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Mary Jane Wills 1870–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Apr 1941

Death Location: Nash, Grant County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Richard Wills

Mother: Sarah McDaniel

Spouse(s): William Saffer

Children(s): Stella Saffer

The story of Mary Jane Wills began in 1870 in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America. Mary Jane Wills married William Ellsworth Saffer, and had children including Stella Jane Saffer. Mary Jane Wills passed away in 1941 in Nash, Grant County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Jane Wills began in 1870 in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America.
  • Mary Jane Wills married William Ellsworth Saffer, and had children including Stella Jane Saffer.
  • Mary Jane Wills passed away in 1941 in Nash, Grant County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Wills's Ancestors

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Mary Wills
1870–1941
Birth Place: Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Richard Wills
1848–
Arkansas, United States
Sarah (J) McDaniel
1848–
Carrollton, Boone, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James (T) McDaniel
1820–
Tennessee
Martha (J) Preston
1824–1860
Roane, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Preston
1793–1881
Margaret Allison
1793–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hon. Preston
1769–1808
Jean Looney
1771–1858
Robert Allison
1753–1816
Jane Moore
1753–1816

Mary Wills's Descendants

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Mary (Jane) Wills (13 Mar 1870–28 Apr 1941) m. William (Ellsworth) Saffer (28 Aug 1861–26 Sep 1926)
  1. 1. Stella (Jane) Saffer 1886–1947 m. William (Erbith) Gaines 1875–1947
    1. 1. William (Clarence) Gaines 1910–1975 m. Dorothy (Fay) Shuck 1914–1970
      1. 1. Charlotte (Ann) Gaines 1939–2009 m. Francis (Robert) Deupree 1934–2008 m. Harold (Edward) Smith 1935–1997

Mary Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1870
13 Mar 1870
Birth of Mary Jane Wills in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
1941
28 Apr 1941
Age 71
Death of Mary Jane Wills in Prairie, Grant, Oklahoma, United States
Prairie, Grant, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1941
    Event Place: Prairie, Grant, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nash, Grant County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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