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John Wills 1854–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1854

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 19 May 1914

Death Location: Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: John Wills

Mother: Sidney Burall

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John Wills was born in 1854 in West Virginia, the child of John William Wills And Sidney Jane Burall. In 1870, John Wills resided in District 12, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA. John Wills passed away in 1914 in Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wills was born in 1854 in West Virginia, the child of John William Wills And Sidney Jane Burall.
  • In 1870, John Wills resided in District 12, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • John Wills passed away in 1914 in Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

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John Wills's Ancestors

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John Wills
1854–1914
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
John William Wills
1821–1887
Maryland
Sidney (Jane) Burall
1820–1883
Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
George Burall
1791–1850
Maryland
Nancy Mealy
1791–1841
Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
George Burall
1754–1808
Elizabeth Lentz
1761–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wills's Timeline

4 Records

1854
abt 1854
Birth of John Wills in West Virginia
West Virginia
1855
28 Jan 1855
Age 1
Birth of John Wills in Westernport, Allegany, Maryland
Westernport, Allegany, Maryland
1870
1870
Age 16
John Wills resided here in District 12, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
District 12, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1914
19 May 1914
Age 60
Death of John Wills in Westernport, Allegany, Maryland
Westernport, Allegany, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Westernport, Allegany, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1854
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 12, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1914
    Event Place: Westernport, Allegany, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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