Joe Leonard Willis^{[1, 2]}

1909 - 1990  (81 years)

• Name	Joe Leonard Willis
  Born	21 Mar 1909	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	3 Jun 1990	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Buried	Haney Cemetery, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I85475	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Jacob Lee Willis,   b. 28 Dec 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Oct 1921, Hamblen County, Tennessee  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Tennie Willis,   b. 21 Jun 1883, North Carolina ,   d. 1 Sep 1970  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F31223	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Tessie Mae Lunsford,   b. 1 Feb 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Sep 1941  (Age 29 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1933	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Clyde Willis,   b. 11 Oct 1934, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)   2. Bernice Willis,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)   3. Herman Willis
  Family ID	F31247	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes Metcalf,   b. 6 Apr 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 1988, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1943	Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Rev. Arthur Willis   2. Pearl Willis   3. Tennie Louise Willis   4. Nellie Willis   5. Charlie Willis,   b. 20 Apr 1949, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Apr 1949, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years) + 6. Kenneth Willis,   b. 16 May 1950,   d. 29 Apr 2013, Tennova Saint Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)   7. Paul Willis   8. Rachel Willis   9. Luther Willis   10. Orville Willis
  Family ID	F31250	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Mar 1909 - Tennessee Married - 3 Jan 1933 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 18 Feb 1943 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 3 Jun 1990 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 109, 165, 285. [S120] A Place Called Home: Our Story, David L. Popiel, Duay O'Neil, et. al., (2006, The Newport Plain Talk / Jones Media Inc.), dpopiel@xtn.net., 102. [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Leonard Willis Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 1, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 31 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1909 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 15-2 Family Number: 120 Sheet Number and Letter: 9B Line Number: 67 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3881 Digital Folder Number: 005461287 Image Number: 00054 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Leonard Willis M 31 Tennessee Wife Tessie Willis F 28 Tennessee Son Clyde Willis M 5 Tennessee Daughter Bernice Willis F 1 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 12 Sep 2010. Gene Willis obituary [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # WILLIS JOE L 06-03-1990 / 81 COCKE COCKE / TN WIDOWER M WHITE 20326 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 149681073). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Leonard Willis Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 03 Jan 1933 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Tessie Lunsford Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 316 GS Film number: 1928649 Digital Folder Number: 004485964 Image Number: 00229 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Leonard Willis Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Feb 1943 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Agnes Metcalf Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 9 GS Film number: 1928651 Digital Folder Number: 004485966 Image Number: 00412