Born 1815, died 1891 - anchoring what’s likely the most cross-connected family surname documented across Blount County’s cemeteries, turning up at Ricetown, the Reid’s Gap Cemetery roster, and Harrell Family Cemetery.
Appears in: Ricetown Cemetery.
Notable descendants:
- John Paul Willoughby (1842-1911), Frances Adalaide “Fannie” Willoughby Rice (1847-1903), Catherine J. “Kate” Willoughby Rice (1850-1939), and Lenora “Nora” Willoughby McAnnally (1877-1920) - his documented children, confirmed via Find a Grave. This entry previously documented none.
- Grandchildren via John Paul Willoughby: Anna Amanda Willoughby Byars (1866-1939); Lula A. Willoughby Jones (1868-1937); Julius Edgar Willoughby (1871-1944); Mary Beulah Willoughby (1873-1888); Alice Willoughby Whitehead Funderburg (1876-1943); Pauline Willoughby Wood (1909-1994).
- Grandchildren via Catherine J. “Kate” Willoughby Rice: Maud C. Rice Bynum (1873-1953); Emma Kate Rice Ingram (1880-1910); Annie Rice Stephens (1882-1958); Dr. Charles Lafayettee Rice (1885-1971); Nettie Elizabeth Rice Hill (1888-1962); Eleanor Willoughby “Willie” Rice Brice (1893-1991).
- Grandchildren via Frances Adalaide “Fannie” Willoughby Rice: Willie Lee Rice (1873-1883); Amanda Melvina “Mellie” Rice (1876-1891); Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Rice Cosby (1878-1956); Virgil Pedro Rice (1885-1961).
- Grandchildren via Lenora “Nora” Willoughby McAnnally: Samuel Ethridge McAnnally (1899-1963); Velma Lee McAnnally (1907-1963).
- Two of his children married Rices and one married into the McAnally line; his second wife was Catherine Whaley Willoughby (1846-1927). The Whaley surname also appears in the McAnally and Hogeland families - a thread across three of these founding families.