Willis was born in Kentucky on November 10, 1805. He was the third of nine children born to John and Elizabeth (Pitts) Walden.
Willis in all likelihood grew up in Garrard County, Kentucky. His father John owned property and a house in Garrard County, south of Lancaster, on the Crab Orchard Road (present-day State Highway 39).
Willis married Rebecca Douglass on April 5, 1830 in Garrard County, Kentucky. Rebecca was the daughter of Nathan and Eleanor (Dunn) Douglass. Rebecca was born and raised in Garrard County. Her brother Samuel had married Willis' sister Sophia in 1821.
Willis and Rebecca began their married life in Garrard and Lincoln Counties. They moved to the Perryville area in Mercer, now Boyle County, in 1837. They settled on land Willis had purchased from Jesse L. Jackson, located on the Perryville-Lebanon road, just outside of town (the tollgate was at the corner of his property). There Willis and Rebecca raised their family. Rebecca died in 1852. Willis remained on his land until 1862 - 1863. As was the case with many in and around Perryville, troops invaded, occupied, and fought on Willis' land during the Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862.
Willis was a farmer. He and Rebecca were the parents of six children: Nathan D.; Eliza Ann; Ellen; John C.; Nacky; and Addison P. Walden.
Willis married two more times after Rebecca's death. He first married Sarah Cecil Simpson, on September 22, 1853, in Mercer County. This marriage was short-lived, as Sarah died from consumption in 1856. Willis then married Sallie E. Davenport Williams, in July of 1861.
Willis and Sallie lived for a short time on Willis's land outside of Perryville. They moved to the Harrodsburg area between 1862 and 1863, settling on the Harrodsburg-Perryville turnpike road, near Dry Branch Road.
Willis is buried next to Sallie, who died in 1887. Sallie's first husband is buried on the other side of Sallie.
Willis in all likelihood grew up in Garrard County, Kentucky. His father John owned property and a house in Garrard County, south of Lancaster, on the Crab Orchard Road (present-day State Highway 39).
Willis married Rebecca Douglass on April 5, 1830 in Garrard County, Kentucky. Rebecca was the daughter of Nathan and Eleanor (Dunn) Douglass. Rebecca was born and raised in Garrard County. Her brother Samuel had married Willis' sister Sophia in 1821.
Willis and Rebecca began their married life in Garrard and Lincoln Counties. They moved to the Perryville area in Mercer, now Boyle County, in 1837. They settled on land Willis had purchased from Jesse L. Jackson, located on the Perryville-Lebanon road, just outside of town (the tollgate was at the corner of his property). There Willis and Rebecca raised their family. Rebecca died in 1852. Willis remained on his land until 1862 - 1863. As was the case with many in and around Perryville, troops invaded, occupied, and fought on Willis' land during the Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862.
Willis was a farmer. He and Rebecca were the parents of six children: Nathan D.; Eliza Ann; Ellen; John C.; Nacky; and Addison P. Walden.
Willis married two more times after Rebecca's death. He first married Sarah Cecil Simpson, on September 22, 1853, in Mercer County. This marriage was short-lived, as Sarah died from consumption in 1856. Willis then married Sallie E. Davenport Williams, in July of 1861.
Willis and Sallie lived for a short time on Willis's land outside of Perryville. They moved to the Harrodsburg area between 1862 and 1863, settling on the Harrodsburg-Perryville turnpike road, near Dry Branch Road.
Willis is buried next to Sallie, who died in 1887. Sallie's first husband is buried on the other side of Sallie.
Willis was born in Kentucky on November 10, 1805. He was the third of nine children born to John and Elizabeth (Pitts) Walden.
Willis in all likelihood grew up in Garrard County, Kentucky. His father John owned property and a house in Garrard County, south of Lancaster, on the Crab Orchard Road (present-day State Highway 39).
Willis married Rebecca Douglass on April 5, 1830 in Garrard County, Kentucky. Rebecca was the daughter of Nathan and Eleanor (Dunn) Douglass. Rebecca was born and raised in Garrard County. Her brother Samuel had married Willis' sister Sophia in 1821.
Willis and Rebecca began their married life in Garrard and Lincoln Counties. They moved to the Perryville area in Mercer, now Boyle County, in 1837. They settled on land Willis had purchased from Jesse L. Jackson, located on the Perryville-Lebanon road, just outside of town (the tollgate was at the corner of his property). There Willis and Rebecca raised their family. Rebecca died in 1852. Willis remained on his land until 1862 - 1863. As was the case with many in and around Perryville, troops invaded, occupied, and fought on Willis' land during the Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862.
Willis was a farmer. He and Rebecca were the parents of six children: Nathan D.; Eliza Ann; Ellen; John C.; Nacky; and Addison P. Walden.
Willis married two more times after Rebecca's death. He first married Sarah Cecil Simpson, on September 22, 1853, in Mercer County. This marriage was short-lived, as Sarah died from consumption in 1856. Willis then married Sallie E. Davenport Williams, in July of 1861.
Willis and Sallie lived for a short time on Willis's land outside of Perryville. They moved to the Harrodsburg area between 1862 and 1863, settling on the Harrodsburg-Perryville turnpike road, near Dry Branch Road.
Willis is buried next to Sallie, who died in 1887. Sallie's first husband is buried on the other side of Sallie.
Willis in all likelihood grew up in Garrard County, Kentucky. His father John owned property and a house in Garrard County, south of Lancaster, on the Crab Orchard Road (present-day State Highway 39).
Willis married Rebecca Douglass on April 5, 1830 in Garrard County, Kentucky. Rebecca was the daughter of Nathan and Eleanor (Dunn) Douglass. Rebecca was born and raised in Garrard County. Her brother Samuel had married Willis' sister Sophia in 1821.
Willis and Rebecca began their married life in Garrard and Lincoln Counties. They moved to the Perryville area in Mercer, now Boyle County, in 1837. They settled on land Willis had purchased from Jesse L. Jackson, located on the Perryville-Lebanon road, just outside of town (the tollgate was at the corner of his property). There Willis and Rebecca raised their family. Rebecca died in 1852. Willis remained on his land until 1862 - 1863. As was the case with many in and around Perryville, troops invaded, occupied, and fought on Willis' land during the Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862.
Willis was a farmer. He and Rebecca were the parents of six children: Nathan D.; Eliza Ann; Ellen; John C.; Nacky; and Addison P. Walden.
Willis married two more times after Rebecca's death. He first married Sarah Cecil Simpson, on September 22, 1853, in Mercer County. This marriage was short-lived, as Sarah died from consumption in 1856. Willis then married Sallie E. Davenport Williams, in July of 1861.
Willis and Sallie lived for a short time on Willis's land outside of Perryville. They moved to the Harrodsburg area between 1862 and 1863, settling on the Harrodsburg-Perryville turnpike road, near Dry Branch Road.
Willis is buried next to Sallie, who died in 1887. Sallie's first husband is buried on the other side of Sallie.
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