Husband: Robert Willis
Born: Oct- -1800 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Feb-29-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 (see note 1)
Buried: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: William Thomas Willis (1769 - 1823)
Mother: Nancy Ann Douglass (1779 - 1840)
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 2
Other spouse 3
Notes
Wife: Matilda "Tillie" Gaston 6 Married: Oct- 3-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Born: ca 1818 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,10 Died: 1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: weaver 13 Father: Andrew Gaston (1782 - 1866) Mother: Sarah Romine Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Robert Willis, age 87y4m+, died Feb 29 1888. A second entry, DR Bk 1 p. 8, shows his death as occurring on Mar 1 1888 at age 87. DR Bk 1, p. 3. (4) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (5) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 596. (7) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 236. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Robert Willis, widowed, 79, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Annie Willis; and Matilda Perine, widowed, 63, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Andrew & Dorcas Gaston. Married Oct 3 1879 in Doddridge County. (Note: Matilda Gaston's mother was actually Sarah Romine. Dorcas Stephens was her stepmother.), Bk 1A, p 236:http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791926&Type=Marriage. (9) John Mark Perine, Parkersburg WV 26102, Perine Family of North Central WV (self-published) (10) Death record of daughter. (11) Georgia Hileman Halloran, Berkley, MI 48072