Born in Howard County, Missouri
Ancestors 
Daughter of William J Wills
and Charlotte (Benson) Wills
Sister of
Amos Wills, Martha J (Wills) Shipp, John Wills, Henry T Wills, Sally A Wills, Laura A Wills [half], Allie Wills [half], Ollie Wills [half] and Charles Wills [half]
Wife of
Barnabus J Ballew
— married
26 Oct 1854 in Howard,Missouri
Mother of
Henrietta (Ballew) Crowley
Died
at age 72
in Boonslick Howard, Missouri
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Biography
A was born in 1836. She is the daughter of William Wills and Charlotte Benson.
Died of typhoid fever. Married Barnabas J Ballew on 26 Oct 1854 Howard County MO.
- OBIT: Thurs May 26, 1910 in Democrate Leader, Fayette, Howard Co., Missouri:
"Mrs. Ballew, widow of the late Barney Ballew, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hiram Crowley, in Boonslick twp Sunday night (May 22, 1910). She died of typhoid fever, aged about 72 years. She leaves two sons, Wm. and Robert Ballew, and two daughters, Mrs. Crowley and Mrs. Sanford Jones. Funeral at Boonsboro."
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: May 7, 1838
- Place: Howard County, Missouri, USA
- Source: [Find A Grave Memorial# 33620938]
- Birth:
- Date: 1836
- Place: Missouri
- Source: [United States Census, 1850]
- Source: [United States Census, 1870]
Residence
- Residence:
- Date: 1850
- Name: A Wills
- Place: Howard county, Howard, Missouri, United States
- Source: [United States Census, 1850]
- Residence:
- Date: 1860
- Name: Amanda J Ballew
- Place: Boonslick Township, Howard, Missouri, United States
- Source: [United States Census, 1860]
- Residence:
- Date: 1870
- Name: Amanda J Ballew
- Place: Boonslick, Howard, Missouri, United States
- Source: [United States Census, 1870]
Marriage
- Marriage:
- Date: 26 Oct 1854
- Spouse: Barnabus Ballew
- Place: Howard,Missouri
- Source: [Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920]
Death
- Death:
- Date: May 28, 1910
- Place: Howard County, Missouri, USA
- Burial:
- Boonesboro Christian Church Cemetery
- Boonesboro, Howard County, Missouri, USA
- Source: [Find A Grave Memorial# 33620938]
Sources
- "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28X-LQH : accessed 29 June 2015), Barnabus Ballew and Amanda Wills, 26 Oct 1854; citing Howard,Missouri; FHL microfilm 963,472.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amanda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amanda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amanda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amanda:
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~1.56%
Terry (Killham) Thornton
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~1.56%
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~0.39%
Donald Forman :
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~0.39%
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