Brief Life History of David A
David A Wills was born about 1820, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States as the son of James Wills and Mary Thompson.
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- Legacy NFS Source: David A Wills - Government record: birth-name: David A Wills
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about 1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
about 1820 · Making Land more affordable
"The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
English and German: variant of Will with genitival -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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