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Thomas Newington Wills 1822–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 April 1822

Birth Location: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 June 1891

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

Father: Elijah Wills

Mother: Druscilla Solomon

Spouse(s): Amanda Wills

Children(s): Oliver Wills, Jean Robbins, Sylvester Wills, Minnie Wills, Thomas Wills, Alice Baker, Emma Chandler, Melvina Smith, Annie Skelly, Clarence Wills

In 1822, Thomas Newington Wills entered the world in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA, born to Elijah Wills And Druscilla Jane Solomon. Thomas Newington Wills married Amanda Melvina Saddlemire Wills, and had children including Alice Eugenie Baker, Annie Evelyn Skelly, Clarence Alfred Wills, Emma F Chandler, Jean Lillian Robbins, Melvina Angelina Smith, Minnie E Wills, Oliver Perry Wills, Sylvester M Wills, Thomas Howard Wills. Thomas Newington Wills passed away in 1891 in Antioch, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1822, Thomas Newington Wills entered the world in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA, born to Elijah Wills And Druscilla Jane Solomon.
  • Thomas Newington Wills married Amanda Melvina Saddlemire Wills, and had children including Alice Eugenie Baker, Annie Evelyn Skelly, Clarence Alfred Wills, Emma F Chandler, Jean Lillian Robbins, Melvina Angelina Smith, Minnie E Wills, Oliver Perry Wills, Sylvester M Wills, Thomas Howard Wills.
  • Thomas Newington Wills passed away in 1891 in Antioch, Contra Costa County, California, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Wills's Ancestors

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Thomas Wills
1822–1891
Birth Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Parents
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
Grandparents
Lewis Solomon
1778–1849
Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sally) Bowden
1779–1849
Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1750–1829
Mary Underwood
1759–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Underwood
1738–1799
Margaret Haammett
1738–1816

Thomas Wills's Descendants

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Thomas (Newington) Wills (22 April 1822–27 June 1891) m. Amanda (Melvina Saddlemire,) Wills (1840–1915)
  1. 1. Oliver (Perry) Wills 1853–1931
  2. 2. Jean (Lillian) Robbins 1864–1946
  3. 3. Sylvester (M.) Wills 1846–1917
  4. 4. Minnie (E.) Wills 1880–1881
  5. 5. Thomas (Howard) Wills 1872–1872
  6. 6. Alice (Eugenie) Baker 1855–1921
  7. 7. Emma (F.) Chandler 1881–1956
  8. 8. Melvina (Angelina) Smith 1844–1924
  9. 9. Annie (Evelyn) Skelly 1861–1943
  10. 10. Clarence (Alfred) Wills 1878–1968 m. Catherine Anderson 1882–1971
    1. 1. Helen Wills 1905–1998

Thomas Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1822
22 April 1822
Birth of Thomas Newington Wills in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
1891
27 June 1891
Age 69
Death of Thomas Newington Wills in Antioch, Contra Costa, California, USA
Antioch, Contra Costa, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1822
    Event Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1891
    Event Place: Antioch, Contra Costa, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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