George Alexander WILLS b. Oct 1841 , , Texas, USA d. 21 Mar 1922 Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

1841 - 1922 (~ 80 years)

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Name	George Alexander WILLS [1, 2, 3, 4]
Born	Oct 1841	, , Texas, USA [5, 6, 7]
Gender	Male
Military	1861	, , Texas, USA
	Capt Milton W Damron's Co, Co D, 18th Texas Calvary, CSA
	Capt. Milton W. DAMRON'S Company. Company D. 18th Texas Calvary. Enlisted in Fall of 1861. At the fall of Arkansas Post a part of this Company escaped and was thrown in with Company E. 17th Texas Consolidated Dismounted Cavalry, with Captain DAMRON commanding. A part of the original Company was captured and carried to Camp Douglass (Chicago) but, after several months, were exchanged and returned to the Confederate lines East of the Mississippi River and the Company was there reorganized. The following roll includes the names of men in all three of these organizations (but probably not all of them) and were furnished by Sam W. BISHOP, Wm. J. WHEAT, George FISHER, Sam H. COX, Henry C EDRINGTON, Jesse SUTTON, C.B. ROBERTS and others, some by each and each one acting separately. Alex is listed in the Granger line.
Military	Between Feb 1862 and 11 Jan 1863	, , Texas, USA [8]
	Co. D 18th Texas Cavalry, C.S.A. for 3 years
Residence	Aug 1868	Conoley, Milam, Texas, USA
Residence	1870	, Milam, Texas, USA
	Little River
Census	1880	, McCulloch, Texas, USA
ED 108, pg 14 (522B)
Precinct 2 G. A. WILLS Self M M W 39 TX TN TN Alex S. E. WILLS Wife F M W 30 AL SC -- Sallie D. E. WILLS Dau F S W 9 TX TX AL Donnie D. A. WILLS Son M S W 7 TX TX AL Daniel R. C. WILLS Son M S W 4 TX TX AL Ray E. B. WILLS Dau F S W 2 TX TX AL ?
Occupation	Abt 1880
	freight driver
Pension	10 Feb 1900	Holland, Bell, Texas, USA [9]
#5957
Census	4 Jun 1900	Holland, Bell, Texas, USA
ED 20, pg 15A
Precinct 3 Wills, Alix head W M Oct 1841 58 M 32 TX MO GA Sallie wife W F May 1849 57 M 32 AL AL AL Ray son W M Aug 1875 24 S TX TX AL Oscar son W M Jan 1883 16 S TX TX AL Albert son W M May 1885 15 S TX TX AL Claude son W M Oct 1888 11 S TX TX AL Senn, FD SiL W M Feb 1876 24 M 1 NY Ger Ger Beatrice dau W F Feb 1878 22 M 1 TX TX AL Alex is a farm laborer, Sallie is a dressmaker, the older boys are day laborers.
Census	1910	, Bell, Texas, USA
ED 8, pg 3B
Precinct 3 Alex Wills Head M 69 Texas Sallie Wills Wife F 61 Alabama Oscar Wills Son M 30 Texas Claude Wills Son M 21 Texas
Census	1920	Holland, Bell, Texas, USA
ED 7, pg 5B
G A Wills Head M 79 Texas Sallie Wills Wife F 69 Alabama
Name	Alex Wills [10]
Died	21 Mar 1922	Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA [11]
Buried	23 Mar 1922	Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA [12]
	Address: Friendship Cemetery Milam County Milam County, Texas
Person ID	I2626	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	22 Aug 2021

Father	James B WILLS, b. 1798, , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA , d. 1872, , , Texas, USA (Age 74 years)
Mother	Amy W SHACKELFORD, b. 1800, , , Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1871, , , Texas, USA (Age 70 years)
Married	3 Jan 1816	, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA [13, 14]
	married by Benjamin W. Lane.
Family ID	F1339	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	O E BROOKS, b. Abt 1845, d. Bef 1869, , , Texas, USA (Age ~ 23 years)
Married	28 Feb 1866	, Bell, Texas, USA [15]
Last Modified	16 Oct 2015
Family ID	F1338	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Sarah Elizabeth COOK, b. 9 Mar 1850, , Calhoun, Alabama, USA , d. 6 Mar 1937, Thorndale, Milam, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)

Alt. Marriage 7 Jun 1868 , Bell, Texas, USA [16]

Married 8 Jun 1868 Rogers, Bell, Texas, USA [17]

or married 6/7/1868.

Children

	1. Dahuana E WILLS, b. Dec 1870, , McCulloch, Texas, USA , d. Bef 1921, , Milam, Texas, USA (Age ~ 50 years)
	2. Daniel A WILLS, b. 22 Nov 1872, , McCulloch, Texas, USA , d. 5 Feb 1945, Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
	3. Ray Cook WILLS, b. 29 Aug 1874, , McCulloch, Texas, USA , d. 30 Sep 1958, Holland, Bell, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)
	4. Emma Beatrice WILLS, b. 14 Feb 1878, , McCulloch, Texas, USA , d. 29 Jun 1937, Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 59 years)
	5. Oscar Kenton WILLS, b. 17 Jun 1883, , , Texas, USA , d. 18 Dec 1928, Buckholts, Milam, Texas, USA (Age 45 years)
	6. Sidney Albert WILLS, b. 20 Mar 1885, , Ellis, Texas, USA , d. 13 Feb 1948, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)
	7. Claude Paul WILLS, b. 22 Oct 1887, Holland, Bell, Texas, USA , d. 25 Oct 1954, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)

Last Modified 11 Jul 2018

Family ID F1320 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Family lore:
"Grandpa Wills was a "southern gentleman" from a wealthy family. He joined the Confederate Army and was taken prisoner. While in prison, he met William Senn, also a Confederate prisoner. When the men were released, they traveled together to Texas. Alex's father left all his lands to him when he died. "lying and being situated in Lleno County of the waters of the Lleno River about 90 miles on S. E. of the San Sabe Fort, known as Survey No 39, District No 10". But Alex loved to gamble. He lost most of it gambling. He was married and his wife sold what was left of the ranch and bought a rooming house near a RR track in Bartlett. Her business flourished."
Lived to the south of his father.
Died at Sarah's house.
(Research):Probate Records in Bell Co
Wills A W-024 x 1878 vDpg243,303
(Medical):At the time he filed for his pension, 7/14/1899, he had chronic diarrhea, a tumor on his leg, kidney problems, and a shoulder wound he received at Mansfield, Louisiana during the Civil War.

Sources

[S513] Senn, Ima Holder, George Alexander Wills.
Ima lived with Sarah Cook Wills and Beatrice Wills Senn for almost four years until their deaths.
[S31] 1850 Washington, TX, ppg 288B-289A.
Alexander Mills
[S84] 1900 Bell, TX, ED 20, pg 15A.
age 58, Oct 1841, Texas
[S1292] Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981, (FamilySearch.org), Wills, Sidney Albert.
George Alexander Wills
[S34] 1860 Bell, TX, pg 58 (324B), d/f #390/391.
age 18, Texas
[S483] Pension File, Wills, G A #5957.
"What is your age? Fifty nine" date 7/14/1899
[S31] 1850 Washington, TX, 289A.
age 7
[S483] Pension File, Wills, G A #5957.
"CCD 18th Texas Cavalry. Enlisted in Feby 1862 and served until close of war."
[S483] Pension File, Wills, G A #5957.
[S84] 1900 Bell, TX, ED 20, pg 15A.
Alix Wills
[S483] Pension File, Wills, G A #5957.
"The said pensioner George A. Wills....died on the 21st day of Mch, 1922 near the town of Davilla County of Milam, Texas"
[S483] Pension File, Wills, G A #5957.
Mortuary Warrant "body was buried in the Friendship Cemetery"
[S795] Rutherford Co, TN, Marriage Book, (TNGenWeb.org).
James B Wills to Amy W Shackleford
[She has 1810 but it may be 1816.]
[S1328] Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002, (FamilySearch.org), Wills, James B.
to Amy W Shackleford, 3 Jan 1810, Rutherford County
[S142] Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, D/174.
G A Wills to O E Brooks, 28 Feb 1866, by W H Rutherford, MG
[S153] Biography of Sarah E Wills, Anonymous, G A Wills.
"She was then married to G. A. Wills on the 7th of June in 1868."
[S142] Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, D/279.
G A Wills to Sarah Cook, 8 Jun 1868, Bell County, by M G Rainey, MG