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Ellen Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Talbert Plantation Cemetery, Four Forks, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 15 March 1819¹

Virgiel Wells¹

• Father*: Joseph Wells b. 1847
• Mother*: Hannah Hoover b. c 1850

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 4 August 1884; Louisiana, USA¹
• Death*: 10 December 1974
• Burial*: 10 December 1974; Tyson Cemetery, Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; Virgie Wells: daughter of Joseph & Hanna Wells, wife of Henry Watson

• Race*: black
• Married Name: circa 1905; Mrs. Virgiel Watson (Wells); Henry Watson¹

Clara May Wells¹

• Father*: Thomas Jefferson Wells b. Dec 1862, d. 14 Oct 1929
• Mother*: Sarah Estelle Holmes b. 26 Nov 1866, d. 1932

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 28 April 1896; De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA¹
• Burial*: 9 April 1978; Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*: 9 April 1978

• Name Variation: 1916; Mrs. Clara May Black (Wells);
  Marion H Black 1894-1965
• Name Variation: circa 1935; Mrs. Clara May Johnson (Wells);
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  Edgar E Johnson
  
  1887–1967

Berta Wells¹

• Father*: James Monroe Wells b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 20 Jan 1932
• Mother*: Sally A Perdue b. 1850, d. 1885

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 5 June 1881¹
• Burial*: 17 November 1952; Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*: 17 November 1952

• Married Name: circa 1900; Mrs. Berta Hammett (Wells);
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  Albert Galloway Hammett
  
  1881–1974
  ¹

Edna Lucille Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 18 June 1903¹

Helen Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 26 January 1903¹

Kate Tally¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 8 February 1856¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 1880; Groom=Gustavious A Wells
• Death*: 18 April 1933
• Burial*: 18 April 1933; Oakland Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; Husband of cotton factor, Gus A. Wells. Kate was the daughter of D.L. Tally and his wife, Lou Howard. She was also the sister of Shreveport artist Elise Tally. Elise became the third wife of Judge William Pike Hall. Kate and Gus had a son, Howard Wells, who predeceased them in 1909

• Married Name: 1880; Mrs. Wells (Tally)

Martha V Wells¹

• Father*: J Wells (husb of Mary Fletcher) b. c 1820
• Mother*: Mary Fletcher b. c 1820

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 27 January 1845¹
• Burial*: 9 February 1929; Saint Joseph Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; Daughter of J. Wells and Mary Fletcher
• Death*: 9 February 1929

Ora Lee Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Vivian, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 13 June 1870¹

Emma Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Vivian Cemetery, Vivian, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 10 March 1892¹

Velma Leona Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Vivian Cemetery, Vivian, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 17 July 1890¹

Erica Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 25 June 1984; Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA¹
• Burial*: 27 June 2015; Consolata Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA; Erica Wells Clark, 31, of Lake Charles died at 4:00 AM Saturday, June 27, 2015 in her residence.
  
  Erica was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was a life -long resident of Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Parkview High School. Erica also was a graduate of the Academy of Arts and Design in Tampa, Florida. Her first love was interior design.
  
  She is survived by her mother, Anne Chenevert Estilette and husband Raleigh of Lake Charles, LA, her father, Bruce Clark of Baton Rouge, LA, and one half brother, Cole Clark also of Baton Rouge, LA.
  
  She is preceded in death by her son, Tristen Nathaniel Clark, maternal grandparents, Ordine and Aristide Chenevert, paternal grandparents, Dorothy and Thomas Clark.
  
  Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Johnson Funeral Home. Deacon George Carr will officiate. Burial will be at Consolata Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 9:00 AM until the time of services at Johnson Funeral Home.
• Death*: 27 June 2015

• Married Name: circa 2004; Mrs. Erica Clark (Wells); Raleigh Clark¹

Bessie M Wells¹

• Father*: Judge George H Wells b. 1 Sep 1833, d. 1 Feb 1905
• Mother*: Jessie Barden b. 31 Jan 1870, d. 27 Dec 1977

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 8 January 1893; Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA¹
• Death*: 9 November 1927
• Burial*: 9 November 1927; Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA

• (Household Member) Census: 1900; Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA; 1900 United States Federal Census
  
  Name:      Jesse Wells
  [Jesse Barden]
  Age:      31
  Birth Date:      Jan 1869
  Birthplace:      Iowa
  Home in 1900:      Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana
  Ward of City:      3
  Street:      Broad Street
  Sheet Number:      3
  Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:      38
  Family Number:      59
  Race:      White
  Gender:      Female
  Relation to Head of House:      Wife
  Marital status:      Married
  Spouse's name:      Geo H Wells
  Marriage Year:      1890
  Father's Birthplace:      New Hampshire
  Mother's name:      Margaret Barden
  Mother's Birthplace:      Indiana
  Mother: Number of Living Children:      3
  Mother: How Many Children:      3
  Can Read:      Yes
  Can Write:      Yes
  Can Speak English:      Yes
  Neighbors:      
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  Geo H Wells      65
  Jesse Wells      31
  Margaret Barden      67
  Frankie M Wells      26
  Lily J Wells      8
  Bessie M Wells      7
  Mary Bell Wells      1; Head of Household=Judge George H Wells
• Married Name: 9 December 1918; Mrs. Bessie M Watkins (Wells); Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015
  
  Name:      Bessie M Wells
  Gender:      Female
  License Date:      9 Dec 1918
  License Place:      Jefferson, Texas, USA
  Marriage Date:      9 Dec 1918
  Marriage Place:      Jefferson, Texas, USA
  Spouse:      Herbert H Watkins
  Document Number:      15642A¹

Eolian Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 16 February 1909¹
• Burial*: 6 October 2002; Magnolia Cemetery, Westlake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*: 6 October 2002

• Name Variation: Ola Wells
• Married Name: circa 1930; Mrs. Eolian Dixon (Wells);
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  Edwin Rosco Dixon
  
  1903–2003
  ¹

Jennie Mc Arthur¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 17 May 1892¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1912; Groom=Lee Harold Wells
• Death*: 5 January 1988
• Burial*: 5 January 1988; Columbia Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA; Services for Mrs. Jennie M. Wells, 95, Columbia were at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 7, 1988 at the Chapel of Riser and Son with Rev. John Vining officiating.
  
  Burial was in Columbia Hill Cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Wells died Tuesday, January 6, 1988 at Citizens Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
  
  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Columbia and was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Lee H. Wells.
  
  Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Wells Beraud, Lafayette, a granddaughter, Ms. Sallie Beraud Lovorn, Frankfurt, West Germany, three nephews, Ellis McArthur, Woodrow McArthur and Russell Cummings, Sr. and one niece, Mrs. Frank Massingill.
  
  Mrs. Wells was the daughter of John Wesley and Sallie Bain McArthur. She served as an active member of the United Methodist Church at Columbia and served as a Sunday School teacher, youth leader, Secretary of the Administrative Board and church treasurer. She held a life-time membership in the United Methodist Women, an organization which she served in every official capacity. She was also a longtime member of the prayer group which bore her name.
  
  Pallbearers were Doug Crockett, Orvis Watson, Billy Bennett, Bobby Jack Hall, Ruben Williams, Hoot Reitzell. Honorary Pallbearers were Bobby Meredith, Paul Meredith and Marcus Thornhill.
  
  Published in The Caldwell Watchman-Progress (Columbia, LA), Wednesday, January 13, 1988

• Married Name: circa 1912; Mrs. Wells (Mc Arthur)

Zemenia E Mc Keithen¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 18 April 1887¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 1920; Groom=Allen Auther Wells
• Death*: 7 September 1973
• Burial*: 7 September 1973; Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA

• Married Name: 1920; Mrs. Wells (Mc Keithen)

Dora Elizabeth Jones¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 2 July 1880¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 2 July 1899; Franklin Co., Mississippi, USA; Groom=Oscar James Wells
• Death*: 1966
• Burial*: 1966; New Pine Hill Cemetery, Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA

• Married Name: 2 July 1899; Mrs. Wells (Jones)

Mollie Ella Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Stafford Point Cemetery, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 18 September 1873¹

Mamie Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Summerfield Cemetery, Summerfield, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 5 January 1901¹

Isabella Maria Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Grand Cane Cemetery, Grand Cane, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 22 January 1855¹

Mollie J Wells¹

• Father*: George Washington Wells b. 1814, d. Jan 1870
• Mother*: Mary Ann Eaton Butler b. 1822, d. 1882

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 23 September 1853¹
• Death*: 29 October 1926
• Burial*: 29 October 1926; Keatchie Cemetery, Keatchie, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA; Mrs. M. J. Lacy, 78 years old, of Keatchie, died Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Chatwin, 1506 Marshall street. Funeral services will be from Mrs. Chatwin’s residence Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock, The Rev W. H. Sims, pastor of the Highland Baptist church will officiate. Interment will be in the Keatchie cemetery, under the direction of the Roll Osborne and Son funeral home. Mrs. Lacy is survived by three daughters, Mrs. L. J. Zanderer, of Fresno, Cal., Mrs. Samuel Chatwin and Mrs. William Grafton, of Shreveport; two sons, Wells G. Lacy of Shreveport and Cleveland Lacy of Keatchie; one sister Mrs. J T. Rushing of Shreveport; one brother J. M. Wells of Rockport, Texas, and six grandchildren, Eloise Edwards of Fresno Ca., Mrs Harold Brinkley of Gloster and Sam Basil, Edwin, Catherine and Barbara Belle Chatwin, of Shreveport.
  [The Shreveport Times 29 Oct 1926]

• (Household Member) Census: 1870; De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA; 1870 United States Federal Census
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  Name:      G W Wills
  Age in 1870:      55
  Birth Year:      abt 1815
  Birthplace:      Virginia
  Dwelling Number:      235
  Home in 1870:      Ward 1, De Soto, Louisiana
  Race:      White
  Gender:      Male
  Occupation:      Farmer
  Male Citizen over 21:      Y
  Personal Estate Value:      180
  Inferred Spouse:      M E Wills
  Inferred Children:      G A V Wills
  N J Wills
  Sweety Wills
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  G W Wills      55
  M E Wills      40
  G A V Wills      18
  N J Wills      15
  Sweety Wills      5; Head of Household=George Washington Wells
• Married Name: 1877; Mrs. Mollie J Lacy (Wells);
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  Austin Jefferson Lacy
  
  1856–1925 (m. 1877)
  ¹

Buena Vista Wells¹

• Father*: James Monroe Wells b. 25 Mar 1847, d. 20 Jan 1932
• Mother*: Sally A Perdue b. 1850, d. 1885

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 31 March 1872; Texas, USA¹
• Burial*: 26 April 1943; Keatchie Cemetery, Keatchie, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*: 26 April 1943

• Married Name: 1894; Mrs. Buena Vista Hollingsworth (Wells);
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  Lindsay Lee Hollingsworth
  
  1870–1905 (m. 1894)
  ¹

Lora Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Cool Springs Primitive B, Logansport, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 17 February 1878¹

Mollie E Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Cool Springs Primitive B, Logansport, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 27 August 1862¹

Sammie Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Logansport City Cemetery, Logansport, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 26 March 1860¹

Myrtle Mc Bride¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 14 May 1892¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1915; Groom=Roderick Dale Wells
• Death*: 29 August 1966
• Burial*: 29 August 1966; Longstreet Memorial Cemetery, Longstreet, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA

• Married Name: circa 1915; Mrs. Wells (Mc Bride)

Cammie Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: June 1874¹
• Burial*: 5 March 1905; Longstreet Memorial Cemetery, Longstreet, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*: 5 March 1905

Evelyn Lurline Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Longstreet Memorial Cemetery, Longstreet, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 7 September 1899¹

Helen Victoria Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Burial*: Longstreet Memorial Cemetery, Longstreet, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*:
• Birth*: 20 February 1889¹

Ernestine Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 12 June 1928¹
• Burial*: 13 February 2002; Longstreet Memorial Cemetery, Longstreet, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Death*: 13 February 2002

• Married Name: circa 1945; Mrs. Ernestine Davis (Wells);
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  David Harlan Davis
  
  1927–2014
  ¹