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Ora Lee Mather¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 24 February 1878; Cabell Co., West Virginia, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1900; Groom=Leonard A Wells
• Death*: 19 August 1942
• Burial*: 19 August 1942; Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio, USA; Mrs. Ora Lee Wells, 64, of 207 Oak ave., SE, died Wednesday evening at the city hospital after an illness of four days. Her husband, Leonard Wells; a son, John L. Wells, of Flagstaff, Ariz.; four sisters, Mrs. Robert Smith, of Sylvania, Ga., Mrs. Catherine Swan, of Fowler, Ind., and Mrs. Maude Brumfield and Mrs. Florence Brown, of Huntington, W. Va.; a brother, Clay Mathers, of Indiana; and two grandchildren survive. Mrs. Wells was a resident of Massillon for 45 years. She was a member of the Central Presbyterian church and the Railway Veterans association.
  
  The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Gordon-Shaidnagle-Hollinger funeral home. The Rev. Walter G. Williams, pastor of the Wesley Methodist church, will officiate. Interment will be made in the Massillon cemetery. The body is at the funeral home where friends may call this evening from 7 to 9 p.m.
  
  Evening Independent
  Thursday, August 20, 1942, Massillon, Ohio

• Married Name: circa 1900; Mrs. Wells (Mather)

Iris V Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 9 December 1896¹

Ethel Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 5 September 1887¹

Sarah Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 1839¹

Mariah Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 14 June 1842¹

Edith Wilkins¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 4 October 1895¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1910; prob., Ohio, USA; Groom=Robert Wells
• Death*: 27 February 1920
• Burial*: 27 February 1920; Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; Daughter of John and Sarah (Bell) Wilkins. Wife of Robert Wells. Cause of death: pneumonia.

• Married Name: circa 1910; Mrs. Wells (Wilkins)

Clara Belle Eichelberry¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 15 June 1871; Monroe Co., Ohio, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1890; prob., Ohio, USA; Groom=Ephraim Wells
• Death*: 2 September 1946
• Burial*: 2 September 1946; Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; survived by four sons: John, Hollie, Clarence and Wilmer and daughter: Mrs. Iva Witwer all of Akron.

• Married Name: circa 1890; Mrs. Wells (Eichelberry)

Orpha Alice Lawson¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 2 January 1897¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 27 September 1923; Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA; Groom=John Perry Wells
• Death*: 25 May 1954; De Kalb, DeKalb Co., Illinois, USA; traveling on bus when fell down stairs and died next day
• Burial*: 25 May 1954; Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; Orpha Alice (nee Lawson) married John Perry Wells in West Virginia, September 27, 1923.
  
  Mrs. Wells died at the young age of 57, in DeKalb,Illinois. She and husband John were aboard a bus (headed West) the bus made a stop in DeKalb, Illinois, Mrs. Wells fell down a flights of steps, she died in a hospital there, the following day.

• Married Name: 27 September 1923; Mrs. Wells (Lawson)

Margaret Madeline Luedtke¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 7 February 1903¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1925; Groom=Clarence Elmer Wells
• Death*: 8 January 1982
• Burial*: 8 January 1982; Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; Daughter of Emil LUEDTKE and Franzoske "Frances" Johanna (NITZ) LUEDTKE.
  
  Margaret Madeline (Luedtke) married Clarence Elmer "Pappy" Wells on August 11, 1923 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio.
  
  They had two sons:
  1) Kenneth E. Wells, b. June 3, 1924, Akron,Ohio & d. Oct. 3, 1994, Akron, Ohio.
  2) Donald E. Wells, b. Jan. 1, 1927, Akron, Ohio & d. Unknown

• Married Name: circa 1925; Mrs. Wells (Luedtke)

Elizabeth Ward Scott¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 16 February 1900¹
• (Bride) Marriage: 8 September 1955; Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; Groom=John Perry Wells
• Death*: 3 August 1989; Florida, USA
• Burial*: 3 August 1989; Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; Elizabeth was the daughter of George Scott and Ida (nee Brawley) Scott.
  
  She was noted as "Elizabeth Ward Dotson, divorced" on the marriage license when she married John P. Wells, September 8, 1955 in Summit County, Ohio.

• Name Variation: circa 1920; Mrs. Elizabeth Ward Dotson (Scott)
• Married Name: 8 September 1955; Mrs. Wells (Scott)

Mary Geneveive Thompson¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1897¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1915; Groom=Joseph D Wells
• Death*: 2 July 1968
• Burial*: 2 July 1968; Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; age 71
  cemetery records

• Married Name: circa 1915; Mrs. Wells (Thompson)
• (Household Member) Census: 1940; Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; 1940 United States Federal Census
  
  Name:      Joseph D Wells
  Respondent:      Yes
  Age:      50
  Estimated birth year:      abt 1890
  Gender:      Male
  Race:      White
  Birthplace:      Kentucky
  Marital status:      Married
  Relation to Head of House:      Head
  Home in 1940:      Akron, Summit, Ohio
  Map of Home in 1940:      View Map
  Street:      Palmetto Avenue
  House Number:      397
  Farm:      No
  Inferred Residence in 1935:      Akron, Summit, Ohio
  Residence in 1935:      Same House
  Sheet Number:      1B
  Number of Household in Order of Visitation:      16
  Occupation:      Supervisor
  House Owned or Rented:      Owned
  Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:      550
  Attended School or College:      No
  Highest Grade Completed:      Elementary school, 8th grade
  Hours Worked Week Prior to Census:      36
  Class of Worker:      Wage or salary worker in private work
  Weeks Worked in 1939:      52
  Income:      2000
  Income Other Sources:      No
  Neighbors:      
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  Joseph D Wells      50
  Mary Genervieve Wells      43
  Lucille Wells      21
  Nalan Wells      19
  Thelona Wells      16
  Elizabeth Wells      13
  Jeanette Wells      10; Head of Household=Joseph D Wells

Olive 'Josephine' Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Mount Peace Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: March 1850¹

Margaret May Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Chestnut Hill Memorial P, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 27 February 1872¹

Eleanor Dorothy Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 4 January 1896¹

Sarah E Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1871¹
• Burial*: 5 September 1905; Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*: 5 September 1905

Bessie V Porter¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 23 February 1885¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1905; Groom=Henry George Wells
• Death*: 9 April 1966
• Burial*: 9 April 1966; Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Summit Co., Ohio, USA

• Married Name: circa 1905; Mrs. Wells (Porter)

Thelma Lorella Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 9 September 1901¹

Iva M Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 12 April 1899¹

Sybilla Lillian Getz¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 16 December 1901¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1920; prob., Ohio, USA; Groom=Roy Edward Wells
• Death*: 9 April 1988
• Burial*: 9 April 1988; East Liberty Cemetery, Green, Summit Co., Ohio, USA

• Married Name: circa 1920; Mrs. Wells (Getz)

Ella A 'Nellie' Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1845¹
• Burial*: 25 March 1900; Fairview Cemetery, Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; Parents: William and Mary (Lord) Wells
• Death*: 25 March 1900

• Married Name: circa 1865; Mrs. Ella A 'Nellie' Wolcott (Wells);
  Photo
  Alfred Newton Wolcott
  
  1840–1893¹

Catherine Wells¹

• Father*: _father Wells b. c 1760

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1798; Connecticut, USA¹
• Death*: 22 February 1866
• Burial*: 22 February 1866; Markillie Cemetery, Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; Wife of John B. Whedon. These gravestones are so close they touch each other. This shows how narrow the coffins must have been in those days.

• Married Name: circa 1830; Mrs. Catherine Whedon (Wells); John B. Whedon
  
  1807–1861¹
• (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
  
  Name:      Catharine Wheedon
  Age:      50
  Birth Year:      abt 1800
  Birthplace:      Connecticut
  Home in 1850:      Hudson, Summit, Ohio, USA
  Gender:      Female
  Family Number:      623
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  John B Wheedon      44
  Catharine Wheedon      50
  Catharine Wheedon      15
  John Wheedon      14
• (Head of Household) Census*: 1860; Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; 1860 United States Federal Census
  
  Name:      Catharine Whedon
  Age:      62
  Birth Year:      abt 1798
  Gender:      Female
  Birth Place:      Connecticut
  Home in 1860:      Hudson, Summit, Ohio
  Post Office:      Hudson
  Dwelling Number:      290
  Family Number:      283
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  John B Whedon      52
  Catharine Whedon      62
  Catharine A Whedon      25
  John Whedon      23

Martha Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1890¹
• Burial*: 16 May 1905; Greenwood Cemetery, Mogadore, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*: 16 May 1905

Viola Goosman¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 4 March 1883¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1900; Groom=Owen Thomas Wells
• Death*: March 1974
• Burial*: March 1974; Northfield Macedonia Cemetery, Northfield, Summit Co., Ohio, USA

• Married Name: circa 1900; Mrs. Wells (Goosman)

Emily Gilbert¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1807¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1825; prob., Ohio, USA; Groom=John Wells
• Death*: November 1887
• Burial*: November 1887; Stow Cemetery, Stow, Summit Co., Ohio, USA; wid/John Wells

• Married Name: circa 1825; Mrs. Wells (Gilbert)

Hattie Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Stow Cemetery, Stow, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 1866¹

Harriet E Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Stow Cemetery, Stow, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 1834¹

Sylvia Marie Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Stow Cemetery, Stow, Summit Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 1899¹

Sophia Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Girard Liberty Union Cemetery, Girard, Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 1884¹

Virginia Wells¹

• Father*: Elmer Lafayette Wells b. 17 May 1906, d. 5 Feb 1969
• Mother*: Eva Lucille Mizner b. 1908, d. 1990

• Reference: W010 ID007

• Birth*: 29 October 1927; Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA¹
• Burial*: 30 October 2013; Kinsman Cemetery New, Kinsman, Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA; November 2, 2013
  Tribune Chronicle TribToday.co
  
  
  CHAMPION - Virginia Wells Davis, 86, of Champion and formerly of Kinsman, passed away Wednesday night, Oct. 30, 2013, at St. Joseph Health Center, Warren.
  
  She was born Oct. 29, 1927, in Burghill, the daughter of Elmer and Eva Mizner Wells.
  
  Virginia was a 1945 graduate of Vernon High School. She was a housewife all of her life. She enjoyed canning, quilting and attending church activities with her husband.
  
  She married Carlyle Wilmer Davis on June 6, 1947. He passed away Oct. 1, 2012.
  
  She is survived by three daughters, Joyce (Otis) Taylor of Johnston, Judith (Jerry) Wells of Pittsburgh and Karen (Leo) Lynagh of Geneva; two sons, Ronald Davis of Alliance and Terry (Linda) Davis of Johnston; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one sister, Jane (Ed) Meloni of Johnston; and three brothers, Earl Wells of Mecca, David Wells of Vernon and Richard Wells of Sacramento, Calif.
  
  She was preceded in death by two sons, Allen and Leonard Davis; three brothers; and two sisters.
  
  A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Hartford United Methodist Church, 6846 state Route 305, Hartford. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 10 a.m. to the time of the service.
  
  Burial will be in Kinsman Cemetery.
  
  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the donors favorite hospice.
  
  Galloway-Onstott Funeral Home,o Hartford, handled the arrangements for Virginia.
• Death*: 30 October 2013

• Married Name: circa 1945; Mrs. Virginia Davis (Wells)¹

Lillie Mae Stegall¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 2 April 1901; Rowan Co., Kentucky, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1922; Groom=William Wells
• Divorce*: circa 1935; Niles, Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA; divorced on 1940 census; Principal=William Wells
• Burial*: 17 June 1989; Niles City Cemetery, Niles, Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA; From: Warren Tribune Chronicle
  Issue: Sun, 18 June 1989, A13:4
  
  Mrs. Lillie Mae Wells
  
  NILES - Mrs. Lillie Mae Wells, 88, formerly of 572 Dakota Ave., Niles, died Saturday at 2:15 a.m. at Camelot Arms Nursing Home in Youngstown of Alzheimer's disease.
  
  She was born April 2, 1901, in Rowan County, Ky., a daughter of Robert and Mary Belle Thornsberry Stegall, and came to Niles in 1929 from Kentucky.
  
  She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Niles.
  
  She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ruby Raschilla of Niles; one sister, Mrs. Vada Jones of Niles; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
  
  She was preceded in death by a son, Ernest Wells; two daughters, Miss Mary Lou Wells and Mrs. Jewell Velican; three brothers, Estel, John and Allie; three sisters, Miss Alice, Mrs. Ada Boggs and Mrs. Ida McCormick, and two grandchildren.
  
  The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home....
  
  Burial will be in Niles City Cemetery.
• Death*: 17 June 1989; Long Term Care Facility, Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio, USA; Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
  
  Name:      Lillie Mae Wells
  [Lillie Mae Stegall]
  Birth Date:      2 Apr 1901
  Birth Place:      Kentucky, United States
  Gender:      Female
  Race:      White
  Hispanic Origin:      Not Hispanic (Latino)
  Residence Place:      Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
  Death Date:      17 Jun 1989
  Hospital of Death:      Long-Term Care Facilities
  Death Place:      Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
  Certificate:      045074
  Age at Death:      88
  Certifier:      Physician
  Referred to Coroner:      Not Referred to Coroner
  Autopsy:      No Autopsy performed
  Filing Date:      22 Jun 1989
  Hospital Status:      Other/Nursing Home
  Injury in Ohio:      Yes
  Type Place of Injury:      Unspecified Place
  Social Security Number:      279-16-0660
  Father's Surname:      Stegall
  Marital status:      Widowed
  Industry of Decedent:      Homemaker, student, unemployed volunteer
  Occupation of Decedent:      Homemaker
  Primary Registration District:      5001

• Married Name: circa 1922; Mrs. Wells (Stegall)
• (Household Member) Census: 1930; Niles, Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA; 1930 United States Federal Census
  
  Name:      William Wells
  Birth Year:      abt 1902
  Gender:      Male
  Race:      White
  Birthplace:      Kentucky
  Marital status:      Married
  Relation to Head of House:      Head
  Home in 1930:      Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
  Map of Home:      View Map
  Street address:      Nash
  Ward of City:      4th
  Block:      x
  institution:      x
  House Number:      423
  Dwelling Number:      139
  Family Number:      161
  Home Owned or Rented:      Rented
  Home Value:      10
  Radio Set:      No
  Lives on Farm:      No
  Age at first Marriage:      20
  Attended School:      No
  Able to Read and Write:      Yes
  Father's Birthplace:      Kentucky
  Mother's Birthplace:      Kentucky
  Able to Speak English:      Yes
  Occupation:      Pan-man
  Industry:      Brickyard
  Class of Worker:      Wage or salary worker
  Employment:      Yes
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  William Wells      28
  Lilly Wells      28
  Jewel Wells      7; Head of Household=William Wells
• (Head of Household) Census*: 1940; Niles, Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA; 1940 United States Federal Census
  
  Name:      Tiery Wells [Lillie Wells]
  Age:      37
  Estimated birth year:      abt 1903
  Gender:      Female
  Race:      White
  Birthplace:      Kentucky
  Marital status:      Divorced
  Relation to Head of House:      Head
  Home in 1940:      Niles, Trumbull, Ohio
  Map of Home in 1940:      View Map
  Street:      W Second Street
  House Number:      137
  Farm:      No
  Inferred Residence in 1935:      Niles, Trumbull, Ohio
  Residence in 1935:      Same House
  Resident on farm in 1935:      No
  Sheet Number:      3A
  Number of Household in Order of Visitation:      50
  Occupation:      House Work
  House Owned or Rented:      Rented
  Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:      8
  Attended School or College:      No
  Highest Grade Completed:      Elementary school, 4th grade
  Duration of Unemployment:      150
  Class of Worker:      Wage or salary worker in private work
  Weeks Worked in 1939:      40
  Income:      320
  Income Other Sources:      No
  Neighbors:      
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  Tiery Wells      37
  Jules Wells      17
  Rudy Wells      9
  Ernie Wells      6; Household Member=Ruby Wells