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Sylvester M. Wills 1846–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1846

Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 22 October 1917

Death Location: Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America

Father: Thomas Wills

Mother: Amanda Wills

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In 1846, Sylvester M. Wills entered the world in Illinois, United States of America, born to Thomas Newington Wills And Amanda Melvina Saddlemire Wills. Sylvester M. Wills passed away in 1917 in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Sylvester M. Wills entered the world in Illinois, United States of America, born to Thomas Newington Wills And Amanda Melvina Saddlemire Wills.
  • Sylvester M. Wills passed away in 1917 in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America.

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Sylvester Wills's Ancestors

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Sylvester Wills
1846–1917
Birth Place: Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Newington Wills
1822–1891
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Amanda (Melvina Saddlemire,) Wills
1840–1915
Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Elijah Wills
1801–1874
Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Druscilla (Jane) Solomon
1801–1876
Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Solomon
1778–1849
Sarah Bowden
1779–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1750–1829
Mary Underwood
1759–1857

Sylvester Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1 March 1846
Birth of Sylvester M. Wills in Illinois, United States of America
Illinois, United States of America
1917
22 October 1917
Age 71
Death of Sylvester M. Wills in Santa Cruz County, California, United States of America
Santa Cruz County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1846
    Event Place: Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1917
    Event Place: Santa Cruz County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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