Willis, James Thomas^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1904 - 1961

• Born	5 Oct 1904	Fayette County, Alabama   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	He weighed 14 pouns at birth
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Tommy (Ruth called him Thomas)
  Education	Purcell, Mcclain, Oklahoma, about 1910
  Residence	1910	New Salem, Itawamba, Mississippi   [1]
  Residence	1920	Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi   [2]
  Milit-Beg	Abt 1929	China   [8, 9]
  	Tommy’s sister, Ruth, made a scrapbook in 1929 and it has a photo of Thomas taken in China. She also had a photo from a newspaper of a big ship of marines headed for China to take supplies. It was the 16th Regiment or 6th.
  Occupation	About 1948 he owned a pool hall and cafe in Gainsville, Texas.
  Occupation	Taxi Driver
  Residence	1930	Hockley County, Texas   [3]
  	Thomas, Ruth and Rex Wallis. Daddy was listed as 25 years old and in the occupation slot it says ‘Marine’ which is crossed out and ‘none’ written in. That pretty much says, Daddy finished with the Merchant Marine stuff sometime in late 1929 or early 1930 and came to stay at home for a while.
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma   [5]
  _UID	F6B84BBB09CC4D768DD0A3F248CC21A51828
  Died	19 Sep 1961	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma   [4]
  	He had his standard bowl of ice cream before bed. During his sleep he had a stroke.
  Buried	22 Sep 1961	IOOF Noble Cemetery, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma   [4, 10, 11]
  	2009 Mem Day James T http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0872d3ec-7a5e-4e0e-be3f-63cc2e746815&tid=10578216&pid=2
  Notes	Tommy liked to play cards and gamble. [12] tommy willis-1_edited-1 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=ff6581bd-74f8-4e95-b9e3-2c05995005b2&tid=10578216&pid=2 2009 Mem Day James T http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0872d3ec-7a5e-4e0e-be3f-63cc2e746815&tid=10578216&pid=2 Tommy & VA_edited-1 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=f1e9db66-7cca-4f69-ada4-8d20baedeefd&tid=10578216&pid=2 Thomas http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=6a0b84db-089c-4bd4-8a8b-97b3325220ac&tid=10578216&pid=2 1940 june and lloyd http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=9bc7a6fe-c437-43ed-a582-9db20cb3bd78&tid=10578216&pid=2 1936 OKC City Directory Willis page http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=e7c3deac-3280-4401-9891-f5fc238462d1&tid=10578216&pid=2
  Person ID	I835	Keith and Kay's
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Willis, Zedic Hamilton 'Zed Hamp',   b. 25 Jan 1881, Fayette County, Alabama ,   d. 27 May 1942, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma
  Mother	Welch, Mellie Jane,   b. 8 Nov 1879, Fayette County, Alabama ,   d. 8 Jul 1938, Noble IOOF Cemetery, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma
  Married	15 Nov 1900	Fayette, Fayette, Alabama
  _UID	8B58145EF9794AD08A6D22FC33F7CEC4B2DD
  Family ID	F519	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lineberry, Virginia Amy,   b. 30 Mar 1914, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma ,   d. 24 Jul 2007, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
  Married	10 Dec 1938	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma   [13]
  _UID	F89F2A1725614333B203D9F866C8AEBDF334
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Histories		Holiday Traditions
  Family ID	F311	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Milit-Beg - Abt 1929 - China  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Willis-Tommy-thru-the-years

  
  

  Documents

  Willis-Tommy-obit

  
  

  Headstones

  Willis-Tommy-headstone

  
  

  Histories		I knew Tommy Willis briefly
  		105 Years Ago Today A tribute to Tommy from his daughter on what would have been his 105th birthday.
  		Tommy's Birthday

  
  

• Sources

  [S600] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United), Year: 1910; Census Place: New Salem, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: T624_743; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 839.. [S602] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C), Year: 1920; Census Place: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: T625_886; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 1004.. [S599] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,), Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Hockley, Texas; Roll: 2357; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 981.0.. [S857] Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010, (Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010 [database on-line]. RootsWeb.), 1,70051::758829. [S822] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627). [S87] Interview, Virginia Billings, Interviewer: Kay Bauman, Informant Address: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Virginia Billings, (continuous). [S46] family group sheet, by Madge Willis. [S114] Willis to Brown, letter, 12/2/, Recipient: Donna Brown, Madge Willis, [Q:2]. [S102] Brown, Donna Marie, [Q:2]. [S102] Brown, Donna Marie, [Q:3]. [S857] Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010, (Web: RootsWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2010 [database on-line]. RootsWeb.). [S87] Interview, Virginia Billings, Interviewer: Kay Bauman, Informant Address: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Virginia Billings, (continuous), conversation on 2/2/97, [Q:0]. [S87] Interview, Virginia Billings, Interviewer: Kay Bauman, Informant Address: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Virginia Billings, (continuous), [Q:0].