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Dr James Madison Willis
11 Dec 1822 – 24 Feb 1907
| Birth | 11 Dec 1822 |
| Death | 24 Feb 1907 |
| Cemetery | Oakwood Cemetery Waco , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Old Waco / T. B. Willis on 28 Nov 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8254449 |
Bio
WACO DAILY TIMES HERALD MONDAY-FEBRUARY 25, 1907 Dr. J. M. Willis, the last member, but one of a large and useful family, passed peacefully away at Temple last night, aged 85 years and several weeks. He settled in Waco in 1865 and has been a resident almost ever since, thought a part of his time for the past few years has been spent with his son, William Willis at Temple. When in Waco, he stopped with Mrs. M.B. Willis, widow of his son, Dr. Joe Willis, with the family of John H. Rivere and other relatives, and was well known and esteemed by all the older residents of Waco, and many of those who have not been here so long. He has one sister living, and she is the only surviving member of the family. This is Mrs. Nettie Walker of Mansfield, La. Beside his son, William of Temple, Dr. Willis leaves another son, John Willis, of Alabama. He was born in Jones county, Georgia, December 11, 1822, moved to Barnesville, Georgia, when a child. He was a graduate in medicine of the University of New York. From Georgia he moved to Cass county, Texas, in 1857. He represented that district in the Thirteenth Texas legislature. He was a surgeon in the Confederate Army. He moved to Waco, Texas in 1865, Practiced medicine fifty years, was fifty years an Odd Fellow; fifty years a Mason; seventy years a member of the Methodist church. For many years he was a steward of the Fifth street Methodist church, Waco, Texas and was a trustee of the Waco Female College. His remains will reach Waco today on the 4:30 p.m. M.K. and T. railroad from Temple and will be buried at Oakwood cemetery, this afternoon. The following information was found in the History of the Waco Medical Association by Dr. William O. Wilkes: Dr. James Madison Willis was one of the founders of the Waco Medical Association in 1866. +++ See the Handbook of Texas for more info: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/willis-james-madison
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Family
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Siblings
- William Jasper Willis Jr 1815–1887
- Thomas Newton Willis Sr 1817–1878
- Joel Selman Willis 1820–1849
- Dr Christopher Columbus Willis 1825–1895
- Flavia Ann Willis Howard 1827–1881
- Charlotte Antoinette Willis Walker 1833–1909
- John Floyd Willis 1835–1854
Children
- Dr Joel Selman Willis 1849–1886
- Nancy Willis Blair 1851–1880
- L. E. Willis 1853–1854
- John Blalock Willis 1855–1942
- Andrew Jackson Willis 1857–1877
- William Eldred Willis Sr 1860–1927
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