Willis was born in 1854. He was the son of John Riffe and Jane Johnson. He passed away in 1903.
Sources
1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870" citing Page: 30; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 004273248_001_M9CF-TVL; FHL microfilm: 000552272; Image number: 190; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01554-9 FamilySearch Record: M4D1-2Z4 (accessed 10 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DYJ9-X5L Wm Riffer (17) in Polk Township, Dade, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri.
1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880" citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00034; Digital film/folder number: 005161218; FHL microfilm: 1254684; Image number: 65; Sheet number: 201; Sheet letter: C FamilySearch Record: M66Y-DR8 (accessed 10 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBJ-9HC1 Willis Riffe (24), single brother, Farmer, in household of Ephraim Riffe (28) in Polk Township, Dade, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri, United States.
Marriage: "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991" citing Page: 20; Digital film/folder number: 007424392; FHL microfilm: 000932439; Image number: 271 FamilySearch Record: WPWV-WQW2 (accessed 10 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89CT-LJCT Willis B Riffe marriage to Rhoda A Downing on 1 Dec 1881 in Dade, Missouri, United States.
1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 93; Digital film/folder number: 004118773; FHL microfilm: 1240851; Image number: 493; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00736-1 FamilySearch Record: M3C8-TMG (accessed 10 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XQC-82 William B Riffe (46), married head of household in Polk Township, Dade, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri.
Burial: "Find a Grave Index" citing Find a Grave FamilySearch Record: QVK1-ZGFJ (accessed 10 April 2024) Find A Grave: Memorial #57622824 Willis Riffe burial (died on 27 Jun 1903) in 1903 in Everton, Dade, Missouri, United States of America. Born on 23 Oct 1854.
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