Willis Yandell Genealogy

Record modified: 2015-05-30

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Willis Martin Yandell |
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Born: about 1810-00-00 Tennessee USA
Died: (unknown)
Marriages:
1. Lucille Stell
2. 1853-10-20 Elizabeth Short

Children of Willis Yandell and Lucille Stell:
Matilda C Yandell b. about 1831-00-00
Samuel Dillon Yandell b. 1838-10-02
Nancy Yandell b. about 1840-00-00
Martha Yandell b. about 1842-00-00


Children of Willis Yandell and Elizabeth Short:
Sarah Yandell b. 1854-08-28
Charles H Yandell b. about 1857-00-00


Notes:

The marriage record for him and Elizabeth is very faded and it's hard to read the last digit. The other marriages on the page are slightly easier to read and are 1853. However, it sure looks like it should be 1850.

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1860 census Newton Co MO p149
Willis M Yandle 51 KY
Elizabeth 41 IL
Samuel 21 TN
Rebecca 20 MO
Nancy 19 TN
Martha 15 MO
Mary Fuller 14 MO
Margaret Fuller 10 MO
Sarah Fuller 5 MO
Charles Fuller 2 MO

[Sam shouldn't be married yet, but that sure looks like his wife Rebecca.]

1850 census Henry Co MO p29b/30a
Willis Yandell 45 TN
Robert 16 AR
Samuel 15 AR
Nancy 10 AR
Martha 8 AR

This doesn't make sense, but has to be his second wife:
1850 census Neosho, Newton Co MO p332a
Rebecca Short household
Elizabeth Yandell 30 IL
1850 census Jackson, Newton Co MO p332b
Rebecca Fuller 11 MO
Mary Fuller 5 MO
Margaret Yandell 11/12 MO

[I don't know why the pages claim to be in different towns.]

1840 census Roane Co TN p85
William Yandle 2 M <5, 1 M 10-15, 1 M 30-40, 2 F 5-10, 1 F 30-40

1830 census Roane Co TN p14
Willie M Yandle 1 M <5, 1 M 20-30, 1 F 20-30

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