James Buchanan Wills and Anna W Shackleford
Husband James Buchanan WILLS 1
Born: 1798 - Rutherford Co, Tennessee 1 Died: 1872 - Texas 2 Buried:
Father: James WILLS (1763-1855) Mother: Lillian BUCHANAN (Abt 1770-After 1820)
Marriage: 3 Jan 1816 - Rutherford Co, Tennessee 3
Other Spouse: Elizabeth ??? (1813-1885) - Bef 1870
Events in his life were:
• Occupation, Owner of Meat Market
• Residence 4, Missouri, 1825
• Residence 5, Clay Co, Missouri, 1832
• Census, Harris Co, Texas, 1840
• Property, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas - patent, 5 Jul 1849
• Census, Washington Co, Texas, 9 Oct 1850
• Property, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas - bought from James G Connell, 6 Aug 1851
• Property, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas - sold to James C Armstrong, 5 Feb 1852
• Property, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas - sold to William Connell, 4 Jun 1852
• Property, 160 acres on Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas - sold to A J Dallas, 16 Aug 1854
• Property, 160 acres on Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas - sold to James L Hogan, 9 Feb 1856
• Property, 160 acres on Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas - sold to Daniel S Wills, 28 Apr 1856
• Census, Holland, Bell Co, Texas, 1860
• Occupation 1, Farmer, 1860
• Census, San Andres, Milam Co, Texas, 20 Aug 1870
• Will, Milam Co, Texas, 2 Mar 1875
Wife Anna W SHACKLEFORD
AKA: Amy Born: 1800 - Virginia 1 Died: Between 1860 and 1869 - Texas Buried:
Father: Daniel SHACKLEFORD (1770-1852) Mother: Tabitha NANCE (1783-After 1860)
Children
1 M George Alexander WILLS 6 7 8
AKA: Alex Born: Oct 1841 - Texas 1 9 10 Died: 21 Mar 1922 - Near Davilla, Milam Co, Texas 9 Buried: 23 Mar 1922 - Friendship Cemetery, Davilla, Milam Co, Texas 9Spouse: O E BROOKS (Abt 1845- ) Marr: 28 Feb 1866 - Bell Co, Texas 11Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth COOK (1850-1937) 6 12 Marr: 11 Jun 1868 - Rogers, Bell Co, Texas 13
2 M Reuben WILLS
Born: Abt 1817 - Tennessee Died: 1860 - Texas 4 Buried:Spouse: Jane BUSTER (Abt 1820- ) Marr: 27 May 1843 - Washington Co, Texas 14
3 F Sarah J WILLS
AKA: Sallie Born: 1820 - Missouri 1 15 Died: After 1893 - Texas Buried:Spouse: R William McCRAY (Abt 1815-Between 1857) Marr: 10 Sep 1835 - Clay Co, Missouri
4 F Loumisa WILLS
Born: 25 Nov 1822 - Independence, Jackson Co, Missouri 16 17 Died: 29 Apr 1899 - Brownwood, Brown Co, Texas Buried: 1899 - Connell Cemetery, Brown Co, TexasSpouse: William Oliver CONNELL (1816-1882) 18 Marr: 31 Jul 1843 - Washington Co, Texas 19
5 F Tabitha L WILLS 20
Born: 11 May 1824 - Missouri 20 21 Died: 18 Nov 1860 - Bell Co, Texas 20 21 Buried: Nov 1860 - Dallas Cemetery, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, TexasSpouse: Alexander James DALLAS (1820-1889) Marr: 6 Jan 1842 - Washington Co, Texas 22
6 M James Wilson WILLS 7
Born: 10 Jan 1826 - Missouri 7 18 Died: 1870 - Williamson Co, Texas 4 Buried:Spouse: Mary Ann CONNELL (1827-Bef 1920) 18 Marr: 28 Dec 1850 - Washington Co, Texas 23
7 M William Riley WILLS 4
AKA: Billy Born: 3 Aug 1826 - Clay Co, Missouri 1 4 Died: 26 Apr 1903 - Bell Co, Texas 24 Buried: 27 Apr 1903 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bell Co, TexasSpouse: Saluda Elizabeth CROSS (1837-1932) 25 Marr: 10 Mar 1853 - Bell Co, Texas 24 26
8 M Capt Daniel Shackleford WILLS 27
Born: Oct 1829 - Missouri 27 Died: After 1900 - Arizona Buried:Spouse: Permelia Elizabeth BLACK (1840-After 1900) 27 Marr: 1855 - Texas 27
9 M David WILLS
Born: Abt 1831 - Missouri Died: Abt 1848 - Texas Buried:
10 F Almira E WILLS 28
Born: 1832 - Missouri 29 30 Died: Between 1893 and 1900 - Texas Buried:Spouse: John C ANDERSON (1832-1911) 31 32 Marr: 21 Aug 1856 - Bell Co, Texas 33
11 F Nancy Evaline WILLS
Born: Abt 1815 - Missouri Died: After 1893 Buried:Spouse: James L HOGAN (Abt 1810-After 1893) Marr: 10 Feb 1852 - Bell Co, Texas 26
12 M Archibald WILLS 7
AKA: Arch Born: Apr 1839 - Missouri 1 34 Died: 1 Feb 1925 - Holland, Bell Co, Texas 35 Buried: Feb 1925 - Texas State Cemetery, Travis Co, TexasSpouse: Rebecca PENNINGTON (1842-Bef 1879) Marr: 10 Jan 1861 - Bell Co, Texas 36
General Notes (Husband)
Census Yr: 1850 State Or Territory: Tx County: Washington Reel No:
M432-918 Page No: 288b And 289a Reference: Enumerated By E. D. Little The
9th Of Oct., 1850. 78/78
42 Mills J. B. 55 M Farmer 5,000 Tenn
1 Mills Anna 48 F Tenn
2 Mills Wilson 24 M Farmer Tenn
3 Mills Archibald 11 M Mo X
4 Mills Alexander 7 M Texas X
5 Mills C H 15 M Germany X
1860 Bell Co, TX Census p. 324 family-dwelling 390-391
Wills Jas. B. 63 M . farmer 10,040 4,072 Tennessee
Wills Amy 60 F . . . . Virginia
Wills Archibald 21 M . farming . . Missouri
Wills Alex 18 M . farming . . Texas
1870 Milam County Census, page 306a, San Andres, 08/20/1870
Wills, James 72 M W Farmer Tennessee
Elizabeth 48 F W House keeper Georgia
Brooks, Emma 17 F W Texas
Stowham, Henry 24 M W Farming Texas
Shappet, Geo 50 M W Work on farm Alabama
James and Amy moved to Tennessee then to Missouri in 1824. They brought their family to Texas from Clay Co., Missouri in 1840.
Was listed as James Wells in Harris Co, Texas for the 1840 Census.
Was listed as James Mills in the 1850 Washington Co. Census, pg 288b & 289a.
His homestead was later called the Roland Harrell or Upshaw place. A 640 acre grant in Milam District about 6 miles south of the Three Forks issued in 1844 and filed in Belton in 1852. Just west of Holland. He sold land to three of his sons-in-law: William Connell, A J Dallas, and James Hogan.
In 1857 he signed the petition to build a county courthouse and jail in Bell County.
James had 2 town lots in Salado, Bell County. In 1859, he purchased 5 shares of stock in the school at Salado Springs for $100 per share....
Farmer and slave-owner, and was a merchant at Holland.
The Darrs Creek tract bordered on the Dallas property.
Milam Co, TX, Probate Index
Wills, J.B. deceased 3/2/1875 #41
1870 Milam Co, TX Census
page 209a - Franklin Wills age 16 and Charley Wills age 15 living with Gustav? and Christiana Hendricks.
STATE OF TEXAS
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF MILAM
That I, James B Wills, of the County and State aforesaid, being of sound mind and aware of the uncertainty of life and my approaching desolution, have this day willed, bequeathed, and demised and by these presents do will, bequeath, and demise unto my son, G. A. Wills, for the love and affection I bear him, one tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in Llano County on the waters of the Llano River about 90 miles S.E. of the old San Sabe Fort, known as Survey No. 39 in District No. 10, by virtue of Fisher's and Miller's Colony Certificate No. 23, issued by Joseph T. Portis, Commissioner of said Colony on the 9th day of May 1850 to Henrick Herring and transferred by said Herring to me on the 4th day of November 1853; more particularly described in letters patent No. 355, issued to me from the land office on the 16th of June 1859. Also one tract of land lying and being situated as above mentioned tract and issued on the same certificate and the same time and described in letters pattent No. 356 issued from the land office on the 17th day of June A.D. 1859. Also one other tract lying and being situated as above mentioned tracts and issued on the same certificate and at the same time and described in letters pattent issued to me from the land office June 17th, 1859 and numbered 357. Also one other tract lying and being situated as above mentioned tracts and issued on the same certificate and on the same day and described fully in letters pattent No. 358 issued to me from the land office on the 17th day of June A.D. 1859. Also two town lots lying in the town of Salado, Bell, County, Texas, and known and described on the town plat as lots No.
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2 and No. 12 in Bock No. 15 deeded to me by E.S.C. Robertson the 6th day of February A.D. 1862. Said G. A. Wills to have and to hold said described, to his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple.
In testimony thereunto set my hand a seal useing scroll for seal this 25th day of January A.D. 1873.
his
James B. Wills
mark
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF MILAM
Before me, the undersigned, authority, this day personally appeared R. P. Henderson, one of the subscribing witnesses to the above will and on oath says that he signed the wll as a witness of James B. Wills, the testator, and that he saw him sign the same which he declared in the presence of witnesses to be his last will and testament. Affiant further states that the testator was at the time he signed the said will over the age of twenty-one years and of sound mind. He further states that J. K. P. Shelton signed the same at the request of the said testator and that boath of the witnesses were avove fourteen years.
his
R. P. Henderson
mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22 day of March A.D. 1875.
J. Nabours, D.C. M.C.
Filed for record March 22, 1875 at 5 o'clock P.M. and was duly recorded the same day at 5 o'clock P.M.
J. Nabours, D.C.M. C.
Notes (Marriage)
married by Benjamin W. Lane.
1 1860 Bell Co, TX Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bell/census/), 324.
2 History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties (1893, Ingmire Publications), 716.
3 Rutherford Co, TN, Marriage Book, http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/marr2.htm.
4 History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties (1893, Ingmire Publications), 716-717.
5 Pension File, S17198, James Wills.
6 Senn, Ima Holder.
7 1850 Washington Co, Texas Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/washington/census/1850/), 288b-289a.
8 1900 Bell Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), 111a.
9 Pension File, 5957.
10 1850 Washington Co, Texas Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/washington/census/1850/), 289A.
11 Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, D/174.
12 Estate Records, Calhoun Co, AL.
13 Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, D/279.
14 Washington Co, Texas Marriage Book, book 1 page 7.
15 1880 Bell Co, Texas Census (http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bell/census/1880/), 323b.
16 1860 Bell Co, TX Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bell/census/), 321.
17 E A Limmer, Jr., Story of Bell County, Texas Vol 1 (Eakin Press, Austin, Texas), 1006.
18 Connell, Robert.
19 Washington Co, Texas Marriage Book, book 1 page 8.
20 Cemetery, Dallas, Bell Co, TX.
21 E A Limmer, Jr., Story of Bell County, Texas Vol 1 (Eakin Press, Austin, Texas), 444.
22 Washington Co, Texas Marriage Book, book 1 page 6.
23 Ibid, book 1 page 15.
24 Pension File, 49469.
25 Ibid.
26 E A Limmer, Jr., Story of Bell County, Texas Vol 2 (Eakin Press, Austin, Texas), 1006.
27 1900 Graham Co, AZ Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 22 Sh 4.
28 1860 Milam Co, TX Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/milam/census/1860/milam-1860.txt).
29 1860 Bell Co, TX Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bell/census/), 302.
30 1880 Milam Co, TX Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), 339b.
31 1850 Milam Co, Texas Census (http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/milam/census/1850/), 14a.
32 1900 Milam Co, TX Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 79 Sh 6.
33 Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, A/94.
34 Pension File, 7756.
35 Cemetery, Texas State, Travis Co, TX, Section:Confederate Field, Section 1 Row:Q Number:32.
36 Bell Co, Texas Marriage Book, D/50.
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