William Michael WILLS

Birth:
15 Sep 1818
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Death:
20 Feb 1911
Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Marriage:
24 Jul 1842
Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Sources:
The Lenhart Family by Miriam Glessner; Feb. 1999, Chapter IV-1
Notes:
                   William was a blacksmith.  He died at age 93 when he fell down the frontsteps to his home in Ursina, PA.

Around 1865 the family moved to Dunbar for a short period.  Most of thedaughters married men from this area and raised their families there.Each year the children would come home by train on their parents, Williamand Kizsiah, anniversary for a reunion.  After Kizsiah passed away, theyheld the reunion on son Michael's birthday, September 15th.
Kiziah LENHART
Birth:
2 Jul 1822
Death:
20 Sep 1896
Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Burial:
Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Sources:
The Lenhart Family by Miriam Glessner; Feb. 1999, Chapter IV-1
Children
Marriage
1
Rosanna WILLS
Birth:
27 Jul 1843
Somerset, Pennsylvania
Death:
18 Sep 1919
Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Moses HINEBAUGH 
Marr:
3 Feb 1867
 
2
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
3
Jacob WILLS
Birth:
1847
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   The only reference to Jacob was in his sister Mary Ann's obituary, whichstates Jacob was brother who preceded her in her death berfore 10 Apr1936.
4
Elizabeth WILLS
Birth:
Abt 1849
Death:
5
Mary Ann WILLS
Birth:
3 Mar 1851
Death:
10 Apr 1936
Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Notes:
                   Mary Ann was 85 years, 1 month and 7 days old when she died.  The Ursinachoir sang at her funeral which was attended by a large crowd.  She was afriendly and well liked individual.
6
Kathryn WILLS
Birth:
1853
Death:
7
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
8
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
9
John WILLS
Birth:
8 May 1861
Death:
 
Marr:
 
10
Christina WILLS
Birth:
1862
Death:
11
Alice WILLS
Birth:
1864
Death:
12
William Roddy WILLS
Birth:
18 Feb 1865
Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Death:
1947
Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Mary Etta REEVES 
Marr:
13 Apr 1889
Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsy 
Notes:
                   When William was born, his oldest sister Rosanna wrote the followingletter to her Uncle Jacob -

                      Dunbar Fayett co pa   February the 23 1865

Dear uncle i seat my self to Dropy you a few lines to let you know thatwe are all well at the presant time except mother. she was confined lastfriday but she ant very stout yet. she ant set up any yet.  i must tellyou that i have a nother brother and he is awoliper.  he measured twentyinches and a half the day it was born and he is as cross as he is big...we have no name for the big boy yet but teny calls it willie...

(Letter from Four Generations of the Descendants of Jacob Lenhart andDiannah Crhistina (Bowser) Lenhart of Somerset & Fayette Counties, Pa.,by A. Hachman, 816 E. St., NE, Washington, DC 20002)
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William Michael Wills - Kiziah Lenhart

William Michael Wills was born at Hanover, Pennsylvania 15 Sep 1818.

He married Kiziah Lenhart 24 Jul 1842 at Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania . Kiziah Lenhart was born at 2 Jul 1822 daughter of Jacob Lenhart and Christina Diannah Bowser .

They were the parents of 12 children:
Rosanna Wills born 27 Jul 1843.
Blocked
Jacob Wills born 1847.
Elizabeth Wills born Abt 1849.
Mary Ann Wills born 3 Mar 1851.
Kathryn Wills born 1853.
Blocked
Blocked
John Wills born 8 May 1861.
Christina Wills born 1862.
Alice Wills born 1864.
William Roddy Wills born 18 Feb 1865.

William Michael Wills died 20 Feb 1911 at Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania .

Kiziah Lenhart died 20 Sep 1896 at Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania .