(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920)
James Albert Wills is the proprietor of the Sunny Slope Fruit Farm, comprising fifty acres of land two and a half miles south of Emmett, on the slope south of the town, where he has resided continuously during the past thirteen years. He was born in Carroll county, Illinois, on the 18th of February, 1864, and is the youngest of three Wills brothers who are prominent orchardists living south of Emmett. He was a lad of fourteen years when his parents removed from Illinois to Iowa and remained in the latter state until 1887, when he made his way to Boxbute county, Nebraska, where he proved up a homestead. After a residence of nine years in Nebraska he went in 1896 to Sheridan, Wyoming, where for twelve years he conducted a stock ranch. In the fall of 1907 he came to Idaho in company with his wife and his older brother, Charles A. Wills, who is now his near neighbor. The two brothers purchased one hundred and thirty acres of land but have since sold fifty acres thereof. The remaining eighty-acre tract is divided into two distinct fruit farms, one comprising thirty acres and the other fifty acres, both of which are splendidly improved. The thirty-acre property belongs to Charles A. Wills, while the place of fifty acres is in possession of James A. Wills. The latter has twenty acres of his land in orchards and his trees produce almost every variety of fruit grown in Idaho, including apples, peaches, prunes and sweet cherries. The place is known as the Sunny Slope Fruit Farm and the many excellent improvements thereon include a handsome two-story brick residence, which he erected the first year after coming to this state. He is a director of the Emmett Fruit Growers Union and is widely recognized as a prominent and successful horticulturist of the community.
On the 18th of November, 1891, while living in Nebraska, Mr. Wills was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Olive Poole, who was born in Fremont county, Iowa, February 19, 1872, a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Marian (Lytle) Poole, residents of Marsland, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Wills have become parents of eight children, as follows: Hazel, who is now the wife of Allen Brown; Pearl, the wife of Robert Smith; Addie, who gave her hand in marriage to Elmer Aston; Anna; Frank W.; Winnie; James Arthur; and Kenneth.
Mr. Wills is a republican in politics but not bitterly partisan, casting his vote with regard for the capability of the candidate rather than his party connection. He has never sought or desired office for himself, having always preferred to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his private business interests, through the careful conduct of which he has won well deserved prosperity. His wife is a member of the Christian church. The hospitality of their attractive home is greatly enjoyed by their many friends, the number of whom has constantly increased as the circle of their acquaintance has broadened.
James Albert Wills is the proprietor of the Sunny Slope Fruit Farm, comprising fifty acres of land two and a half miles south of Emmett, on the slope south of the town, where he has resided continuously during the past thirteen years. He was born in Carroll county, Illinois, on the 18th of February, 1864, and is the youngest of three Wills brothers who are prominent orchardists living south of Emmett. He was a lad of fourteen years when his parents removed from Illinois to Iowa and remained in the latter state until 1887, when he made his way to Boxbute county, Nebraska, where he proved up a homestead. After a residence of nine years in Nebraska he went in 1896 to Sheridan, Wyoming, where for twelve years he conducted a stock ranch. In the fall of 1907 he came to Idaho in company with his wife and his older brother, Charles A. Wills, who is now his near neighbor. The two brothers purchased one hundred and thirty acres of land but have since sold fifty acres thereof. The remaining eighty-acre tract is divided into two distinct fruit farms, one comprising thirty acres and the other fifty acres, both of which are splendidly improved. The thirty-acre property belongs to Charles A. Wills, while the place of fifty acres is in possession of James A. Wills. The latter has twenty acres of his land in orchards and his trees produce almost every variety of fruit grown in Idaho, including apples, peaches, prunes and sweet cherries. The place is known as the Sunny Slope Fruit Farm and the many excellent improvements thereon include a handsome two-story brick residence, which he erected the first year after coming to this state. He is a director of the Emmett Fruit Growers Union and is widely recognized as a prominent and successful horticulturist of the community.
On the 18th of November, 1891, while living in Nebraska, Mr. Wills was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Olive Poole, who was born in Fremont county, Iowa, February 19, 1872, a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Marian (Lytle) Poole, residents of Marsland, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Wills have become parents of eight children, as follows: Hazel, who is now the wife of Allen Brown; Pearl, the wife of Robert Smith; Addie, who gave her hand in marriage to Elmer Aston; Anna; Frank W.; Winnie; James Arthur; and Kenneth.
Mr. Wills is a republican in politics but not bitterly partisan, casting his vote with regard for the capability of the candidate rather than his party connection. He has never sought or desired office for himself, having always preferred to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his private business interests, through the careful conduct of which he has won well deserved prosperity. His wife is a member of the Christian church. The hospitality of their attractive home is greatly enjoyed by their many friends, the number of whom has constantly increased as the circle of their acquaintance has broadened.
(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920)
James Albert Wills is the proprietor of the Sunny Slope Fruit Farm, comprising fifty acres of land two and a half miles south of Emmett, on the slope south of the town, where he has resided continuously during the past thirteen years. He was born in Carroll county, Illinois, on the 18th of February, 1864, and is the youngest of three Wills brothers who are prominent orchardists living south of Emmett. He was a lad of fourteen years when his parents removed from Illinois to Iowa and remained in the latter state until 1887, when he made his way to Boxbute county, Nebraska, where he proved up a homestead. After a residence of nine years in Nebraska he went in 1896 to Sheridan, Wyoming, where for twelve years he conducted a stock ranch. In the fall of 1907 he came to Idaho in company with his wife and his older brother, Charles A. Wills, who is now his near neighbor. The two brothers purchased one hundred and thirty acres of land but have since sold fifty acres thereof. The remaining eighty-acre tract is divided into two distinct fruit farms, one comprising thirty acres and the other fifty acres, both of which are splendidly improved. The thirty-acre property belongs to Charles A. Wills, while the place of fifty acres is in possession of James A. Wills. The latter has twenty acres of his land in orchards and his trees produce almost every variety of fruit grown in Idaho, including apples, peaches, prunes and sweet cherries. The place is known as the Sunny Slope Fruit Farm and the many excellent improvements thereon include a handsome two-story brick residence, which he erected the first year after coming to this state. He is a director of the Emmett Fruit Growers Union and is widely recognized as a prominent and successful horticulturist of the community.
On the 18th of November, 1891, while living in Nebraska, Mr. Wills was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Olive Poole, who was born in Fremont county, Iowa, February 19, 1872, a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Marian (Lytle) Poole, residents of Marsland, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Wills have become parents of eight children, as follows: Hazel, who is now the wife of Allen Brown; Pearl, the wife of Robert Smith; Addie, who gave her hand in marriage to Elmer Aston; Anna; Frank W.; Winnie; James Arthur; and Kenneth.
Mr. Wills is a republican in politics but not bitterly partisan, casting his vote with regard for the capability of the candidate rather than his party connection. He has never sought or desired office for himself, having always preferred to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his private business interests, through the careful conduct of which he has won well deserved prosperity. His wife is a member of the Christian church. The hospitality of their attractive home is greatly enjoyed by their many friends, the number of whom has constantly increased as the circle of their acquaintance has broadened.
James Albert Wills is the proprietor of the Sunny Slope Fruit Farm, comprising fifty acres of land two and a half miles south of Emmett, on the slope south of the town, where he has resided continuously during the past thirteen years. He was born in Carroll county, Illinois, on the 18th of February, 1864, and is the youngest of three Wills brothers who are prominent orchardists living south of Emmett. He was a lad of fourteen years when his parents removed from Illinois to Iowa and remained in the latter state until 1887, when he made his way to Boxbute county, Nebraska, where he proved up a homestead. After a residence of nine years in Nebraska he went in 1896 to Sheridan, Wyoming, where for twelve years he conducted a stock ranch. In the fall of 1907 he came to Idaho in company with his wife and his older brother, Charles A. Wills, who is now his near neighbor. The two brothers purchased one hundred and thirty acres of land but have since sold fifty acres thereof. The remaining eighty-acre tract is divided into two distinct fruit farms, one comprising thirty acres and the other fifty acres, both of which are splendidly improved. The thirty-acre property belongs to Charles A. Wills, while the place of fifty acres is in possession of James A. Wills. The latter has twenty acres of his land in orchards and his trees produce almost every variety of fruit grown in Idaho, including apples, peaches, prunes and sweet cherries. The place is known as the Sunny Slope Fruit Farm and the many excellent improvements thereon include a handsome two-story brick residence, which he erected the first year after coming to this state. He is a director of the Emmett Fruit Growers Union and is widely recognized as a prominent and successful horticulturist of the community.
On the 18th of November, 1891, while living in Nebraska, Mr. Wills was united in marriage to Miss Ruth Olive Poole, who was born in Fremont county, Iowa, February 19, 1872, a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Marian (Lytle) Poole, residents of Marsland, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Wills have become parents of eight children, as follows: Hazel, who is now the wife of Allen Brown; Pearl, the wife of Robert Smith; Addie, who gave her hand in marriage to Elmer Aston; Anna; Frank W.; Winnie; James Arthur; and Kenneth.
Mr. Wills is a republican in politics but not bitterly partisan, casting his vote with regard for the capability of the candidate rather than his party connection. He has never sought or desired office for himself, having always preferred to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his private business interests, through the careful conduct of which he has won well deserved prosperity. His wife is a member of the Christian church. The hospitality of their attractive home is greatly enjoyed by their many friends, the number of whom has constantly increased as the circle of their acquaintance has broadened.
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