Philip Henry Worthen

Father:

Thomas Worthen

Mother:

Catherine Reiman

Sex:

Male

Born:

March 2, 1868 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Died:

July 5, 1947 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 79)

Buried:

Mt. Joy Cemetery, Murphysboro, Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation:

Farmer

Spouse:

Della Zimmerman (b. Apr.1872 d. 1937)

Married:

about 1889/90

Children:

  1. John L. Worthen - (b. 12.7.1891 d. Mar.1969)
  2. Loran Worthen - (b. Feb.1893)
  3. Thomas Golden Worthen - (b. 1.29.1895 d. 3.25.1963)
  4. Blanche Worthen - (b. May 1900)
  5. Anna Worthen - (b. 9.5.1902 d. 3.25.1992)
  6. Carol Worthen - (son) (b. 1904/5)

Census:

More info on this family can be found in Thomas Shawcross's WorldConnect GEDCOM file. The photo was provided by Daniel J. Graff and is being used with his permission.

Relation to me:

2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 8.26.2008

Nancy Harriet "Nan" Worthen

Father:

Thomas Worthen

Mother:

Catherine Reiman

Born:

May 1875 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Died:

December 16, 1963 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 88)

Buried:

Camp Creek Cemetery, Oraville, Ora Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Religion:

Camp Creek Baptist Church, Oraville, Ora Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse:

Edward Ripley (b. 10.12.1858)

Married:

March 1, 1896 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Inez May Ripley - (b. 12.23.1897)

Census:

More info on this family can be found in Thomas Shawcross's WorldConnect GEDCOM file.
The photo was provided by Daniel J. Graff and is being used with his permission.

Relation to me:

2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 8.9.2008

Martha Alice Worthen

Father:

Thomas Worthen

Mother:

Catherine Reiman

Sex:

Female

Born:

May 13, 1871 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Died:

February 22, 1928 (age 56)

Census:

More info on this family can be found in Thomas Shawcross's WorldConnect GEDCOM file.

Relation to me:

2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 1.14.08

Margaret Emily "Emma" Worthen

Father:

Thomas Worthen

Mother:

Catherine Reiman

Sex:

Female

Born:

December 19, 1866 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Died:

August 9, 1954 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 87)

Buried:

Mt. Joy Cemetery, Murphysboro, Jackson Co., illinois

Spouse:

John W. Graff

Married:

September 30, 1891 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., illinois

Children:

  1. Adaline Graff
  2. Shirly A. Graff
  3. Ruth Laura Graff
  4. Sherman Thomas Graff
  5. John Graff
  6. Esther A. Graff
  7. Lorin G. Graff

Census:

The photo and information on this family has been provided by Margaret's great-grandson, Daniel J. Graff.

Relation to me:

2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 8.3.2008

Catherine Worthen

Father:

Thomas Worthen

Mother:

Catherine Reiman

Sex:

Female

Born:

June 10, 1873 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Died:

August 1, 1874 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 1)

More info on this family can be found in Thomas Shawcross's WorldConnect GEDCOM file.

Relation to me:

2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 1.14.08

Virgil James Wiltse

Father: John I. Wiltse
Mother: Elsie Mae Peck

Sex: Male
Born: June 26, 1912 - Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska
Died: July 14, 1976 (age 64)

Occupation: FBI Agent

Spouse: Lola Belle Rogers
Married: November 2, 1937 - Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska

Children:

  1. Virgil James Wiltse
  2. Mary Elizabeth Wiltse
Comments: Virgil graduated from the University of Nebraska law college in 1936. He joined the FBI in 1939.

Census:

Relation to me: 3rd cousin, twice removed

Last update: 1.14.08

Edgar Lloyd Wiltse

Father: John I. Wiltse
Mother: Elsie Mae Peck

Sex: Male
Born: April 26, 1920 - Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska
Died: September 28, 1998 - Paola, Miami Co., Kansas (age 78)

Spouse: Rose McGinnis

Children:

  1. Sue Ann Wiltse
  2. Kristin Kay Wiltse
Census: Relation to me: 3rd cousin, twice removed

Last update: 1.14.08

William Will

Father: John Jacob Will
Mother: Catheryn Graffe

Sex: Male
Born: February 2, 1804 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: February 29, 1888 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 84)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Sarah Kimmel
Married: June 21, 1831 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Catherine Will
  2. Julia Ann Will
  3. Lavinia Will
  4. Jacob L. Will
  5. Philip Will
  6. Henry Daniel Will
Census: Relation to me: 4th great granduncle

Last update: 5.27.2008

Samuel Will

Father: Daniel Will
Mother: Magdalena Graffe

Sex: Male
Born: February 11, 1800 - Berks Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 14, 1872 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 72)
Buried: Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery, Friedens, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Ellen "Nellie" Trent

Children:

  1. George Will
  2. Isabell Will
  3. Charles Will
  4. Alexander Will - (b. abt.1837)
  5. Eliza Jane Will
  6. Margaret Will - (b. abt.1841)
  7. Aaron Will - (b. abt.1844)
Census: This photo was contributed to the Somerset County PAGenWeb Tombstone Project site by Ellis Michaels and is being used with his permission.

Relation to me 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 1.25.08

Sophia E. Will

Father: Edward F. Will
Mother: Phoebe P. Sivits

Sex: Female
Born: March 27, 1896 - Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: December 14, 1982 - Bedford, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania (age 86)
Buried: Walker Cemetery, Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Religion: Shanksville, United Methodist Church, Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Ralph Ross Whitaker (b. 11.22.1894 d. 1919)

Children:

  1. Kathleen Whitaker - (b. 1913/4)
  2. William E. Whitaker - (b. 1917)
  3. Ralph Bernard "Butch" Whitaker - (b. 5.30.1918 d. 6.11.2003)
2nd Spouse: William H. Paul (b. 6.27.1894 d. 1938)

Children:

  1. Faye Paul - (infant)
  2. Elaine Paul - (infant)
  3. Genevieve Paul - (b. 1924/5)
  4. Donald Paul - (b. 3.31.1926 d. 5.16.1982)
  5. James Paul
Census: Obituary: Somerset Daily American, December 16, 1982
"Sophia E. Paul, 86, of Shanksville, died Dec. 14, 1982, at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home, Bedford. Born March 27, 1896, in Shanksville, daughter of Edward F. and Phoebe (Sivits) Will. Preceded in death by parents; husbands: Ralph R. Whitaker and William H. Paul; son, Donald Paul; two infant daughters; grandson, Joey Oravec; four sisters and three brothers. Survived by these children: Mrs. Joseph (Kathleen) Oravec, Alexandria, Va.; William Whitaker, New Port Richey, Fla.; R.B."Dutch" Whitaker, with whom she resided; Mrs. Jerry (Genevieve) Shull, of Ocala, Fla.: James Paul, of Bradenton, Fla.; Timmy Paul Miller, Rock Springs, Wyo.; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Lifelong member of Shanksville United Methodist Church. Family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Deaner Funeral Home, Stoystown. Remains will be removed to Shanksville United Methodist Church to lie in state from 1 p.m. until services at 2 p.m. on Saturday, with the Rev. Marlin A. Miller officiating. Interment, Walker Cemetery, Shanksville."
This obituary can be found at this Somerset County PAGenWeb Archive site.

Relation to me 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 1.30.08

Robert Sheridan Will

Father: Philip Will
Mother: Caroline Zeigler

Sex: Male
Born: July 28, 1873 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 25, 1905 - Listie, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 31)
Buried: Listie Cemetery, Listie, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Coal miner

Spouse: Carrie W. Mostoller (b. 1881 d. 1903)

Children:

  1. Manford Will - (b. 6.1.1901)
  2. Lillian C. Will - (b. 1.25.1903)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 1.27.08

Philip Will

Father: William Will
Mother: Sarah Kimmel

Sex: Male
Born: July 23, 1847 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 2, 1923 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 76)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Caroline Zeigler

Children:

  1. Robert Sheridan Will
  2. Ashton Maurice Will
  3. George J. Will
  4. Charles W. Will
  5. Miles Rufus Will
  6. Atta Cara Will
  7. Estella Louise Will
  8. Cosmus C. Will
  9. Minnie Hillery Will
  10. Elizabeth S. Will
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 5.27.2008

Minnie Hillery Will

Father: Philip Will
Mother: Caroline Zeigler

Sex: Female
Born: July 16, 1889 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: December 2, 1899 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 10)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.1.2008

Miles Rufes Will

Father: Philip Will
Mother: Caroline Zeigler

Sex: Male
Born: January 28, 1880 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: September 1963 - Pennsylvania (age 83)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: May Anna Shaffer (b. 1885 d. 1934)
Married: 1905 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Ethel M. Will - (b. 4.11.1906)
  2. Charles Philip Will - (b. 5.9.1910)
  3. Albert Guy Will - (b. 10.17.1915 d. 4.8.1998)
  4. William Ray Will - (b. 10.25.1920)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 5.27.2008

Maria Charlotta Will

Father: Han Adam Wull
Mother: Anna Juliana Tross

Sex: Female
Born: 1718 - Lautenbach, Saarland Bezirk, Germany
Died: after 1790 - Lincoln Co., North Carolina

Spouse: Johann Philip Kloninger
Married: May 23, 1747 - Nohfelden Lutheran Church, Lautenbach, Saarland Bezirk, Germany

Children:

  1. Anna Barbara Kloninger - (b. abt.1747)
  2. Philip Kloninger - (b. abt.1748)
  3. Johann Adam Kloninger
  4. Anna Elizabeth Kloninger - (b. abt.1752)
  5. Johann Michael Kloninger
  6. Joseph Kloninger - (b. abt.1755)
  7. Maria Julianna Kloninger
  8. David Andrew Kloninger - (b. abt.1763)
Relation to me: 7th great grandaunt

Last update: 3.10.08

Ida Mae Will

Father: John H. Will
Mother: Catherine E. Engle

Sex: Female
Born: May 7, 1873 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: August 4, 1943 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 70)

Spouse: Edward Howard Miller (b. 10.7.1870)

Children:

  1. Webster Benjamin Miller - (b. 10.18.1891 d. 11.23.1959)
  2. Maggie Beatrice Miller - (b. 8.12.1895 d. 8.3.1977)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 3.24.08

Ralph William Will

Father: Harvey Sylvester Will
Mother: Nellie Jane Rhoads

Sex: Male
Born: November 20, 1905 - Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: January 6, 1995 - Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida (age 89)
Buried: January 11, 1995 - Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Dorothy Scott (b. 1.5.1907 d. 7.8.1982)

Children:

  1. Ralph William Will Jr.
  2. Margaret Will
  3. Betty Will
2nd Spouse: Hilda Link

Census:

Obituary: Somerset Daily American, January 9, 1995
"Ralph William Will, 89, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Jan. 6, 1995, at the Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla. Born Nov. 20, 1905, in Somerset. Son of the late Harvey Sylvester and Nelle Jane (Rhoads) Will. Preceded in death by brothers, Harold Will and Clyde Will. Survived by wife, the former Hilda Link, and these children: Ralph W. Will Jr., Schaumburg, Illinois; Mrs. Margaret "Peg" Stanford, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, and Mrs. William (Betty) Griffith, Manassas, Va. Also survived by 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson. Retired sales manager for RCA Distributors in Jacksonville. Veteran of U.S. Army Signal Corps, WWII. Member St. Matthews Lutheran Church of Jacksonville; past president and life member of the Armed Forces Communication Association. Member of West Jacksonville Rotary Club. Friends received from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Faith Lutheran Church, Wills, with the Rev. Lynn M. Sanner officiating. Interment in Wills Cemetery."
This obituary can be found at the Somerset County PAGenWeb Archive site.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 5.27.2008

Julia Ann Will

Father: William Will
Mother: Sarah Kimmel

Sex: Female
Born: May 8, 1839 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: February 6, 1876 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 36)

Census:

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.12.08

Johannes Will Jr.

Father: Johannes Will
Mother: Catherine Reigelman

Sex: Male
Born: April 18, 1784 - Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Died: December 1, 1876 - Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri (age 92)

Spouse: Caroline Anna Best (b. 8.22.1792 d. 1849)
Married: August 20, 1809

Children:

  1. Adeline Will (b. 5.12.1810 d. 3.10.1902)
  2. Drury Will (b. 8.22.1812 d. 3.10.1902)
  3. David H. Will (b. 4.12.1814 d. 5.2.1899)
  4. Diannah Will (b. 3.2.1816 d. 1906)
  5. Elizabeth R. Will (b. 3.31.1818)
  6. Catharine Will (b. 12.28.1821)
  7. Rufus Jacob Will (b. 10.14.1823 d. 1858)
  8. Mary Salina Will (b. 5.8.1828 d. 11.29.1871)
  9. Jacob Miles Will (b. 9.16.1831 d. 10.2.1906)
Relation to me: 1st cousin, 7 times removed

Last update: 3.22.08

Harold R. Will

Father: Harvey Sylvester Will
Mother: Nellie Jane Rhoads

Sex: Male
Born: February 4, 1910 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: June 22, 1971 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 61)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Susan Jane Zarefoss (b. 9.17.1907 d. 1.6.1987)

Children:

  1. Robert D. Will
  2. Fred E. Will
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 5.29.2008

Jacob L. Will

Father: William Will
Mother: Sarah Kimmel

Born: November 11, 1844 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 12, 1908 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 63)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Elizabeth Zimmerman
Married: 1867/8 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Allen W. Will
  2. Weldon Will - (b. 1873/4)
  3. Sadie Will - (b. Feb.1880)
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 5.28.2008

Henrietta Will

Father: John Will
Mother: Catherine Rayman

Sex: Female
Born: August 2, 1826 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 3, 1901 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 75)
Buried: Glade Lutheran Church Cemetery, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: James H. Pugh

Children:

  1. Winfield S. Pugh - (b. 1847/8)
  2. James M. Pugh - (b. 1851)
  3. Charles Pugh - (b. 1854)
  4. Wilson W. Pugh - (b. 1857 d. 1896)
  5. Mary J. Pugh (b. 1858/9)
  6. Rhoda Ann Pugh (b. 1861/2)
  7. Adaline A. Pugh (b. 1864/5)
  8. John H. Pugh
Census: Relation to me: 3rd great grandaunt

Last update: 3.26.08

Henrietta Harriet Will

Father: Peter Will
Mother: Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex: Female
Born: November 16, 1819 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: June 30, 1863 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 43)
Cause of Death: Typhoid fever

Spouse: John Jackson Griffith
Married: October 30, 1836 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Cyrus Sylvester Griffith
  2. Sabina Ursula Griffith
  3. Harvey Nelson Griffith
  4. Mary Ann Griffith
  5. Peter Will Griffith
  6. Lucretia Griffith
  7. Susan Emily Griffith
  8. Samantha Corda Griffith
  9. Charles Dudding Griffith
  10. Sidy Elvira Griffith
  11. Harriet Lydia Griffith
Census: Comments: Henrietta and John arrived in the Murphysboro area in the same wagon train on March 10, 1836.

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 3.26.08

George J. Will

Father: Philip Will
Mother: Caroline Zeigler

Sex: Male
Born: March 22, 1878 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: April 17, 1879 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 1)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.1.2008

George Will

Father: Samuel Will
Mother: Ellen "Nellie" Trent

Sex: Male
Born: March 7, 1825 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: May 3, 1860 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 35)
Buried: Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery, Friedens, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Sophia ?

Children:

  1. Charles S. Will
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.3.2008

Estella Louise Will

Father: Philip Will
Mother: Caroline Zeigler

Sex: Female
Born: September 17, 1884 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Henry Bushrod Pickrell (b. 10.23.1882)

Children:

  1. Manford E. Pickrell - (b. 1.5.1907 d. 6.24.1991)
  2. Robert Richard Pickrell - (b. 3.15.1908)
  3. Elden Kenneth Pickrell - (b. 2.25.1911)
  4. Pearl Pickrell - (b. 1913/4)
  5. Pauline Evelyn Pickrell - (b. 2.24.1919)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 5.5.08

Elizabeth S. Will

Father: Philip Will
Mother: Caroline Zeigler

Sex: Female
Born: May 3, 1892 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: April 5, 1967 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 74)
Buried: Somerset Memorial Park, Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Frank J. Miller (b. 4.7.1889 d. 8.30.1974)
Married: July 25, 1914 - Friedens, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Betty Miller - (b. 1.1.1920)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 5.7.08

Elizabeth Will

Father: John Jacob Will
Mother: Catheryn Graffe

Sex: Female
Born: 1798 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1863 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 65)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Henry Frank

Children:

  1. Samuel Frank
  2. Mary Frank
  3. Sarah Frank
Census: Relation to me: 4th great grandaunt

Last update: 5.26.2008

Elizabeth Will

Father: Hans Adam Will
Mother: Anna Juliana Tross

Sex: Female
Born: about 1716 - Germany
Died: - Lincoln Co., North Carolina

Spouse: Johann Jacob Rhyne (b. 1712/3 d. 1794)
Married: about 1735 - Germany

Relation to me: 7th great grandaunt

Last update: 5.8.08

Edward F. Will

Father: William C. Will
Mother: Sarah Lowry

Sex: Male
Born: February 24, 1856 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Christened: July 5, 1856 - Glade Reformed and Lutheran Church, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Carpenter, work at the steel works in Johnstown in 1880

Spouse: Phoebe P. Sivits (b. Apr.1860)
Married: 1876/7 - Shanksville, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Mary J. Will
  2. Maggie Will - (b. Oct.1879)
  3. Joseph Will - (b. Apr.1887)
  4. Sarah Will - (b. Sep.1892)
  5. James William Will
  6. Sophia E. Will
  7. Bessie M. Will - (b. Oct.1900)
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.1.2008

Daniel Henry Will

Father:

William Will

Mother:

Sarah Kimmel

Sex:

Male

Born:

October 16, 1856 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

February 26, 1923 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Buried:

Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation:

Farmer

Spouse:

Sarah C. Will

Children:

  1. Mabel Mae Will - (b. 11.20.1885)
  2. Walter Charles Will
  3. Paul McKinley Will
  4. Alvin Grant Will

Census:

Relation to me:

1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.22.2009

Daniel Gephart Will

Father:

Peter Will

Mother:

Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex:

Male

Born:

March 28, 1822 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Died:

April 8, 1900 - Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 78)

Buried:

Calvary Cemetery, Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation:

Farmer

Religion:

Lutheran, Presbyterian

Spouse:

Elizabeth Kimmel

Married:

April 21, 1844- Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Harry Henry Will
  2. Peter M. Will
  3. William A. Will
  4. Joseph E. Will
  5. Ellen Elvira Will
  6. Edward Alexander Will

Census:

Comments:

- They lived on a farm in DeSoto Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois from 1844 to 1848, when Daniel bought a farm in Bradley Twp.
- Daniel and Elizabeth were Lutherans, but there was no Lutheran church in the area, so they joined the Presbyterian Church at Shiloh Hill.

Relation to me:

1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.22.2009

Harry Henry Will

Father: Daniel Gephart Will
Mother: Elizabeth Kimmel

Born: September 9, 1845 - DeSoto Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: June 16, 1898 - Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 52)
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Census:

Comments: - The 1870 census lists him as "idiotic".

Last update: 11-4-03

Peter M. Will

Father: Daniel Gephart Will
Mother: Elizabeth Kimmel

Sex: Male
Born: January 3, 1849 - Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: September 12, 1867 - Jackson Co., Illinois (age 18)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.27.08

William August Will

Father: Daniel Gephart Will
Mother: Elizabeth Kimmel

Sex: Male
Born: June 1850 - Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Susan A. Pierson (b. 3.6.1857 d. 1.27.1911)
Married: March 25, 1873 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Laura Will - (b. 6.30.1874 d. 8.22.1901)
  2. Bertha J. Will - (b. Jul.1881)
  3. Joseph M. Will - (b. Feb.1884)
  4. Almer Will - (b. Aug.1886)
  5. Ira Louis - (b. 2.19.1891 d. 3.21.1965)
There were two other children who died before 1900.

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.20.08

Joseph E. Will

Father: Daniel Gephart Will
Mother: Elizabeth Kimmel

Born: November 7, 1852 - Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: September 19, 1910 - Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 57)
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Cause of Death: Hit by a train

Occupation: Grocery merchant

Spouse: Leatta Cochran (b. Apr.1865)
Marriage: April 6, 1884 - Murphysboro, Jackson Co., Illinois

Census:

Last update: 3.19.08

Ellen Elvira Will

Father: Daniel Gephart Will
Mother: Elizabeth Kimmel

Sex: Female
Born: January 1856 - Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: 1910 (age 54)

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 5.7.08

Edward Alexander Will

Father: Daniel Gephart Will
Mother: Elizabeth Kimmel

Sex: Male
Born: July 14, 1860 - Campbell Hill, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: May 12, 1924 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 63)
Buried: Tower Grove Cemetery, Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Mollie A. ? (b. May 1867)
Married: 1883/4 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Grace E. Will - (b. Jul.1886)
  2. Gertrude Will - (b. Apr.1888)
  3. Rob Ray Will - (b. 6.20.1890)
  4. Harry Edward Will - (b. 3.4.1895)
  5. Jessie May Will - (b. Mar.1894)
There was also one other child who died before 1900.

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 7.18.2008

Daniel Will

Father: Johannes Will
Mother: Catherine Reigelman

Sex: Male
Born: October 16, 1786 - Lincoln Co., North Carolina

Spouse: Anna Walker

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 7 times removed

Last update: 6.2.2008

Cosmus C. Will

Father: Philip Will
Mother: Caroline Zeigler

Sex: Male
Born: September 17, 1888 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 12, 1899 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 11)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.1.2008

Conrad Will

Father: Johannes Will
Mother: Catherine Reigelman

Sex: Male
Born: March 7, 1789 - Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Died: about 1837 - Jefferson Twp., Wayne Co., Missouri
Cause of Death: Possibly cholora

Relation to me:1st cousin, 7 times removed

Last update: 6.2.2008

Conrad Will

Father: Johann Gerhardt Will
Mother: Mary Barbara Drach

Sex: Male
Born: about 1767 - Windsor Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1807 - Lincoln Co., North Carolina

Relation to me: 6th great granduncle

Last update: 6.2.2008

Charles W. Will

Father: Philip Will
Mother: Caroline Zeigler

Sex: Male
Born: March 31, 1879 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: April 17, 1879 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 17 days)

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.3.2008

Catherine Will

Father: Daniel Will
Mother: Magdalena Graffe

Sex: Female
Born: October 28, 1803 - Berks Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.2008

Catherine Will

Father: Johannes Will
Mother: Catherine Reigelman

Sex: Female
Born: December 10, 1779 - Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Died: about 1840 - Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Spouse: Alexander Stroder
Married: March 30, 1799

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 7 times removed

Last update: 6.6.2008

Catherine Will

Father: William Will
Mother: Sarah Kimmel

Sex: Female
Born: April 30, 1834 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: July 11, 1911 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 77)

Census:

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.6.2008

John Will

Father: Peter Will
Mother: Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex: Male
Born: March 20, 1813 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 22, 1896 - Kinkaid Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 83)
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Amy Emma Criley
Married: 1838

Children:

  1. Celia M. Will
  2. Mary Sardinia Will
  3. Harmon Dennis Will
  4. Simon Gephart Will
  5. Ellen Elvira Will
  6. Francis Marion Will
  7. Hugh Conrad Will
  8. Jacob Henry Will
Census: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 3.22.08

Celia M. Will

Father: John Will
Mother: Amy Emma Criley

Sex: Female
Born: August 5, 1839 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: August 9, 1854 - Jackson Co., Illinois (age 15)

Census: 1850 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.3.2008

Mary Sardinia Will

Father: John Will
Mother: Amy Emma Criley

Sex: Female
Born: April 15, 1841 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: October 7, 1897 - Kinkaid Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 56)

Spouse: William Carroll Jarrett
Married: August 16, 1862 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Charlotte A. Jarrett - (b. 1864/5)
  2. Mary Margaret Jarrett - (b. 1866/7)
  3. Celia A. Jarrett - (b. 1868/9)
  4. Ellen E. Jarrett - (b. 1872/3)
  5. Clarissa May Jarrett - (b. 1877/8)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.3.08

Harmon Dennis Will

Father: John Will
Mother: Amy Emma Criley

Sex: Male
Born: November 18, 1842 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: February 7, 1926 - County Poor House, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois (age 83)

Spouse: Eleanor Bolin
Married: August 25, 1863(more probably 1862) - Jackson Co., Illinois

Census: 1850 - Jackson Co., Illinois
1920 - National Home for D.V. Soldiers, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois (Poor House)

Military: - Enlisted as a Private in Co. D, 81st Illinois Infantry on August 26, 1862 in DeSoto, Illinois and mustered out as a Private on August 5, 1865 in Chicago.

I also have a death date of May 6, 1918 in Murphysboro, Jackson, Co., Illinois, for him. If anyone can clear up all this conflicting data, PLEASE email me!

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 4.14.08

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