eoner Willis b 1887 VA

II. Rosa Jane Willis b about 1863 VA

III. Nancy C Willis b about 1865 VA

IV. Robert H Willis b about 1867 VA; m. Lucinda Unknown b about 1867 VA. Children of Robert H Willis and Lucinda Unknown;

1. David F Willis b 13 May 1901 VA d 1979 Big stone Gap, Wise Co VA

2. Letcher H Willis b 18 Jan 1905 Wise Co VA d 28 Feb 1975 Big Stone Gap, Wise Co VA; m. 13 Jun 1942 to Beatrice Gertrude Begley b 23 Feb 1909 Scott Co VA d 15 Apr 2003 Big Stone Gap, Wise Co VA; d/o Luther Cicero Begley and Stella Mae Meade.

V. William Benton Willis b 1 Oct 1868 Wise Co VA; m. about 1904 Wise Co VA to Hannah M Unknown b about 1879 VA

VI. John B Willis b 29 Sept 1861 Wise Co VA