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Daniel Hubbard Willis, Jr. & Julia Ann Graham Willis (see photo below) |
Daniel H. Willis, Jr. (b. Apr. 2, 1839; d. May 22, 1900) and Julia Ann Graham Willis ( b. Feb. 22, 1845; d. Sept. 28, 1936) were married, January 10, 1867, at her father Robert Graham's home in Forest Hill, La. When Daniel asked Robert Graham for Julia Ann's hand in marriage; Robert asked him if he could feed her. Daniel replied "that he had a horse, a milk cow, a barrel of corn and a barrel of molasses." Robert responded "my goodness son you have enough to marry several of my daughters." Later, three of Daniel's brothers would marry three of Julia Ann's sisters. When Daniel died in 1900, he left Julia Ann, $35,000.00 in gold, a home, land, and the woods full of cows, on Barber Creek, near Long Leaf, La. The headlines from Daniel's obituary in the "Alexandria Town Talk" stated "Another Gallant Confederate Soldier and Prominent Citizen Passes Away." The writer of his obituary wrote "During an intimate acquaintance, covering a period of twenty-five years, the writer never heard a vulgar or profane word pass his lips." Daniel Hubbard Willis Jr. and Julia Ann Graham had the following children: 1. Henry Elwa Willis was born 6 OCT 1867. He died 18 JAN 1945. 2. Carvelia S. Willis was born 10 FEB 1869. She died 31 MAR 1941. 3. Minnie R. Willis was born 7 MAY 1870. She died 18 SEP 1921. 4. David Eugene Willis was born 19 JAN 1872. He died 13 FEB 1880 of Appendicitis. 5. Corine Willis was born 27 SEP 1873. She died 6 OCT 1873 as a small baby. 6. Daniel Oscar Willis was born 8 MAR 1875. He died 23 DEC 1935 in an Auto Accident. 7. Robert Kenneth Willis Sr. was born 15 JAN 1877. He died in 1951. 8. Ruthey Madella Willis was born 20 JUN 1880. 9. Stella Willis was born 21 AUG 1881. She died 10 DEC 1881 as a small baby. 10. Julia Coatney Willis was born 11 MAR 1883. She died 16 AUG 1945. 11. Randall Lee Willis was born 20 MAR 1886 in Forest Hill, Louisiana. He died 14 MAY 1940. |
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