When Ira Jones Willes was born on 21 January 1812, in Berne, Albany, New York, United States, his father, Eleazer Willes, was 29 and his mother, Achsah Jones, was 31. He married Melissa Lott on 13 May 1849, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to New York, United States in 1906 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 5 December 1863, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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