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Baker Benjamin Wills of USA was born in 1820 in Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Baker Benjamin.
Married on the 30th September 1856, Adelaide . The Gippsland Standard, August 1918. There died at Balook on Monday one of the oldest Australian colonists, Mr. Charles Wills. The deceased, who was born at Cheltenham, England, arrived at the age of nine in Australia in 1837-38, on the ship "Trusty", in company with his father, who was attached as surveyor to the staff of the first Governor of that colony. He had stored up his recollection, a vast fund of interesting matter concerning the earliest times, when the only white faces to be seen were those of the Yankee whalers.Drifting to Victoria he was employed as a ganger on the Victorian railways. He had been resident at Balook for 32 years, and was a colonist of 57 years.................... (The "Trusty"was built in Bristol in 1834.) Ship Trusty 1838, South Australia
The Mercury, Hobart. 26th March 1910. The funeral of the late Mr. R. J. Wills, of Ballymony, Hayes, took place yesterday afternoon, at the Methodist Cemetery, Back River, New Norfolk. The high respect and esteem in which he was held was manifested by the large number of residents who assembled to pay the last token of respect to one who for over 50 years had borne in their midst the "white flower of a blameless life." The chief mourners were three of his son's ( Messrs. Alfred, Ernest and Robert Wills, his nephew ( Mr. Hedley Salier ), and brother-in-law ( Mr. C. A. Salier ). Friends were present from far and wide in the district.
Honorah Wills of Yarram Australia was born in 1836, and died at age 82 years old in 1918 in Yarram.
Honora Coffey (Coffey) Wills of Balook Australia was born in 1837 in Kildare Ireland, and died at age 80 years old on March 21, 1918 at Her Residence,Willslea,Balook. in Balook, VIC Australia. Honora Wills was buried in 1918 in Yarram.
The Courier, Hobart. 21st April 1858. - MARRIAGE. On the 20th instant, at the Congregational Church, Davey street, by the Rev. G. Clark, Mr. ROBERT JOHN WILLS, to MATILDA, eldest daughter of Mr. William Salier, New Norfolk.
Richenda L Joyner/Wills
Richenda L Joyner/wills was born in 1850. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richenda L Joyner/Wills.
Matthew A Wills
Matthew A Wills was born in April 1852. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matthew A Wills.
Charles Wills was born on December 4, 1858, and died at age 100 years old in December 1958. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles Wills.
Matilda Jane Wills was born in 1858, and died at age 84 years old on August 7, 1943 in Lawitta, Derwent Valley Council County, Tasmania Australia. Matilda Wills was buried at Back River Methodist Church Cemetery in Lawitta. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Matilda Jane Wills.
William Wills was born in 1858, and died at age 2 years old in 1860. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Wills.
Mary Anne (Wills) Tolley of Traralgon Australia was born in 1859 in Geelong, VIC, and died at age 82 years old on November 13, 1942 in Yallourn.

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The Gippsland Mercury January 1917. One of the most successful students of the A. H .S., Sale,this year was Master Joseph Wills,who passed the Junior Public examination in eight subjects,gaining a distinction in geometry. Master Wills is an ex-pupil of Balook State school. The ARGUS Melbourne 1952 Estate of John Wills late of 483 St.Kilda street Elwood, Inspector of Works deceased intestate left unadministered by Catherine Adelia Wills aforesaid widow deceased,the adminastratix of the said estate,may be GRANTED to Joseph Edward Wills,of Red Cliffs, school teacher,a son and one of the next of kin of the said deceased. January 1917 Sale High School Joseph Wills passed in eight subjects with one distinction. Berwick Mr.Joe Wills ....Local School Master,vestryman for many years. Married Mollie Grenville Smith 1937. 1939 Teacher- Cressy state school. 1946 Teacher-Maryborough.

Married Joseph Wills in 1937. Shire of Grenville-1861-1994, now Golden Plains Shire. Springdallah, Happy Valley, North Grenville.
Catherine and her family sailed to New Zealand on the Steamship Stad Haarlem in 1879. from Plymouth, England. She became a teacher in New Zealand before coming to Australia around 1889. She married John Wills on the 27th of December 1893 in Balaclava, Melbourne, Victoria. The Age, Melbourne, January 1894. MARRIAGES. WILLS - BAKER. - On the 27th December, at Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava, by the Rev. Dr. Torrance, John Wills, Bulga, Gippsland, to Catherine Adelia Baker, only surviving daughter of Benj. Baker, of Philadelphia, Penna, U.S.A., stepdaughter of Joseph Shead, late of Christchurch, N.Z., now in St. Kilda. ( George W. Torrance, was the first vicar at Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava (1878 to 1895), he was born in Dublin in 1835, and came to Australia in 1869, he and his wife returned to Ireland in 1897, he died in the library of the St. Canice Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland in 1907. Catherine and John lived in Balook ( Bulga ) near Yarram in East Gippsland before moving to Elwood. Her brother Richard Joye Baker was a lighthouse keeper along the Victorian coas, he married Honora (Norah) Curtis who's parents came from County Clare, Ireland. After Norah passed away, he married Clara Lear, from Portland, Victoria. In 1891- Women's Suffrage Petition sought that 'women should vote on equal terms with men' in parliamentary elections. Both Annie and Catherine's signatures are on the roll, with nearly 30,000 other womens signatures. -Mrs. A. Shead, Moore street, St. Kilda -Kate Baker, Moore street, St. Kilda Some of Catherine's children became teachers. Kathleen Adelia, Frances and her husband Ivan, Joseph and his wife Mollie. In 1915 Bulga School was renamed Balook. 1918- In the recent departmental examination at the Balook school the following pupils passed the qualifying exam:- Jean Wills, Agnes Wills and Honor Wills, while Marion Wills gained the Merit certificate. 1924 Electoral Roll. Wills, Catherine Adelia, Yarram, home duties. Wills, John, Yarram, clerk of works. Wills, Charles, Balook, dairy farmer. Wills, Florence Bertha, Yarram, clerk. Wills, Frances Annie, Grant st., Yarram school teacher. Wills, Joseph Edward, Woodside, teacher. Wills, Samuel, Balook, farmer. 1931. Electoral Roll. Wills, Agnes Winifred. 40 St.Kilda street, clerk. Wills, Annie Constance. 40 St.Kilda street, civil servant. Wills, Catherine Adelia. 40 St.Kilda street, home duties. Wills, Honor Margaret. 40 St.Kilda street, clerk. The Argus 1946. Mrs. K.A. WILLS Hon. Sec. St. Kilda-Elwood Branch A.W.N.L. (Australian Womens National League) Petitioning for a Baby Health Centre and Public Hall.
Agnes and Honor were twins. Agnes married Alan Hearn 1933



Bertha Florence (Wills) Mowforth was born on May 15, 1897 in Balook, VIC Australia to Catherine Adelia (Baker) Wills and John Wills, and had siblings Agnes Winifred (Wills) Hearn, Thomas John Charles Wills, Joseph Edward Wills, Frances Annie (Wills) Nicholas, Marion Elizabeth Wills, Charles Wilfred Wills, Honor Margaret (Wills) Ellis, Annie Constance (Wills) Crossan, John Benjamin Wills, and Kathleen Adelia Baker Wills. She married John Joseph Mowforth, and had children Elizabeth Bertha (Mowforth) Strong, Margaret (Mowforth) Robinson, and Frances (Mowforth) Parry. Bertha Mowforth died at age 77 years old on May 13, 1975 in Oakleigh, and was buried on May 15, 1975 at Springvale Crematorium in Victoria. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Florence Bertha (Wills) Mowforth .
Deanna G Wills of Turkey Creek, Hillsborough County, Florida United States was born on March 14, 1959, and died at age 43 years old on April 14, 2002.
Jack Douglas Wills of Northridge, Los Angeles County, California was born on January 14, 1946, and died at age 61 years old on January 10, 2008.
Paula Jean (Grisman) Wills was born on December 11, 1947 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Paula Jean Wills.
Anthony Patrick Wills was born on February 3, 1975 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Thomas William Wills and Paula Jean Wills, and has siblings Thomas Francis Wills and Christina Marie Wills. Anthony Wills married Steven William Eckman in 2009 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anthony Patrick Wills.
Thomas Francis Wills was born on May 22, 1971 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States, and died at age 44 years old on September 26, 2015 in Warminster, Bucks County. Thomas Wills was buried on October 4, 2015 at Resurrection Cemetery 5201 Hulmeville Rd, in Bensalem. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Francis Wills.
Christina Marie Wills was born on September 22, 1973 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Thomas William Wills and Paula Jean Wills, and has siblings Thomas Francis Wills and Anthony Patrick Wills. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Christina Marie Wills.
Thomas William Wills was born on June 14, 1946 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States. Thomas Wills got married to Paula Jean Wills in 1969 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, and has children Thomas Francis Wills, Christina Marie Wills, and Anthony Patrick Wills. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas William Wills.
Patricia Elaine (Kuscin) Wills was born on August 22, 1971 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Lawrence Philip Kuscin and Anne Marie Kuscin, and has siblings Karen Marie Kuscin and Lawrence Edward Kuscin. She married Thomas Francis Wills on November 23, 1996 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County and they later divorced in 2004 in Bensalem, Bucks County. Patricia Wills has children Thomas Anthony Wills and Leanna Marie Wills. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Patricia Elaine Wills.
Edith Ann (Wills) Walpole Mrs of Geelong, Greater Geelong City County, VIC Australia was born in 1887 in Horsham, Horsham Rural City County, and died at age 80 years old on March 28, 1968 in Geelong.
Lloyd L Wills of Fairfield, Somerset County, ME was born on March 15, 1920, and died at age 69 years old on October 21, 1989. Lloyd Wills was buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Section O Row 13 Site 1 Box 916a - Old Belgrade Road, in Augusta.
Marion E (Bickmore) Wills of Augusta, Maine United States was born on March 12, 1927. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marion E Wills.
Jane (Wills) Williamson of Mordialloc, City of Kingston County, VIC Australia was born on October 4, 1864 in Port Adelaide, SA, and died at age 72 years old on April 29, 1937 in Mordialloc, VIC.
Charles L Wills of Fremont, Newaygo County, MI was born on January 23, 1902, and died at age 96 years old on August 9, 1998.
Charles V Wills of Michigan United States was born in December 1872, and died at age 92 years old in 1964.
Theodore Wills of Buffalo, Erie County, NY was born on May 21, 1901, and had a sister Sadie (Wills) Cushman. He was married to Signe Victoria Johnson Wills, and had children Marion Victoria (Wills) Hoff and Barbara Jean (Wills) Hehnen. Theodore Wills died at age 71 years old in November 1972.

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Rhonda (Hunter) Wills
Rhonda's mother was Ellen (NMN) Hunter. In her marriage announcement in the Tyler Courier-Times, Rhonda's parents were listed as Ellen Hunter Battee and Walter Battee Sr. Her brothers (groomsmen) were Jerald Mallett, Reginald Battee, and Walter Battee. In an article about her new television show, where she plays a judge, lawyer Rhonda says "“I am from a huge family—I have four children; I grew up with five children; my grandmother had 10 children, and I have over 50 first cousins. So, I understand the family dynamic,” she says. “I hope that when people tune in, they will see that disputes are being resolved.” There are records that Rhonda has lived in Missouri City, Houston, and Galveston TX. She is originally from Winona Texas. She has been a guest host on Crime Watch Daily. See Holding Court: Rhonda Wills of ‘Relative Justice’ Rules Over Family Disputes to read a Nov 2021 article about her new show, "Relative Justice" Rhonda isn't really a judge, however, although she plays one on television. She is a lawyer whose firm, "having won in excess of $100 million for her clients, (she) certainly knows her way around a courtroom. “It’s an arbitration-based show, and so when I’m acting as an arbitrator, I am a judge,” she explains. “I have been an arbitrator as well as lawyer; I have arbitrated and decided civil cases” according to the above article.
The Spectator and Methodist Chronicle. Melbourne. 13th March 1918. ...............Wedding Bells.............. On Wednesday, January 9th, 1918, a very pretty wedding was celebrated in the New Norfolk Methodist Church, when Miss Elsie Gould Wills, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robt. J. Wills, of "Ballymony," Hayes, was united to Lieutenant J. Oliver Storey. The bride entered the church on the arm of her brother Mr. Alf. Wills, and was attended by her twin sister, Miss Cassie Wills, and Miss Storey, as bridesmaids. The Mercury. Hobart. 11th February 1918. MARRIAGES. STOREY - WILLS. On January 9, 1918, at New Norfolk, by the Rev. Newton Greenwood, Lieutenant James Oliver Storey, late of the 36th Battalion A.I.F., eldest son of the late Captain Richard Storey, of the 80th Regt., Kings Royal Rifles, to Elsie Gould Wills, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wills, of Ballymony, Hayes.
Catherine and her family sailed to New Zealand on the Steamship Stad Haarlem in 1879. from Plymouth, England. She became a teacher in New Zealand before coming to Australia around 1889. She married John Wills on the 27th of December 1893 in Balaclava, Melbourne, Victoria. The Age, Melbourne, January 1894. MARRIAGES. WILLS - BAKER. - On the 27th December, at Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava, by the Rev. Dr. Torrance, John Wills, Bulga, Gippsland, to Catherine Adelia Baker, only surviving daughter of Benj. Baker, of Philadelphia, Penna, U.S.A., stepdaughter of Joseph Shead, late of Christchurch, N.Z., now in St. Kilda. ( George W. Torrance, was the first vicar at Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava (1878 to 1895), he was born in Dublin in 1835, and came to Australia in 1869, he and his wife returned to Ireland in 1897, he died in the library of the St. Canice Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland in 1907. Catherine and John lived in Balook ( Bulga ) near Yarram in East Gippsland before moving to Elwood. Her brother Richard Joye Baker was a lighthouse keeper along the Victorian coas, he married Honora (Norah) Curtis who's parents came from County Clare, Ireland. After Norah passed away, he married Clara Lear, from Portland, Victoria. In 1891- Women's Suffrage Petition sought that 'women should vote on equal terms with men' in parliamentary elections. Both Annie and Catherine's signatures are on the roll, with nearly 30,000 other womens signatures. -Mrs. A. Shead, Moore street, St. Kilda -Kate Baker, Moore street, St. Kilda Some of Catherine's children became teachers. Kathleen Adelia, Frances and her husband Ivan, Joseph and his wife Mollie. In 1915 Bulga School was renamed Balook. 1918- In the recent departmental examination at the Balook school the following pupils passed the qualifying exam:- Jean Wills, Agnes Wills and Honor Wills, while Marion Wills gained the Merit certificate. 1924 Electoral Roll. Wills, Catherine Adelia, Yarram, home duties. Wills, John, Yarram, clerk of works. Wills, Charles, Balook, dairy farmer. Wills, Florence Bertha, Yarram, clerk. Wills, Frances Annie, Grant st., Yarram school teacher. Wills, Joseph Edward, Woodside, teacher. Wills, Samuel, Balook, farmer. 1931. Electoral Roll. Wills, Agnes Winifred. 40 St.Kilda street, clerk. Wills, Annie Constance. 40 St.Kilda street, civil servant. Wills, Catherine Adelia. 40 St.Kilda street, home duties. Wills, Honor Margaret. 40 St.Kilda street, clerk. The Argus 1946. Mrs. K.A. WILLS Hon. Sec. St. Kilda-Elwood Branch A.W.N.L. (Australian Womens National League) Petitioning for a Baby Health Centre and Public Hall.
Richenda L Joyner/Wills
Richenda L Joyner/wills was born in 1850. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richenda L Joyner/Wills.
Victoria L Wills was born at Southampton County Va, and died at Southampton County, Va. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Victoria L Wills.
Ellen (Clarke) Wills of Yarram Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ellen Clarke Wills.
Samuel Wills of Yarr Australia, was married to Ellen Clarke Wills, and has children Ellen Maud (Wills) Wilson, Honora Lillian Wills, Olive May Willis, Richard Samuel Wills, Edith Mary Lilian Wills, Elizabeth Gerte Wills, and Charles Stanley Wills. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Samuel Wills .
Myrtle Wills was born in 1898 in Clifton Hill, City of Yarra County, VIC Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Myrtle Wills.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Wills.
Thomas Francis Wills was born on May 22, 1971 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States, and died at age 44 years old on September 26, 2015 in Warminster, Bucks County. Thomas Wills was buried on October 4, 2015 at Resurrection Cemetery 5201 Hulmeville Rd, in Bensalem. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Francis Wills.
Marion Elizabeth Wills of Melbourne East Australia was born in 1903, and died at age 24 years old on October 11, 1928 at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, VIC. Marion Wills was buried at St Kilda Cemetery in St Kilda East.
Kathleen Adelia Baker Wills was born in 1896, and died at age 54 years old on June 11, 1951 in St Kilda, Port Phillip City County, VIC Australia. Kathleen Wills was buried at St Kilda Cemetery Dandenong Rd, in St Kilda East. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kathleen Adelia Baker Wills.
Christina Marie Wills was born on September 22, 1973 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Thomas William Wills and Paula Jean Wills, and has siblings Thomas Francis Wills and Anthony Patrick Wills. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Christina Marie Wills.
Riley Marie Wills was born on July 21, 2008 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania United States to Thomas Francis Wills and Kelly Ann Wills. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Riley Marie Wills.
Anthony Patrick Wills was born on February 3, 1975 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States to Thomas William Wills and Paula Jean Wills, and has siblings Thomas Francis Wills and Christina Marie Wills. Anthony Wills married Steven William Eckman in 2009 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anthony Patrick Wills.
Marian Kay (Wills) Coleman of Cottonwood, California United States was born on November 5, 1946 in Fort Bragg. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marian Kay Coleman.
George Wills of City of Yarra County, VIC Australia was born circa 1888, and died at age 67 years old on April 12, 1956.
Eddie Beatrice (Wills)
She was the best mother anyone could want, she sacrificed for her children!
Elizabeth (Pawvluk) Wills of Portage, Cambria County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth (Pawvluk) Wills.
Florence Forbes (Wills) Watt was born on January 2, 1889 at Old Machar in Aberdeen County, Scotland United Kingdom, and died at age 78 years old in 1967 at Box Hill VIC, Australia in Box Hill, Whitehorse City County, VIC Australia. Florence Watt was buried at Box Hill Cemetery 395 Middleborough Rd, in Box Hill. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Florence Forbes (Wills) Watt.

Wills Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Wills family member is 73.0 years old according to our database of 10,752 people with the last name Wills that have a birth and death date listed.

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73.0 years

Oldest Willses

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Lena Wills of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on May 11, 1865, and died at age 110 years old in October 1975.
110 years
Ruth M Wills of Roanoke, Roanoke City County, VA was born on August 11, 1900, and died at age 109 years old on November 8, 2009.
109 years
David Wills of Plainview, Nassau County, NY was born on July 28, 1870, and died at age 106 years old in July 1976.
105 years
Dail E Wills of Alexandria, Thayer County, NE was born on September 27, 1899, and died at age 105 years old on March 27, 2005.
105 years
Mattie H Wills of Cleveland, White County, GA was born on May 17, 1889, and died at age 104 years old on January 9, 1994.
104 years
Nora L Wills of Dallas, Dallas County, TX was born on October 9, 1905, and died at age 103 years old on August 21, 2009.
103 years
Dell Wills of Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa was born on June 11, 1878, and died at age 104 years old in August 1982.
104 years
Maggie O Wills of Fort Payne, De Kalb County, AL was born on December 12, 1891, and died at age 103 years old on September 3, 1995.
103 years
Kattie M Wills of Lansing, Ingham County, MI was born on September 24, 1901, and died at age 103 years old on January 5, 2005.
103 years
Pansy M Wills of Jefferson, Jackson County, GA was born on November 19, 1889, and died at age 103 years old on November 15, 1993.
103 years
Willie Wills of Houston, Harris County, Texas was born on August 8, 1867, and died at age 102 years old in July 1970.
102 years
Bertha A Wills was born on December 7, 1888, and died at age 102 years old in July 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bertha A Wills.
102 years
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My mother was Deanna Gene Wills. Her parents were Joe Claude Wills and Bonnie Gene Steele. I don't know much about my family but I've been looking for them.....I have no idea who the entirety of my family is but I would like to know. My name is Michaela Wills and this is my Family Story.

I was born in Florida in 1987 to Deanna Gene Wills. My younger sister Sarah was born in 1989 to my mother. We don't know much about our fathers and our family. My father's name is John Morris Ward and my sister's is Al Nelson. I have two more half sisters from my father's side while my younger sister has more half brothers and sisters on her father's side of the family. I just want to know who my mother's family was.

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