Wilkes County, George Willis Family Cemetery The following cemetery is being submitted with the complete approval of the original surveyors who request that any questions about this Willis family be snail mailed to them. I made the request because as you can see there is no way to have access to this information except Vol 11 of The Georgia Genealogist from 1972. This is the submission in their own commentary from 1972. The cemetery is on a hog farm or was and requires permission and a guide to find it. Janice B. Turner USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Janice Turner janicebt@knology.net GEORGE WILLIS FAMILY CEMETERY Copied and contributed by Mr. Homer C, Cooper, 145 Pendleton Drive, Athens, Ga. 30606 This cemetery is NOT marked on the Georgia Highway Department's Wilkes County map nor is it included in the publication of Newsorn, WILKES COUNTY CEMETERIES. The only date on a stone that was difficult to read was the death date for James Dabney Willis; someone felled a huge pine within the cemetery enclosure which apparently fell on top of James' tomb. The marble slab was broken directly across the line with his date of death. The George Willis family cemetery is located in Georgia Militia District 168 in .Wilkes County. In addition to the following enumerated graves, there are also 10 or 12 additional unmarked graves. The farm is known in 1972 as the 'The Sam Richardson place' and is owned by two of his sons. Mr. Richardson is deceased; some of the land is leased to Mr. Dolph Callaway, son of Mr. Richardson's sister, Mrs. John Allen Callaway. The cemetery was discovered on a hunting trip by Dr. C. E. (Gene) Pollock, of Washington, Ga., who guided the Coopers to he spot. The plot is enclosed in a substantial stone wall which varied from 3 to 5 feet in height. A large oak about 3 feet in diameter at the base serves as a landmark for anyone searching for this cemetery in the surrounding pine forest. GEORGE WILLIS born 10-46-1754/ died 4-19-1827 SUSANNAH WILLIS born 8-24-1757/ died 4-30-1843 SUSAN JOHNSON WILLIS born 8-6-1826/ died 11-30-1830 WILLIAM ANDERSON WILLIS born 2-2-1830/ died 9-26-1831 GEORGE WILLIS born 5-11-1844/ died 5-2-1845 JAMES D. WILLIS born 10-21-1793/ died 2-18. -1861? NANCY T. WILLIS born 12-4-1799/ died 8-13-1868 MATTIE B.A. daughter of T. R., and E. F. WILLIS/ born 4-15-1855/ died 3-25- 1857 MOLLIE WADE born 1-12-1856/ died 11-24-185? WILSON LUMPKIN WILLIS born 30-7-1833/ died 3-25-1838 JAMES ANDERSON WILLIS born 4-4-1838/ died 9-9-1858 10 or 12 additional graves, unmarked within the fence NOTES GEORGE WILLIS (l754-1827) was a Revo1utionary War soldier who came from King William County, Va, to Wilkes Co., Ga. in 1784. SUSANNAH WILLIS (1757-1843) was Susannah BAKER before her marriage to George Willis, names of her parents and her birthplace are not known. George and Susannah were parents of the following seven children: STEPHEN WILLIS (1778-1801) married MARY HARTSFJELD GEORGE DABNEY WILLIS (1780- ) married 1807 SUSANNAH B. BARKWELL. He may also have been the George D. Willis who married in 1811 CATHERINE FOSTER. WILLIAM WILLIS (1784-1793) JQHN CRUTCHFIELD WILLIS (1787- ) married REBECCA BARKWELL RICHARD JEFFERSON WILLIS (1789-1866) married first 1812 CHRISTIANA (Kitty) JOSSEY (1793-1847) daughter of HENRY ,JOSSEY and wife MARY HILL (1758-4831); R.J. Willis married second 1848 SARAH ELIZABETH FOSTER. Richard had plantations in Wilkes and Greene Counties, Ga. He was Sheriff of Wilkes Cc. 1818-19 and 1826-27, and represented the county in the General Assembly in the House in 1828-31 and Senate 1832, 1834-36 of Georgia. JAMES DABNEY WILLIS (1793-1861?) married first in 1822 SUSAN M. JOHNSON, daughter of WILLIAM JOHNSON (died 1821) and wife NANCY HILL (1770-1839); married second 1824 to NANCY TATE ANDERSON (1799-1868) daughter of THOMAS ANDERSON (died 1860) James settled on the George Willis farm and he and many of his family are buried near Susannah and George Willis. James represented Wilkes County in the General Assembly as Senator in 1841. ELIZABETH DABNEY WILLIS (1796-1855) married 1814 I~EV. JOHN HOLMES MILNER (1792-1857), son of PITT MILNER (1769-1839) arid his wife APSILLA HOLMES (l770-1854> John and Elizabeth Milner settled in Pike Co., Ga. SUSAN JOHNSON WILLIS (1826-1830); WILLiAM ANDERSON WILLIS (1830-1831); WILSON LUMPKIN WILLIS (1833-1858); JAMES ANDERSON WILLIS (1838-1858) and GEORGE WILLIS (1844-1845) were children of James Dabney Willis and Nancy Hill. MATTIE B.A. WILLIS (1855-1857) was a daughter of Thomas Richard Willis (1827- ) and his wife Elizabeth F. Marsha11~ and granddaughter of James D. Willis and Nancy Hill. Who was MOLLEY WADE (1856-1857)? Where are the George Willis and James Dabney Willis family Bibles today, asks Mr. Cooper. "Please let us know!"