The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Bob Wills
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Bob Wills | |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Robert ("Bob") Wills, b. Limestone Co., Tex., 6 March 1905, d. Fort Worth, Tex., 13 May 1975 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
John Tompkins Wills,
b. Limestone Co., Tex., 25 Dec. 1880,
d. Tulsa, Okla., 28 Dec. 1952
m. Freestone Co., Tex., 18 Feb. 1904 |
| 3 | Emma Lee Foley, b. ... , Tex., 31 Jan. 1886, d. Tulsa, Okla., 12 June 1972 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
William Thomas Wills,
b. Robertson Co., Tenn., ... Sept. 1849,
d. Newlin, Tex., 6 April 1920
m. Freestone Co., Tex., 13 Feb. 1874 |
| 5 | Mary Lou Tompkins, b. East Carroll Par., La., ... 1857, d. Childress., Tex., 15 April 1936 |
| 6 |
Amos John Foley,
b. ... , Ala., 7 June 1848,
d. Leon Co., Tex., 20 Feb. 1907
m. ... , Ala., ... 1869 |
| 7 | Amanda Josephine Ainsworth, b. ... , Miss., 16 Jan. 1852, d. ... Leon Co., Tex., 17 April 1939 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
Saladin Harris Wills,
b. Robertson Co., Tenn., ... [ca. 1824],
d. Limestone Co., Tex., 3 Sept. 1881
m. Robertson Co., Tenn., 11 Nov. 1844 |
| 9 | Mary L ... Hunter, b. ... , d. ... |
| 12 |
Thomas Foley,
b. ... , Ireland, ... 1815,
d. Walker, Tex., ... 1868
m. |
| 13 | Edna Caldwell, b. Gwinnet Co., Ga., ... 1824, d. Leon Co., Tex., ... Jan. 1870 |
| 14 |
William Thomas Ainsworth,
b. ... 1823,
d. ...
m. |
| 15 | Martha Baggett Ruffin, b. ... 1827, d. Jewett Co., Tex., ... 1908 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 16 |
William Wills,
b. ... ,
d. Robertson Co., Tenn., ... 1844
m. |
| 17 | Margaret , b. ... , d. Freestone Co., Tex., 28 May 1863 |
| 26 |
James Caldwell,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 27 | Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 28 |
Thomas P ... Ainsworth,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 29 | Sarah Finch, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 32 |
George Wills,
b. ... ,
d. Robertson Co., Tenn., 15 Oct. 1798
m. |
| 33 | Juda ..., b. ... , d. ... |
| 52 |
Curtis Caldwell,
b. Rutherford Co., N. C., ... 1774,
d. Gwinett Co., Ga., ... 1852
m. Rutherford Co., N. C., ... 1787 |
| 53 | Sarah McGowan, b. ... , d. ... |
| 58 |
John Finch,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 59 | Martha ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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