1853 Christian Wolff, of South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County, dated his will on April 21. He made bequests to his wife Sarah and 14 children: Catherine, intermarried with Jenkin Lewis; Susan, intermarried with William Dean; Adam Wolf; Christian Wolf; John Wolf; Jacob Wolf; Rebecca (now a widow); Elizabeth, intermarried with John Youndt; George Wolf; Sarah intermarried with Henry Mellinger; Maria, intermarried with Lewis Sponsler; Ann Wolf; Ruben Wolf; Edward L Wolf; and to Christian and Mary, children of deceased son Henry. [1]
1860 David Wills (age 35, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Mount Carroll Twp, Carroll County, Illinois, in a household with Anna Wills (age 30), William Wills (age 3), Charles Wills (age 2), Benjamin Wills (age 10/12), and Julia Wills (age 56). David Wills's occupation was carpenter. [2]
1870 David C Wills (age 45, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Lanark Twp, Carroll County, Illinois, in a household with Ann Wills (age 41), Wm Wills (age 13), Charles Wills (age 12), Frank Wills (age 10), Vena Wills (age 9), James A Wills (age 6), Emma B Wills (age 4), and Weston Wills (age 3). David C Wills's occupation was carpenter joiner. [3]
1880 Ann Wells (age 50, born in Pennsylvania, married), wife, lived in Walnut Twp, Fremont County, Iowa, in a household with David C. Wells (age 55), William L. Wells (age 23), Charles A. Wells (age 22), B. Frank Wells (age 20), Vena M. Wells (age 18), James A. Wells (age 16), Emma Belle Wells (age 14), Edward W. Wells (age 12), and Ervie D. Wells (age 6). Ann Wells's parents were both born in Pennsylvania. [4]
1885 David C Wills (54) and Annie Wills (54) and William L. Wells (age 29), Charlie Wells (age 27), Frank Wells (age 25), Bert Wills (age 20), Belle Wells (age 17), Westin Wells (age 17), and David E. Wells (age 11) and Mary Mellinger (21) lived in Benton, Fremont, Iowa. [5]
1900 Anna Wills (born in Pennsylvania in Nov 1829, married for 44 years), wife, lived in Grant Twp, Page County, Iowa, in a household with David L Wills (age 74), Charley A Wills (age 40), and Irwin D Wills (age 26). Anna Wills's parents were both born in Pennsylvania. Anna Wills had had 8 children, 8 still living. [6]
1903 David Comfort Wills died on June 16, 1903 and was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa. David was born on October 3, 1825. [7] [8]
1910 Anna Wills (age 80, born in Pennsylvania, widowed), mother-in-law, lived in Emmett Ward 3, Canyon County, Idaho, in a household with Frank A Declark (age 47), Emma B Declark (age 44), Mary J Declark (age 18), David J Declark (age 10), Charles F Declark (age 6), Mary Wilkins (age 37), and Bess Simonson (age 22). Anna Wills's parents were both born in Pennsylvania. Anna Wills could read and write. [9]
1912 Anna Wolf Wills (1829 - 1912) died on July 28, 1912 and was buried at Riverside Cemetery Emmett, Gem County, Idaho. [10] [11]
1936 William Livingston Wills, child of David C. Wills and Anna Wolf, died on February 22, 1936, in Emmett Twp, Gem County, Idaho. William Livingston Wills was born on November 24, 1856, in Illinois. (Death certificate: 1936). [12]
[1] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Will M-331, [FamilySearchImage].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] Iowa census, 1885, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial 128207579, [FindAGrave].
[8] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial 19612732, [FindAGrave].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[12] Idaho, U.S., Death Index, 1890-1964, [AncestryRecord].