Willis, Benjamin

1792 - 1878  (86 years)

• Name	Willis, Benjamin
  Born	29 Mar 1792	Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1846-1848	Winter Quarters Ward 11, Winter Quarters, Nebraska Territory, USA   [1]
  	Address: https://winterquartersbyu.earlylds.com/maps/winter-quarters/winter-quarters-wards/ward11.html
  Trail Company	1853	Daniel A. Miller/John W. Cooley
  Died	18 Aug 1878	Visalia, Tulare, California, USA
  FamilySearch Link	17Jan 2026
  	Address: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LHNR-DF8
  Person ID	I137121	Early Latter-day Saints
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Himbleright, Hannah,   b. 15 Apr 1802, Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1874, Visalia, Tulare, California, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1824
  Children	1. Willis, Sarah Ann,   b. 4 Feb 1825, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 1890, Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 65 years)   2. Willis, John,   b. 4 Jan 1827, Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1853, On the plains  (Age 25 years)   3. Willis, William Benjamin,   b. 26 Jan 1829, Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1878, Visalia, Tulare, California, USA  (Age 49 years)   4. Willis, Hyrum,   b. 15 Aug 1836, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1916, Visalia, Tulare, California, USA  (Age 79 years)   5. Willis, Martha Mary,   b. 1 Dec 1842, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1917, Visalia, Tulare, California, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F21170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Family Group Record by Nauvoo Land and Records PROPERTY: Kimball 1st: Block 5, Lot 44, S/2, NW Barnett: Block 4, Lot 1& 2 Barnett: Block 5, Lot 1 & 2 Barnett: Block 6, Lot 3 NAUVOO RECORD: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p 353 70's Record, H Black, p 806 70's Record, before 1850, LDS Archives, p 478 Early 70's & High Priest Index, p 154 Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 45. pp 656 - 658 Early Members, RLDS, Susan Easton Black, Vol 6 p 317 HISTORIES: OTHER SOURCE Nauvoo Data Bank, 1 page Internet Research: Ancestry.com: 1 page VARIANT: Birth Place: Westmore County, Pennysvania FATHER: John Willis MOTHER: Sarah Park Name transcribed from the Iowa Branches Members Index 1839 - 1859, Volumes I & II by Ronald G. Watt. Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1991. Copyright by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Note: Stated in record above, "Priesthood: Bishop,24 July 1846, V. 1 p. 4" Name transcribed from Winter Quarters Wards Membership Lists 1846 - 1848. Taken from a variety of historical sources. They are not complete, and because of the difficulty reading handwriting, may not be entirely accurate. Most of the lists seem to be from the winter of 1846 - 47, but some are from later. In addition, people often moved to better housing, thus changing wards. Sources for these lists are: bishop's reports, high council meeting minutes, tithing records, and 'census' reports of widow, soldier's wives and other unassigned members of wards. The original records are available at the Historical Department, Archives Division, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City Utah.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160008] Winter Quarters Wards Membership Lists 1846 - 1848, Historical Department Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.