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Richard Granville Wills 1898–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1898

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 30 January 1941

Death Location: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Homer Wills

Mother: Bettie Butts

Spouse(s): Martha Cobb

Children(s): Russell Sr, Richard Wills

Richard Granville Wills was born in 1898 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Homer Wills And Bettie Ophelia Butts. In 1900, Richard Granville Wills resided in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Richard Granville Wills resided in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. Richard Granville Wills married Martha Rebecca Cobb, and had children including Richard Granville Wills, Russell Womack Wills Sr. Richard Granville Wills passed away in 1941 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Granville Wills was born in 1898 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Homer Wills And Bettie Ophelia Butts.
  • In 1900, Richard Granville Wills resided in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Richard Granville Wills resided in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Granville Wills married Martha Rebecca Cobb, and had children including Richard Granville Wills, Russell Womack Wills Sr.
  • Richard Granville Wills passed away in 1941 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Homer Wills
1862–1912
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia
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Bettie Butts
1863–1935
Birth Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Cobb
1898–1988
Birth Location: Virginia
MC

Children(s)

Russell Sr
1926–1992
Birth Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, United States of America
RS
Richard Wills
1923–2006
Birth Location: Richmond Che, Virginia
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Richard Wills's Ancestors

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Richard Wills
1898–1941
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Homer Wills
1862–1912
Amelia County, Virginia
Bettie (Ophelia) Butts
1863–1935
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard (D.) Wills
1826–1886
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Christine (E.) Lewis
1836–1900
Dinwiddie Co, Virginia, USA
Benjamin (H) Butts
1832–1888
Virginia, USA
Ophelia Clay
1833–1870
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wills's Descendants

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Richard (Granville) Wills (26 July 1898–30 January 1941) m. Martha (Rebecca) Cobb (6 September 1898–12 August 1988)
  1. 1. Russell (Womack Wills) Sr 1926–1992 m. Blanche (Marie) Mullins 1927–1988 m. Frances (Sehen) Wills 1927–1968
  2. 2. Richard (Granville) Wills 1923–2006 m. Alice (Marie) Castle 1925–1994

Richard Wills's Timeline

9 Records

1898
26 July 1898
Birth of Richard Granville Wills in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 2
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 19
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia
Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 42
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1941
30 January 1941
Age 43
Death of Richard Granville Wills in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1898
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1941
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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