Harry Frances Wills^[1]

1900 - 1960  (60 years)

• Name	Harry Frances Wills
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Born	13 January 1900	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3]
  Baptism	1 April 1900	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  	St. Francis Xavier Church, 2321 Green St.
  Residence	1910	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  	2930 Poplar St with his father and grandparents
  Census	1920	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  	Boarding with the Van Horn family at 2209 Marston St, Philadelphia, PA
  Occupation	1920	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  	Bricklayer
  Occupation	29 April 1922	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	bricklayer
  Residence	29 April 1922	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	1844 N 29th St,
  Medical	December 1951	Sanitorium, White Haven, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  	Tuberculocis
  Died	31 March 1960	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  	Died of Emphysema at Nazareth Hospital
  Buried	4 April 1960	Sullivan Family Plot, Holy Seplucher Cemetery, Philadelpia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I71167	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 December 2007

  
  

  Father	Henry G Wills,   b. 15 January 1872, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 28 October 1917, Mantua, Gloucester Co., New Jersey, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Ann Elizabeth Moffet,   b. 13 March 1876, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 19 September 1904, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F49722	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Florence Jane Breeze,   b. 27 November 1897, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 6 December 1986, Mount Holly, Burlington Co., New Jersey, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	29 April 1922	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church. Married by Father Kirlin
  Residence	1926	Near Township Line Rd, Hatboro, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  Residence	1929	728 W Lycoming St (Hunting Park), Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  Residence	1940	4046 N 6th St (Hunting Park), Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  Residence	1942	7251 Teesdale St (Mayfair), Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  	They bought this house together with Mary Sullivan Breeze
  Residence	1950	3014 Brighton St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  	(living w/Harry & Miriam Brown)
  Residence	1952	6802 Cottage St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  	They bought this house after Harry was released from the sanitarium
  Children	+ 1. Miriam Wills,   b. 11 July 1923, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 10 October 1980, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 57 years) + 2. Francis Xavier Wills,   b. 26 November 1924, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 10 June 1981, Alachua Co., Florida, USA  (Age 56 years) + 3. Florence Irene Wills
  Family ID	F49721	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Harry was baptized as "Henry George Wills". Also baptized the same day, was his brother Theodore who was almost 3 years old. On the baptizm register, it is noted that his mother Anna Mary Moffet was not a catholic. Harry's baptism sponsors were Mary Wills Sullivan and her husband Francis X Sullivan.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1447] GEDCOM file titled “moffet.ged”, from Anita Corcoran. [S1407] Wills, 1900 US Federal Census, Philadelphia, PA , ED 286, Sheet 13, Ward 15; National Archives Roll T623 1458, Page 13A. [S1408] Birth of Harry Wills; from personal knowledge of Florence Hickey (789 Westfield Dr, Cinnaminson, NJ ),; provided January 2005. [S1409] Josiah Wills, 1910 US Federal Census, Philadelphia, PA, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1391; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 225; Image: 705.;. [S1410] Van Horn, 1920 US Federal Census, Philadelphia, PA, ED 926, Sheet 7B, Ward 28; National Archives Roll T624 1632, Image 0805. [S1411] Harry f. Wills & Florence Breeze, marriage license no. 459606 (1922), Room 415 City Hall, Philadelphia, PA. [S1412] Interview with Florence Hickey (789 Westfield Dr, Cinnaminson, NJ), by Anita Corcoran, 5 feb 2005. Transcript held by (). [S1413] Death of Harry Wills; from personal knowledge of Florence Wills (789 Westfield Dr, Cinnaminson, NJ), Received a phone call from the hospital when he died.; provided January 2005. [S1414] Sullivan Family Plot, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118, 215-247-0691, Sec:15, Range:2, Lot:9.