Genealogical Works of Robert M Willis
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Genealogical Works of Robert M Willis Volume VII Typed for The Lawrence Register website by Oma Griffith NOTE; Taken from disk #7 The Rucker Family The Willis Family From: The Genealogical Helper, Sep 1959 page 67 paragraph C-79 (p) CLARK, CLARK, Mrs Rogers M , 3216 Carrington, Memphis 11, Tenn. Wanted: Diary of George Willis b 1754 VA, Rev Sol GA, Was he father Stephan WILLIS of NC or VA? Mar Susannah DABNEY? The Genealogical Helper, Sep 1958 Page 60 B 175 BROOM $10.00 reward; Documentary proof of b place & parentage of James BROOM whose w was Esther WILLIS, father of Jacob BROOM 1752-1810 Signer of Constitution of United States. I am wondering if you already have these two WILLIS items. They came from the 1958 & 1959 Gen H. I had some more but they were from the 1962 copy. I saw your name in the 1962 issue of Sep so I knew it was not necessary to send them. 4783 Lubbock Ave Ft Worth 15, Texas July 3, 1961 Mr Robert Willis Route 1, Box 1 Ironton, Ohio Dear Mr Willis, A friend and fellow researcher, Miss Virginia Wilson of Lexington, KY, had seen your name at KY Hist Lib and that you are a Willis searcher; hence, my letter to you. I have so many Willis lines, not my own, while my own particular James remains elusive. James Willis was b 1755 m Elizabeth Wilson (Bible), d 1796 Chatham Co, NC, leaving will naming ch: Sukey; Jemima; Wilson (eldest son); Larkin b 1777 m Mary Reese; Molley m perhaps Walton; Nanney; youngest sons Elisha & Elijah; Rebecca Caudle; Salley Crow. Witness: Mechuel Wilson Jr & Samuel Wilson; Exers; Wilson Willis & Thomas Bell. Old Bible says “relatives lived on Richland Creek in KY”. Sons Wilson, Elijah & Elisha went to Robertson Co, Tenn by ca 1815; son Larkin (mine) went to Hawkins Co, Tenn by ca 1804 where he d 1859. I have the desc of Larkin in Tenn, Ala, Mo & Texas up to ca 1900. Now, for 3 years, I have been trying to find the parents of James & Elizabeth (Wilson) Willis, both “said” to have been b in VA. If by some vast miracle, you know anything of this Willis line, I would appreciate any information at all, references, addresses or just anything. Sincerely, Nancy T Samuels (Mrs I Neal) 2 1727 Thomas Road Medford, Oregon April 18, 1962 Mr Robert M Willis R F D 1, Box 1 Ironton, Ohio Dear Mr Willis, It is nice to hear from you. I will be interested to hear how you are progressing with your family research. In Genealogy I have what I call my “wanted list”. Since I heard from you I have your Susanna on my list. I am not a professional genealogist. My search has been on my two families…the Lloyd and Wren families. I become discouraged at times but I keep on and I do make some progress. The next time that I go to the Library I shall look for your Susanna Rucker. I hope that I can help you find her parents. In your last letter you wrote that you would sell your copy of the RUCKER Family Genealogy with Ancestors, Descendants and Connections….compiled by Sudie RUCKER Wood. I am not financially able to pay 25 dollars but I can give you twelve dollars plus the cost of mailing the book if the book is in good condition. Recently I saw a notice of one being sold by some Book Company. It was priced for nine dollars, I believe it was. Let me know please what you decide to so. You can address the book to me C O D, “Collect on Delivery” at the Medford, Oregon U S Post Office. Then I will pay for the book at the U S Post Office in Medford, Oregon and they will send you the money. There is a rate on mailing books. I think the book can be insured for its value. I make and error: I should have said “Put my name and address on the book but have it come C O D so the Post Office will hold the book and then they will notify me so I can pay them the cost at the U S Post Office. Thanks for your special good wishes. My health has improved and I am very thankful. I send real good wishes to you in your family search. Sincerely yours, Mrs Anna Diahl 1727 Thomas Road Medford, Oregon 3 1114 6th St 5 May 1962 Prosser, Wash Robert Willis OHIO RECORDS AND PIONEER FAMILEIS “WILLIS- RUCKER” RFD 1, Box 1 Ironton, Ohio Dear Mr Willis: Enclosed is a pedigree chart showing our connection to the RUCKER family. I have been unable to locate a WILLIS-RUCKER marriage in my records, but many of my records on the RUCKER family are not complete. (Opal Fellows is my wife’s mother.) We are trying to make our information as complete as possible so would like very much to correspond with everyone interested in the RUCKERS. I am now trying to substantiate the lineage as given on the enclosed chart as there are some discrepancies between different sources. My information is from the book HISTORY OFR THE RUCKER FAMILY AND THEIR DESCENDANTS (or) RUCKERS AND CONNECTIONS by Edythe Johns Rucker Whitley, pub 1927. John RUCKER b abt 1794 in Virginia md ______ . In early youth he moved to Monroe Co, Ohio with his parents and ( there evidently married) and had Ruth who married Uriah Hague in Ohio. Their daughter, Mary Jane Hague, was born 18 Feb 1856 in Lawrence Co, Ohio. We believe Ruth RUCKER died in Lawrence Co, Ohio about 1860. Uriah Hague married a 16 year old German girl who raised his family and also bore Uriah 3 or 4 more sons. Uriah moved to Missouri and Mary Lane Hague married Samuel Wesley Lilly at Stanberry, Gentry Co, MO. Many of these RUCKERS were from Culpeper Co, VA. The only Susan (Susannah) I have found that would be about the same time of your Susanna is: Susannah (Peter 3, Thomas 2, Peter 1) b Culpeper Co, VA 1776 (Probably 1766) d in Pine Ridge, Miss on 12 Dec 1835 md 10 July 1784 to John Bisland b in Scotland March of 1742 and d in Pine Ridge on April 17, 1821. Many of the RUCKERS from VA went into Ohio, Georgia and Mississippi. From the Gallia Co, marriage records: Uriah RUCKER md Polly Stewart Aug 25, 1842, and Robert RUCKER married Elizabeth Vermillion 27 Feb 1814. They are father and son and may be connected to our RUCKERS as the name is scarce in that part of Ohio. Larkin RUCKER, a cousin of Ruth RUCKER (who married Uriah HAGUE) married Ruth’s daughter Mary Jane, husband’s sister. In other words, Larkin RUCKER married Amanda LILLY, the sister of Samuel Wesley LILLY, who married Mary Jane Hague. There might very possibly be a connection with these families as they are all from the same state and living in the same area. My information has come from THE RUCKER FAMILY by Mrs Sudie R Wood. RUCKERS AND CONNECTIONS by Edythe J R Whitley There are some things that have to be corrected between these two books, however, and I can‘t find two people who agree on the validity of these two books. Some say one is best and some say the other and I don’t know yet which is the best. Please write, we are interested in exchanging what information we have. Thank you very much. Sincerely yours, Wilford W Whitaker Jr 4 1114 - 6th St Prosser, Wash. 4 December 1962 Robert M Willis Rt 1, Box 1 Ironton, Ohio Dear Mr Willis: I have recently run across more RUCKER and HAGUE information from Lawrence Co, Ohio. I would appreciate beginning a correspondence with you and possibly exchanging information. I have several relatives on the RUCKER side who are willing to do research and also I have a researcher in Maryland and one in Delaware doing National Archives searching for me. Also, in our family, there are two researchers doing research in the Salt Lake Library at Salt Lake, Utah. So, all in all, I have been gathering quite a bit of information on my Hagues and Ruckers. We would be willing to share out information with you, if you are interested. I am sorry that I have not written sooner as these people could just as well have been looking for WILLIS information also. A lady in New York charges for her help (very reasonable) the others have been researching along with their own names and the only thing it has cost has been expenses, for which I am very grateful. Of there is any specific problem we could help you with, we would be glad to check our records for you. Briefly our Rucker connection is as follows: Ruth Rucker, born 1829 in Monroe Co, Ohio (I think a dau of John & Sally Graham Rucker, but no proof yet) md, Uriah Hague, b 1827 in Ohio, and she died between 1860-1865 in Lawrence Co, Ohio. Uriah Hague and Ruth Rucker lived in Mason Township, Lawrence Co, Ohio. They had the following children: John Hague b 1846 in Ohio. Reuben E Hague (a school teacher) b 1849 in Ohio, md Allie _____ . Amos R Hague b 16 Oct 1853 in Ohio, md and died 24 Apr 1936 in Mont. William A Hague b 1854 in Ohio. Mary Jane Hague b 18 Feb 1856 in Lawrence Co, Ohio, died 23 May 1927, at Juniata, Neb and md at Stanberry Mo, 8 July 1875 Samuel W Lilly.