Lawson, Robert & Nina R. Hanks, Photo of; Rapides, Louisiana Submitter of Org. File: Randy Willis Submitter of Text File: Jo Branch Date: 28 Jun 2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm **********************************************   Clarence I. Willis and Sophie Gunter  Willis and children:  Ruby, Beatrice & James   Clarence I. Willis was the eldest child of Henry Elwa Willis and Sarah F. Duplissey and the eldest grandchild of  Daniel Hubbard Willis and Julia Ann Graham Willis.   They had the following eight children: Clarence I. Willis (b. Jan. 18, 1892;  d. Dec. 4, 1940), Viola Willis (b. Dec. 28, 1893; d. Dec. 14, 1973), Elbert K. Willis (b. Feb. 26, 1897;  d. Dec. 19, 1974),  Henry Willis (b. Mar.  30, 1899; d. Sept. 29, 1977), Mae Willis (b. May 1, 1902), Kit Carson Willis (b. May 8, 1905), Bessie Willis (b. July 8, 1908), and Frank Willis (b. Dec. 2, 1915).