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Sarah Wills 1787–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1787

Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA

Father: David Wills

Mother: Mary Jourdan

Spouse(s): Samuel Farmer

Children(s): William Farmer, Sarah Francis, Joseph Farmer, James Farmer

Sarah Wills was born in 1787 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, the child of David Wills And Mary Jourdan. In 1860, Sarah Wills resided in Hopewell, Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA. Sarah Wills married Samuel Farmer, and had children including James T Farmer, Joseph Farmer, Sarah Francis, William Jorden Farmer. Sarah Wills passed away in 1875 in Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Wills was born in 1787 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, the child of David Wills And Mary Jourdan.
  • In 1860, Sarah Wills resided in Hopewell, Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA.
  • Sarah Wills married Samuel Farmer, and had children including James T Farmer, Joseph Farmer, Sarah Francis, William Jorden Farmer.
  • Sarah Wills passed away in 1875 in Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Wills
1758–1826
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, , Ireland
DW
Mary Jourdan
1766–1835
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
MJ

Spouses(s)

Samuel Farmer
1779–1859
Birth Location: Massachusettes, USA
SF

Children(s)

William Farmer
1817–1894
Birth Location: Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA
WF
Sarah Francis
1819–1902
Birth Location: Brownsville, Licking County, Ohio
SF
Joseph Farmer
1836–1926
Birth Location: Licking County, Ohio, USA
JF
James Farmer
1837–
Birth Location: Licking County, Ohio, USA
JF

Sarah Wills's Ancestors

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Sarah Wills
1787–1875
Birth Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Parents
David Wills
1758–1826
Londonderry, Londonderry, , Ireland
Mary Jourdan
1766–1835
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Elder) Wills
1725–1783
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Sarah (L) LeFevre
1725–1788
William Jourdan
1742–1827
England
Sarah Saunderson
1746–1811
Great-Grandparents
John Wills
1700–1761
Sarah Goode
–1742
Ursley Jordan
–1756
Robert Saunderson
1725–
Elizabeth Ramsey
1724–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Wills's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Wills (22 Dec 1787–1875) m. Samuel Farmer (abt 1779–1859)
  1. 1. William (Jorden) Farmer 1817–1894 m. Mary (Emelia) Willey 1820–1900
    1. 1. Samuel Farmer 1844– m. Sarah (Catherine “Sally”) Gray 1851–1894
      1. 1. Otho (Abner) Farmer 1875–1941 m. Stella (Cora) Watson 1889–1955 m. Eifrezena (Seney) Dittmar 1880–1918
        1. 1. Hazel (M) Farmer 1900–1968 m. Leroy (Merritt) Tillotson 1896–1968
        2. 2. Bert (Samuel) Farmer 1904–1988
        3. 3. Glenn (C) Farmer 1910–1994
      2. 2. Nora (Loueila) Farmer 1871–1938 m. Wm (J) Myers 1874–1948 m. Fitz (Henry Warren) Drummond 1861–1927
        1. 1. Ruth (H) Myers 1908–1999 m. Silas (A) Griffitt 1904–1957
        2. 2. James Myers 1894–
        3. 3. Frank Myers 1902–
        4. 4. Loyd Myers 1905–1936
      3. 3. Myrtle (Anna) Farmer 1876–1933
        1. 1. Alice Flagg 1907–2001
        2. 2. Alta (Aldean) Flagg 1912–1971
        3. 3. Frederick (Irvin) Flagg 1903–1976 m. Ella (Ester) Daniels 1909–1976
      4. 4. Pearl (Mahalia) Farmer 1878–1961 m. Charles Allen 1874–1942
        1. 1. Jessie (Mae) Allen 1903–1985
        2. 2. Elva (Helen) Allen 1904–1983
        3. 3. Alice (Allegra) Allen 1907–1992 m. JAMES (ROBERT) PULLEY 1906–1973
        4. 4. Woodrow (Wilson) Allen 1919–1982
        5. 5. Carrie (Ethel) Allen 1902–1993
        6. 6. Charles (Rudolph) Allen 1909–1994
        7. 7. Virgil (LeRoy) Allen 1910–1992
        8. 8. Baby Allen 1918–1918
        9. 9. Mary (Louise) Allen 1921–1923
        10. 10. James (Frank) Allen 1913–1995
        11. 11. Aaron (William) Allen 1912–1920
        12. 12. John (Abner) Allen 1924–2004
      5. 5. Nellie (Frances) Farmer 1880–1962 m. Melford Maloney 1895– m. Aaron (T) Kain 1877–1957
        1. 1. Tommie Maloney 1912–
        2. 2. Nathaniel Maloney 1916–
        3. 3. Earma Maloney 1919–
        4. 4. C (Francis Frank) Kain 1907–1983
        5. 5. Ruth (E.) Kain 1910–2009
        6. 6. Lloyd (Aaron) Kain 1898–1974
        7. 7. Kenneth (K) Kain 1905–1907
      6. 6. Nancy (Floy) Farmer 1883–1971 m. Christopher (Theodore) Poshard 1872–1948
        1. 1. Russell (Howard) Poshard 1905–1980 m. Dorothy (Mae) Spence 1908–1971
        2. 2. Florence (Yvonne) Poshard 1922–1993
        3. 3. Roy (H) Poshard 1903–1925
        4. 4. Hazel (E) Poshard 1908–1970
        5. 5. Elmo (Dwain "Doc") Poshard 1910–1962
        6. 6. Lyle (Floyd) Poshard 1917–1961
        7. 7. Glenn (C) Poshard 1913–1962
        8. 8. Lester (Harvey) Poshard 1902–1963
        9. 9. Murle (Loren) Poshard 1912–1929
      7. 7. John (William) Farmer 1884–1968 m. Annie (Gladys) Williams 1886–1952
        1. 1. Mildred (Elizabeth) Farmer 1914–1981 m. Joseph (Hickey) McEwan 1914–1958
      8. 8. Ethel (Mary) Farmer 1886–1962
      9. 9. Hazel (Gloria) Farmer 1888–1979
        1. 1. Claude (Amil) Beager 1911–1975
      10. 10. Claude (Loran) Farmer 1889–1960
      11. 11. Howard (Cooper) Farmer 1890–1969
      12. 12. Florence Farmer 1872–1872
    2. 2. Safrona (C) Farmer 1857–1926 m. Charles (W) Fossett 1851–1918
      1. 1. William (W) Fossett 1884–1910
      2. 2. Lena (Ethel) Fossett 1879–
      3. 3. Maude (M.) Fossett 1876–1905
    3. 3. Lloyd (Fener) Farmer 1847– m. Diadema Baird 1853–1877
      1. 1. Mertie (Jane) Farmer 1876–1969 m. James (Alpheus) Booth 1879–1909
        1. 1. Alta (Diadema) Booth 1901–1990 m. Robert (Augustus) Thomas 1897–1940 m. Guy (Graydon) Pointer 1897–
        2. 2. Ethel (Ann) Booth 1909–1995 m. Lewis Skillings 1904–1968
    4. 4. Viola (Samantha) Farmer 1853–1934 m. James (Madison) Hudson 1850–1920
      1. 1. Guida (Marie) Hudson 1891–1978 m. Clare (Thompson Ireland) Sr. 1893–1967
        1. 1. Clare (Thompson Ireland) Jr. 1920–2012 m. Frances Thompson 1921–2014
        2. 2. Jane (H Ireland) (Montgomery) 1923–2011
      2. 2. Clair (Dewitt) Hudson 1893–1944
      3. 3. Cecil (Rhodes) Hudson 1893–1933 m. Velma (Elvoy) Rogers 1900–1997
        1. 1. Cecil (Rhodes Hudson) Jr 1930–2020 m. Catherine (Jean) List 1931–2017
        2. 2. James (Frederick) Hudson 1926–1997
    5. 5. Mary (Armina) Farmer 1845–1869 m. Francis (Marion "Frank") Archer 1843–1913
      1. 1. Steven (Ellsworth) Archer 1867–1914 m. Sarah (Cordelia "Delia") Lambach 1872–1952 m. Mary (Ann) Willford 1870–1898
        1. 1. Mildred (Alma) Archer 1901–1972
        2. 2. James (Vernon Archer) Sr 1889–1967
        3. 3. George (Virgil) Archer 1895–1974
        4. 4. Bessie Archer 1897–1899
        5. 5. Harriet Archer 1901–
        6. 6. Philip (Edward) Archer 1902–1973
      2. 2. Francis (Marion) Archer 1868–1930
      3. 3. Grace (Truman) Archer 1869–
    6. 6. Lleven (Sebastian) Farmer 1848–1909 m. Mary (Rilla) Allison 1865–1922
      1. 1. Minnie (Inez Lavinia) Frantz 1895–1971 m. John (Daniel) Smith 1892–1971 m. George (Wayne (Shug)) Thomas 1892–1941 m. James (Alfred) Holmes 1885–1919
        1. 1. Catherine (Jean) Holmes 1918–2011 m. Harry (H.) Hass 1905–1960
        2. 2. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Thomas 1924–2000 m. Jamie (W) Stepp 1919–2004 m. Erwin (Arthur) Feltz 1924–1970
    7. 7. Matilda (Elizabeth) Farmer 1850–1928 m. George (Washington) Archer 1846–1913
      1. 1. Edith (Adeline) Archer 1877–1919
      2. 2. Mary (Ethel) Archer 1880–1945
      3. 3. Frank Archer 1894–
    8. 8. William (Silas) Farmer 1842–1904
    9. 9. Sarah (Cornelia) Farmer 1841–1923 m. Thomas Stockdale 1847–1938 m. George (D) Beam 1846–1874
      1. 1. Cora (B) Beam 1872–1931 m. Charles Buhrns 1876–1902
      2. 2. Clara (Olive) Beam 1870–1949 m. Charles (William) Warnock 1865–1939
        1. 1. Irl (Beam) Warnock 1896–1984 m. Vesta Reichel 1901–1983
        2. 2. Garnet Warnock 1902–1983 m. Charles (Elmer) Sullivan 1905–1982
      3. 3. Thomas Stockdale 1880–1923
    10. 10. Otho (Harrison) Farmer 1854–1894 m. Mary (Isabelle) Scott 1861–1949
      1. 1. William (Howell Scott) Farmer 1892–1997
      2. 2. Lilla (C) Farmer 1889–1933
      3. 3. Martha Farmer 1894–1975
      4. 4. Gertrude (V.) Farmer 1885–1983 m. Ralph (Waldo) Hankins 1884–1966
        1. 1. Ina (Maxine Hankins) Abboud 1906–1998
        2. 2. Mary (I) Hankins 1913–
      5. 5. Anna (May) Farmer 1887–1982 m. Ralph Benedict 1903– m. George (Washington) Manning 1881–1981
        1. 1. E. (Raymond) Holmes 1905–1983 m. Vivian (Ethel) Krack 1908–1994
    11. 11. Walker Farmer 1858–1916
  2. 2. Sarah Francis 1819–1902 m. Timothy Gard 1818–1849 m. Hiram (Treviniam Boylan) Francis 1823–1877
    1. 1. Samuel (Franklin) Gard 1840–1882 m. Angeline Skinner 1847–1880
      1. 1. Charles (H) Gard 1869–1960 m. Alice (Lucretia) Smart 1871–1918 m. Martha (Ellen) Bowers 1871–
        1. 1. Thomas (Lawrence) Gard 1895–1988 m. Hazel (Dell) Parr 1892–1969 m. Clara (E) Davis 1898–1973
        2. 2. Glen (Franklin) Gard 1896–1988 m. Tita (Pearl) Burrier 1896–1970
        3. 3. Charles (Ralph) Gard 1908–1971 m. Lucy (Laverne) Nye 1909–1996
        4. 4. Samuel (Earl) Gard 1890–1977 m. Osee (S) Shipman 1889–1982
        5. 5. Thomas (Lawrence) Gard 1892–1988
        6. 6. Thomas (Lawrence) Gard 1892–1988
        7. 7. Thomas (Lawrence) Gard 1892–1988
      2. 2. John (Harvey) Gard 1874–1874
      3. 3. William (Franklin) Gard 1868–1933
      4. 4. Samuel Gard 1871–1882
      5. 5. Edwin (S) Gard 1861–
      6. 6. Iva (June) Gard 1880–1880
    2. 2. Nancy (Anna) Gard 1841–1879 m. James (Parkerson) Crouse 1837–1907
      1. 1. Frances (G.) Crouse 1867–1883
      2. 2. William (P.) Crouse 1861–1904 m. Hattie (E) Roberts 1864–1926
        1. 1. Kenneth (Parkinson) Crouse 1886–1957 m. Edith (Emma) Kellenberger 1891–1972
    3. 3. Mary Gard 1849–1918 m. Henry Herdman 1847–
      1. 1. Roy Herdman 1889–1890
      2. 2. Bessie (Helen) Herdman 1871–1954
      3. 3. Ann (Bell) Herdman 1870–
      4. 4. Henry Herdman 1879–
      5. 5. Ethel Herdman 1882–
      6. 6. John (W) Herdman 1886–
    4. 4. Miles Francis 1860–1901 m. Clara (E) Ellis 1860–1951
      1. 1. Francis (Elsie) Francis 1883–1968
      2. 2. Eva Francis 1886–1913
    5. 5. David Francis 1854–
    6. 6. William Francis 1852– m. C (S) Francis 1859–1913
      1. 1. Oren (David) Francis 1881–1909
      2. 2. Sara (Catherine) Francis 1895–1968
      3. 3. Edith Francis 1875–
      4. 4. Josey Francis 1877–
      5. 5. Effa Francis 1879–
    7. 7. Daniel Francis 1856–1907
    8. 8. Milo (Parkson) France 1858–
  3. 3. Joseph Farmer 1836–1926 m. Sarah (Ethyl) Welch 1853–1924
    1. 1. John (Joseph) Farmer 1874–1954 m. Minnie (Ellen) Green 1882–1973
      1. 1. Clarence (A) Farmer 1930–1973
      2. 2. Tillie (Belle) Farmer 1904–1991
      3. 3. John (Joseph Farmer) Jr 1906–1996
      4. 4. Benny (Joe) Farmer 1925–1928
    2. 2. Tillman (Charles) Farmer 1880–1945 m. Ada (Rosanna) Halladay 1884–1974
      1. 1. Charles (H) Farmer 1920–1994
      2. 2. Flossie (Emma) Farmer 1906–1998
      3. 3. Eugene Farmer 1904–1904
      4. 4. Fred Farmer 1908–1909
      5. 5. Frances Farmer 1911–1911
      6. 6. Vernal Farmer 1913–1914
      7. 7. Alva (James) Farmer 1910–1941 m. Bernadine Riggs 1915–1978
    3. 3. Claude (Cleve) Farmer 1885–1954 m. Alice (Irene) McCourtney 1885–1983
    4. 4. Ulala (Perle) Farmer 1892–1935
    5. 5. Thomas Farmer 1875–1900
    6. 6. William Farmer 1877–1924
    7. 7. Frederick Farmer –1900
    8. 8. Mollie Farmer –1900
    9. 9. Georgia Farmer –1900
  4. 4. James (T.) Farmer 1837–

Sarah Wills's Timeline

3 Records

1787
22 Dec 1787
Birth of Sarah Wills in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1860
1860
Age 73
Sarah Wills resided here in Hopewell, Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA
Hopewell, Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA
1875
1875
Age 88
Death of Sarah Wills in Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA
Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1787
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hopewell, Newark, Licking, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Hopewell, Licking, Ohio; Roll: M653_999; Page: 442; Family History Library Film: 803999

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA
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