Emma Hersey Wills

F, b. 17 October 1867, d. 3 February 1956
FatherWilliam Bird Wills b. 9 Oct 1827, d. 8 Oct 1914
MotherMary Ann Toogood b. 17 Oct 1831, d. 23 Apr 1922
Birth*Emma Hersey Wills was born on 17 October 1867 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.1,2,3,4,5,6,7  
(Member of household) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1871 as a member of the household of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.1 
(Member of household) CensusEmma Hersey Wills appeared on the census of 1881 as a member of the household of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2 
(Witness) MarriageEmma Hersey Wills witnessed the marriage of Daniel Francis and Rosetta Berthia Wills on 29 July 1885 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.8,9 
OccupationEmma Hersey Wills was a dressmaker between 1891 and 1901 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3,4 
(Daughter) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1891 as the daughter of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 
(Witness) MarriageEmma Hersey Wills witnessed the marriage of Cornelius A. Taylor and Kezia Ann (Wills) Aldsworth on 9 December 1896 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.10,11 
(Daughter) CensusEmma Hersey Wills appeared on the census of 1901 as the daughter of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4 
(Beneficiary) WillEmma Hersey Wills was listed as a beneficiary in the will of William Bird Wills dated 21 February 1911 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed after the death of her mother, "all my Real and Personal Estate of every nature and kind whatsoever to be hers her heirs and assigns absolutely";
"I direct and appoint that my wife Mary Ann shall have the use rents and benefits arising and accruing from all my real and personal estate during her natural life and at her decease I give devise and bequeath to my daughter Emma Hersey all my Real and Personal Estate of every nature and kind whatsoever to be hers her heirs and assigns absolutely."12 
(Daughter) CensusEmma Hersey Wills appeared on the census of 1911 as the daughter of William Bird Wills at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5 
ResidenceEmma Hersey Wills lived in 1922 at 65 Waterloo Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.13 
(Informant) DeathShe was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Mary Ann (Toogood) Wills on 23 April 1922 at 65 Waterloo Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada; "senility (primary) and myocarditis (contributory.)14,13,15,16"
Residence*Emma Hersey Wills lived in 1927 at Fullarton Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.6 
Occupation*She was a housekeeper in 1927 at Fullarton Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.6 
Marriage*She married Gabriel Morris, son of Francis Morris and Annie Campbell, on 25 June 1927 at Fullarton Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Marietta Hopper, Alice Hopper and Allen Egbert Hopper. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Allen Egbert Hopper.6 
Married Name As of after 25 June 1927,her married name was (Wills) Morris. 
(Beneficiary) WillEmma Hersey (Wills) Morris was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Gabriel Morris dated 7 January 1941 at Fullarton Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada; The will included the following bequeaths:

To Emma Hersey (Wills) Morris:
income on the estate for life with the power to encroach

To Helen Good (Morris) Harris:
$500 after the death of Emma Hersey (Wills) Morris

To Francis Campbell Morris and Kenneth Archibald Morris:
equally split the residue of the estate after the death of Emma Hersey (Wills) Morris.17 
Property-Sell*Emma Hersey (Wills) Morris sold 65 Waterloo Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, on 13 May 1944 to Frederick W. Smale for $125.18 
Residence*Emma Hersey (Wills) Morris and Gabriel Morris lived in 1950 at Lot 17, Concession 7, Fullarton Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.17 
(Executor) ProbateEmma Hersey (Wills) Morris was the executor of Gabriel Morris's estate on 20 July 1950 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada; $6,009.80.17 
Will*Emma Hersey Wills left a will on 1 May 1951 at Fullarton Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada, witnessed by Mildred B. (Cameron) Brown and Earl S. Brown. The beneficiaries were Maude Alberta (Blowes) Pearce, Ethel Miriam (Blowes) Reinhart, Florence Helene (Blowes) Fairfax, Arthur William Blowes, Claude Harold Blowes and Stanley Lloyd Blowes

The will contained the following bequeaths:

Maud (Blowes) Pearce:
$200

Remaining beneficiaries:
an equal share of the residue of the estate.19 
ResidenceEmma Hersey Wills lived in 1956 at Fullarton Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.19 
Death*She died on 3 February 1956 at Seaforth, Huron, Ontario, Canada, at age 88.7,19 
BurialShe was buried on 6 February 1956 at Knox Presbyterian Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.20,7
Probate*Her estate was probated on 23 February 1956 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The executors assigned by the court were Arthur William Blowes. The estate was valued at $1,597.60.19 

Family

Gabriel Morris b. c 1869, d. 19 Jun 1950
Marriage*Emma Hersey Wills married Gabriel Morris, son of Francis Morris and Annie Campbell, on 25 June 1927 at Fullarton Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Marietta Hopper, Alice Hopper and Allen Egbert Hopper. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Allen Egbert Hopper.6 
Last Edited2 Jun 2024

Citations

  1. [S4732] 1871 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 29, subdistrict e, division 01, p. 22, dwelling 80, family 80, William Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C-9939.
  2. [S4733] 1881 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 171, subdistrict G, division 1, p. 4, family 20, William B. Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C_13271.
  3. [S4734] 1891 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 108, p. 33, family 163, William Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6363.
  4. [S4701] 1901 census of Canada, Perth (South/Sud), Ontario, population schedule, district 105, subdistrict 2, p. 2, dwelling 12, family 13, William B Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 27 May 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6491.
  5. [S4735] 1911 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 111, subdistrict 31, p. 10, family 120, William Wills household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 2 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20393.
  6. [S4376] Ontario marriage registrations, 25 Jun 1927, no. 2870, Gabriel Morris and Emma Hersey Wills; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Mar 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 018231, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  7. [S4518] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 Apr 2024), photograph, memorial # 143020120, gravestone for Emma H. (Wills) Morris (1956), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.
  8. [S4379] Ontario marriage registrations, 29 Jul 1885, no. 009184, Daniel Francis and Rosa R Wills; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 8 Mar 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 51, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  9. [S4623] "Married," The Stratford Beacon Weekly, 07 Aug 1885, p. 8.
  10. [S4303] Ontario marriage registrations, 9 Dec 1896, no. 010324, Cornelius A Taylor and Kezia Ann Aldworth; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Feb 2024); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 90, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  11. [S4530] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Marriage Register [1896-1916]," 1992.192L, Box 1, File 1, unpaginated, Cornelius A. Taylor and Kezia Ann Aldsworth, 09 Dec 1896; citing microfilm LCM-143 held by United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  12. [S4378] Mitchell, Ontario, Copy of Will, instrument no. SGR1839 (1914), William B. Wills, 21 Feb 1911; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 08 Mar 2024).
  13. [S4689] "Mitchell Loses Oldest Citizen," Stratford Daily Herald, 24 Apr 1922, p. 5.
  14. [S4471] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Mary Ann Wills registration no. 025669 (23 Apr 1922); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 Apr 2024); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 292, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  15. [S4691] "Mrs. W. B. Wills Passes Away," Stratford Daily Beacon, 24 Apr 1922, p. 5.
  16. [S4472] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Register of Baptisms [1905-1948], Marriages [1905-1950] and Burials [1905-1943]," 2013.258L, Box 6 (oversized), File 1, unpaginated, burial entry no. 57 for Mrs. W. B. Wills, 25 Apr 1922; United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  17. [S4451] Perth County Surrogate Court, "Gabriel Morris Estate File," no.15519, bundle of loose papers, Letters Probate issued 20 Jul 1950; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  18. [S4377] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT9473, Lot 13, Plan 337 (1944), Emma Hersey Morris (devisee under the last Will and Testament of William B. Wills) to Frederick W. Smale, 13 May 1944; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 08 Mar 2024).
  19. [S4445] Perth County Surrogate Court, "Emma H. Morris Estate File," no. 17219, bundle of loose papers, Letters Probate issued 23 Feb 1956; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  20. [S4517] Main Street United Church (Mitchell, Ontario), "Burial Register [1943-1960]," 2013.258L, Box 1, File 3, unpaginated, burial entry for Mrs. Emma Morris, 06 Feb 1956; United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.