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William Wesley Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1851¹
• (Groom) Marriage*: circa 1870; Bride=Sabrina Dellphene _____
• Death*: 1911
• Burial*: 1911; Columbia Cemetery, Boulder, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA

Eli C Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 22 December 1852¹
• Death*: 30 August 1905
• Burial*: 30 August 1905; Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA

Eugene Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1909¹
• (Groom) Marriage*: circa 1935; Bride=Evelyn M _____
• Death*: circa 16 June 1979
• Burial*: circa 16 June 1979; Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA; Buried: 6/19/1979, Source: City of Colo Spgs cemetery data 3/20/09

Hobert G Wells¹

• Father*: Frank V Wells b. 1887, d. 1968
• Mother*: Delphia A _____ b. 1889, d. 1939

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1911; Colorado, USA
• (Groom) Marriage: circa 1930; prob., Colorado, USA; Bride=Margaret J Scott
• Death*: 1986; Manitou Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
• Burial*: 1986; Crystal Valley Cemetery, Manitou Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA

Joseph Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: before 1893¹
• Death*: 1893
• Burial*: 1893; Greenwood Cemetery, Canon City, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA

Myron Elsworth Wells¹

• Mother*: Maude O Wemple b. 1876, d. 10 May 1958

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1906¹
• (Groom) Marriage*: circa 1925; Bride=Mary Annice _____
• Death*: 1976
• Burial*: 1976; Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA

F A Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1916¹
• Death*: 1920
• Burial*: 1920; Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA

William Carroll Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1910¹
• Death*: 1961
• Burial*: 1961; Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA

Maude O Wemple¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1876¹
• Death*: 10 May 1958
• Burial*: 10 May 1958; Greenlawn Cemetery, Berthoud, Larimer Co., Colorado, USA

Emerson Wells¹

• Father*: Archamides Wells b. c 1840
• Mother*: Cassandra _____ b. c 1840

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1872; Nora, Marion Co., Indiana, USA¹
• Death*: 1 January 1913; Linwood, Utah, USA
• Burial*: 1 January 1913; Lodore Cemetery, Greystone, Moffat Co., Colorado, USA; osie Bassett's fourth husband, Emerson "Mig" Wells, with two or three other men, left their Willow Creek Ranch (Tom Davenport Ranch) in Brown's Park to attend a New Year's Eve dance being held at Linwood, Utah, some forty miles to the west. When they arrived, the hotel-boarding house, kept by Minnie Ronholt (daughter of Charley Crouse of Brown's Park), was full, and they were put up in a small house belonging to Willard Schofield.
  An item prepared for publication in the Green River (Wyo.) Star, dated, but never published, tells the story:
  Green River, January 10, 1913. Information has been received from Linwood of the death of Emerson Wells, on the morning of January 1. He is said to have been on a drunk the day and night before and early the morning of the first his wife gave him a drink from a bottle of whiskey. In a very short time he was seized with convulsions and one followed the other until he died a little after eight o'clock. There were no available officers nor physicians near at the time and the body was conveyed to the Well's home on Willow Creek, near Brown's Park, without an inquest having been held. The burial took place January 7, as nearly as can be learned. It is the opinion of those who saw Wells just before he died that he swallowed poison, perhaps strychnine, as his actions were similar to the actions of men who had been known to die of the effects of an overdose of that drug. It is possible that in a fit of remorse, rage, or discouragement, he committed suicide, but people who ought to know do not believe it. Mrs. Wells is said to have made the statement that her husband was subject to convulsions or fits...
  The men folks were drinking a great deal during the day and Wells took on too much. When dance time came he was in bed and asleep. The others got ready to go to the dance hall and before leaving they covered the sleeping man up and left him. He didn't sleep very long and as soon as he awoke he got up and went over to the dance to fetch his wife back to the room. When they reached the little rooming house they are said to have had a fuss. She returned to the dance and he went back to bed. When the dance was over, sometime between one and three o'clock, Mrs. Wells returned to the room. Her husband, who was awake at the time, or soon afterward, called for a drink of whiskey which she gave him according to information received. In a few hours he was dead. Whether he had taken a drink before or after has not been learned.
  Wells was a familiar character in northeastern Utah. He resided on what is known as the Davenport Ranch on Willow Creek, which is now owned by August Kendall, president of the First National Bank, Rock Springs, Wyoming. A few months ago, Wells was arrested along with Peter Derrick, on the charge of removing marks from sheep. That case was dismissed by the Justice Court, and Wells was bound over to the District Court in the sum of $500. He was to have had his trial at the coming term. Mrs. Wells' maiden name was Bassett.
  The snow was so deep that no outside authorities could be brought in, and Josie had the local constable, Justice of the Peace, Ed Tolten, "wrapped around her little finger." She then did a strange thing: she had Mig Wells' body taken outside where it was frozen stiff. Then Josie ordered the corpse loaded onto the wagon to be taken back to Brown's Park for burial. Karl Talley loaded the body onto the wagon, and Jose Bueno (known as "Joe Good"), one of her hired men, drove her back to Willow Creek.
  Mig Wells was buried on January 7, in the little cemetery adjacent to the Lodore School. A few days later, however, a cowboy found the grave open and the coffin empty.
  After Josie had left the boarding house at Linwood, Minnie began tidying up the room, and found a small vial of poison which she turned over to George Stephens, later sheriff of Daggett County, Utah. An inquiry was held, to which Josie was summoned to appear. She did, with a six-gun strapped to her waist and rifle in hand. This intimidating posture, coupled with the disappearance of the corpse, caused the inquiry to be prudently dropped.
  Jodie ran a hotel in Baggs, Wyoming, for a time, then moved to Rock Springs, where she had a reunion with Butch Cassidy and Elzy Lay. In 1919 she homesteaded a place several miles up the Green River from Jensen, Utah, a few miles east of Vernal. Not long afterward, she was arrested and tried on a charge of cattle rustling, reminiscent of that of her sister, Queen Ann, a few years before. She appeared in court dressed nattily, and, in her best manner, convinced the jury that she was simply incapable of the act. She was duly acquitted of the charge.
  
  Migs father was Archamides, his mother was Cassandra, brother was Andrew and sister was Ellen.

• Name Variation: Mig Wells

Floyd Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1881¹
• Death*: 22 February 1953
• Burial*: 22 February 1953; Brush Memorial Cemetery, Brush, Morgan Co., Colorado, USA

Edmond R Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1866¹
• Death*: 1939
• Burial*: 1939; Fairview Cemetery, La Junta, Otero Co., Colorado, USA

Ernest Wells¹

• Father*: William Wells b. 11 Nov 1848, d. 18 Jul 1933
• Mother*: Sarah Jane Johnson b. 1850, d. 1917

• Reference: W013 ID135

• Birth*: 1889; Indiana, USA¹
• Death*: 1965
• Burial*: 1965; Imperial Memorial Gardens, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colorado, USA

Floyd L Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1926¹
• Death*: 11 September 1949
• Burial*: 11 September 1949; Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colorado, USA

Ernest C Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1897¹
• (Groom) Marriage*: circa 1920; Bride=Dora A _____
• Death*: 14 March 1970
• Burial*: 14 March 1970; Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., Colorado, USA

William Charlton Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1902¹
• Death*: 1953
• Burial*: 1953; Otis Cemetery, Otis, Washington Co., Colorado, USA

Maxine Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1920¹
• Death*: 27 January 1921
• Burial*: 27 January 1921; Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld Co., Colorado, USA

Lillie O Deniger Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1855¹
• Death*: 20 September 1926; Connecticut, USA
• Burial*: 20 September 1926; Lakeview Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; wife of William Wells

Maria L Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1849¹
• Death*: 1923
• Burial*: 1923; Lakeview Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Louis H Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 18 November 1884¹
• Death*: 5 June 1956; Connecticut, USA
• Burial*: 5 June 1956; Lakeview Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Laura Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1855¹
• Death*: 1920; Connecticut, USA
• Burial*: 1920; Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Maria Finch Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1816¹
• Death*: 20 August 1855
• Burial*: 20 August 1855; Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Mariette S Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1901¹
• Death*: 1986
• Burial*: 1986; Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Lyman Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1936¹
• Death*: 5 August 2011
• Burial*: 5 August 2011; Lawn Cemetery, Huntington, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; Lyman Wells, age 75, lifelong resident of Shelton, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Friday, August 5, 2011, at Griffin Hospital in Derby. He is the beloved husband of Patricia (Horvath) Wells. Lyman was born in Shelton on January 28, 1936, son of the late Henry and Edith (Birdseye) Wells, and lived in Shelton all his life, while spending winters in Madeira Beach, Fla., with his wife, Pat. He was a graduate of Shelton High School where he was co-captain of the football team. He was a retired 8th grade science teacher from Chalk Hill Middle School for the Monroe BOE, and was well known as the owner/curator of the Bare Plain Christmas Tree Farm in Shelton. Lyman was a past Fairfield county state rep for the CT Farm Bureau and was a current member of the CT Christmas Tree Growers Association. He was also a past historical and Lawn Cemetery caretaker. Lyman had a great love and respect for the land and all creatures that inhabited it. He loved teaching others about life and the land, and was a gentle and caring man who was genuinely loved by all who knew him. His greatest joy was spending time with his family and grandchildren at Sunday dinners. He is the beloved father of Laura Wells and her husband, Ron Egidio, Daniel Wells and his wife, Jamie, Allison Marro and her husband, David, Jason Wells, and Travis Wells. He also leaves six cherished grandchildren, Steele, Kristina, Cameron, Hudson, Jacob, and Sarah; three brothers, Royal Wells and his wife, Arlene, Nathaniel Wells, and Thomas Wells and his wife, Alice; a sister, Lovisa Hill and her husband, Art; sister-in-law, Shirley Wells; and many nieces and nephews. He was predecased by his brother, Robert Wells. Friends may greet the family at the Riverview Funeral Home, 390 River Road, Shelton, on Monday from 3 to 7 p.m., and are invited to attend his funeral service on Tuesday in the Riverview Funeral Home at a time to be announced. Burial will follow at Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Wells Family Fund to benefit the CT Farm Bureau Association, c/o VCF, 2 Enterprise Dr., Suite 303, Shelton, CT 06484, and through the funeral director. If you are unable to attend, offer condolences online at www.riverviewfh.com.
  
  Published in Connecticut Post on August 6, 201

Maria Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1790¹
• Death*: 12 January 1870
• Burial*: 12 January 1870; Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Mary Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1800¹
• Death*: 31 January 1845
• Burial*: 31 January 1845; Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

Louis H Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1861¹
• Death*: 1927; Connecticut, USA
• Burial*: 1927; Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; Inscription:
  1816 Henry Wells 1865
  His Wife
  1827 Jane R. Beardsley 1902
  ------------
  1861 Louis H. Wells 1927
  His Wife
  Carrie J. Cook
  (no dates for Carrie)
  
  All on same large headstone with separate footstones. Father, Mother, Louis, Carrie.

M Elizabeth Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1860¹
• Death*: 1942
• Burial*: 1942; Canton Center Cemetery, Canton, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA

Margaret Allen¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1839¹
• Death*: 1885
• Burial*: 1885; Melrose Cemetery, East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA; Wife of William H. Wells

• Married Name: circa 1860; Mrs. Margaret Wells (Allen)

Mabel M Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1891¹
• Death*: 1993
• Burial*: 1993; Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA