William Riley WILLS

1828 - 1902  (73 years)

• Name	William Riley WILLS  [1, 2]
  Born	3 Aug 1828	, Clay, Missouri, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Membership	Between 1836 and 1902
  	Mason
  Occupation	1840	Independence, Washington, Texas, USA
  	Farmer and Stock Raiser
  Residence	1847	, Travis, Texas, USA
  Military	18 Nov 1847
  	Captain Ross' Company, Colonel Hayes' Regt, Mexican War
  Occupation	1850	, , California, USA
  	miner
  Occupation	1853	, , Texas, USA
  	farmer
  Church	1853
  	Christian Church
  Property	1856	, Bell, Texas, USA
  Original Grantee
  County: Bell Abstract Number: 880 District/Class: Milam 3rd File Number: 1000 Original Grantee: Wm. R. Wills Patentee: Wm. R. Wills Title Date: Patent Date: 16 Sep 1856 Patent No: 522 Patent Vol: 13 Certificate: 17 Part Section: Survey/Blk/Tsp: Adj County: Acres: 320.00 Adj Acres: Remarks:
  Census	1860	, Bell, Texas, USA
  pg 58 (324)
  hh #389-390 Wills Wm 31 M . farmer 1,200 1,200 Missouri Wills Siluda 23 F . . . . Miss. Wills L A 6 F . . . . Texas Wills Thos 4 M . . . . Texas Wills Elmira 2 F . . . . Texas
  Occupation	1860
  	farmer
  	Cowhouse River
  Military	Between Aug 1861 and 1865	, , Texas, USA   [5]
  	Capt Evans' Co, 27th Brigade, Texas Militia
  	Gathered beef for the Army
  Occupation	1865	Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
  	farmer
  	Nolan Valley near Belton
  Census	5 Aug 1870	, Bell, Texas, USA
  pg 32 (108B)
  Beat 5, 210/210 Will, W R 42 M Farmer 2000 650 Mo Saluda 32 F Keeping house Miss Lucy 16 F Texas Thomas 14 M Texas Elmira 12 F Texas Amy 10 F Texas James 8 M Texas Virgil 6 F Texas (Virgil is listed as a female)
  Census	1880	, Bell, Texas, USA
  ED 7, pg 41 (447A)
  Precinct 7 William WILLS Self M Male W 51 MO Farmer VA VA Saluda E. WILLS Wife M Female W 43 MS Keeping House TN VA James WILLS Son S Male W 17 TX Laboring On Farm MO MS Virgil WILLS Son S Male W 15 TX Laboring On Farm MO MS Mary WILLS Dau S Female W 10 TX At Home MO MS Curtis WILLS Son S Male W 8 TX At Home MO MS Oliver WILLS Son S Male W 5 TX At Home MO MS John WILLS Son S Male W 2 TX At Home MO MS
  Pension	1887
  Mexican War
  Index to Mexican War Pension Files, 1887-1926
  Census	1900	Killeen, Bell, Texas, USA
  ED 33, pg 20A
  Precinct 7 William Wills Head M 71 Aug 1828 Missouri m. 47 yrs. Saluda A Wills Wife F 63 Mar 1837 Mississippi 11/8 children John C Wills Son M 22 Aug 1877 Texas Ida Cross Niece F 15 Sep 1884 Texas
  Name	Billy Wills
  Died	27 Apr 1902	, Bell, Texas, USA   [6]
  Buried	28 Apr 1902	, Bell, Texas, USA
  	Address: Pleasant Hill Cemetery Bell County Bell County, Texas
  Person ID	I3128	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2019

  
  

  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   [7, 8]
  	married by Benjamin W. Lane.
  Family ID	F1339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Saluda Elizabeth CROSS,   b. 9 Mar 1837, , , Missouri, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1932, Killeen, Bell, Texas, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1853	, Bell, Texas, USA   [9, 10]
  Children	1. Lucy A WILLS,   b. 22 May 1854, , Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 May 1936, , Archer, Texas, USA  (Age 81 years)   2. Thomas A WILLS,   b. 3 Jan 1856, , Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 19 May 1873, , Bell, Texas, USA  (Age 17 years)   3. Almyra L WILLS,   b. 1858, , Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. Mar 1891, , , Texas, USA  (Age 33 years)   4. Amy J WILLS,   b. 20 May 1860, , Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 1953, Ozona, Crockett, Texas, USA  (Age 92 years)   5. James Riley WILLS,   b. 14 Feb 1863, , Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1937, , Scurry, Texas, USA  (Age 74 years)   6. Virgil Alexander WILLS,   b. 26 Jan 1865, , Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 4 May 1934, Killeen, Bell, Texas, USA  (Age 69 years)   7. William David WILLS,   b. 1867, , Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 1869, , Bell, Texas, USA  (Age 2 years)   8. Mary E WILLS,   b. May 1870, , Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 1925, , , Texas, USA  (Age ~ 54 years)   9. Curtis Edward WILLS,   b. 16 Dec 1872, , Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 1922, , Bell, Texas, USA  (Age 49 years)   10. Oliver Sampson WILLS,   b. 10 Jun 1875, Belton, Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 May 1951, Fluvanna, Scurry, Texas, USA  (Age 75 years)   11. John Cross WILLS,   b. 16 Aug 1877, , , Texas, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1961, Altadena, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F1555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Moved to Holland in 1855. (Research):PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS, near Nolanville KAISER WILLS Ida 1881-1957 WILLS C.E. 1872-1922 WILLS John Cross 1877-1961 WILLS Laura V. 1897-1898 WILLS Lillie 1880-1946 WILLS Saluda E. 1837-1932 WILLS Thomas A. 1856-1873 WILLS W.D. 1867-1869 WILLS W.R. -1902 Died 1902 Age 73 -1829 Fluvanna Cemetery, Scurry Co, Texas Arnett C. B. 1903 1989 "Dud" Arnett Saluda Wills 1906 Ndd Wills, Eunice M. 9/23/1889 6/17/1973 Wills, J.W. Sr. 3/31/1901 5/12/1958 Wills, J.W. Jr. 11/8/1924 3/13/1935 Wills, Maggie Elizabeth 10/29/1917 9/20/1926 Sister Note Wills, Naudia E. 12/30/1897 10/12/1984 Wills, Olivia R. 5/31/1896 9/20/1926 Mother Note Wills, Riley Benjamin 3/1/1896 11/30/1982 Us Navy Wwi Wills, Shirley May 5/9/1921 9/20/1926 Sister Note Wills, Walter O. 1/24/1893 9/20/1926 Father Note Probate Records in Bell Co Wills Saluda E 303 1902 vOpg515-517 Wills W. R 303 1902 vOpg515-517

  
  

• Sources

  [S352] History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company; 1893), ppg 716-717. "William R Wills, a hero of two wars, and an early settler of Texas, was born in Clay county, Missouri, August 3, 1826, the fifth of elevn children born to James B and Anna Wills" [S1575] DAR Ancestor Album, (Turner Publishing Company; Paducah, KY; 2001), pg 137. "William Riley Wills, son of James B Wills and Anna "Amy" Shackelford, was born Aug 3, 1826, at Clay County, MO. [S352] History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company; 1893), ppg 716-717. [S34] 1860 Bell, TX, pg 58 (324). age 31, Missouri [S483] Pension File, Wills, Saluda Elizabeth #49469. "What was the name or letter of the company....Captain Alfred Evans' Company of the 27th. Brigade, Texas Militia" [S483] Pension File, Wills, Saluda Elizabeth #49469. "I am a widow of William Wills deceased, who departed this life on the 26th day of April, A.D. 1903, in the county of Bell in the state of Texas." [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 [S544] Story of Bell County, Texas Vol 2, Limmer, E A Jr., (Eakin Press, Austin, Texas, 1988), pg 1006. [S483] Pension File, Wills, Saluda Elizabeth #49469. "I was married to him on the 8th day of March A.D. 1852, in the county of Bell..." This is recorded as 10 Mar 1853, in Bell County, by M W Dameron, JP.