Simeon S. Willis materials, 1786-1968 (bulk 1918-1950).

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Simeon S. Willis materials, 1786-1968 (bulk 1918-1950).

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The Simeon S. Willis materials contain correspondence, photographs, documents, publications, memorabilia and ephemera, and audio materials pertaining to former Kentucky governor Simeon Willis' personal and professional life. Also included are materials pertaining to his family, most notably his wife Idah, and daughter Sally. The materials span the years from 1786-1968, but most of the materials fall between the years of 1918-1950.

3.5 c.f. (7 boxes)

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7687798

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky. Governor (1943-1947 : Willis)

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Willis, Simeon S., 1879-1965

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Simeon Willis, governor of Kentucky during 1943-47, was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1879, to John H. and Abigail Slavens Wills. His family moved to Greenup County, Kentucky, around 1889. Willis studied law under private tutors and eventually becam a lawyer and opened a practice in Ashland at the turn of the century. He married Idah Lee Millis of Cattlesburg, Kentucky on April 14, 1920. They had one daughter, Sally Lesley Willis, who married Lt. Henry Meigs II on December 30, 1944 and had o...

Meigs, Sally.

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Willis, Idah

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