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Richard Granville Wills 1923–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1923

Birth Location: Richmond Che, Virginia

Death Date: 12 Jan 2006

Death Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Wills

Mother: Martha Cobb

Spouse(s): Alice Castle

Children(s):

Richard Granville Wills was born in 1923 in Richmond Che, Virginia, the child of Richard Granville Wills And Martha Rebecca Cobb. In 1930, Richard Granville Wills resided in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. In 1951, Richard Granville Wills resided in Virginia. Richard Granville Wills married Alice Marie Castle, and had children including Donna Marie Wills. Richard Granville Wills passed away in 2006 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Granville Wills was born in 1923 in Richmond Che, Virginia, the child of Richard Granville Wills And Martha Rebecca Cobb.
  • In 1930, Richard Granville Wills resided in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1951, Richard Granville Wills resided in Virginia.
  • Richard Granville Wills married Alice Marie Castle, and had children including Donna Marie Wills.
  • Richard Granville Wills passed away in 2006 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Wills's Ancestors

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Richard Wills
1923–2006
Birth Place: Richmond Che, Virginia
Parents
Richard Granville Wills
1898–1941
Virginia, United States of America
Martha (Rebecca) Cobb
1898–1988
Virginia
Grandparents
Homer Wills
1862–1912
Amelia County, Virginia
Bettie (Ophelia) Butts
1863–1935
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Archer (Womack) Cobb
1857–1933
Virginia
Nannie (R) McNeal
1858–1914
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wills
1826–1886
Christine Lewis
1836–1900
Benjamin Butts
1832–1888
Ophelia Clay
1833–1870
Thomas Cobb
1816–1894
Elizabeth Dillon
1820–1910
Captain McNeel
1825–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Wills's Timeline

7 Records

1923
29 Apr 1923
Birth of Richard Granville Wills in Richmond Che, Virginia
Richmond Che, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 7
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 28
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1959
1959
Age 36
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1984
1984
Age 61
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Powhatan, VA
Powhatan, VA
1985
1985
Age 62
Richard Granville Wills resided here in Powhatan, VA
Powhatan, VA
2006
12 Jan 2006
Age 83
Death of Richard Granville Wills in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Richmond Che, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Powhatan, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985
    Event Place: Powhatan, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Powhatan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 2006
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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