U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Willis, William ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Ritchie County by Minnie Kendall Lowther Wheeling News Litho. Co., Wheeling W.Va., 1911 Page 596 William Willis. — Another Willis family who has no known connection with the one just mentioned {Notley Willis], but who has numerous descendants in this and sister counties, is that of the late William Willis, who came from Ireland during the latter part of the eighteenth century; and married Miss Anna Douglass of Harrison county and settled near Clarksburg, where he was identified as an early pedagogue. This pioneer couple were the parents of five sons, and seven daughters; viz.: Robert (1799-1886) with his three wives (Mary Venort, Mary Vanhorn, and Matilda Prine) rests in Doddridge county. George (married Miss Elder), and John, who died unmarried at the age of eighty years, were of Harrison county. William (Miss Elizabeth Bumgardner) was of Doddridge county; and Reuben (who never married) met a tragic death by drowning in the Ohio river. Malinda was the wife of Andrew Nutter, senior, of Oxford; Elizabeth was the late Mrs. Peter Pritchard, of White Oak; Nancy married Julius Davidson, and Jane, Andrew Divers, both of Harrison county; Margaret became Mrs. Gus Greathouse and died in Doddridge county at the age of eighty years; and Ruhama was Mrs. William Elder of this county. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Ritchie County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/ritchie/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------