====== Benjamin G. Willis====== Benjamin G. Willis was born in [[1792]] in Culpeper County, VA. He married Nancy Ann Mosby [[grant_family|Grant]] in [[boone_county|Boone County]] in [[1814]]. Benjamin was a veteran of the [[war_of_1812|War of 1812]] and served under [[boone_county_1813_tax_list_showing_soldiers|Captain Scott]]. He was commissioned [[Sheriff]] of Boone County in [[1822]]. Benjamin died in [[1829]] and is buried in the Willis-Grant Cemetery in [[belleview|Belleview]]. =====More Information===== * //Boone County Family Cemetery Register//. [PDF] [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/34819/0|Volume 1]], [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/34819/1|Volume 2]] * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/search/results?qu=willis+family&te=&lm=LHDC|Willis Family materials]] ====Related Topics==== * [[Biographies]]