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Beryl "Polly" Willis
1914 - 1960 (45 years)1. Beryl "Polly" Willis was born 29 Oct 1914, Craven, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Bryan Israel Willis and Letha Simpkins); died 24 Apr 1960, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Beryl married Gaddis Melgun Slaughter 22 Sep 1934, New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Gaddis (son of Charlie Bratcher Slaughter and Mary Frances Wrenn) was born 21 Apr 1913, Roxboro, Person, North Carolina, USA; died 29 Jan 1960, Craven, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
2. Bryan Israel Willis was born 18 Feb 1883, Craven, North Carolina, USA (son of Andrew Pickwick Willis and Margaret Ann Arthur); died 19 Jun 1959, Vanceboro, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Bryan married Letha Simpkins. Letha (daughter of Tillman R. Simpkins and Henrietta Parson) was born 17 Jan 1893, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 21 Oct 1949, Craven, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Letha Simpkins was born 17 Jan 1893, Craven, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Tillman R. Simpkins and Henrietta Parson); died 21 Oct 1949, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 1. Beryl "Polly" Willis was born 29 Oct 1914, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 24 Apr 1960, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Andrew Pickwick Willis was born 31 Jan 1850, Craven, North Carolina, USA (son of Major Wesley Willis and Mary Jackson); died 6 Nov 1921, Ernul, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Andrew married Margaret Ann Arthur. Margaret was born 20 Feb 1857, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 17 Jul 1921, Craven, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Margaret Ann Arthur was born 20 Feb 1857, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 17 Jul 1921, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- Major Bolivar James Willis was born 16 Sep 1877, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 18 Dec 1947, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
- 2. Bryan Israel Willis was born 18 Feb 1883, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 19 Jun 1959, Vanceboro, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
6. Tillman R. Simpkins was born Abt 1861, North Carolina, USA. Tillman married Henrietta Parson. Henrietta was born Abt 1861, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Henrietta Parson was born Abt 1861, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 3. Letha Simpkins was born 17 Jan 1893, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 21 Oct 1949, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Major Wesley Willis was born Abt 1812, Craven, North Carolina, USA (son of Major Willis and Penelope Thomas); died 1883, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Major married Mary Jackson 1848, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Mary was born Abt 1830, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
9. Mary Jackson was born Abt 1830, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 4. Andrew Pickwick Willis was born 31 Jan 1850, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 6 Nov 1921, Ernul, Craven, North Carolina, USA.