Simon Gephart Will

Father: John Will
Mother: Amy Emma Criley

Sex: Male
Born: August 18, 1845 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: July 7, 1935 - Cushing, Payne Co., Oklahoma (age 89)

Occupation: Carpenter, farmer

Spouse: Martha Matilda Lee (b. 4.6.1856 d. 7.1.1927)
Married: June 14, 1875 - Cleveland, Pawnee Co., Oklahoma

Children:

  1. Susan Ellen Will - (b. 12.15.1875 d. 5.31.1957)
  2. Laura Ann Will - (b. 12.23.1878 d. 8.9.1951)
  3. Mary Estella Will - (b. 7.18.1882 d. 3.20.1964)
  4. Charles Henry Will - (b. 2.10.1886 d. 9.8.1933)
  5. Jennie Alberta Will - (b. 9.12.1888 d. 6.16.1965)
  6. Georgia Etta Will - (b. 4.12.1889 d. Aug.1975)
  7. Esther Cordelia Will - (b. Nov.1891)
  8. George E. Will - (b. Apr.1894)
  9. Eldridge Denver Will - (b. 4.10.1899 d. 1899)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.21.08

Ellen Elvira Will

Father: John Will
Mother: Amy Emma Criley

Sex: Female
Born: January 18, 1848 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: 1925 - Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri (age 77)
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Henry T. Asbury (b. 12.16.1835)
Married: August 23, 1863 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Sarah Emma Asbury - (b. Jul.1866)
  2. Ida Geneva Asbury - (b. 7.16.1869)
  3. Etta Asbury - (b. Sep.1879)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 5.7.08

Frances Marian Will

Father: John Will
Mother: Amy Emma Criley

Sex: Female
Born: February 6, 1850 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: August 29, 1851 - Jackson Co., Illinois (age 1)

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 5.1.08

Ross E. Will

Father: Daniel Will
Mother: Elizabeth Ross

Sex: Male
Born: July 28, 1887 - Stoystown, Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1951 (age 64)

Occupation: Coal miner

Spouse: Jennie V. Berkebile (b. 1888 d. 1976)
Married: 1910 - Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Kenneth Ralph Will - (b. 1911)
  2. Paul Will - (b. 1916/7)
  3. Albert Will
Census: Comments: - Ross registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. He was of medium height with a stout build, had light brown eyes, dark brown hair, and was balding.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.2.2008

Hugh Conrad Will

Father: John Will
Mother: Amy Emma Criley

Born: March 1, 1852 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: March 12, 1925 - Ava, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 73)
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Isabella M. Johnson (b. 1.15.1875
Married: November 5, 1908

Children:

  1. Roxanne Elison Will - (b. 2.9.1910)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.24.08

Jacob Henry Will

Father: John Will
Mother: Amy Emma Criley

Sex: Male
Born: December 22, 1854 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: February 21, 1941 - Ava, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 86)
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Ava, Bradley Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Sarah Jane Green (b. 2.20.1861)
Married: about 1882

Children:

  1. Pearl Will - (b. Jun.1883)
  2. Edna Will - (b. Jan.1890)
Census: Last update: 3.23.08

Gerhart Jarret Will

Father: Peter Will
Mother: Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex: Male
Born: July 13, 1815 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: January 18, 1859 - DeSoto Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 43)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Mary Katherine Knight
Married: January 30, 1848 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Isabella Will
  2. Mary Ann Will
  3. Gephart H. Will
  4. Peter Will
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 4.14.08

Isabella Will

Father: Gerhart Jarret Will
Mother: Mary Katherine Knight

Sex: Female
Born: November 21, 1848 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: Ocotber 4, 1933 - DeSoto, DeSoto Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 84)
Buried: DeSoto Cemetery, DeSoto Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Martin Whipkey (b. 4.20.1838 d. 10.31.1907)
Married: November 11, 1866 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Eva Whipkey - (b. 12.19.1867 d. 2.3.1868)
  2. Lizzie Whipkey - (b. 1868/9)
  3. Annie Whipkey - (b. 12.30.1873 d. 10.5.1881)
  4. Sarah Catherine Whipkey - (b. 11.4.1875 d. 8.6.1941)
  5. Joseph Gephart Whipkey - (b. 5.23.1876 d. 7.1.1879)
  6. Henry Franklin Whipkey - 9b. 2.28.1879 d. 7.15.1948)
  7. Ethel May Whipkey - (b. 11.11.1881 d. 1.9.19330
  8. Jessica Whipkey - (b. 11.12.1884)
  9. Mollie Whipkey - (b. 9.10.1886 d. 12.28.1943)
  10. Martin B. Whipkey - (b. 3.26.1889 d. 6.1.1890)
  11. Susan Whipkey - (b. 3.2.1891 d. 5.4.1952)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.23.08

Mary Ann Will

Father: Gerhart Jarret Will
Mother: Mary Katherine Knight

Sex: Female
Born: March 14, 1850 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: March 2, 1924 - DeSoto Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 73)
Buried: Howard Cemetery, DeSoto Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Harrison Williams (b. 1845)
Married: January 20, 1869 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Nellie Williams - (b. 12.28.1871 d. 8.13.1906)
2nd Spouse: Peter Howard (b. 9.25.1851 d. 1.9.1916)

Children:

  1. Sarah Howard - (b. Oct.1879 d. Apr.1951)
  2. Ora Ellen Howard - (b. 8.24.1884 d. 2.24.1919)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.7.08

Gephart H. Will

Father: Gerhart Jarret Will
Mother: Mary Katherine Knight

Sex: Male
Born: May 1854 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: 1942 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 88)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Mary Shephard (b. 1861)
Married: March 1, 1880 - Jackson Co., Illinois

2nd Spouse: Adda Florence Cory (b. 1862)
Married: February 20, 1885 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. George Alex Bronson Will
  2. Ethel Kate Will
  3. Cora Rebecca Will
  4. Nellie M. Will
3rd Spouse: Octavia Vizina

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 4.14.08

Paul McKinley Will

Father: Henry Daniel Will
Mother: Sarah C. Will

Sex: Male
Born: December 16, 1895 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: September 29, 1931 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania (age 35)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Clerk for the steam railroad

Spouse: Bertha ? (b. 1895/6)

Census:

Comments: Paul registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 in Somerset. He was of medium height and build and had gray eyes and brown hair.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 3 times removed

Last update: 5.27.2008

Rebecca A. Will

Father: Peter Will
Mother: Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex: Female
Born: October 8, 1817 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: September 2, 1854 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 36)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Stephen Allen Holliday
Married: November 22, 1838 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Edwin Holliday
  2. William Holliday
  3. Rachel Holliday - (b. 1842 d. bef.1850)
  4. Mary Ann Holliday
  5. Amanda Holliday
  6. Benjamin West Holliday
  7. George A. Holliday
  8. Daniel A. Holliday
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 1.27.08

Susan Ann Whipkey

Father: Henry Whipkey
Mother: Mary Catherine Bouscher

Sex: Female
Born: November 9, 1830 - Milford Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 21, 1901 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 71)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Benjamin Franklin Will
Married: August 26, 1847 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Daniel Rollin Will
  2. Henry Freeman Will
  3. Amanda Cordelia Will
  4. Catherine Will
  5. George Alexander Will
  6. Olive Florence Will
  7. Irvin Oliver Will
  8. Emma Rebecca Will
  9. Lecretia Jane Will
  10. Sherman Will
  11. Elizabeth Alberta Will
  12. Charles E. Will
  13. Nora Ann Will
  14. Julia May Will
Census: Relation to me: Not related by blood

Last update: 7.18.2008

Daniel Rollin Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Male
Born: March 6, 1849 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: December 23, 1919 - Herrin, Herrin Twp., Williamson Co., Illinois (age 70)
Buried: Herrin City Cemetery, Herrin, Williamson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Protestant

Spouse: Jannettia Jane Elliott (b. 12.23.1849)
Married: July 1, 1869 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Frederick Galen Will - (b. 2.20.1868)
  2. Ollie Jane Will - (b. 6.26.1870)
  3. James Franklin Will - (b. May 1873)
  4. Albert John Will - (b. 1874)
  5. Phillip Will - (b. Nov.1875)
2nd Spouse: Norah Josephine Betts (b. Dec.1860)
Married: March 22, 1877 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Howard Will - (b. Oct.1880)
  2. Ross Will - (b. Dec.1884)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.2.2008

Henry Freeman Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Born: January 1, 1850 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: November 27, 1931 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 81)
Buried: Tower Grove Cemetery, Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Cause of Death: Stroke

Occupation: Railroad car repairer

Spouse: Margaret Ann Pyle (b. 1852/3)
Married: January 22, 1871 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Charles Edward Will - (b. 12.18.1871)
  2. Logan A. Will - (b. 10.2.1872)
  3. John Amos Will - (b. 1875)
  4. Benton Frank Will
  5. Freeman Ardell Will - (b. 2.11.1844)
Census: Relation to me:2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.25.08

Amanda Cordelia Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Female
Born: 1852 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: 1912 (age 60)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Hardeman Gill (b. 6.18.1852)
Married: Janaury 1, 1874 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.6.2008

Catherine Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Female
Born: 1854 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Thomas Holt

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.3.2008

George Alexander Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Male
Born: December 20, 1856 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: November 18, 1934 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 77)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Olive Alice Henderson (b. Jul.1860 d. 1936)
Married: about 1880 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Blanche Lucille Will - (b. Feb.1883)
  2. Leonard Will - (b. 1.29.1888 d. Mar.1974)
  3. Homer Will - (b. 8.9.1890)
  4. Paul Will - (b. 11.15.1893)
  5. George Alexander Will Jr. - (b. 4.3.1895)
  6. Willard A. Will - (b. 1.14.1899)
  7. Dorothy Will - (b. abt.1903)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 4.27.08

Olive Florence Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Female
Born: November 1859 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Christened: November 11, 1860 - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: January 16, 1943 - Yakima City, Yakima Co., Washington (age 83)

Occupation: Teacher

Spouse: Franklin Friedline (b. Nov.1858)

Children:

  1. George L. Friedline - (b. 10.16.1887)
  2. Isaac William Friedline - (b. 8.25.1893)
Census: Comment: - Twin Sister of Irvin Oliver Will.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.30.08

Irvin Oliver Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Male
Born: August 1859 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Christened: November 11, 1860 - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: 1932 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Buried: Tower Grove Cemetery, Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Butcher

Spouse: Ollie M. Henson (b. Jun.1865)
Married: September 7, 1884 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Leo Archibald Will - (b. 1.22.1888)
Census: Comments: - Twin borther of Olive Florence Will.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.23.08

Emma Rebecca Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Female
Born: March 5, 1862 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: April 10, 1938 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 76)

Spouse: Phillip Fager (b. May 1855)
Married: May 10, 1883 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Ruby Fager - (b. Apr.1884)
  2. Helen M. Fager - (b. 5.2.1887)
  3. Minnie Fager - (b. Dec.1890)
  4. Eugene Philip Fager - (b. 2.28.1894 d. 10.14.1985)
  5. George Edward Fager - (b. 9.15.1896)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 5.6.08

Lucretia Jane Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Female
Born: March 1864 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: 1912 - Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas (age 48)

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.11.08

Sherman Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Male
Born: September 1865 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: 1954 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 89)
Buried: Tower Grove Cemetery, Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Emma Harris (b. Jan.1870 d. 1943)
Married: May 22, 1890 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Edna Mae Will - (b. May 1891)
  2. Loren Kenneth Will - (b. 11.30.1895)
  3. Edith Will - (b. 1900/1)
  4. Helen M. Will - (b. 1905/6)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.21.08

Elizabeth Alberta Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Female
Born: September 1867 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: January 13, 1934 - Murphysboro, Murphysboro Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 66)
Buried: DeSoto Cemetery, DeSoto Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: James M. Redd (b. Feb.1867 d. 1910)
Married: June 8, 1892 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Ruth W. Redd - (b. Mar.1893)
  2. Ruby F. Redd - (b. Mar.1893)
  3. Francis Redd - (b. 1904/5)
  4. Alberta Redd - (b. 1910)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 5.7.08

Charles E. Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Male
Born: January 1869 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Census: 1880, 1900 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.3.2008

Nora Ann Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Female
Born: February 16, 1870 - Murphysboro, Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: April 11, 1939 (age 69)

Spouse: Joseph Henry Schroeder (b. 7.26.1864 d. 1.18.1933)
Married: December 24, 1889

Children:

  1. Will Schroeder - (b. 10.16.1890 d. 1893)
  2. Earl Schroeder - (b. 1892 d. 1893)
  3. Beulah Marie Schroeder - (b. 7.20.1895)
  4. Susan Schroeder - (b. 11.9.1897)
  5. Joseph Martin Schroeder - (b. 10.21.1899)
  6. Raymond Eugene Schroeder - (b. 11.18.1902 d. 1.24.1955)
  7. Virginia Schroeder - (b. 3.14.1908)
  8. Charles Gibson Schroeder - (b. 10.16.1910)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.30.08

Julia May Will

Father: Benjamin Franklin Will
Mother: Susan Ann Whipkey

Sex: Female
Born: June 20, 1872 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: January 10, 1950 - Herrin, Herrin Twp., Williamson Co., Illinois (age 77)

Spouse: Samuel Partington (b. Oct.1871)
Married: September 18, 1896

Children:

  1. Mildred Partington - (b. Nov.1898)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.12.08

Benjamin Franklin Will

Father: Peter Will
Mother: Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex: Male
Born: July 19, 1824 - Milford Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: December 12, 1893 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 69)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer, sawmill operator

Spouse: Susan Ann Whipkey
Married: August 26, 1847 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Daniel Rollin Will
  2. Henry Freenman Will
  3. Amanda Cordelia Will
  4. Catherine Will
  5. George Alexander Will
  6. Oliver Florence Will
  7. Irvin Oliver Will
  8. Emma Rebecca Will
  9. Lucretia Jane Will
  10. Sherman Will
  11. Elizabeth Alberta Will
  12. Charles E. Will
  13. Nora Ann Will
  14. Julia May Will
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.2008

Alexander Hiram Will

Father: Peter Will
Mother: Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex: Male
Born: March 19, 1827 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: August 26, 1856 - Jackson Co., Illinois (age 29)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Mary C. McCord
Married: February 27, 1851 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. William Benjamin Will
  2. Daniel Will - (b. Jul.1852)
  3. Francis Will - (b. Jan.1857)
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 6.6.2008

Mary Margaret Will

Father: Peter Will
Mother: Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex: Female
Born: April 5, 1830 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: 1918 (age 88)

Spouse: John Logan Wheeler
Married: August 9, 1852 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Census:

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 3.3.08

Elvira Francis Will

Father: Peter Will
Mother: Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex: Female
Born: March 17, 1833 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: March 31, 1858 - Jackson Co., Illinois (age 25)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: William Barnett McCord
Married: October 20, 1852 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. George Hiram McCord
Census: Relation to me:1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 5.7.08

George Gephart Will

Father: Peter Will
Mother: Mary Catherine Gephart

Sex: Male
Born: September 3, 1836 - Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: May 7, 1902 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 65)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher
Married: November 17, 1859 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Alexander Franklin Will
  2. Samuel Garrett Will
  3. William Logan Will
  4. Walter Gephart Will
  5. Ida Elizabeth Will
  6. Peter E. Will
  7. Mary C. Will
  8. Solomon Grant Will
  9. Margaret May Will
  10. Nora A. Will
  11. Frederick Will
  12. Alvaretta Will
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 4.27.08

Alexander Franklin Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Male
Born: November 2, 1860 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Baptized: October 25, 1863 - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: June 28, 1883 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 22)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.6.2008

Samuel Garrett Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Male
Born: November 2, 1860 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: August 4, 1937 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 76)

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Irene Thompson (b. 4.12.1885)

Census:

Comments: - In 1900, he was still living at home and in 1930 he was widowed and living with his sister, Nora.

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.25.08

William Logan Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Male
Born: October 9, 1862 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: September 20, 1945 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 82)

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Mary Ellen Speith (b. 1.19.1869 d. 10.20.1945)
Married: July 19, 1888

Children:

  1. Fred Gephart Will - (b. Jun.1889)
  2. Roy Benjamin Will - (b. 11.8.1890)
  3. Jessie Gertrude Will - (b. Oct.1893)
  4. Helen May Will - (b. May 1896)
  5. Ruth Will - (b. May 1898)
  6. Elmer Carl Will - (b. 3.24.1906)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.19.08

Walter Gephart Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Male
Born: November 9, 1864 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: September 23, 1872 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 7)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Census: 1870 - Levan Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.20.08

Ida Elizabeth Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Born: October 8, 1866 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: July 23, 1953 - Boise, Ada Co., Idaho (age 86)

Spouse: Robert Bannon Wilson Jr. (b. December 1868)
Married: February 22, 1895 - Valparaiso, Porter Co., Indiana

Children:

  1. Ruth Ilva Wilson - (b. 2.2.1896 d. 10.21.1965)
  2. Glenn G. Wilson - (b. 1.16.1898)
  3. Leota G. Wilson - (b. 1.29.1900 d. 7.4.1976)
  4. Ina Belle Wilson - (b. 4.15.1902 d. 2.13.1995)
  5. Blanche E. Wilson - (b. 1904/5)
  6. Arah M. Wilson - (b. 1911/2)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.24.08

Peter E. Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Male
Born: February 2, 1869 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: March 20, 1869 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 1 month)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.27.08

Mary C. Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Female
Born: February 2, 1869 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: February 24, 1869 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 22 days)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemtery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.7.08

Solomon Grant Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Male
Born: March 1, 1870 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: August 1959 - Jackson Co., Illinois (age 89)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Occupation: Farmer

Spouse: Lena Blandford (b. Sep.1874 d. 1953)
Married: October 12, 1893

Children:

  1. Della Will - (b. 7.27.1894)
  2. Maggie Will - (b. 3.24.1898 d. Feb.1981)
  3. Robert Will - (b. 1.29.1912 d. 1913)
  4. Samuel G. Will - (b. 3.4.1918 d. Oct.1980)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 1.21.08

Margaret May Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Female
Born: June 18, 1872 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: October 29, 1960 (age 88)

Spouse: George Riley Hoffman (b. Jul.1866 d. 1.9.1956)
Married: December 26, 1895 - Jackson Co., Illinois

Children:

  1. Bernice Hoffman - (b. 1.3.1897)
  2. Nyle Hoffman - (b. 7.18.1898)
Census: Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 3.10.08

Nora A. Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Female
Born: October 21, 1874 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: November 7, 1955 - Carbondale, Jackson Co., Illinois (age 81)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Census:

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 2.29.08

Frederick Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Male
Born: January 31, 1877 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: April 16, 1877 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 2 months)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 4.30.08

Alvaretta Will

Father: George Gephart Will
Mother: Arah Ann Rebecca Bouscher

Sex: Female
Born: February 1, 1877 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois
Died: November 24, 1878 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 1)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 5 times removed

Last update: 6.6.2008

Mary Gertrude Will

Father: Daniel Will
Mother: Magdalena Graffe

Sex: Female
Born: March 7, 1814 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: March 8, 1882 - Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois (age 68)
Buried: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Jackson Co., Illinois

Spouse: Phillip Kimmel (b. 6.4.1810 d. 12.29.1901)
Married: May 4, 1832 - Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Children:

  1. Mary Ann Kimmel - (b. 10.31.1834 d. 4.27.1921)
  2. James Madison Kimmel - (b. 6.3.1836 d. 3.17.1838)
  3. Elizabeth Kimmel - (b. 2.12.1838 d. 6.18.1884)
  4. Daniel Webster Kimmel - (b. 7.17.1839 d. 10.30.1919)
  5. Henry Clay Kimmel - (b. 9.1.1841 d. 9.5.1844)
  6. Eliza Kimmel - (b. 1843 d. bef.1850)
  7. Joseph Kimmel - (b. 3.30.1844 d. 9.20.1921)
  8. Julia Ann Kimmel - (b. 11.1.1846 d. 2.4.1914)
  9. John Quincy Adams Kimmel - (b. 2.8.1848 d. 8.20.1927)
  10. Sarah Kimmel - (b. Jan.1851 d. 1936)
  11. Josiah Kimmel - (b. 1852 d. 1926)
Census: Relation to me: 1st cousin, 6 times removed

Last update: 3.7.08

Elizabeth Will

Father: William C. Will
Mother: Sarah Lowry

Sex: Female
Born: November 25, 1862 - Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Christened: April 29, 1866 - Glade Reformed and Lutheran Church, Stonycreek Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: George W. Trefts (b. 10.13.1862)
Married: 1892 - Johnstown, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania

Census:

Comments: - They had one child who died before the 1900 census.

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 5.8.08

Barbara Will

Father: Johannes Will
Mother: Catherine Reigelman

Sex: Female
Born: September 27, 1791 - Dutchman's Creek, Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Died: January 22, 1808 - Lincoln Co., North Carolina (age 16)

Spouse: Jacob Hinkle
Married: January 22, 1808

Relation to me: 1st cousin, 7 times removed

Last update: 6.6.2008

Atta Cora Will

Father: Philip Will
Mother: Caroline Zeigler

Sex: Female
Born: November, 1882 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: November 21, 1899 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 17)
Buried: Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Relation to me: 2nd cousin, 4 times removed

Last update: 6.1.2008

Perry Homer Will

Father: Aston Maurice Will
Mother: Nettie Viola Zerfoss

Sex: Male
Born: April 18, 1903 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: December 24, 1987 - Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 84)
Buried: December 27, 1987 - Pike Cemetery, Brotherton, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Religion: Faith Lutheran Church, Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Evelyn Saylor (d. 6.6.1931)

Children:

  1. Iva Jean Will - (b. 11.19.1928)
  2. Alice Mae Will - (b. 5.23.1931)
2nd Spouse: Rachel Pearl Speicher (b. 10.15.1915 d. 1.20.1989)

Children:

  1. Perry Allen Will - (b. 5.19.1933)
  2. Dorothy Jane Will - (b. 10.31.1935)
  3. Janet Rae Will - (b. 4.9.1938)
  4. Marjorie Lee Will - (b. 4.20.1940)
Census: Obituary: Somerset Daily American, December 26, 1987
"Perry H. Will Sr., 84, South Kimberly Avenue, Somerset, died Dec. 24, 1987, at Somerset Community Hospital. Born April 18, 1903, in Somerset County, son of the late Ashton and Nettie (Zarfoss) Will. Preceded in death by parents; first wife, Evelyn Saylor; one sister and one brother. Survived by his wife, Rachel Speicher; and these children: Iva Jean Julia, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Alice Hostetler, Somerset RD 4; Perry A., Somerset RD 7; Dorothy Seybold, Friedens; Janet Keyser, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Margrie Emert, Royal Palm Beach, Fla.; 24 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Brother of: Mrs. Lottie Yonai and Mrs. Emma Rieman, both of Somerset; and James, Somerset RD 5. He was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church and a retired township supervisor. Friends will be received 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday (today) in Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home, where service will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Charles P. Williams officiating. Interment, Pike Cemetery, Brotherton."
This obituary can be found at this Somerset County PAGenWeb Archive site.

Relation to me: 4th cousin, once removed

Last update: 1.29.08

James Kermit Will

Father: Ashton Maurice Will
Mother: Nettie Viola Zerfoss

Sex: Male
Born: September 2, 1904 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Died: January 8, 1989 - Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania (age 84)
Buried: January 11, 1989 - Wills Church Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Occupation: Farmer, mail carrier
Religion: Faith Lutheran Church, Somerset, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Spouse: Emma Jane Keller (b. 11.10.1906 d. 10.10.1998)
Married: August 21, 1923

Children:

  1. Calvin Maurice Will - (b. 1.1.1925)
  2. Paul Richard Will - (b. 2.9.1927 d. 3.1.1966)
  3. Donald Jay Will (b. 4.1.1928)
  4. Pauline Mae Will (b. 1.8.1930)
  5. Naomi Jane Will (b. 7.7.1938)
Census: Obituary: Somerset Daily American, January 9, 1989
"James K. Will, 84, Somerset RD 5, died Jan. 8, 1989, in Somerset Community Hospital. Born Sept. 2, 1904, in Somerset Township, son of the late Ashton Maurice and Nettie Viola (Zerfoss) Will. Also preceded by a son, Paul R. Will; brothers, Perry and Howard; and a sister, Grace Engle. Survived by wife, the former Emma J. Keller, to whom he was married for 65 years, and these children: Calvin M., married to the former Mary Knepper, Berlin RD 1; Donald J., married to the former Pauline Rodamer, Somerset RD 5; Mrs. Robert S. (Pauline) McGarvey, Greenville RD 2; and Mrs. Robert E. (Naomi) Sheeler, Somerset RD 5; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mildred (Weimer) Will, Somerset; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Brother of: Mrs. Steve (Lottie) Yonai, Somerset RD 5, and Mrs. Paul (Emma) Reiman, Somerset. A retired farmer and a Somerset RD 5 mail carrier for 35 years. Member of Faith Lutheran Church, the Wills Grange, Somerset-Cambria Chapter Sons of American Revolution, and the Pa. Farmers Association. Former school board member of Somerset Township schools and former Somerset Township auditor. Friends received 7-9 p.m. Monday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, and from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until time of service at 10:30 a.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church, Wills, the Rev. Charles J. Hartbauer officiating. Interment, Wills Cemetery. Family suggests contributions to the Faith Lutheran Church."
This obituary can be found at this Somerset County PAGenWeb Archive site.

Relation to me: 4th cousin, once removed

Last update: 5.26.2008

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