Mahlon Hall Wills, 1820 to 1880 - Generation 4

Source: Warren Tooker

Mahlon Hall Wills was a cabinet maker. He appears in the Monroe County, Virginia 1850 and 1860 census. The 1850 census shows his younger sister, Delilah living with him.

In 1846, Mahlon sold some land in Monroe County, Virginia to Samuel Ayres. Click here to down load an Acrobat PDF file taken from Monroe County Deed Book "P", Page 50.

Persons researching the descendants of Mahlon Hall Wills will note some confusion regarding his son John Alexander Wills shown below. Records clearly show John Alexander Wills as the son of Mahlon and Caroline. However, Mahlon married Narcissa Bocock in 1844 and had a daughter named Louisa Jane Wills about the same time as John Alexander Wills was born. No record can be found that Mahlon was ever married to Caroline. Was John Alexander Wills born out of wed lock or are the records simply wrong? Readers must decide for themselves.

Descendants of Mahlon Hall Wills, Sr.

1 Mahlon Hall Wills, Sr. Born: January 08, 1820 in Virginia Died: December 16, 1880 in Probably Nicholas County, West Virginia Age at death: 60
. +Caroline
2 John Alexander Wills Born: November 28, 1845 in Monroe County, Virginia Died: August 14, 1920 in Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia Age at death: 74
... +Paulina Agnes Miller Born: June 15, 1852 in Greenbrier County, Virginia Married: July 24, 1870 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia Father: Mr. Jonathan Miller Mother: Ms. Nancy Unknown Died: February 26, 1936 in Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia Age at death: 83
*2nd Wife of Mahlon Hall Wills, Sr.:
. +Narcissa E. Bocock Born: October 15, 1825 in Monroe County, Virginia Married: September 10, 1844 in Monroe Co., Va. Died: June 25, 1849 in Monroe County, Virginia Age at death: 23
2 Louisa Jane Wills Born: October 04, 1845 in Monroe County, Virginia Died: November 21, 1920 in Mt. Nebo, West Virginia Age at death: 75
... +John Tygrett Born: Unknown Married: April 30, 1861 in Nicholas, County, Virginia Died: Unknown Age at death: ?
2 Spottswood L. Wills Born: August 1847 in Monroe County, Virginia Died: June 25, 1848 in Monroe County, Virginia Age at death: 0 est.
2 Minerva Ellen Wills Born: January 13, 1849 in Probably Monroe County, Virginia Died: October 03, 1899 in Sparks, Nicholas County, West Virginia Age at death: 50
... +James Allen Copenhaver Married: July 26, 1866 in Sparks, Nicholas County, West Virginia
*3rd Wife of Mahlon Hall Wills, Sr.:
. +Lucretia Jane Skaggs Born: January 01, 1829 in Union, Monroe County, Virginia Married: August 21, 1849 in Monroe County, West Virginia Father: Mr. Davir R. Skaggs Died: March 28, 1915 in Peterstown, Monroe County, West Virginia Age at death: 86
2 Araminta A Wills Born: October 12, 1850 in Probably Monroe County, Virginia Died: March 1915 in Peterstown, Monroe County, West Virginia Age at death: 64 est.
... +Isaac Marion Skaggs Born: Unknown
2 Julia A. Wills Born: January 13, 1852 Died: March 21, 1873 Age at death: 21
2 Mahlon H. or A. Wills, Jr. Born: August 02, 1854 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
... +Ruth Elizabeth Shawver Married: April 26, 1877
2 Mary Jane Wills Born: August 02, 1854 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia Died: 1855 Age at death: 1 est.
2 Anderson M. Wills Born: April 02, 1856 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
2 John M. Wills Born: October 1857 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia Died: January 03, 1862 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia Age at death: 4 est.
2 Sarah E. or J. Wills Born: February 16, 1859
2 Simon Robinson Huffman Wills Born: March 10, 1861 in West Virginia Died: August 16, 1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana Age at death: 82
... +Barbra Ellen Ramsey Married: August 12, 1880 in Unknown
2 Joel Paxton Wills Born: July 19, 1863
... +Francina Catherine Ramsey Born: 1865 Married: Unknown
2 Lucretia Emmarine Wills Born: September 09, 1866 in Nicholas County, West Virginia
... +Unknown Sawyers Born: Unknown Married: Unknown
2 Jackson Fletcher Wills Born: August 22, 1870 in Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia Died: February 13, 1961 in Yountville, Napa, CA. Age at death: 90
... +(Unknown)
*2nd Wife of Jackson Fletcher Wills:
... +(Unknown)
*3rd Wife of Jackson Fletcher Wills:
... +Dora Minerva Bickmore Born: May 17, 1885 in Riverside, Riverside County, CA Married: 1912 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California Died: April 29, 1972 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA Age at death: 86