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John Henry Wills 1905–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1905

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1977

Death Location: North Versailles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: George Wills

Mother: Gertrude Diehl

Spouse(s): Margaret Monaghan

Children(s): Mary Wills, Margaret Wills, Patricia Wills, Joan Wills

In 1905, John Henry Wills entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to George S Wills And Gertrude Catherine Diehl. In 1910, John Henry Wills resided in McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. John Henry Wills married Margaret Josephine Monaghan, and had children including Joan Ellen Wills, Margaret Margie A Wills, Mary W Wills, Patricia Edith Wills. John Henry Wills passed away in 1977 in North Versailles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1905, John Henry Wills entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to George S Wills And Gertrude Catherine Diehl.
  • In 1910, John Henry Wills resided in McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John Henry Wills married Margaret Josephine Monaghan, and had children including Joan Ellen Wills, Margaret Margie A Wills, Mary W Wills, Patricia Edith Wills.
  • John Henry Wills passed away in 1977 in North Versailles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Wills
1869–1946
Birth Location: Mt. Savage, Allegany Co, MD
GW
Gertrude Diehl
1878–1962
Birth Location: Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
GD

Spouses(s)

Margaret Monaghan
1902–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MM

Children(s)

Mary Wills
1936–2017
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MW
Margaret Wills
1939–2008
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MW
Patricia Wills
1931–2020
Birth Location: McKeesport, Pennsylvania
PW
Joan Wills
1928–2001
Birth Location: Dravosburg A, Pennsylvania
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John Wills's Ancestors

Self
John Wills
1905–1977
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
George S Wills
1869–1946
Mt. Savage, Allegany Co, MD
Gertrude (Catherine) Diehl
1878–1962
Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
George (E) Wills
1843–1913
Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
Mary (A) Rohr
1848–1908
Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Wills
1821–1887
Sidney Burrell
1820–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Sr.
1795–1860
Elisabeth (Mahenny)
1791–1862
George Burall
1791–
Nancy Mealy
1791–1841

John Wills's Descendants

1.
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John (Henry) Wills (abt 1905–1977) m. Margaret (Josephine) Monaghan (abt 1902–)
  1. 1. Mary (W) Wills 1936–2017
  2. 2. Margaret (“Margie” A) Wills 1939–2008
  3. 3. Patricia (Edith) Wills 1931–2020 m. Melvin (Wallace) Timblin 1923–2007
  4. 4. Joan (Ellen) Wills 1928–2001

John Wills's Timeline

8 Records

1905
abt 1905
Birth of John Henry Wills in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1906
26 Sep 1906
Age 1
Birth of John Henry Wills in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1910
1910
Age 5
John Henry Wills resided here in McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
John Henry Wills resided here in McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
John Henry Wills resided here in Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 35
John Henry Wills resided here in Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
John Henry Wills resided here in Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1977
1977
Age 72
Death of John Henry Wills
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03401; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 2-133
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1515; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 221
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1295; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1375308
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] New York, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 778; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 2-228

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1905
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1295; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1375308

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1515; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 221

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03401; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 2-133

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03401; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 2-133

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 778; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 2-228

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1977
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Versailles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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