TX Family Group Sheet for the William Riley WILLS Family *********************************************** Copyright © Gina Heffernan. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Gina Heffernan Email address: ================================================================================ Husband: William Riley WILLS - (1) ================================================================================ AKA: BILLY Birthdate: 3 Aug 1826 - Clay Co, Missouri (1, 2) Death date: 26 Apr 1903 - Bell Co, Texas (3) Buried: After 26 Apr 1903 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bell Co, Texas Father: James Buchanan WILLS (1798-1872) (2) Mother: Anna W SHACKLEFORD (1800-Bet 1860) Marriage: 10 Mar 1853 Place: Bell Co, Texas (3, 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Membership, Mason, Between 1836 and 1902 2. Occupation, Farmer and Stock Raiser at Independence, Washington Co, Texas, 1840 3. Residence, Travis Co, Texas, 1847 4. Military, Captain Ross' Company, Colonel Hayes' Regt, Mexican War, 18 Nov 1847 5. Occupation, Miner, California, 1850 6. Occupation, Farmer, Texas, 1853 7. Religion, Christian Church, 1853 8. Property, Bell Co, Texas, 1856 9. Census, Bell Co, Texas, 1860 10. Occupation (2) , Farmer, Cowhouse River, 1860 11. Military (3) , Gathered Beef for the Army, Capt Evans' Co, 27th Brigade, Texas Militia, Between Aug 1861 and 1865 12. Occupation, Farmer, Nolan Valley near Belton, Bell Co, Texas, 1865 13. Census, Beat 5, Bell Co, Texas, 5 Aug 1870 14. Census, Pct 7, Bell Co, Texas, 1880 ================================================================================ Wife: Saluda Elizabeth CROSS - (5) ================================================================================ Birthdate: 9 Mar 1837 - Missouri (1, 2, 3, 6, 7) Death date: 7 Jan 1932 - Near Killeen, Bell Co, Texas (3) Buried: After 7 Jan 1932 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bell Co, Texas Father: James CROSS (1811-Aft 1893) Mother: Lucy ??? (1812- ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Residence (3) , Texas, 15 May 1846 2. Residence (3) , Holland, Bell Co, Texas, 1855 3. Pension, Bell Co, Texas, 21 Mar 1931 ================================================================================ Children ================================================================================ 1 F Lucy A WILLS (8) Birthdate: 22 May 1854 - Bell Co, Texas (1, 2) Death date: After 1927 Spouse: William RANNE (Abt 1850- ) Marr. Date: 22 Jun 1873 - Bell Co, Texas (9) Spouse: John C COX (1856- ) Marr. Date: Abt 1879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 M Thomas A WILLS (8) Birthdate: 1856 - Bell Co, Texas (2) Death date: 1873 - Texas Buried: 1873 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bell Co, Texas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 F Almyra L WILLS (8) Birthdate: 1858 - Bell Co, Texas (2) Death date: Mar 1891 (1) Buried: Mar 1891 - Nolan Co, Texas Spouse: John L ALLMAN (Abt 1853- ) Marr. Date: 27 Jun 1875 - Bell Co, Texas (10) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 F Amy J WILLS (8) Birthdate: 20 May 1860 - Bell Co, Texas (8) Death date: 1 Mar 1953 - Ozona, Crockett Co, Texas (11) Buried: 2 Mar 1953 - Cedar Hill, Cemetery, Ozona, Texas Spouse: W Jones MILLER (1858- ) Marr. Date: 1 Jan 1878 - Bell Co, Texas (12) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 M James Riley WILLS (13, 14) Birthdate: 14 Feb 1863 - Bell Co, Texas (13) Death date: 2 Jul 1937 - Scurry Co, Texas (11, 13, 14) Buried: 3 Jul 1937 - Fluvanna Cemetery, Scurry Co, Texas Spouse: Annie Elizabeth SANDERFORD (1870-1966) (14) Marr. Date: 14 Nov 1888 - Bell Co, Texas (15) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 M Virgil A WILLS (8) Birthdate: 26 Jan 1865 - Bell Co, Texas (8) Death date: 4 May 1934 - Killeen, Bell Co, Texas (11) Buried: 5 May 1934 - Killeen, Bell Co, Texas Spouse: Eula ??? (Abt 1870- ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 M William David WILLS Birthdate: 1867 - Bell Co, Texas Death date: 1869 - Bell Co, Texas Buried: 1869 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bell Co, Texas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 F Mary E WILLS (16) Birthdate: May 1870 - Bell Co, Texas (16) Death date: 1925 - Texas (11) Buried: 1925 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bell Co, Texas (17) Spouse: George R SANDERFORD (1867-1944) Marr. Date: 28 Jul 1887 - Bell Co, Texas (18) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 M Curtis E WILLS (16) Birthdate: 1872 - Bell Co, Texas (16) Death date: 1922 - Bell Co, Texas Buried: 1922 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bell Co, Texas Spouse: Lillie JACOBS (1880-1946) Marr. Date: 26 Mar 1906 - Bell Co, Texas (19) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 M Oliver Sampson WILLS (16) Birthdate: 10 Jun 1875 - Belton, Bell Co, Texas (14) Death date: 22 May 1951 - Fluvanna, Scurry Co, Texas (11) Buried: May 1951 - Fluvanna Cemetery, Scurry Co, Texas Spouse: Plum Rose GARNER (1873-1958) (20, 21) Marr. Date: 16 Jan 1897 - Bell Co, Texas (22) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 M John Cross WILLS (16) Birthdate: 16 Aug 1877 - Texas (1) Death date: 25 Mar 1961 - Altadena, Los Angeles Co, California (23) Buried: 1961 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Nolanville, Bell Co, Texas Spouse: Ida Robert KAISER (1881-1957) Marr. Date: 21 Nov 1909 - Bell Co, Texas (24) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ General Notes (Husband) ================================================================================ 1860 Bell Co, TX p. 324, 389-390 Wills Wm 31 M . farmer 1,200 1,200 Missouri Wills Siluda 23 F . . . . Miss. Wills L A 6 F . . . . Texas Wills Thos 4 M . . . . Texas Wills Elmira 2 F . . . . Texas 1870 Bell Co, TX Census, Beat 5, pg 108b 210/210 Will, W R 42 M Farmer 2000 650 Mo Saluda 32 F Keeping house Miss Lucy 16 F Texas Thomas 14 M Texas Elmira 12 F Texas Amy 10 F Texas James 8 M Texas Virgil 6 F Texas (Virgil is listed as a female) 1880 Bell Co, TX Census, Pct 7, pg 447a William WILLS Self M Male W 51 MO Farmer VA VA Saluda E. WILLS Wife M Female W 43 MS Keeping House TN VA James WILLS Son S Male W 17 TX Laboring On Farm MO MS Virgil WILLS Son S Male W 15 TX Laboring On Farm MO MS Mary WILLS Dau S Female W 10 TX At Home MO MS Curtis WILLS Son S Male W 8 TX At Home MO MS Oliver WILLS Son S Male W 5 TX At Home MO MS John WILLS Son S Male W 2 TX At Home MO MS PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS, near Nolanville KAISER WILLS Ida 1881-1957 WILLS C.E. 1872-1922 WILLS John Cross 1877-1961 WILLS Laura V. 1897-1898 WILLS Lillie 1880-1946 WILLS Saluda E. 1837-1932 WILLS Thomas A. 1856-1873 WILLS W.D. 1867-1869 WILLS W.R. -1902 Died 1902 Age 73 -1829 Moved to Holland in 1855. County: Bell Abstract Number: 880 District/Class: Milam 3rd File Number: 1000 Original Grantee: Wm. R. Wills Patentee: Wm. R. Wills Title Date: Patent Date: 16 Sep 1856 Patent No: 522 Patent Vol: 13 Certificate: 17 Part Section: Survey/Blk/Tsp: Adj County: Acres: 320.00 Adj Acres: Remarks: Fluvanna Cemetery, Scurry Co, Texas Arnett C. B. 1903 1989 "Dud" Arnett Saluda Wills 1906 Ndd Wills, Eunice M. 9/23/1889 6/17/1973 Wills, J.W. Sr. 3/31/1901 5/12/1958 Wills, J.W. Jr. 11/8/1924 3/13/1935 Wills, Maggie Elizabeth 10/29/1917 9/20/1926 Sister Note Wills, Naudia E. 12/30/1897 10/12/1984 Wills, Olivia R. 5/31/1896 9/20/1926 Mother Note Wills, Riley Benjamin 3/1/1896 11/30/1982 Us Navy Wwi Wills, Shirley May 5/9/1921 9/20/1926 Sister Note Wills, Walter O. 1/24/1893 9/20/1926 Father Note Probate Records in Bell Co Wills Saluda E 303 1902 vOpg515-517 Wills W. R 303 1902 vOpg515-517 ================================================================================ General Notes (Wife) ================================================================================ Newspaper article: Mrs. Saluda Wills This is Mrs. Saluda Wills of Killeen who was recently honored with a birthday dinner by her children and other relatives. Mrs. Wills is 90 years of age. At the dinner were two of her brothers, Quinley Cross, 72, and V. A. Cross, 80, both of Brownwood. Mrs. Wills came from Mississippi to Texas at the age of 10 and married W. A. Wills at Holland when she was only 15. Her husband died about 20 years ago. She has lived in Bell County 80 years. Her surviving children are: Oliver, Jim, John and Verge Wills, the latter two of Killeen. Mrs. John C. Cox of Killeen and Mrs. Jones Miller of Ozona are daughters. Mrs. Wills is very active for her age. A favorite recreation is to do art work, fancy embroidering, etc., which she presents to her children as keepsakes. Mrs. Wills draws a Mexican War pension, of which ____ ____ ___ only two others in Texas are entitled to. Probate Records in Bell Co Wills Saluda E 303 1902 vOpg515-517 Wills W. R 303 1902 vOpg515-517 ================================================================================ Notes (Marriage) ================================================================================ Married in the spring of the year by M W Dameron, JP. Last Modified: 30 Jun 2008 ================================================================================ Source Citations ================================================================================ 1. History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties (1893, Ingmire Publications), 716-717. 2. 1860 Bell Co, TX Census, 324. 3. Pension File, 49469. 4. E A Limmer, Jr., Story of Bell County, Texas Vol 2 (Eakin Press, Austin, Texas), 1006. 5. Pension File. 6. 1850 Milam Co, Texas Census (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/milam/census/1850/), 15. 7. Death Certificate, D144, Saluda E Wills. 8. 1870 Bell Co, Texas Census (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bell/census/1870/), 108b. 9. Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, E/179. 10. Ibid, E/355. 11. Newspaper clipping. 12. Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, F/252. 13. Family History Library Catalog, Film Number: 458391. 14. Cemetery, Fluvanna, Scurry Co, TX. 15. Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, H/513. 16. 1880 Bell Co, Texas Census (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/bell/census/1880/), 447a. 17. Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Bell Co TX. 18. Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, H/298. 19. Ibid, Q/27. 20. Marshall, Jacquelyn. 21. Death Certificate. 22. Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, M/440. 23. California State Death Records (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi). 24. Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, R/517. ================================================================================ My Notes ================================================================================ If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF! If the source is an INDIVIDUAL, the information is HEARSAY!