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Sylvester Stewart Wills 1839–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1839

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1908

Death Location: Hendricks, Indiana, USA

Father: George Wills

Mother: Frances Mershon

Spouse(s): Mary Howland

Children(s): Emma Wills, Ralph Wills, Frank Wills, Harry Wills

In 1839, Sylvester Stewart Wills entered the world in Indiana, USA, born to George Washington Wills And Frances H Mershon. Sylvester Stewart Wills married Mary Maria Howland, and had children including Emma Alice Wills, Frank Elmer Wills, Harry Merrill Wills, Ralph Emerson Wills. Sylvester Stewart Wills passed away in 1908 in Hendricks, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Sylvester Stewart Wills entered the world in Indiana, USA, born to George Washington Wills And Frances H Mershon.
  • Sylvester Stewart Wills married Mary Maria Howland, and had children including Emma Alice Wills, Frank Elmer Wills, Harry Merrill Wills, Ralph Emerson Wills.
  • Sylvester Stewart Wills passed away in 1908 in Hendricks, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Wills
1814–1888
Birth Location: Montgomery, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
GW
Frances Mershon
1816–1881
Birth Location: Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
FM

Spouses(s)

Mary Howland
1845–1910
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
MH

Children(s)

Emma Wills
1869–1941
Birth Location: Hendricks, Indiana, USA
EW
Ralph Wills
1877–1955
Birth Location: Pittsboro, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
RW
Frank Wills
1879–1954
Birth Location: Pittsboro, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
FW
Harry Wills
1882–1948
Birth Location: Hendricks, Indiana, USA
HW

Sylvester Wills's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Wills
1839–1908
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
George Washington Wills
1814–1888
Montgomery, Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Frances (H) Mershon
1816–1881
Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Mershon
1780–1838
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Effie Hamilton
1782–1844
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Mershon
1750–1813
Martha Stevens
1752–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Mershon
1706–1793
Francinah Anderson
1714–1796
Benjamin Stevens
1699–1763

Sylvester Wills's Descendants

1.
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Sylvester (Stewart) Wills (Jun 1839–11 Mar 1908) m. Mary (Maria) Howland (1 Jul 1845–4 Mar 1910)
  1. 1. Emma (Alice) Wills 1869–1941 m. Alonzo (Franklin) Junken 1867–1953
    1. 1. Lawrence (Howland) Junken 1891–1957 m. Bernice (Florence) Harper 1891–1984
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Junken 1920–1985
  2. 2. Ralph (Emerson) Wills 1877–1955 m. Verna (M) Huddleston 1888–1948
    1. 1. Maxine Wills 1914–1980 m. Lawrence (Wayne) Carter 1910–1962
      1. 1. L (Robert) Carter 1939–2013
  3. 3. Frank (Elmer) Wills 1879–1954 m. Mary (G) Strange 1888–1970
    1. 1. Marvin (Lowell) Wills 1910–1968 m. Marie (Elizabeth) Nagel 1913–1994
    2. 2. Darrell (Wayne) Wills 1919–2009 m. Frieda (Bell) Robinson 1921–1970
  4. 4. Harry (Merrill) Wills 1882–1948 m. Martha (Helen) French 1883–1969

Sylvester Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1839
Jun 1839
Birth of Sylvester Stewart Wills in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1908
11 Mar 1908
Age 69
Death of Sylvester Stewart Wills in Hendricks, Indiana, USA
Hendricks, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1839
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1908
    Event Place: Hendricks, Indiana, USA
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