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Thomas Joseph Wills 1891–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1891

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7 Jun 1941

Death Location: Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Wills

Mother: Elizabeth Traynor

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Purcell

Children(s): Thomas Wills, Elizabeth Wills

In 1891, Thomas Joseph Wills entered the world in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John J Wills And Elizabeth M Trainor Traynor. In 1935, Thomas Joseph Wills resided in Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Thomas Joseph Wills resided in , Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA. Thomas Joseph Wills married Elizabeth M Purcell, and had children including Christopher P Wills, Elizabeth Wills, Theresa Wills, Thomas Wills. Thomas Joseph Wills passed away in 1941 in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Thomas Joseph Wills entered the world in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John J Wills And Elizabeth M Trainor Traynor.
  • In 1935, Thomas Joseph Wills resided in Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, Thomas Joseph Wills resided in , Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Thomas Joseph Wills married Elizabeth M Purcell, and had children including Christopher P Wills, Elizabeth Wills, Theresa Wills, Thomas Wills.
  • Thomas Joseph Wills passed away in 1941 in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Wills's Ancestors

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Thomas Wills
1891–1941
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John J Wills
1868–1941
County Wicklow, Ireland
Elizabeth (M Trainor) Traynor
1868–1924
County Wicklow, Ireland
Grandparents
Patrick Traynor
1823–1906
Corragh, Wicklow, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Rosanna Callaghan
1796–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Wills's Descendants

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Thomas (Joseph) Wills (4 Dec 1891–7 Jun 1941) m. Elizabeth (M) Purcell (1902–22 October 1988)
  1. 1. Thomas Wills 1932–2014
  2. 2. Elizabeth Wills 1930–1930

Thomas Wills's Timeline

4 Records

1891
4 Dec 1891
Birth of Thomas Joseph Wills in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 44
Thomas Joseph Wills resided here in Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 49
Thomas Joseph Wills resided here in , Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
, Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
1941
7 Jun 1941
Age 50
Death of Thomas Joseph Wills in Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03545; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 39-77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03545; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 39-77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bethlehem
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1941
    Event Place: Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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