Willis, Edward J.

Dates:
Active 1841
Active 1849

Biographical notes:

Willis, an attorney from Virginia, settled in Sacramento and in 1850 was elected county judge. In 1854 he was ordained and became the first pastor of the First Baptist Church of Oakland.

From the description of Diary of Edward J. Willis. Giving account of travel from Independence Missouri to California in 1849, Across the Plains, /by Edward J. Willis, 1849. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126460

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Subjects:

  • Baptists
  • Navigation
  • Overland journeys to the Pacific
  • Spherical trigonometry

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Places:

  • California (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • Santa Fe National Historic Trail (as recorded)
  • Sacramento (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • Sacramento (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • Rahway (N.J.) (as recorded)
  • California National Historic Trail (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)