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Willis Peter Wills 1810–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Apr 1904

Death Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Father: Laurence Wills

Mother: Mary G

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In 1810, Willis Peter Wills entered the world in Bedford, Virginia, USA, born to Laurence Wills And Mary Polly Fortune 5Th G. Willis Peter Wills passed away in 1904 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Willis Peter Wills entered the world in Bedford, Virginia, USA, born to Laurence Wills And Mary Polly Fortune 5Th G.
  • Willis Peter Wills passed away in 1904 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Willis Wills's Ancestors

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Willis Wills
1810–1904
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Laurence Wills
1778–1831
Wills Cove, Nelson Co, VA
Mary ("Polly" Fortune 5th) G
1790–1865
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (WILLS) Sr
1740–1821
Warwick County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mildred Catlett
1750–1816
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, British Colonial America
John (Fortune) 6G
1763–1834
Fortunes Cove, Nelson Co, Va
Nancy (Henderson) 6G
1770–1839
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John 7G-Theory
1693–1787
Elizabeth 7G
1703–1787
Thomas Fortune
1740–1804
Elizabeth 6G&7th
1746–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Walker
1680–1734
Katharine Rutherford
1682–1738
John Fortune
1711–1789
Lucy 7G
1723–1789
John 7G
1724–1789
Hannah 7G
1724–1789

Willis Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Willis Peter Wills in Bedford, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Virginia, USA
1904
18 Apr 1904
Age 94
Death of Willis Peter Wills in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

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