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C C Wells
b 1846 Chesterfield Co., VA. Father: William Wells, Mother: ?. Married Jane Turner 12/29/1873 Amherst Co., VA.

Delivia O'Connor
(added 30 Jan 1999)

Calista Wells
Grand-daughter of Jonathon Wells and Mary Hoyt Wells (grand-daughter of Sarah Wells Hoyt, daughter of Capt. Jonathon Wells) through their son, Col. Samuel Wells (a Tory). She m. Nathaniel Church and the couple removed to Quebec where each of the children of Samuel received 1200 acres of land for his services to the British during the Revolution. Nathaniel's parents and any info on Calista wanted.

Gay T. Johnson

Caroline Amelia Wells
b 2/10/1866, m William Culton. Ch: Bessie Culton and Caroline Culton (may be others). Born in Buena Vista, OR. Dau of John Marvin Wells and Sarah Louise Hervey (see below).

Joyce Ryen

Chancey/Chauncey Wells
b. 1836 as per 1880 McKean Co, PA Federal Census; married Susan/Susannah Freer, b. abt 1850 in McKean Co,PA. Two sons: James, b. 1873; John, b. 1878, both in McKean Co,PA. Family moved to Chetek, Barron Co, WI after 1880. Susan & sons moved to Beauregard, Copiah Co,MS and then to Dalton, Whitfield Co, GA around 1900. Family owned/operated, "Fairplay Poultry Farm", both in WI and MS. Did Chancey stay in Barron Co, WI or move to Alexander Co, IL?
Would like contact with living descendants in Dalton, GA. Possibly Chauncy was in the Civil War, enlistment from NY state.

Alice M. Henneberry
(Added 04 Jul 2000)

Charles Wells
Born 1841, Little Bowden Northants/Leics, Head Platelayer Railways. Married Sarah b. 1849 Kibworth, Leics. Children: George Wells b. 1868; Edward Wells b. 1872; William Wells b.1874; James Wells b.1876; Albert Wells b.1879; Alice Wells b.1881. All children born in Little Bowden.

Kim Lawrence
(added 18 Dec 1998)

Charles Wells
m. Laura Jane Evans in KY. He died during the influenza epidemic in early 1900's. Possibly lived Indiana, Warren Co., KY or Henderson Co., KY during 1892-1900; or Pope Co., IL during the early 1890's. One child born, Richard Francis Wells. Laura m2) Thomas Jason Davis after Charles died.

Patricia Wells
(added 20 Mar 1999)

Charles Wells Father of Frank H. Wells, b: 1865 in Sheldon, Vermont and d: May 30, 1947, in Burlington, Vermont. The only information I have on Charles is that he was born in St. Albans, Vermont (maybe in the 1840s) and was married to Canadian Mary Lamotte

Betty A. Wells - Maryland
(added 06 Nav 2001)

Charles Edsel Wells
(1877-5/31/1926) m. Adelaide Gallinger 3/11/1884 at Williamsburg, Dundasco Co., Ontario, Canada. Parents were William Wells (b. 1833) and Euphremia Marselis Wells (b. 1838) who were m. 1857 in Eastern District, Canada.

Pat Wells Winters
(added 19 Dec 1998)

Charles Hardy Wells
Looking for info on Rev. Charles Hardy Wells. Born Sept. 1869, in Grayslake, Ill. Died in Iowa, 1944. Do not know who his parents were. Some info his ancesters came from Wells, County Somerset, England.

C. Natalie Wells Shadle
(added 06 Nov 2001)

Charles W. Wells b. abt 1832, OH; m. Sarah A. Grage, b. about 1834, IN; parents of Edwin Finley Wells, b. 1858, Cass Co., IL.
This family appears to be listed on the 1860 Dunklin Co., MO census.

Any info and help is greatly appreciated.


Peggy Riggs Kopp
(added 19 Dec 1998)

Charlie Benjamin Wells
b. 1859 in Louisiana, married Priscilla Pointer in 1887 in Fort Bend County, TX. d. around 1905 possibly in Fort Bend County. I am most appreciative of any assistance.

Dr. Jessye Spencer
(added 27 Feb 2000)

Charlie P. Wells
d abt 1858 m. Mary Bailey (b abt 1860). Ch: Eugene Wells (31 Jan 1874-7 Aug 1951), John William Wells, Burt Wells, Rod Wells, and Cleveland Wells. All lived in Anderson Co., SC.

Sonia Wells
(added 14 Nov 1998)

Charles F. Wells
m. Rhonda Chamberlin. One or more children Dau. Laura Virginia Wells b. Dec 1857 m. Allen S. Strickland of Moorestown, NJ. d. Jan 1944, Phila, PA. Charles was alive in March 1900. He loaned money to his grandson Charles Wells Strickland.

tsbaer@usit.net
(added 15 Nov 2001)

Chester Wells
b 10/1794 in Burlington, Otsego Co., NY; m. 9/1818 Burlington, Otsego Co., NY to Persis Coe (d/o Zachariah); d. 7/1874 Mahaska Co., IA. She b. 8/1799 Burlington. Mvd on to Genessee/Orleans Cos., NY abt 1820, Warren Co., IL in 1835, and Mahaska Co., IA ca 1850. Need parents and siblings of Chester.

Rita Wells
(added 03 Feb 1999)

Christopher Wells
b 1732 Scotand. Landed Philadelphia, PA in 1750 w/ two brothers (one was Gideon). First settled Norristown, PA and later moved to Georgeville, PA.

Marie Nations

Clarence "Ed" Wells
born 11 Nov 1862 ArrowRock, Mo. died Kansas City, Kansas 13 Oct 1936, married to Emma Susan Swope about 1899/1900. Children:
  1. William Clyde Wells 1900-1989
  2. Harry Lamar Wells 1902-1978
  3. Helen Pearl Wells 1908-1976
Need names of parents of C.E. Wells...... possibly, William Wells of Kentucky.
Lived in Saline, Pettis ,Lafayette Counties in Northern Missouri. Died in Kansas City Kansas...all else UNKNOWN

Sharon Wells Dunn
(added 13 Nov 2001)

Clarance Edward Wells
b. 24 Dec 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts; d: 16 Jun 1953.
Parents were Frank Wells and Edith Foster

Marion Wells
(Added 18 Jun 2000)

Cynthia Wells. Looking for information on Robert L. Hunter who married Cynthia Jane Wells who was born 17 Jun 1818 in Goshen, New York the daughter of Reverend William Wells (1760-1838) and Miriam Almina Holbert of Orange County, NY. Reverend William Wells was a descendant of William Wells of Southold, Long Island, NY.
Robert L. Hunter was born 1814 in Orange County, N.Y. Robert and Cynthia moved out of Orange County around 1834 to Clifford, PA. where they raised their family including my great-grandfather, Dr. George Rexford Hunter. Any information on this family would be appreciated.

Geoff Hunter
(Added 16 Jan 2000)

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