Nelson Franklin Wells1

M, #55621, b. 1845, d. circa 1887
  • Reference: W002 ID198
  • (Household Member) Census: 1850; Newport, Washington Co., Ohio, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Conden Wells
    Name: Conden Wells
    Age: 30
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
    Birth Place: Ohio
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Newport, Washington, Ohio
    Family Number: 145
    Household Members: Name Age
    Conden Wells 30
    Eliza J Wells 25
    Julinda Wells 10
    Sheffield Wells 7
    Nelson F Wells 5
    Lewis H Wells 2
    Cordelia Wells 0; Head of Household=Croydon Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1880; Upper, Lawrence Co., Ohio, USA; 1880 United States Federal Census
    about Nelson F. Wells
    Name: Nelson F. Wells
    Home in 1880: Upper, Lawrence, Ohio
    Age: 26
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Rhoda E. Wells
    Father's birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's birthplace: Virginia
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Teamster
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Household Members: Name Age
    Nelson F. Wells 26
    Rhoda E. Wells 23
    Lewis H. Wells 3
    Mary J. Wells 7m
    Charley Coburn 14; Head of Household=Rhoda Ellen Davis, Head of Household=Lewis Henry Wells, Head of Household=Mary Jane Wells

Family: Rhoda Ellen Davis b. 20 Sep 1856, d. 23 Apr 1932

Citations

  1. Unknown author, GEDCOM File I:TMGWGEDCOMSW002ID198C.GED imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:28:36.

Rhoda Ellen Davis1

F, #55622, b. 20 September 1856, d. 23 April 1932
  • Reference: W999 ID198
  • Married Name: circa 1874; Mrs. Wells (Davis)
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1880; Upper, Lawrence Co., Ohio, USA; 1880 United States Federal Census
    about Nelson F. Wells
    Name: Nelson F. Wells
    Home in 1880: Upper, Lawrence, Ohio
    Age: 26
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Rhoda E. Wells
    Father's birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's birthplace: Virginia
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Teamster
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Household Members: Name Age
    Nelson F. Wells 26
    Rhoda E. Wells 23
    Lewis H. Wells 3
    Mary J. Wells 7m
    Charley Coburn 14; Head of Household=Nelson Franklin Wells

Family: Nelson Franklin Wells b. 1845, d. c 1887

Citations

  1. Unknown author, GEDCOM File I:TMGWGEDCOMSW002ID198C.GED imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:28:36.

Mary Jane Wells1

F, #55623, b. November 1879
  • Reference: W002 ID198
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1880; Upper, Lawrence Co., Ohio, USA; 1880 United States Federal Census
    about Nelson F. Wells
    Name: Nelson F. Wells
    Home in 1880: Upper, Lawrence, Ohio
    Age: 26
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
    Birthplace: Virginia
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Rhoda E. Wells
    Father's birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's birthplace: Virginia
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Teamster
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Household Members: Name Age
    Nelson F. Wells 26
    Rhoda E. Wells 23
    Lewis H. Wells 3
    Mary J. Wells 7m
    Charley Coburn 14; Head of Household=Nelson Franklin Wells

Citations

  1. Unknown author, GEDCOM File I:TMGWGEDCOMSW002ID198C.GED imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:28:36.

_ID028 _W0001

M, #55625, b. 028
  • Reference: W000 ID028
  • Birth*: 0281

Family: Elizabeth Wells b. 21 Sep 1845, d. 23 Mar 1911

Citations

  1. Unknown author, Wells DNA Merge Project.

James Wells

M, #55627, b. 1850, d. 1904
  • Reference: W999 ID028
  • Birth*: 1850; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
  • (Deceased) Death*: 1904; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
    about James Wells
    Name: James Wells
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
    Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1904
    Age at Death: 54
    Registration district: Aylsham
    Inferred County: Norfolk
    Volume: 4b
  • (Household Member) Census: 1851; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1851 England Census
    about Joseph Wells
    Name: Joseph Wells
    Age: 37
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's Name: Maria Wells
    Gender: M (Male)
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England

    Civil parish: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England
    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 19
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household schedule number: 116
    Piece: 1810
    Folio: 275
    Page Number: 26
    Household Members: Name Age
    Joseph Wells 37
    Maria Wells 27
    Elizabeth Wells 5
    James Wells 1


    ; Head of Household=Joseph Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1861; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1861 England Census
    about Joseph Wells
    Name: Joseph Wells
    Age: 45
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's Name: Maria Wells
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England

    Civil parish: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England

    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 13
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household schedule number: 46
    Piece: 1205
    Folio: 103
    Page Number: 25
    Household Members: Name Age
    Joseph Wells 45
    Maria Wells 36
    Elizabeth Wells 15
    James Wells 11


    ; Head of Household=Joseph Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1871; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1871 England Census
    about Elizabeth Wells
    Name: Elizabeth Wells
    Age: 25
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
    Relation: Sister
    Gender: Female
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England
    Civil parish: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England
    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 14
    Household schedule number: 7
    Piece: 1802
    Folio: 100
    Page Number: 15
    Household Members: Name Age
    James Wells 21 [unmarried]
    Elizabeth Wells 25 [sister unmarried]
    Frederick Wells 4 [nephew]
    John Wells 11 Months [nephew]
    ; Head of Household=Elizabeth Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1881; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1881 England Census
    about Joseph Wells
    Name: Joseph Wells
    Age: 67
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's Name: Maria Wells
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England

    Civil parish: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England

    Street Address: Meeting Cottage
    Condition as to marriage: Married
    Education:

    Employment status: View image
    Occupation: Ag Lab

    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 14
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Piece: 1929
    Folio: 118
    Page Number: 16
    Household Members: Name Age
    Joseph Wells 67
    Maria Wells 59
    James Wells 30
    Frederick Wells 14
    John Wells 10


    ; Head of Household=Joseph Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1891; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1891 England Census
    about Maria Wells
    Name: Maria Wells
    Age: 67
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824
    Relation: Head
    Gender: Female
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England

    Civil parish: Oulton
    Ecclesiastical parish: Oulton
    Town: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England

    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 14
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Piece: 1513
    Folio: 194
    Page Number: 14
    Household Members: Name Age
    Maria Wells 67
    James Wells 40


    ; Head of Household=Maria Coe
  • (Household Member) Census: 1901; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1901 England Census
    about James Wells
    Name: James Wells
    Age: 48
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853
    Relation: Head
    Mother's name: Maria Wells
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England

    Civil parish: Oulton
    Ecclesiastical parish: Oulton St Paul
    Town: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England
    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 14
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household schedule number: 19
    Piece: 1829
    Folio: 93
    Page Number: 15
    Household Members: Name Age
    James Wells 48
    Maria Wells 75

    ; Head of Household=Maria Coe

Frederick Wells (illegitimate)

M, #55628, b. circa May 1866
  • Reference: W000 ID028
  • Birth*: circa May 1866; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915

    Name:      Frederick Wells
    Registration Year:      1866
    Registration Quarter:      Apr-May-Jun
    Registration district:      Aylsham
    Parishes for this Registration District:      View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
    Inferred County:      Norfolk
    Volume:      4b
    Page:      73
  • Baptism: 22 July 1866; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935

    Name:      Frederic Wells
    Gender:      Male
    Record Type:      Christening (Baptism)
    Baptism Date:      22 Jul 1866
    Baptism Place:      Oulton, Norfolk, England
    Father:      
    Mother:      Elizabeth Wells
    FHL Film Number:      1526610
  • (Household Member) Census: 1871; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1871 England Census
    about Elizabeth Wells
    Name: Elizabeth Wells
    Age: 25
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
    Relation: Sister
    Gender: Female
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England
    Civil parish: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England
    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 14
    Household schedule number: 7
    Piece: 1802
    Folio: 100
    Page Number: 15
    Household Members: Name Age
    James Wells 21 [unmarried]
    Elizabeth Wells 25 [sister unmarried]
    Frederick Wells 4 [nephew]
    John Wells 11 Months [nephew]
    ; Head of Household=Elizabeth Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1881; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1881 England Census
    about Joseph Wells
    Name: Joseph Wells
    Age: 67
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
    Relation: Head
    Spouse's Name: Maria Wells
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England

    Civil parish: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England

    Street Address: Meeting Cottage
    Condition as to marriage: Married
    Education:

    Employment status: View image
    Occupation: Ag Lab

    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 14
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Piece: 1929
    Folio: 118
    Page Number: 16
    Household Members: Name Age
    Joseph Wells 67
    Maria Wells 59
    James Wells 30
    Frederick Wells 14
    John Wells 10


    ; Head of Household=Joseph Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1891; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1891 England Census
    about Elizabeth Overton
    Name: Elizabeth Overton
    Age: 44
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
    Relation: Wife
    Spouse's Name: Stephen Overton
    Gender: Female
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England

    Civil parish: Oulton
    Ecclesiastical parish: Oulton
    Town: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England

    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 14
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Piece: 1513
    Folio: 198
    Page Number: 22
    Household Members: Name Age
    Stephen Overton 40
    Elizabeth Overton 44
    Frederick Wells 24 [step-son]; Head of Household=Elizabeth Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1901; Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk, England; 1901 England Census
    about Elizabeth Overton
    Name: Elizabeth Overton
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
    Relation: Wife
    Spouse's Name: Stephen Overton
    Gender: Female
    Where born: Oulton, Norfolk, England

    Civil parish: Oulton
    Ecclesiastical parish: Oulton St Paul
    Town: Oulton
    County/Island: Norfolk
    Country: England


    Registration district: Aylsham
    Sub-registration district: Eynsford
    ED, institution, or vessel: 14
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household schedule number: 61
    Piece: 1829
    Folio: 96
    Page Number: 21
    Household Members: Name Age
    Stephen Overton 50
    Elizabeth Overton 54
    Frederick Wells 34 [step-son]; Head of Household=Elizabeth Wells

Richard Wells1

M, #55631, b. 1715, d. 1808
  • Reference: W006 ID174

Family: Nancy Brown b. 1752, d. 1762

Citations

  1. Unknown author, GEDCOM File I:TMGWGEDCOMSW006ID174C.GED imported on 07/03/2011 at 11:53:34.

Nancy Brown1

F, #55632, b. 1752, d. 1762
  • Reference: W999 ID174
  • Married Name: circa 1744; Mrs. Wells (Brown)

Family: Richard Wells b. 1715, d. 1808

Citations

  1. Unknown author, GEDCOM File I:TMGWGEDCOMSW006ID174C.GED imported on 07/03/2011 at 11:53:34.

Elizabeth Ann Hayden1

F, #55633, b. 26 June 1745, d. circa 1780
  • Reference: W999
  • Married Name: circa 1747; Mrs. Wells (Hayden)

Family 1: Samuel Wells b. 16 Sep 1734, d. 15 Sep 1781

Family 2: Charles Wells b. 1712, d. 1765

Citations

  1. Capt. Samuel Wells, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011W011C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:44:23.

Benjamin Wells1

M, #55634, b. 22 August 1751, d. 1811
  • Reference: W011

Citations

  1. Capt. Samuel Wells, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011W011C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:44:23.

Horace Vaughn Wells1

M, #55635, b. 3 March 1916, d. 29 August 1992
  • Reference: W011 ID133

Citations

  1. Capt. Samuel Wells, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011W011C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:44:23.

Charles Albert Wells1

M, #55637, b. 14 January 1910, d. 1 May 1985
  • Reference: W290 ID102
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1910; Carlinville, Macoupin Co., Illinois, USA; 1910 United States Federal Census
    about Abert Wells
    Name: Abert Wells
    Age in 1910: 21
    Estimated Birth Year: 1889
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Father's name: A A Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Missouri
    Mother's name: Carrie Wells
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    Home in 1910: Carlinville Ward 4, Macoupin, Illinois
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    A A Wells 49
    Carrie Wells 47
    Abert Wells 21
    Ada Wells 18
    Irene Wells 16
    Therese Wells 22 dau-in-law
    Charles Albert Wells 3/12
    [0] gson; Head of Household=Albert Anson Wells

Family: Leona Gertrude ''Frances'' Reinseng b. 14 Sep 1913, d. 14 Sep 1987

Citations

  1. Capt. Samuel Wells, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011W011C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:44:23.

Leona Gertrude ''Frances'' Reinseng1

F, #55638, b. 14 September 1913, d. 14 September 1987
  • Reference: W999 ID102
  • Married Name: 26 December 1931; Mrs. Wells (Reinseng)

Family: Charles Albert Wells b. 14 Jan 1910, d. 1 May 1985

Citations

  1. Capt. Samuel Wells, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011W011C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:44:23.

Carty Wells1

M, #55640, b. 16 March 1773, d. 10 October 1836
  • Reference: W011
  • Name Variation: Charles Carty Wells

Citations

  1. Capt. Samuel Wells, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011W011C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:44:23.

Marvin Yelverton Wells1

M, #55641, b. 25 May 1915, d. 10 October 1992
  • Reference: W011
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1920; High Grove, Nelson Co., Kentucky, USA; 1920 United States Federal Census
    about Homer Wells
    Name: Homer Wells
    Home in 1920: High Grove, Nelson, Kentucky
    Age: 35
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
    Birthplace: Kentucky
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Spouse's Name: Emma Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
    Mother's name: Annie Wells
    Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Sex: Male
    Home owned: Own
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Homer Wells 35
    Emma Wells 33
    Yelveton Wells 4 [Marvin]
    May Wells 32
    Annie Wells 56 [mother]
    Hickman Stour 60 [cousin]

    ; Head of Household=Homer Abbott Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1930; Nelson Co., Kentucky, USA; 1930 United States Federal Census
    about Homer Wells
    Name: Homer Wells
    Home in 1930: District 4, Nelson, Kentucky
    View Map
    Age: 45
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
    Birthplace: Kentucky
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Mother's name: Annie Wells
    Spouse's Name: Emma Wells
    Race: White
    Occupation:

    Education:

    Military Service:

    Rent/home value:

    Age at first marriage:

    Parents' birthplace: View image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Homer Wells 45
    Emma Wells 43
    Yelveston Wells 15
    Annie Wells 66

    ; Head of Household=Homer Abbott Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census*: before 10 October 1992; Nelson Co., Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
    about Marvin Y Wells
    Name: Marvin Y Wells
    Death Date: 10 Oct 1992
    Death Place: Jefferson
    Age: 77
    Residence: Nelson
    Volume: 53
    Certificate: 26305

Family:

Citations

  1. Capt. Samuel Wells, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011W011C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:44:23.

Thomas Wells1

M, #55645, b. 10 September 1724, d. 1755
  • Reference: W011 ID095

Family: Susannah Cole b. 6 Jan 1735, d. 1804

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.
  2. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Susannah Cole1

F, #55646, b. 6 January 1735, d. 1804
  • Reference: W999 ID095
  • Married Name: circa 1749; Mrs. Wells (Cole)
  • Married Name: 1757; Mrs. Gamblin (Cole)

Family: Thomas Wells b. 10 Sep 1724, d. 1755

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.
  2. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Pvt. Lewis Wells Sr.

M, #55647, b. 22 June 1750, d. 12 August 1846
  • Reference: W011 ID095
  • Birth: 22 June 1750; now, Lunenberg Co., Virginia, USA
  • Birth: 22 June 1750; South Carolina, USA
  • Birth*: 22 June 1750; Richmond, Richmond Co., Virginia, USA1
  • (Groom) Marriage*: 1774; Edgefield Dist., Edgefield Co., South Carolina, USA; Bride=Elizabeth Bates1
  • Burial*: 12 August 1846; McElvain Cemetery, Du Quoin, Perry Co., Illinois, USA
  • Death*: 12 August 1846; Du Quoin, Perry Co., Illinois, USA; Most older biographies of Lewis Wells state that he was born in South Carolina. Evidence exists that Lewis was born in Virginia, the only child of Thomas and Susannah Cole Wells. On the 1880 US Census, his son, Giles gave his father's birthplace as Maryland, mother's as Virginia. Possibly these were reversed?

    At age three, Lewis' maternal grandfather, John Cole, deeded him land in Lunenburg Co., VA. After his father's death, his mother, Susannah, was remarried to William Gamblin and they moved, with Lewis, from Virginia, to Chatham Co., NC., Lewis later lived in Union Co., SC (where he married Elizabeth Bates), and in Greenville, Co., SC. In the 1790 and 1800 US Censuses in Greenville County, the family of William Gamblin, his step-father, was in close proximity.

    AMERICAN REVOLUTION: Lewis served in Colonel Brandon's South Carolina Militia Regiment after the fall of Charleston on May 12, 1780. Their most famous battle was The Battle of the Cowpens, 17 Jan 1781: Col. Andrew Pickens led a force of militia units under the command of Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan and his Continentals at The Battle of Cowpens. Four militia battalions formed the first line and central core of the militia formation. The Fair Forest Regiment of Col. Thomas Brandon, along with Hayes' Little River Regiment, Thomas' Spartanburg Regiment, and Roebuck's Spartanburg Battalion met the initial onslaught of the British under the hated Banastre Tarleton.

    According to eyewitness accounts, Brandon's Fair Forest soldiers were the first ones to fire on the advancing British, and the only ones who had sufficient time to reload and to take a second shot. They then, according to plan, made a quick retreat behind Morgan's Continentals, drawing the British into their range. The militia regiments then reformed and rejoined the fight. Many accounts exist of Fair Forest soldiers wounded in hand-to-hand fighting. Local tradition says that Thomas Brandon set the example for his men by killing three British dragoons with his sword.

    The defeat of the British at Cowpens finally drove Cornwallis and his army out of the Carolinas.

    The movie, "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson is a fictionalized version of that battle.

    In 1786, Lewis received "6 Pounds, 17S/1D1/2 Sterling For Duty Done In Brandon's Regiment After The Fall Of Charleston And Anderson's Return.A.A.8351;X3181."

    Tradition has it that, in 1803, Lewis Wells, Thomas Taylor, the three Pyle brothers, Robert McElvain and possibly others came to Illinois to assess the land and the Indian situation. They returned to Christian County, Kentucky because of Indian hostility. In 1812, some of the group moved into Illinois with their families, settling first near a fort about four miles east of Carbondale, on Crab Orchard Creek, then, later in Perry Co. The 1812 date which is sometimes cited may be a little early for Wells. In 1817, Lewis and Elizabeth sold 514 acres of land in Christian County, Kentucky, part of which they had purchased from Abner Pyle in 1812. This might indicate that the Pyles moved first, and the Wells family followed a few years later.

    Lewis and Elizabeth were the parents of Lewis Jr., Thomas Bates, Susan, Elijah, Martha Ann (Williams), Sarah (Pyle), Kiziah (McElvain), Mary (Pyle), Elizabeth Bates (Winters), Joseph and Giles.

    Many of the burials in McElvain Cemetery are early pioneers of Perry County, and they include many descendants and in-laws of the Wells.

    This biography was written by Bonnie Ward Williamson. If you do a "copy and paste" of it, please include that information.

    RESEARCH NOTES: Sources for this biography, including military histories, copies of some original documents, etc. are available; just contact me.

Family: Elizabeth Bates b. 1750, d. 4 Oct 1846

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.
  2. Unknown author, Members.
  3. Unknown author, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Patriot Index,Subject: Military - American Revolution, Film: http://www.nsdar.org.

Elizabeth Bates1

F, #55648, b. 1750, d. 4 October 1846
  • Reference: W999 ID095
  • Birth*: 1750; Virginia, USA2
  • (Bride) Marriage*: 1774; Edgefield Dist., Edgefield Co., South Carolina, USA; Groom=Pvt. Lewis Wells Sr.1
  • Burial*: 4 October 1846; McElvain Cemetery, Du Quoin, Perry Co., Illinois, USA; Family legend has it that Elizabeth and her mother were kidnapped by Indians. The following early telling of the story was in a letter from Mary Williamson Bradley to Howard Kimmel. Mary was the daughter of Joan (Pyle) and Frederick Williamson, granddaughter of Jack and Sarah (Wells) Pyle, great-granddaughter of Lewis and Elizabeth (Bates) Wells.
    "...It must have been about the time of the Revolution that little Elizabeth Bates was stolen by the Indians. She was 12, the oldest of five children. Her parents had gone to a clear spot in the South Carolina wilderness where they had raised a crop. The group was preparing to return to the settlement, fearing an Indian attack. The father was helping the mother mount a horse when a war whoop broke the stillness.
    Mrs. Bates begged her husband and neighbor to run. the women and children were taken prisoners. In camp, in the evening, some of the tribe brought in scalps. Elizabeth knew by the color of the hair and the bloody clothes that her father and his helper had met their deaths.
    A little baby brother was born after that. then the Indians continued to retreat with their captives and in attempting to ford the swollen Roanoke River, the baby was drowned. The rest of the family were prisoners about a year.
    Finally the whites and Indians exchanged prisoners and the Bates family went back to the home settlement."
    Source: Perry Co., Illinois web-site

    Note: If Elizabeth was about twelve years old at the time of her capture by Indians, she was most likely taken about 1762. This coincides with the Cherokee War in South Carolina.
  • (Deceased) Death*: 4 October 1846; Du Quoin, Perry Co., Illinois, USA3
  • Married Name: 1774; Mrs. Wells (Bates)

Family: Pvt. Lewis Wells Sr. b. 22 Jun 1750, d. 12 Aug 1846

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.
  2. Unknown author, FINDAGRAVE.COM, Record Type: CEMETERY.
  3. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Elijah Wells1

M, #55649, b. circa 1784, d. 2 November 1868
  • Reference: W011 ID095
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1830; Perry Co., Illinois, USA; 1830 United States Federal Census
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    Name:      Elijah Wells
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State):      Perry, Illinois
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:      1
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:      2
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:      2
    Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:      1
    Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:      1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:      2
    Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:      1
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:      1
    Free White Persons - Under 20:      9
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:      2
    Total Free White Persons:      11
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):      11
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1840; Perry Co., Illinois, USA; 1840 United States Federal Census
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    Name:      Elijah Wells
    Home in 1840 (City, County, State):      Perry, Illinois
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Perry Co., Illinois, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Eligah Wills
    Name: Eligah Wills
    [Elijah Wells]
    Age: 66
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1784
    Birth Place: South Carolina
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 7, Perry, Illinois
    Family Number: 914
    Household Members: Name Age
    Eligah Wills 66
    Sarah Wills 57
    Virgil Wills 29
    Mary Wills 19
    Simon B Wills 2
    Malinda Gilham 18; Head of Household=Sarah Ford, Head of Household=Virgil Ford Wells, Head of Household=Mary _____, Head of Household=Simeon B Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1860; Tamaroa, Perry Co., Illinois, USA; 1860 United States Federal Census
    about Eljah Wells
    Name: Eljah Wells
    Age in 1860: 76
    Birth Year: abt 1784
    Birthplace: South Carolina
    Home in 1860: Township 5 S Range 1 W, Perry, Illinois
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Tamaroa
    Value of real estate: View image
    Household Members: Name Age
    Eljah Wells 76
    Sarah Wells 66
    Simon B Wells 12; Head of Household=Sarah Ford, Head of Household=Simeon B Wells

Family: Sarah Ford b. 1793, d. 2 Dec 1868

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Sarah Ford1

F, #55650, b. 1793, d. 2 December 1868
  • Reference: W999 ID095
  • Married Name: 10 October 1808; Mrs. Wells (Ford)
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Perry Co., Illinois, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Eligah Wills
    Name: Eligah Wills
    [Elijah Wells]
    Age: 66
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1784
    Birth Place: South Carolina
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 7, Perry, Illinois
    Family Number: 914
    Household Members: Name Age
    Eligah Wills 66
    Sarah Wills 57
    Virgil Wills 29
    Mary Wills 19
    Simon B Wills 2
    Malinda Gilham 18; Head of Household=Elijah Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1860; Tamaroa, Perry Co., Illinois, USA; 1860 United States Federal Census
    about Eljah Wells
    Name: Eljah Wells
    Age in 1860: 76
    Birth Year: abt 1784
    Birthplace: South Carolina
    Home in 1860: Township 5 S Range 1 W, Perry, Illinois
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Tamaroa
    Value of real estate: View image
    Household Members: Name Age
    Eljah Wells 76
    Sarah Wells 66
    Simon B Wells 12; Head of Household=Elijah Wells

Family: Elijah Wells b. c 1784, d. 2 Nov 1868

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Urban Wells1

M, #55651, b. 1824
  • Reference: W011 ID095
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Perry Co., Illinois, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Erbie Wells
    Name: Erbie Wells
    [Urban Wells]
    Age: 27
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
    Birth Place: Illinois
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 7, Perry, Illinois
    Family Number: 915
    Household Members: Name Age
    Erbie Wells 27
    Elizabeth Wells 26
    Mary A Wells 3
    Edwin M Wells 0; Head of Household=Elizabeth _____, Head of Household=Mary A Wells, Head of Household=Edwin M Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1860; Tamaroa, Perry Co., Illinois, USA; 1860 United States Federal Census
    about Urban Wells
    Name: Urban Wells
    Age in 1860: 36
    Birth Year: abt 1824
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Home in 1860: Township 4 Range 1 W, Perry, Illinois
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Tamaroa
    Value of real estate: View image
    Household Members: Name Age
    Urban Wells 36
    Matilda Wells 24
    Mary A Wells 12
    Edward M Wells 8
    George A Wells 5
    Owen Z Wells 3
    Charles W Wells 11/12

    ; Household Member=Edward M Wells, Household Member=George Wells, Household Member=Owen Z Wells, Household Member=Mary A Wells, Household Member=Matilda Pyle

Family 1: Elizabeth _____ b. 1824

Family 2: Matilda Pyle b. 1834, d. 9 Mar 1889

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Matilda Pyle1

F, #55652, b. 1834, d. 9 March 1889
  • Reference: W999 ID095
  • Married Name: 19 August 1856; Mrs. Wells (Pyle)
  • (Household Member) Census: 1860; Tamaroa, Perry Co., Illinois, USA; 1860 United States Federal Census
    about Urban Wells
    Name: Urban Wells
    Age in 1860: 36
    Birth Year: abt 1824
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Home in 1860: Township 4 Range 1 W, Perry, Illinois
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Tamaroa
    Value of real estate: View image
    Household Members: Name Age
    Urban Wells 36
    Matilda Wells 24
    Mary A Wells 12
    Edward M Wells 8
    George A Wells 5
    Owen Z Wells 3
    Charles W Wells 11/12

    ; Head of Household=Urban Wells
  • Married Name: circa 1874; Mrs. Huff (Pyle)

Family: Urban Wells b. 1824

Citations

  1. Other researchers state her name was PYLE ... possibly first marriage?
  2. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Charles William Wells1

M, #55653, b. 8 June 1859
  • Reference: W011 ID095

Family: Mary Corina Hudson b. c 1860

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.
  2. Unknown author, Illinois State Marriage Index /_W999/ as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSILMARR.GED and imported on 12/19/2011 at 02:16:02.

Mary Corina Hudson1

F, #55654, b. circa 1860
  • Reference: W999 ID095
  • Married Name: 15 June 1884; Mrs. Wells (Hudson)

Family: Charles William Wells b. 8 Jun 1859

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.
  2. Unknown author, Illinois State Marriage Index /_W999/ as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSILMARR.GED and imported on 12/19/2011 at 02:16:02.

Herschal Hudson Wells1

M, #55655, b. 26 August 1885, d. 1976
  • Reference: W011 ID095
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1910; Ball Hill, Jefferson Co., Illinois, USA; 1910 United States Federal Census
    about Herschel H Well
    Name: Herschel H Well
    [Herscher H Wells]
    [Herschel H Wells]
    Age in 1910: 24
    Birth Year: 1886
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Home in 1910: Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Jehna Well
    Father's Birthplace: Illinois
    Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Herschel H Well 24
    Jehna Well 18

Family: Zelma L Jones b. c 1890, d. 1959

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.
  2. Unknown author, Illinois State Marriage Index /_W999/ as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSILMARR.GED and imported on 12/19/2011 at 02:16:02.

Zelma L Jones1

F, #55656, b. circa 1890, d. 1959
  • Reference: W999 ID095
  • Married Name: 15 August 1908; Mrs. Wells (Jones)

Family: Herschal Hudson Wells b. 26 Aug 1885, d. 1976

Citations

  1. Unknown author, Illinois State Marriage Index /_W999/ as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSILMARR.GED and imported on 12/19/2011 at 02:16:02.
  2. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Russell Wells1

M, #55657, b. 4 September 1912, d. 1 January 1973
  • Reference: W011 ID095

Family: Mary G Hammonds b. 2 Jul 1917, d. 6 Feb 1998

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Mary G Hammonds1

F, #55658, b. 2 July 1917, d. 6 February 1998
  • Reference: W999 ID095
  • Married Name: 21 December 1935; Mrs. Wells (Hammonds)

Family: Russell Wells b. 4 Sep 1912, d. 1 Jan 1973

Citations

  1. _ID095 B280 _W011, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW011ID095C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:37:15.

Herbert Hilbish Wells1

M, #55659, b. 8 January 1912, d. 8 November 1995
  • Reference: W013 ID135
  • Name Variation: Pete Wells

Family: Helen Bond Rollins b. 27 Feb 1914

Citations

  1. _ID135 B135 _W013, Orin R. Wells, Wells Family Research Association, P. O. Box 5427, Kent, Washington 98064-5427 as submitted in GEDCOM file I:TMGWGEDCOMSW013ID135C.GED and imported on 07/07/2011 at 19:59:48.