Cornelia (Grinnell) Willis (1825-1904)

Mrs Cornelia (Grinnell) Willis

She was the natural daughter of Cornelius and Eliza (Russell) Grinnell and she was adopted by her uncle and aunt, Joseph and Sarah (Russell) Grinnell. She married the famous author, poet and editor Nathaniel Parker Willis and they had four children who survived to adulthood.

Parents (4)

Cornelius Grinnell

Representative to the Legislature from New Bedford, Massachusetts

1786-1830

Joseph Grinnell

Founder of Grinnell, Minturn & Co., Shipping Merchants, New York

1788-1885

Eliza (Russell) Grinnell

Mrs Eliza Tallman (Russell) Grinnell

1784-1827

Sarah (Russell) Grinnell

Mrs Sarah (Russell) Grinnell

1788-1862

Spouse (1)

Nathaniel Parker Willis

N.P. Willis, Author, Poet, Editor & the Highest-Paid Magazine Writer of his Day

1806-1867

Children (4)

Grinnell Willis

Textile Merchant, Founder of Grinnell Willis & Co., Morristown, New Jersey

1848-1930

Lilian (Willis) Boit

Mrs Lilian Daisey (Willis) Boit

1850-1921

Edith (Willis) Grinnell

Mrs Edith (Willis) Grinnell

1853-1938

Bailey Willis

Geological Engineer & President of the Geological Society of America

1857-1949

Associated Houses (1)

Idlewild

Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York