Life span: 02/03/1831 to 10/25/1894TabsLife SummaryFull name: David WillsPlace of Birth: Menallen Township, PABurial Place: Gettysburg, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 7Family: James L. Wills (father), Jennie Smyser (wife)Education: OtherOther Education: Pennsylvania CollegeOccupation: Attorney or JudgeBusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: State judgeLocal government Census SnapshotOccupation in 1860: LawyerResidence in 1860: David Wills' House, Gettysburg, PAMarital status in 1860: Married Events Date span begin Life span End Event 11/16/1863 11/16/1863 In Pennsylvania, visitors begin to throng into Gettysburg for the upcoming visit of President Lincoln 11/18/1863 11/18/1863 The Wills family hosts President Lincoln for the night in Gettysburg 11/18/1863 11/18/1863 Visitors and townsfolk serenade President Lincoln on a warm and clear Gettysburg evening 11/19/1863 11/19/1863 Abraham Lincoln, on horseback, leads the procession to the new Gettysburg cemetery 11/19/1863 11/19/1863 Edward Everett, the famous orator, speaks at the dedication of the Soldiers' Cemetery in Gettysburg 11/19/1863 11/19/1863 President Lincoln delivers his "dedicatory remarks" at the consecration of the Soldiers' Cemetery 11/19/1863 11/19/1863 President Lincoln departs Gettysburg for Washington after a brief service at the Presbyterian church Documents Author Docs Date Title 11/13/1863 Chicago (IL) Tribune, “From Gettysburg,” November 13, 1863 11/02/1863 David Wills to Abraham Lincoln, November 2, 1863 11/02/1863 David Wills to Abraham Lincoln, November 2, 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 11/23/1863 David Wills to Abraham Lincoln, November 23, 1863 Addressee Docs Date Title 07/03/1865 Andrew Johnson to David Wills, July 3, 1865 Images David Wills, circa 1885 David Wills, circa 1885, detail The Wills House, Gettysburg, circa, 1890 Bibliography
