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Submitted: 10/26/17 • Approved: 10/26/17 • Last Updated: 3/26/18 • R136960-G0-S3
Thomas Middlebrook Willis
June 27, 1859 - November 27, 1937
Born In Bainbridge, Georgia, Thomas Middlebrook Willis Was An Important Early Leader In Abilene. Willis Moved To Waco, Texas With His Parents, Dr. Thomas L And Mrs. Letitia
Willis, In 1866. T>M> Willis First Cam To This Area In 1878 To Investigate Range Possibilities In 1883, After Graduating From The Law School Of Cumberland University In Lebanon, Tennessee, He Moved Here And Established A Practice. In 1886, Willis Married Abilene Resident Sallie Parker (1865-1954); The Couple Had Wight Children. Also In 1886, He Was Elected City Attorney. Willis Later Also Served As County Judge. In 1937, The Abilene Reporter-News Honored Him Among Others, As One Of The City's Founders.
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Record #: 136960