▁area , ▁establish ing ▁Thomas ▁Chap el ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁oldest ▁church ▁in ▁Will is . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁The ▁Houston ▁and ▁Great ▁Northern ▁Rail road ▁( now ▁the ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ) ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁rail road ▁through ▁Mont gom ery ▁County . ▁After ▁residents ▁of ▁Dan ville ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁rail road ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁through ▁their ▁town , ▁Peter ▁J . ▁and ▁Richard ▁S . ▁Will is ▁don ated ▁a ▁par cel ▁of ▁their ▁land hold ings ▁in ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁rail road ▁could ▁travel ▁through ▁it , ▁found ing ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Will is ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁Upon ▁the ▁rail road ' s ▁completion ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁many ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁communities ▁of ▁Dan ville , ▁Old ▁W aver ly , ▁and ▁Mont gom ery ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁of ▁Will is . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁a ▁county ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁should ▁be ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁to ▁Will is . ▁Although ▁Will is ▁received ▁more ▁votes ▁( 7 8 8 ▁to ▁ 6 4 6 ), ▁Will is ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁the ▁requ is ite ▁two - third s ▁majority , ▁so ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁remained ▁officially ▁in ▁Mont gom ery . ▁A ▁prot ract ed ▁legal ▁battle ▁ended ▁in