Lafayette Willis Genealogy

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Born: 1823-02-02 Monroe Co, Mississippi USA
Died: 1905-08-03 Monroe Co, Mississippi USA
Marriages:
1. 1896-04-28 Janie Mae Walton

Children of Lafayette Willis and Janie Walton:
Walter L Willis b. 1897-02-23 d. 1972-12-00
Orwood Willis b. 1898-10-00


Notes:

married 1847-04-26 Frances Quarles c1828 AL

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This page says he had no children with Frances Quarles. It says he also married 1896-04-28 Janie Mae Walton 1841.
This RootsWeb entry also shows him married to Janie Walton, but gives her birth date as 1874-08-01 Aberdeen MS. It also shows three children: Lafayette II 1897-02-23, Walton Orwood 1898-10-01, and one still living.
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An LDS entry has the Lafayette who married Janie Walton born in 1870. It has Janie 1874-08-01 d 1941-03-10 d/o William Dyke Walton + Mary Catherine Hutchinson. Children as above. Lafayette III married 1940-02-04 Mabel Park.

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1900 census Monroe Co MS p123a
Lafayete Willis 77 1823-02 MS/VA/NC
wife Janie 25 1874-08 MS/MS/MS
son Walter L 3 1897-02 MS
son Orwood 1 1898-10 MS
bro-in-law William D Walton 30 1869-11 MS/MS/MS
bro-in-law Hutchinson L Walton 22 1877-07 MS
sis-in-law Fannie Walton 17 1883-01 MS
sis-in-law Ruby Walton 15 1884-11 MS
bro-in-law S Larry Walton 12 1888-04 MS
sis-in-law Carrie M Walton 9 1891-05 MS

1880 census Monroe Co MS p96a
L Willis 57 MS/NC/NC
wife Fannie Q 53 AL/SC/SC
nephew S R Quarles 26 MS/AL/TN

1870 census Monroe Co MS p64b
Lafayet Willis 47 MS
Fannie 42 AL
William Butler 30 MS
Vina Willis 53 MS (black)
Morgan Willis 5 MS (black)
John Willis 12 MS (black)

1860 census Monroe Co MS p84
L Willis 37 MS
Fannie 31 AL
Elizabeth Quarles 39 SC

Presumably Elizabeth is Fanny's sister.

1850 census Monroe Co MS p1b
Lafayette Willis 27 MS
Fanny 22 AL
Clay Quarles 16 AL
Bagby Quarles 24 AL

Clay and Bagby are likely Fanny's brothers.

Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 29491
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