See also
1 Jennie J. WILLARD1 (c. 1874- ) [10216]. Born c. 1874.1
2 Hiram WILLARD1,2,3,4 (1844-1917) [10213]. Born 1844, PA.2,3,5 Marr Helen ARDELL 11 Feb 1867, Tioga, PA.4 Died 1917.5 Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.5
From the Wellsboro Agitator.
April 27, 1880 - "Last Saturday afternoon Mr. Hiram Willard, of Marsh Creek, and Mr. Sam Saterlee were scuffling near the store of C. C. Mathers & Co., in this borough, and the fun closed with a broken leg for Mr. Willard, the lower extremity of the tibia, near the ankle, being fractured. Dr. M. L. Bacon set the leg, and Mr. Willard was taken home in the evening. The prospects for a good leg again are rather slim."
April 2, 1902 - "E. H. Butler, of Marshcreek, is laying the foundation for a tobacco shed. Hiram Willard is doing the mason work and William Bacon will build the shed."
December 25, 1907 - "Mr. Hiram Willard, of Marshcreek has bought a lot of Mr. John Roberts on Fischler street and has started to build a house on it.".
4 Alpheus WILLARD2,3,6 (c. 1812- ) [10210]. Born c. 1812, PA.2,3 Buried Old Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, PA.7
From the Wellsboro Agitator.
June 16, 1897 - "Last Wednesday Mr. Alpheus Willard was assisting in raising the frame of a barn on the Seely farm, near the Shumway school-house, when he fell from a plate struck upon his right foot, breaking both bones just above the ankle joint. Dr. M/L. Bacon reduced the fractures."
August 18, 1897 - "Mr. Alpheus Willard, an old resident of Charleston township, died last Friday at the age of 85 years.".
8 Oliver WILLARD2,8 (1784-1863) [3536]. Born 8 Nov 1784, Langdon, NH.8 Marr Hannah BAILEY 1809.8 Died 11 Feb 1863, Charleston Twp., Tioga, PA.8 Buried Old Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, PA.7
From the Tioga County Agitator.
April 30, 1862 - "A Puritan Relic, Mr. Oliver Willard of Charleston, now in his 80th year, has an ivory snuff box, which was brought to this country by Joseph Willard a passenger in the May Flower. The box is 3 inches long, 2 inches wide and about half an inch deep, and is locked by two silver clasps, upon which are marked the initials "I.W." It has descended as an heir loom from Joseph Willard (father) to Joseph Willard (son) for 9 generations in this country and has never been out of the Willard family since 1620. How long it was in the family before Joseph Willard landed at Plymouth Rock is not known. It is quite a curiosity, and suggests many reflections. Although made for a snuff box, it certainly could not have been used for that purpose during the residence of the family in Plymouth Colony; and the "blue laws" of a later date made the snuff a contraband abomination.".
9 Hannah BAILEY2,8 (c. 1784-1869) [3535]. Born c. 1784, VT.8 Died 23 Dec 1869, Wellsboro, Tioga, PA.6,8
From the Tioga County Agitator, December, 1869, reprinted in the Wellsboro Agitator, October 27, 1969.
"Mrs. Hannah Willard, widow of late Oliver Willard, died at the residence of her son, Alpheus Willard, Esq., in Charleston, Dec. 23d inst., in the 86th year of her age. Mrs. Willard and her husband came to this country 61 years ago, and settled on the farm where she died. At this time this whole county was a howling wilderness. The site of Wellsboro was a forest and Charleston and Delmar has scarcely a dozen families. There were no gristmills nearer than Williamsport on one hand and Painted Post on the other. For some years the early inhabitants suffered what we should call great privations. Jonnycake, and front, and venison, made up the principal bill of fare, but it nourished a hardy race. The primeval forests have melted away before them. Mrs. Willard was one of the last if not the last, of the first class of settlers in this county."
Oliver and Hannah were living with Alpheus and his wife in 1860. She was misidentified in the census as Nancy.
5 Esther ?2,3 (1814-1895) [10211]. Born 1814, NY.2,3,7 Died 1895.7 Buried Old Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, PA.7
Misidentified in 1850 census as Hester.
3 Helen ARDELL1,4 (1842-1926) [10215]. Born 1842.5 Died 11 May 1926.5,9 Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.9
From the Wellsboro Agitator.
May 19, 1926 - "Mrs. Helen Willard, aged 80 years, of Charleston, widow of the late Hiram Willard, died last Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon, Rev. Orrin G. Cocks, pastor of the Presbyterian church, of Wellsboro, officiating; interment in the Wellsboro cemetery.".
| 1 | "1880 Tioga, Delmar, PA census". |
| 2 | "1850 PA, Tioga, Charleston census". |
| 3 | "1860 PA, Tioga, Charleston census". |
| 4 | "Wedding announcement of Hiram Willard and Helen Ardell in the Tioga County Agitator, February 20, 1867". |
| 5 | "Wellsboro Cemetery Records". |
| 6 | "Obituary of Hannah Willard in the Tioga County Agitator, December 1869, reprinted in the Wellsboro Agitator, October 27, 1969". |
| 7 | "Burial records from the Old Charleston Cemetery, Charleston. PA". |
| 8 | "Ancestry.com, Snow/Lyman Ancestors". |
| 9 | "Death notice of Helen Willard in the Wellsboro Agitator, May 19, 1926". |