Reba Lee Wells1,2

F, #17270, b. 1911
  • Reference: W015 ID200
  • Married Name: circa 1930; Mrs. Hall (Wells)

Citations

  1. Provided by Eddy Wells, Ollie Dell Ponder b.Jan . 05, 1891 died Aug. 06, 1913.
    Buried..New Church Cem. Centraila , Trinity Co. Tx..

    Ed married her first and had Vollie and Reba (my aunt )

    Ollie died and he married Willie Ponder, her cousin, and had Buna (my aunt)

    Willie died and he married Sudie Ponder, her cousin, and had Harrison (my uncle)

    Ed died and Sudie married into the McNutt family and had several more kids . while
    living at Corley Bowie Co. Tx.

    That makes me think that Ed is buried around Bowie Co.

    I don't think any of them were married, it was just "common law ".
  2. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Deborah Wells1

F, #17271, b. 1750, d. after 1792
  • Reference: W015
  • Birth*: 1750; U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    Name: Blackleach Burritt
    Gender: male
    Birth Place: CT
    Birth Year: 1742
    Spouse Name: Deborah Welles
    Spouse Birth Year: 1750
    Number Pages: 1

    1
  • (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1787; cousin to first wife

    ID: I322
    Name: Deborah WELLS 1
    Sex: F
    Change Date: 26 APR 2003

    Marriage 1 Blackleach BURRITT b: 1742
    Children
    Deborah BURRITT b: 1791
    Selah BURRITT

    Sources:
    Type: Book
    Title: The Famly of Blackleach Burritt, Jr., Pioneer
    Author: Alice Burritt MD
    Publication: Gibson Brothers, Washington DC
    Date: 19111
  • (Deceased) Death*: after 1792; USA1
  • Married Name: circa 1787; Mrs. Burritt (Wells)

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Emma Della Ellis1

F, #17272, b. August 1862, d. 1938
  • Reference: W015 ID999
  • Married Name: 31 January 1883; Mrs. Wells (Ellis)
  • (Household Member) Census: 1900; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1900 United States Federal Census
    about Randolph Wells
    Name: Randolph Wells
    [Ran Wells]
    Home in 1900: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Age: 23
    Birth Date: May 1847
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Gender: Male
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: Ohio
    Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
    Spouse's name: Emma L
    Marriage Year: 1883
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 17
    Residence : Oakland Township, Schuyler, Illinois
    Occupation: View on Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Randolph Wells 23
    Emma L Wells 37
    Laura Wells 26
    Earl Wells 12
    Ranslaer Carter 80
    Commodore Carter 55
    Grace Gillshorn 22
    Phillis J Gillshorn 1
    John Yates 22
    Madigor Hedrick 25

    ; Head of Household=Rudolph Rose Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1910; Rushville, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1910 United States Federal Census
    about Dolph Wells
    Name: Dolph Wells
    Age in 1910: 61
    Estimated birth year: 1849
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Ohio
    Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
    Spouse's name: Emma D Wells
    Home in 1910: Rushville Ward 3, Schuyler, Illinois
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Dolph Wells 61
    Emma D Wells 47

    ; Head of Household=Rudolph Rose Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1920; Rushville, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about Randolph Wells
    Name: Randolph Wells
    Home in 1920: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois
    Age: 72
    Estimated birth year: abt 1848
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Spouse's name: Emma Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Ohio
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    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
    Randolph Wells 72
    Emma Wells 57

    ; Head of Household=Rudolph Rose Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1930; Rushville, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1930 United States Federal Census
    about Randolph Wells
    Name: Randolph Wells
    Home in 1930: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois
    View Map
    Age: 81
    Estimated birth year: abt 1849
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Spouse's name: Emma D Wells
    Race: White
    Household Members: Name Age
    Randolph Wells 81
    Emma D Wells 67

    ; Head of Household=Rudolph Rose Wells

Family: Rudolph Rose Wells b. 19 May 1848, d. 21 Aug 1932

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Nina Wells1

F, #17273, b. 3 October 1890, d. 27 October 1890
  • Reference: W015

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Roy R Wells1

M, #17274, b. 1894
  • Reference: W015

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Laura Mae Wells1

F, #17275, b. 1884, d. 1971
  • Reference: W015
  • (Household Member) Census: 1900; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1900 United States Federal Census
    about Randolph Wells
    Name: Randolph Wells
    [Ran Wells]
    Home in 1900: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Age: 23
    Birth Date: May 1847
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Gender: Male
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: Ohio
    Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
    Spouse's name: Emma L
    Marriage Year: 1883
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 17
    Residence : Oakland Township, Schuyler, Illinois
    Occupation: View on Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Randolph Wells 23
    Emma L Wells 37
    Laura Wells 26
    Earl Wells 12
    Ranslaer Carter 80
    Commodore Carter 55
    Grace Gillshorn 22
    Phillis J Gillshorn 1
    John Yates 22
    Madigor Hedrick 25

    ; Head of Household=Rudolph Rose Wells
  • Married Name: 4 April 1906; Mrs. Dodge (Wells)
  • Note: between 1908 and 1920; Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA; Children
    Della Maxine Dodge b: 1908
    Virginia Wells Dodge b: 19 MAY 1909 in Schuyler Co., Illinois, near Littleton
    Laura Marjorie Dodge b: 1914
    Living Dodge

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Jesse Earl Wells1

M, #17276, b. 10 January 1887, d. 1979
  • Reference: W015
  • Name Variation: J Earl Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1900; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1900 United States Federal Census
    about Randolph Wells
    Name: Randolph Wells
    [Ran Wells]
    Home in 1900: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Age: 23
    Birth Date: May 1847
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Gender: Male
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: Ohio
    Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
    Spouse's name: Emma L
    Marriage Year: 1883
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 17
    Residence : Oakland Township, Schuyler, Illinois
    Occupation: View on Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Randolph Wells 23
    Emma L Wells 37
    Laura Wells 26
    Earl Wells 12
    Ranslaer Carter 80
    Commodore Carter 55
    Grace Gillshorn 22
    Phillis J Gillshorn 1
    John Yates 22
    Madigor Hedrick 25

    ; Head of Household=Rudolph Rose Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1910; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1910 United States Federal Census
    about Jearl C Wells
    Name: Jearl C Wells
    [J Earl C Wells]
    [J Earl C Wells]
    Age in 1910: 23
    Estimated birth year: 1887
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Illinois
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    Spouse's name: Esther A Wells
    Home in 1910: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Jearl C Wells 23
    Esther A Wells 20
    Janett Wells 8/12
    [0]; Household Member=Esther Ann Moore, Household Member=Janette E Wells
  • Milt-Event*: 5 June 1917; Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA; World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    about Jesse Earl Wells
    Name: Jesse Earl Wells
    County: Schuyler
    State: Illinois
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Birth Date: 10 Jan 1887
    Race: Caucasian (White)
    FHL Roll Number: 1614576
    DraftBoard: 0
    handicap: crooked arm
    married, two children
    farming
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1920; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about Jesse E Wells
    Name: Jesse E Wells
    Home in 1920: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Age: 31
    Estimated birth year: abt 1889
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Spouse's name: Esther A Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Illinois
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Sex: Male
    Home owned: Rent
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Jesse E Wells 31
    Esther A Wells 30
    Janette E Wells 10
    Randolph M Wells 5

    ; Household Member=Esther Ann Moore, Household Member=Janette E Wells, Household Member=Randolph Moore Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1930; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1930 United States Federal Census
    about J Earl Wells
    Name: J Earl Wells
    Home in 1930: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    View Map
    Age: 43
    Estimated birth year: abt 1887
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Spouse's name: Esther A 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
    J Earl Wells 43
    Esther A Wells 40
    Janet E Wells 20
    Randolph M Wells 16

    ; Household Member=Esther Ann Moore, Household Member=Janette E Wells, Household Member=Randolph Moore Wells

Family: Esther Ann Moore b. 1889, d. 1943

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Esther Ann Moore1

F, #17277, b. 1889, d. 1943
  • Reference: W015 ID999
  • Married Name: 1 February 1909; Mrs. Wells (Moore)
  • (Household Member) Census: 1910; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1910 United States Federal Census
    about Jearl C Wells
    Name: Jearl C Wells
    [J Earl C Wells]
    [J Earl C Wells]
    Age in 1910: 23
    Estimated birth year: 1887
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Illinois
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    Spouse's name: Esther A Wells
    Home in 1910: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Jearl C Wells 23
    Esther A Wells 20
    Janett Wells 8/12
    [0]; Head of Household=Jesse Earl Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1920; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about Jesse E Wells
    Name: Jesse E Wells
    Home in 1920: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Age: 31
    Estimated birth year: abt 1889
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Spouse's name: Esther A Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Illinois
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Sex: Male
    Home owned: Rent
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Jesse E Wells 31
    Esther A Wells 30
    Janette E Wells 10
    Randolph M Wells 5

    ; Head of Household=Jesse Earl Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1930; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1930 United States Federal Census
    about J Earl Wells
    Name: J Earl Wells
    Home in 1930: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    View Map
    Age: 43
    Estimated birth year: abt 1887
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Spouse's name: Esther A 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
    J Earl Wells 43
    Esther A Wells 40
    Janet E Wells 20
    Randolph M Wells 16

    ; Head of Household=Jesse Earl Wells

Family: Jesse Earl Wells b. 10 Jan 1887, d. 1979

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Randolph Moore Wells1

M, #17278, b. 8 January 1914, d. 7 May 1994
  • Reference: W015
  • Name Variation: MSgt. Randolph Moore Wells2
  • (Household Member) Census: 1920; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about Jesse E Wells
    Name: Jesse E Wells
    Home in 1920: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Age: 31
    Estimated birth year: abt 1889
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Spouse's name: Esther A Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Illinois
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Sex: Male
    Home owned: Rent
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Jesse E Wells 31
    Esther A Wells 30
    Janette E Wells 10
    Randolph M Wells 5

    ; Head of Household=Jesse Earl Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1930; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1930 United States Federal Census
    about J Earl Wells
    Name: J Earl Wells
    Home in 1930: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    View Map
    Age: 43
    Estimated birth year: abt 1887
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Spouse's name: Esther A 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
    J Earl Wells 43
    Esther A Wells 40
    Janet E Wells 20
    Randolph M Wells 16

    ; Head of Household=Jesse Earl Wells

Family: Marjorie Wilberta Bowman b. 28 Aug 1911, d. Apr 1991

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  2. Unknown author, FINDAGRAVE.COM, Record Type: CEMETERY.

Marjorie Wilberta Bowman1

F, #17279, b. 28 August 1911, d. April 1991
  • Reference: W015 ID001
  • (Researcher) ResAddr: Researcher=_ID001 _Researcher1
  • Married Name: circa 1935; Mrs. Wells (Bowman)

Family: Randolph Moore Wells b. 8 Jan 1914, d. 7 May 1994

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Janette E Wells

F, #17280, b. 1909
  • Reference: W015
  • (Household Member) Census: 1910; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1910 United States Federal Census
    about Jearl C Wells
    Name: Jearl C Wells
    [J Earl C Wells]
    [J Earl C Wells]
    Age in 1910: 23
    Estimated birth year: 1887
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Illinois
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    Spouse's name: Esther A Wells
    Home in 1910: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Jearl C Wells 23
    Esther A Wells 20
    Janett Wells 8/12
    [0]; Head of Household=Jesse Earl Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1920; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about Jesse E Wells
    Name: Jesse E Wells
    Home in 1920: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    Age: 31
    Estimated birth year: abt 1889
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Spouse's name: Esther A Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Illinois
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Sex: Male
    Home owned: Rent
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Jesse E Wells 31
    Esther A Wells 30
    Janette E Wells 10
    Randolph M Wells 5

    ; Head of Household=Jesse Earl Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1930; Oakland, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA;
    1930 United States Federal Census
    about J Earl Wells
    Name: J Earl Wells
    Home in 1930: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
    View Map
    Age: 43
    Estimated birth year: abt 1887
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Spouse's name: Esther A 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
    J Earl Wells 43
    Esther A Wells 40
    Janet E Wells 20
    Randolph M Wells 16

    ; Head of Household=Jesse Earl Wells
  • Married Name: circa 1935; Mrs. Plattner (Wells)

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Patty Or Deborah Welles1

F, #17281, b. circa 1746
  • Reference: W015
  • Name Variation: Deborah Wells1

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

David Welles1

M, #17282, b. 31 March 1752, d. 1806
  • Reference: W015 ID085
  • Nam-Std: Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1790; Huntington - Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; 1790 United States Federal Census
    about Daniel Wells
    Name: Daniel Wells
    Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
    Free White Persons - Females: 4
    Number of Household Members: 6

Family 1: Ruth Shelton b. c 1750

Family 2: Ruth Sheldon b. c 1760

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  2. United States Federal Census, CT Fairfield Co vital records
    Wells, David son     Daniel & Phebee     b     31-Mar     1752
    .

Samuel Stiles Welles

M, #17283, b. 1 March 1794, d. 1858
  • Reference: W015 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1820; Johnstown, Fulton Co., New York, USA; 1820 United States Federal Census
    about Samuel Wells
    Name: Samuel Wells
    Township: Johnstown
    County: Montgomery
    State: New York
    Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
    Free White Males - 26 thru 44: 1
    Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 1
    Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
    Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
    Total Free White Persons: 2
    Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 2
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1830; Johnstown, Fulton Co., New York, USA; 1830 United States Federal Census
    about Samuel S Wells
    Name: Samuel S Wells
    [Samuel Wells]
    Home in 1830: Johnstown, Montgomery, New York
    View Map
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
    Total Free White Persons: 12
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 12
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1840; Johnstown, Fulton Co., New York, USA; 1840 United States Federal Census
    about Samuel S Wells
    Name: Samuel S Wells
    Township: Johnstown
    County: Fulton
    State: New York
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 9
    Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
    Total Free White Persons: 9
    Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1850; Bristol, Kendall Co., Illinois, USA;
    1850 United States Federal Census
    about Samuel Wells
    Name: Samuel Wells
    Age: 56
    Estimated birth year: abt 1794
    Birth Place: Connecticut
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Bristol, Kendall, Illinois
    Family Number: 120
    Household Members: Name Age
    Geo D Richardson 44
    Harriett B Richardson 25
    George L Richardson 5
    Eunice Richardson 7
    Ira G Richardson 2
    Samuel Wells 56
    Susan Wells 56
    Ellen Brown 14
    Edward Roberson 24; Household Member=Susanna Ward
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Johnstown, Fulton Co., New York, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Samual Wells
    Name: Samual Wells
    Age: 56
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1794
    Birth Place: New York
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Johnstown, Fulton, New York
    Family Number: 1143
    Household Members: Name Age
    Samual Wells 56
    Susan Wells 52
    Sarah Wells 26
    Adaline Wells 23
    Rufus Wells 19
    Elisabeth Wells 17
    Ward S Wells 16
    Samantha Wells 11
    Arthur Wells 13
    Sabina Wells 7

    ; Household Member=Adaline Welles, Household Member=Rufus Welles, Household Member=Elizabeth Welles, Household Member=Ward S Welles, Household Member=Samantha Welles, Household Member=Arthur Finley Tappin Welles, Household Member=Sabina Welles, Head of Household=Susanna Ward, Household Member=Sarah Welles

Family: Susanna Ward b. 1798

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Ruth Shelton1,2

F, #17284, b. circa 1750
  • Reference: W015 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Mrs. Wells (Shelton)
  • Married Name: 21 December 1769; Mrs. Welles (Shelton)

Family: David Welles b. 31 Mar 1752, d. 1806

Citations

  1. Vital Records: Birth, Baptism, Christening, Marriage, Divorce, Death and Burial, Vital Records: Birth, Baptism, Christening, Marriage, Divorce, Death and Burial, CT Marriages to 1800, Early Connecticut Marriages: Seventh BookStratford?Huntington.From Fair Haven Church Recordspage 86 David Wells & Ruth Shelton, Dec. 21, 1774 #.
  2. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  3. CT Marriages to 1801, Early Connecticut Marriages: Seventh BookStratford?Huntington.From Fair Haven Church Recordspage 86 David Wells & Ruth Shelton, Dec. 21, 1774 # Birth Registration.

Dea. Nathan Wells

M, #17285, b. 12 November 1778, d. 9 February 1854
  • Reference: W015
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1810; Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA; 1810 United States Federal Census

    Name:      Nathan Wells
    Home in 1810 (City, County, State):      Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:      1
    Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :      1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:      3
    Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:      1
    Number of Household Members Under 16:      4
    Number of Household Members Over 25:      2
    Number of Household Members:      6
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1830; Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA; 1830 United States Federal Census

    Name:      Nathan Wells
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State):      Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:      2
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:      1
    Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:      1
    Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:      2
    Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:      1
    Free White Persons - Under 20:      5
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:      1
    Total Free White Persons:      7
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):      7
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1833; Litchfield, Medina Co., Ohio, USA; Household Member=Herman B Welles
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Litchfield, Medina Co., Ohio, USA;
    1850 United States Federal Census
    about Nathan Wells
    Name: Nathan Wells
    Age: 71
    Estimated birth year: abt 1779
    Birth Place: Connecticut
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Litchfield, Medina, Ohio
    Family Number: 1966
    Household Members: Name Age
    Nathan Wells 71
    Elide Wells 67
    Phillips Duillhiet 56
    Frost Duillhiet 46

    ; Household Member=Elcy Ayres

Family 1: Elcy Ayres b. 16 May 1784, d. 4 Aug 1867

Family 2:

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Roswell Welles1

M, #17286, b. 1784, d. 7 January 1832
  • Reference: W015
  • Nam-Std: Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1810; Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., New York, USA; 1810 United States Federal Census

    Name:      Rosell Wells
    Home in 1810 (City, County, State):      Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:      1
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:      1
    Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:      1
    Number of Household Members Under 16:      1
    Number of Household Members:      3
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1820; Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA; 1820 United States Federal Census
    about Roswell Wells
    Name: Roswell Wells
    Township: Fairfield
    County: Fairfield
    State: Connecticut
    Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
    Free White Males - 26 thru 44: 1
    Free White Females - Under 10: 2
    Free White Females - 16 thru 25: 1
    Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1
    Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
    Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
    Total Free White Persons: 4
    Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4

Family:

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Calvin Wells1

M, #17287, b. 1827, d. before 25 September 1855
  • Reference: W015 ID448
  • Taxation*: 1846; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Texas Census, 1820-90
    Name: Calvin Wells
    State: TX
    County: Smith County
    Township: No Township Listed
    Year: 1846
    Record Type: Tax list
    Page: NPN
    Database: TX Tax List Index, 1840-1849

    1
  • (Household Member) Census: 22 October 1850; Starrville, Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275
    Wells, Rice, Sr., age 68, farmer, b: GA
    Wells, Chaney, age 56, b: GA
    Wells, Calvin, age 23, farmer, b: LA
    Wells, Rice Jr., age 22, Dry Goods Clerk, b: LA
    Wells, Thompson, age 18, farmer, b: MS
    Wells, Hancel F, age 3, b: TX
    Sevan?, Thomas R, age 20, merchant, b: AL
    McCer?lo, no first name, age 30, physician, b: unknown
    Turner, Philip, age 23, laborer, b: TN
    Brown, James, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Louisa, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Martha A, age 12, student, b: MS

    ; Head of Household=Sgt. Rice Wells3,1
  • (Witness) Will: 25 September 1855; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...

    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W
    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."; Deceased=Sgt. Rice Wells2,1

Family: Sarah _____ b. Oct 1825

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  2. Will-Probate, Probate Records, Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...
    p. 3 - THOMAS W. WEBB, DEC'D

    Rice Wells, Sr., father-in-law, and Sarah Webb, widow, pet. as adms. 1/16/1850. Webb d. 1849. Wells resigned 6/25/1855. James H. McCorkle and wf. Sarah, formerly Webb, appt. adms. Oct. 1855. Children: Thomas W. Webb, Jr. and Ella V. Webb.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: A/154-157. A-1/9,10,21,30,158,206,222,255. A-2/167,331. B/86,92,93,171,175,484. B-1/125,126,326,435. C/50,61,188,212,283,388,397,425,433,472,519,531,536,594. C-1/40,258,259. D-1/145.



    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."



    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."



    p. 48 - ALBERT WELLS, DEC'D

    "R. P. McCorkle, son-in-law, pet. as adm. 7/30/1860. Wells d. 7/21/1860. Appr.: John Wallis, A. A. Argenbright, J. M. Hall. Inv.: slave $1200, horse $100.

    File: 40

    PMB: A-3/49. B-1/506,543. C/321,330,332,365,391,430. D/160,186."

    .
  3. United States Federal Census, 1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275 - Rice Wells.

Hansel Floyd Wells1

M, #17288, b. 27 July 1847, d. 13 March 1895
  • Reference: W015 ID448
  • Name Variation: Floyd Hansel Wells5,1
  • (Witness) Note: 30 April 1850; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...

    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."
    ; Principal=Albert Wells6
  • (Household Member) Census: 22 October 1850; Starrville, Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275
    Wells, Rice, Sr., age 68, farmer, b: GA
    Wells, Chaney, age 56, b: GA
    Wells, Calvin, age 23, farmer, b: LA
    Wells, Rice Jr., age 22, Dry Goods Clerk, b: LA
    Wells, Thompson, age 18, farmer, b: MS
    Wells, Hancel F, age 3, b: TX
    Sevan?, Thomas R, age 20, merchant, b: AL
    McCer?lo, no first name, age 30, physician, b: unknown
    Turner, Philip, age 23, laborer, b: TN
    Brown, James, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Louisa, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Martha A, age 12, student, b: MS

    ; Head of Household=Sgt. Rice Wells7,1
  • (Household Member) Census: 12 December 1850; Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1850 TX Smith My subdivision, family 588
    Wells, Albert, age 38, farmer, b: LA
    Wells, Rebecca, age 18, b: TN
    Wells, Martha Ann, age 13, b: MS
    Wells, Bias Arnold, age 11, b: MS
    Wells, William M, age 6, b: TX
    Wells, Floyd Hansel, age 4, b: TX; Head of Household=Albert Wells5,1
  • (Witness) Will: 25 September 1855; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...

    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W
    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."; Deceased=Sgt. Rice Wells8,1
  • (Witness) Note: 31 December 1857; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858):; Principal=Sgt. Rice Wells6
  • (Household Member) Census: 4 August 1860; Wood Co., Texas, USA;
    1860 TX Wood Pct 5, ED1, family 367
    Wells, T B, age 28, farmer, b: MS
    Wells, Chana, age 62, b: GA
    Wells, Samantha, age 19, b: AL (wife)
    Wells, H F, age 13, b: TX (son of Albert / Alfred); Head of Household=Thompson B Wells9,1

Family 1: Ardella? Hitt b. 1851, d. c 1879

Family 2: Mary Hitt b. 1848

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  2. GEDCOM, Gedcom.
  3. United States Federal Census, 1880 TX Wood Pct 5, ED128, family 27 - Rachael Hitt.
  4. Vital Records: Birth, Baptism, Christening, Marriage, Divorce, Death and Burial, Vital Records: Birth, Baptism, Christening, Marriage, Divorce, Death and Burial, Marriage Record Daughter's of American Revolution Application, Wood Co TX Marriages 1879 - 1883
    Wells D. S. 02/23/1879 Calhoun S. A.
    Wells Hansel 01/13/1881 Stroud Mrs. Mary
    Wells John L. 08/04/1881 Stagner M. L.
    Crisman J. P. 07/18/1882 Wells Bell
    Garner Jack 06/23/1882 Wells Maria.
  5. United States Federal Census, 1850 TX Smith My Subdivision, family 588 - Albert Wells.
  6. Unknown short title: Probate Records, Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...
    p. 3 - THOMAS W. WEBB, DEC'D

    Rice Wells, Sr., father-in-law, and Sarah Webb, widow, pet. as adms. 1/16/1850. Webb d. 1849. Wells resigned 6/25/1855. James H. McCorkle and wf. Sarah, formerly Webb, appt. adms. Oct. 1855. Children: Thomas W. Webb, Jr. and Ella V. Webb.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: A/154-157. A-1/9,10,21,30,158,206,222,255. A-2/167,331. B/86,92,93,171,175,484. B-1/125,126,326,435. C/50,61,188,212,283,388,397,425,433,472,519,531,536,594. C-1/40,258,259. D-1/145.



    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."



    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."



    p. 48 - ALBERT WELLS, DEC'D

    "R. P. McCorkle, son-in-law, pet. as adm. 7/30/1860. Wells d. 7/21/1860. Appr.: John Wallis, A. A. Argenbright, J. M. Hall. Inv.: slave $1200, horse $100.

    File: 40

    PMB: A-3/49. B-1/506,543. C/321,330,332,365,391,430. D/160,186."

  7. United States Federal Census, 1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275 - Rice Wells.
  8. Will-Probate, Probate Records, Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...
    p. 3 - THOMAS W. WEBB, DEC'D

    Rice Wells, Sr., father-in-law, and Sarah Webb, widow, pet. as adms. 1/16/1850. Webb d. 1849. Wells resigned 6/25/1855. James H. McCorkle and wf. Sarah, formerly Webb, appt. adms. Oct. 1855. Children: Thomas W. Webb, Jr. and Ella V. Webb.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: A/154-157. A-1/9,10,21,30,158,206,222,255. A-2/167,331. B/86,92,93,171,175,484. B-1/125,126,326,435. C/50,61,188,212,283,388,397,425,433,472,519,531,536,594. C-1/40,258,259. D-1/145.



    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."



    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."



    p. 48 - ALBERT WELLS, DEC'D

    "R. P. McCorkle, son-in-law, pet. as adm. 7/30/1860. Wells d. 7/21/1860. Appr.: John Wallis, A. A. Argenbright, J. M. Hall. Inv.: slave $1200, horse $100.

    File: 40

    PMB: A-3/49. B-1/506,543. C/321,330,332,365,391,430. D/160,186."

    .
  9. United States Federal Census, 1860 TX Wood Pct 5, ED1, family 367 - T B Wells.

Louisa Maria Wells1,2

F, #17289, b. 1830, d. 17 February 1963
  • Reference: W015 ID448
  • Name Variation: Maria Louisa Wells3,2
  • (Household Member) Census: 22 October 1850; Starrville, Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275
    Wells, Rice, Sr., age 68, farmer, b: GA
    Wells, Chaney, age 56, b: GA
    Wells, Calvin, age 23, farmer, b: LA
    Wells, Rice Jr., age 22, Dry Goods Clerk, b: LA
    Wells, Thompson, age 18, farmer, b: MS
    Wells, Hancel F, age 3, b: TX
    Sevan?, Thomas R, age 20, merchant, b: AL
    McCer?lo, no first name, age 30, physician, b: unknown
    Turner, Philip, age 23, laborer, b: TN
    Brown, James, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Louisa, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Martha A, age 12, student, b: MS

    ; Head of Household=Sgt. Rice Wells4,2
  • Married Name: 8 December 1850; Mrs. Swann (Wells)
  • (Witness) Will: 25 September 1855; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...

    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W
    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."; Deceased=Sgt. Rice Wells1,2

Citations

  1. Will-Probate, Probate Records, Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...
    p. 3 - THOMAS W. WEBB, DEC'D

    Rice Wells, Sr., father-in-law, and Sarah Webb, widow, pet. as adms. 1/16/1850. Webb d. 1849. Wells resigned 6/25/1855. James H. McCorkle and wf. Sarah, formerly Webb, appt. adms. Oct. 1855. Children: Thomas W. Webb, Jr. and Ella V. Webb.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: A/154-157. A-1/9,10,21,30,158,206,222,255. A-2/167,331. B/86,92,93,171,175,484. B-1/125,126,326,435. C/50,61,188,212,283,388,397,425,433,472,519,531,536,594. C-1/40,258,259. D-1/145.



    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."



    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."



    p. 48 - ALBERT WELLS, DEC'D

    "R. P. McCorkle, son-in-law, pet. as adm. 7/30/1860. Wells d. 7/21/1860. Appr.: John Wallis, A. A. Argenbright, J. M. Hall. Inv.: slave $1200, horse $100.

    File: 40

    PMB: A-3/49. B-1/506,543. C/321,330,332,365,391,430. D/160,186."

    .
  2. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  3. Provided by Thelma Dey Van Husen, SWANN Bible of Smith Co., TX
    Col. Rice Well - born Ga. 1782 married Christine Berry - born 1792
    Berry Van Zant - half brother of rice Wells
    Leland & Washington Berry were brothers of Christine Berry Wells.
    Sallie Berry (Sister of Christine married Hezekiah Thompson and lived
    in La.
    Page 3 of 4
    http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/smith/bible/… 12/9/2007
    Christinef parents were Wm. Berry and Elizaabeth Washington Berry.
  4. United States Federal Census, 1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275 - Rice Wells.

Rice Wells1

M, #17290, b. January 1826, d. 24 October 1904
  • Reference: W015 ID448
  • Taxation*: 1846; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Texas Census, 1820-90
    Name: Felix Wells
    State: TX
    County: Smith County
    Township: No Township Listed
    Year: 1846
    Record Type: Tax list
    Page: NPN
    Database: TX Tax List Index, 1840-1849

    1
  • (Household Member) Census: 22 October 1850; Starrville, Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275
    Wells, Rice, Sr., age 68, farmer, b: GA
    Wells, Chaney, age 56, b: GA
    Wells, Calvin, age 23, farmer, b: LA
    Wells, Rice Jr., age 22, Dry Goods Clerk, b: LA
    Wells, Thompson, age 18, farmer, b: MS
    Wells, Hancel F, age 3, b: TX
    Sevan?, Thomas R, age 20, merchant, b: AL
    McCer?lo, no first name, age 30, physician, b: unknown
    Turner, Philip, age 23, laborer, b: TN
    Brown, James, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Louisa, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Martha A, age 12, student, b: MS

    ; Head of Household=Sgt. Rice Wells4,1
  • (Witness) Will: 25 September 1855; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...

    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W
    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."; Deceased=Sgt. Rice Wells5,1
  • (Head of Household) Census: 13 August 1860; Starrville, Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1860 TX Smith Starrville, family 795?,
    Wells, Rice [Jr.], age 33, superintendent of Starrville Mill, b: LA
    Wells, Rachel, age 25, b: TN
    Wells, William, age 8, b: TX
    Wells, Mary, age 6, b: TX
    Wells, Martha, age 4, b: TX
    Wells, Samuel, age 6 months, b: TX

    Family 796 is Charles Chancy and a Bias Wells is living with him.
    Wells, Bias, age 21, b: MS (day laborer)

    - no Rice Sr. in sight
    It appears Rice Jr inherited the family farm. Not sure why his mother and younger siblings moved to Wood Co., TX
    ; Household Member=Rachel J Hill, Household Member=William F Wells, Household Member=Meary L Wells, Household Member=Martha A Wells, Household Member=Samuel Wells6,1
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1870; Brazoria Co., Texas, USA;
    1870 TX Brazoria, Pct 1, family 1513
    Wells, Rice, age 44, b: LA, merchant (living alone)7,1
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1900; Austin, Travis Co., Texas, USA;
    1900 TX Travis Austin Ward 1, ED84, family 291 (nursing home?)
    Wells, Rice, b: Jan 1826, age 74, widow, b: LA (parents b: TN),3,1

Family: Rachel J Hill b. 1835, d. b 11 Jun 1880

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  2. United States Federal Census, 1870 TX Brazoria Pct 1, family 1513
    Wells, Rice, age 44, merchant, b: LA (living alone).
  3. United States Federal Census, 1900 TX Travis Austin Ward 1, ED84, family 291 (nursing home?)
    Wells, Rice, b: Jan 1826, age 74, widow, b: LA (parents b: TN),.
  4. United States Federal Census, 1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275 - Rice Wells.
  5. Will-Probate, Probate Records, Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...
    p. 3 - THOMAS W. WEBB, DEC'D

    Rice Wells, Sr., father-in-law, and Sarah Webb, widow, pet. as adms. 1/16/1850. Webb d. 1849. Wells resigned 6/25/1855. James H. McCorkle and wf. Sarah, formerly Webb, appt. adms. Oct. 1855. Children: Thomas W. Webb, Jr. and Ella V. Webb.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: A/154-157. A-1/9,10,21,30,158,206,222,255. A-2/167,331. B/86,92,93,171,175,484. B-1/125,126,326,435. C/50,61,188,212,283,388,397,425,433,472,519,531,536,594. C-1/40,258,259. D-1/145.



    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."



    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."



    p. 48 - ALBERT WELLS, DEC'D

    "R. P. McCorkle, son-in-law, pet. as adm. 7/30/1860. Wells d. 7/21/1860. Appr.: John Wallis, A. A. Argenbright, J. M. Hall. Inv.: slave $1200, horse $100.

    File: 40

    PMB: A-3/49. B-1/506,543. C/321,330,332,365,391,430. D/160,186."

    .
  6. United States Federal Census, 1860 TX Smith Starrville, family 795?, Rice Wells.
  7. United States Federal Census, 1870 TX Brazoria, Pct 1, family 1513 - Rice Wells.
  8. United States Federal Census, 1860 TX Smith Starrville, family 735?, Rice Wells.
  9. United States Federal Census, 1880 TX Burnet Pct 6 ED38, family 80 - John C Croft.

Sarah Wells1

F, #17291, b. 29 May 1822, d. after 1880
  • Reference: W015 ID448
  • Birth*: 29 May 1822; St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA1
  • Birth: 29 May 1822; Mississippi, USA2,1
  • (Bride) Marriage: circa 18403,1
  • (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1850; of, Smith Co., Texas, USA4,1
  • (Deceased) Death*: after 1880; McCorkle Cemetery, Smith Co., Texas, USA; Smith Co, TX Cemetery listing the McCORKLE CEMETERY, located about 1 1/2 miles north of Starrville off CR 363 has the following
    burials:

    McCORKLE, Dr. J. H. Sr. - 14 May 1818 - 7 Aug 1901 McCORKLE, Sarah - 29 May 1822 - 2 Mar 186_ - wife of J. H. Sr.
    (Daughter of Rice Wells. Sarah was first married to Thomas Webb.) McCORKLE, Infant dau of J.H. & Sarah McCorkle - 28 July 1862 - 11 Aug 1862 McCORKLE, Lee - 2 Nov 1863 - 7 Oct 1865 - dau of J. H. & Sarah McCorkle

    (2 other graves marked with rocks. There appear to be a number of other
    graves.)1
  • Nickname: Sallie3,1
  • Married Name: circa 1840; Mrs. Webb (Wells)
  • Married Name: circa 1850; Mrs. Mc Corkle (Wells)
  • (Witness) Will: 25 September 1855; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...

    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W
    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."; Deceased=Sgt. Rice Wells5,1
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1870; Starrville, Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1870 United States Federal Census
    about Sarah Mccorkle
    Name: Sarah Mccorkle
    Birth Year: abt 1822
    Age in 1870: 48
    Birthplace: Mississippi
    Home in 1870: Starrville Beat, Smith, Texas
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Value of real estate: View image
    Post Office: Starrville
    Household Members: Name Age
    James Mccorkle 57
    Sarah Mccorkle 48
    Mollie Mccorkle 17
    James Mccorkle 13
    Thomas Webb 22
    Ella Webb 30

  • (Head of Household) Census: 1880; Starrville, Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1880 United States Federal Census
    about Sarah Mccorcle
    Name: Sarah Mccorcle
    Home in 1880: Precinct 7, Smith, Texas
    Age: 58
    Estimated birth year: abt 1822
    Birthplace: Mississippi
    Relation to head-of-household: Wife
    Spouse's name: J. Mccorcle, Sr.
    Father's birthplace: Georgia
    Mother's birthplace: Georgia
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Keeping House
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    :

    :

    :

    :

    :
    Household Members: Name Age
    J. Mccorcle, Sr. 62
    Sarah Mccorcle 58

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  2. GEDCOM.
  3. Provided by Thelma Dey Van Husen, SWANN Bible of Smith Co., TX
    Col. Rice Well - born Ga. 1782 married Christine Berry - born 1792
    Berry Van Zant - half brother of rice Wells
    Leland & Washington Berry were brothers of Christine Berry Wells.
    Sallie Berry (Sister of Christine married Hezekiah Thompson and lived
    in La.
    Page 3 of 4
    http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/smith/bible/… 12/9/2007
    Christinef parents were Wm. Berry and Elizaabeth Washington Berry.
  4. Will-Probate, Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...
    p. 3 - THOMAS W. WEBB, DEC'D

    Rice Wells, Sr., father-in-law, and Sarah Webb, widow, pet. as adms. 1/16/1850. Webb d. 1849. Wells resigned 6/25/1855. James H. McCorkle and wf. Sarah, formerly Webb, appt. adms. Oct. 1855. Children: Thomas W. Webb, Jr. and Ella V. Webb.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: A/154-157. A-1/9,10,21,30,158,206,222,255. A-2/167,331. B/86,92,93,171,175,484. B-1/125,126,326,435. C/50,61,188,212,283,388,397,425,433,472,519,531,536,594. C-1/40,258,259. D-1/145.



    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."



    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."



    p. 48 - ALBERT WELLS, DEC'D

    "R. P. McCorkle, son-in-law, pet. as adm. 7/30/1860. Wells d. 7/21/1860. Appr.: John Wallis, A. A. Argenbright, J. M. Hall. Inv.: slave $1200, horse $100.

    File: 40

    PMB: A-3/49. B-1/506,543. C/321,330,332,365,391,430. D/160,186."

    .
  5. Will-Probate, Probate Records, Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...
    p. 3 - THOMAS W. WEBB, DEC'D

    Rice Wells, Sr., father-in-law, and Sarah Webb, widow, pet. as adms. 1/16/1850. Webb d. 1849. Wells resigned 6/25/1855. James H. McCorkle and wf. Sarah, formerly Webb, appt. adms. Oct. 1855. Children: Thomas W. Webb, Jr. and Ella V. Webb.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: A/154-157. A-1/9,10,21,30,158,206,222,255. A-2/167,331. B/86,92,93,171,175,484. B-1/125,126,326,435. C/50,61,188,212,283,388,397,425,433,472,519,531,536,594. C-1/40,258,259. D-1/145.



    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."



    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."



    p. 48 - ALBERT WELLS, DEC'D

    "R. P. McCorkle, son-in-law, pet. as adm. 7/30/1860. Wells d. 7/21/1860. Appr.: John Wallis, A. A. Argenbright, J. M. Hall. Inv.: slave $1200, horse $100.

    File: 40

    PMB: A-3/49. B-1/506,543. C/321,330,332,365,391,430. D/160,186."

    .

Thompson B Wells1

M, #17292, b. 1832
  • Reference: W015 ID448
  • (Household Member) Census: 22 October 1850; Starrville, Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275
    Wells, Rice, Sr., age 68, farmer, b: GA
    Wells, Chaney, age 56, b: GA
    Wells, Calvin, age 23, farmer, b: LA
    Wells, Rice Jr., age 22, Dry Goods Clerk, b: LA
    Wells, Thompson, age 18, farmer, b: MS
    Wells, Hancel F, age 3, b: TX
    Sevan?, Thomas R, age 20, merchant, b: AL
    McCer?lo, no first name, age 30, physician, b: unknown
    Turner, Philip, age 23, laborer, b: TN
    Brown, James, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Louisa, age 20, student, b: MS
    Wells, Martha A, age 12, student, b: MS

    ; Head of Household=Sgt. Rice Wells4,1
  • (Witness) Will: 25 September 1855; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...

    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W
    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."; Deceased=Sgt. Rice Wells5,1
  • (Head of Household) Census: 4 August 1860; Wood Co., Texas, USA;
    1860 TX Wood Pct 5, ED1, family 367
    Wells, T B, age 28, farmer, b: MS
    Wells, Chana, age 62, b: GA
    Wells, Samantha, age 19, b: AL (wife)
    Wells, H F, age 13, b: TX (son of Albert / Alfred); Household Member=Samantha _____, Household Member=Chancey Christine Berry, Household Member=Hansel Floyd Wells6,1
  • (Head of Household) Census: 15 September 1870; Quitman, Wood Co., Texas, USA;
    1870 TX Wood Quitman Pct 5 family 5
    Wells, T B, age 38, farmer, b: MS
    Wells, Samantha, age 29, wife, b: AL
    Wells, J B, age 9, b: TX
    Wells, Mary B, age 7, b: TX
    Wells, Curry D, age 5, b: TX
    Wells, Reubin H or F, b: TX; Household Member=Samantha _____, Household Member=Joel B Wells, Household Member=Mary Belle Wells, Household Member=Carrie D Wells, Household Member=Reuben H Wells3,1
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 17 June 1880; Wood Co., Texas, USA;
    1880 TX Wood Pct 5, ED128, family 209
    Wells, Tompson B, age 48, magistrate, b: GA (parents unknown)
    Wells, Samantha, age 38, wife, b: AL (parents unknown)
    Wells, Joel R, age 19, b: TX, farm laborer, father b: GA, mother b: AL
    Wells, Mary B, age 17, b: TX, father b: GA, mother b: AL
    Wells, Carrie, age 15, b: TX, father b: GA, mother b: AL
    Wells, Reubin F, age 13, b: TX, farm laborer, father b: GA, mother b: AL
    Johnson, Augustus, age 21, farm laborer, b: MO (same as parents); Household Member=Samantha _____, Household Member=Joel B Wells, Household Member=Mary Belle Wells, Household Member=Carrie D Wells, Household Member=Reuben H Wells7,1

Family: Samantha _____ b. 1841

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  2. GEDCOM.
  3. United States Federal Census, 1870 TX Wood Quitman Pct 5 family 5 - T B Wells.
  4. United States Federal Census, 1850 TX Smith, My Subdivison (later Starrville), family 275 - Rice Wells.
  5. Will-Probate, Probate Records, Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...
    p. 3 - THOMAS W. WEBB, DEC'D

    Rice Wells, Sr., father-in-law, and Sarah Webb, widow, pet. as adms. 1/16/1850. Webb d. 1849. Wells resigned 6/25/1855. James H. McCorkle and wf. Sarah, formerly Webb, appt. adms. Oct. 1855. Children: Thomas W. Webb, Jr. and Ella V. Webb.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: A/154-157. A-1/9,10,21,30,158,206,222,255. A-2/167,331. B/86,92,93,171,175,484. B-1/125,126,326,435. C/50,61,188,212,283,388,397,425,433,472,519,531,536,594. C-1/40,258,259. D-1/145.



    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."



    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."



    p. 48 - ALBERT WELLS, DEC'D

    "R. P. McCorkle, son-in-law, pet. as adm. 7/30/1860. Wells d. 7/21/1860. Appr.: John Wallis, A. A. Argenbright, J. M. Hall. Inv.: slave $1200, horse $100.

    File: 40

    PMB: A-3/49. B-1/506,543. C/321,330,332,365,391,430. D/160,186."

    .
  6. United States Federal Census, 1860 TX Wood Pct 5, ED1, family 367 - T B Wells.
  7. United States Federal Census, 1880 TX Wood Pct 5, ED128, family 209 - Thompson B Walls.

Rachel J Hill1

F, #17293, b. 1835, d. before 11 June 1880
  • Reference: W015 ID448
  • Birth*: 1835; Tennessee, USA2,1
  • Birth: 1835; Texas, USA3
  • (Bride) Marriage*: 5 February 1852; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002
    Name: Rice, Jr. Wells
    Gender: Male
    Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1852

    Spouse: Rachel J. Hill

    Marriage city: Smith
    Marriage State: Texas

    Source: Texas Marriages, 1851-1900

    ; Groom=Rice Wells1
  • (Deceased) Death*: before 11 June 1880; prob., Texas, USA; her husband, Rice, is noted as a widower on the 1880 census4,1
  • Married Name: 5 February 1852; Mrs. Wells (Hill)
  • (Household Member) Census: 13 August 1860; Starrville, Smith Co., Texas, USA;
    1860 TX Smith Starrville, family 795?,
    Wells, Rice [Jr.], age 33, superintendent of Starrville Mill, b: LA
    Wells, Rachel, age 25, b: TN
    Wells, William, age 8, b: TX
    Wells, Mary, age 6, b: TX
    Wells, Martha, age 4, b: TX
    Wells, Samuel, age 6 months, b: TX

    Family 796 is Charles Chancy and a Bias Wells is living with him.
    Wells, Bias, age 21, b: MS (day laborer)

    - no Rice Sr. in sight
    It appears Rice Jr inherited the family farm. Not sure why his mother and younger siblings moved to Wood Co., TX
    ; Head of Household=Rice Wells2,1
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1870; can't find; Head of Household=Sterling P Wells, Head of Household=Samuel Wells, Head of Household=Martha A Wells, Head of Household=William F Wells

Family: Rice Wells b. Jan 1826, d. 24 Oct 1904

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  2. United States Federal Census, 1860 TX Smith Starrville, family 795?, Rice Wells.
  3. 1860 TX Smith Starrville, family 795?, Rice Wells unknown record type, Felix Avenue, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, USA.
  4. United States Federal Census, 1880 TX Burnet Pct 6 ED38 family 80 - Rice Wells (with children Sterling P, Martha A and Mary L).
  5. United States Federal Census, 1860 TX Smith Starrville, family 735?, Rice Wells.
  6. United States Federal Census, 1880 TX Burnet Pct 6 ED38, family 80 - John C Croft.

Samantha Wells1

F, #17294, b. 1841
  • Reference: W015 ID448

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Joseph B Wells1,2

M, #17295, b. 1816, d. after 1861
  • Reference: W015 ID448
  • Name Variation: J B Wells3,2
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; (must be in Panama)
  • (Passenger Head) Psgr List*: 3 July 1850; Ship "Alabama: from Chagres, Panama, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
    about I B Wells
    Name: I B Wells
    Arrival Date: 3 Jul 1850
    Age: 35
    Gender: Male
    Port of Departure: Chagres, Panama
    Ship Name: Alabama
    Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
    National Archives' Series Number: M259_32
    (alone)
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1860; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA;
    1860 United States Federal Census
    about J B Wells
    Name: J B Wells
    Age in 1860: 41
    Birth Year: abt 1819
    Birthplace: Tennessee
    Home in 1860: New Orleans Ward 11, Orleans, Louisiana
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: New Orleans
    Value of real estate: View image
    Household Members: Name Age
    J B Wells 41
    Alice Wells 34
    Barclay Wells 9
    Gertrude Wells 2
    Sallie Wells 7/12

Citations

  1. GEDCOM, Gedcom.
  2. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  3. GEDCOM.

Martha A Wells1

F, #17296, b. 1841
  • Reference: W015 ID448

Citations

  1. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Capt. Hansel Pinckney Wells I1,2

M, #17297, b. 11 October 1833, d. 20 March 1908
  • Reference: W999 ID446
  • Birth*: 11 October 1833; St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA3
  • Birth: 1834; St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
  • (Groom) Marriage*: 22 December 1859; East Feliciana, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA; Louisiana, Marriages, 1718-1925
    Report issue
    Name:     Hansel P. Wells
    Spouse:     Laura Sa Brown
    Marriage Date:     22 Dec 1859
    Marriage Pace:     East Feliciana; Bride=Laura Ann Brown4,2
  • Burial*: 20 March 1908; Delhi Masonic Cemetery, Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana, USA
  • Death*: 20 March 1908; Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  • Obituary: 21 March 1908; "Another Confederate Veteran Goes to Reward
    Capt. Hansell Pinckney Wells Dies --- Served in Harrison's Cavalry in Civil War ... Was Native Louisianian and Resided Here Many Years.

    Hansell Pinckney Wells died yesterday morning at 9:20 o'clock at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Annie Smith, 2010 Southern avenue.
    Deceased had been ill with the grip for two months, but had improved and hopes were entertained for his recovery. He had a relapse Tuesday and sank so rapidly that little hopes were entertained for his recovery and the end came yesterday morning.
    Deceased was 74 years old Oct 11, 1907. He was born in St. Helena parish and his entire life was spent in Louisiana. He was educated in Kentucky, attending college with the lamented J. M. Foster and J. M. Hollingsworth.
    He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Laura Brown, and they would have celebrated their golden wedding Dec 25 next.
    Captain Wells served during the Civil War as a captain in Colonel Harrison's cavalry, a company composed of men from North Louisiana.
    Deceased was a lawyer and was a member of the local bar at the time of his death. He lived at one time in Delhi and was a member of the Legislature from Richland parish, serving two terms. He was a Mason and an Odd Fellow.
    Besides his wife, he is survived by three children: Mrs. Annie Smith and William and Percy Wells.
    One son, H. P Wells, Jr. a member of the local bar also died here a few years ago.
    The remains will be sent to Delhi and funeral services will be held there this afternoon."
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1860; Madison Parish, Louisiana, USA;
    1860 LA Madison, family 72
    (living in a boarding house owned by Mrs. L. Cinch)
    Wells, H. P., age 26, lawyer, b: LA
    Wells, Laura, age 22, b: LA
    ; Household Member=Laura Ann Brown5,2
  • Milt-Event*: 1865; Louisiana, USA; U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
    Name:     H.P. Wells
    Side:     Confederate
    Regiment State/Origin:     Louisiana
    Regiment:     3rd Regiment, Louisiana Cavalry (Harrison's)
    Company:     B
    Rank In:     First Lieutenant
    Rank Out:     First Lieutenant
    Film Number:     M378 roll 30


    14-4                      Born      Died      Married          To Whom
    Thomas W. Thompson     Nov. 5, 1846     April 14, 1905     ca. 1900     Daughter of William Franklin
    Sara (Fenn) McLean     Jan. 27, 1868     Mar. 6, 1956               Fenn
    Issue:
    1.Mary               Oct. 26, 1901     Sept. 6, 1956     Aug. 31, 1921     Walter Emsel Tinkler
    2.Thomas Williams, Jr.     Oct. 13, 1903     Nov. 19, 1962     Mar. 1, 1952     Wilma Ruth Sumrall
    .
         Thomas Williams Thompson and Sara (Fenn) McLean lived in East Feliciana Parish, where
    their children were born. Thomas is buried in Scott Cemetery. Sara, whose first husband Richard
    McLean died young, is buried in Jackson Cemetery, Jackson, Louisiana. She and Richard had six
    children.
         Thomas was a member of Company I, Third Louisiana Cavalry, also known as Harrison's
    Cavalry; his first cousin, Hansel P. Wells, was also a member of the Third Louisiana Cavalry.
    Thomas was paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, on May 12, 1865. According to family members,
    he had to walk all the way home from Gainesville after his parole.

    Brief History
    Organized the the fall of 1863 from the 15th Cavalry Battalion and three independent companies. Part of the Red River Campaign and Harrison's Brigade. Fought in Arkansas in September and October of 1864, then returned to the Monroe area. The unit saw little combat after January 1865. Many men deserted and returned to their farms. The remaining men surrendered May 26, 1865 in the Monroe area.
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1870; Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana, USA;
    1870 LA Richland Delhi, family 41
    Wells, Henry B (obvious incorrect), age 37, lawyer, b: LA
    Wells, Laura, age 32, b: LA
    Wells, Ida, age 9, b: LA
    Wells, Kate, age 5, b: LA
    Wells, Henry R [probably Hansel Jr], age 1, b: LA
    (there is a Thompson family on this page)
    ; Household Member=Laura Ann Brown, Household Member=Ida Eulilee Wells, Household Member=Catherine Louise Wells6,2
  • (Head of Household) Census: January 1880; Delhi, Richland Parish, Louisiana, USA;
    1880 LA Richland Delhi ED68, family (no family numbers recorded)
    Wells, Hancel P, age 42, lawyer, b: LA
    Wells, Laura, age 40, wife, b: LA
    Wells, Ida, age 19, dau, b: LA
    Wells, Kate, age 15, dau, b: LA
    Wells, Willie, age 13, son, b: LA
    Wells, H P, age 11, son, b: LA
    Wells, Annie, age 6, dau, b: LA (married 1st prob. James Williams - 2nd Victor Miller)
    Wells, un-named son, b: Jan
    1880, age 5 months, b: LA [Percy]
    Brown, Ann C, age 63, mother-in-law, b: MS
    ; Household Member=Laura Ann Brown, Household Member=Ida Eulilee Wells, Household Member=Catherine Louise Wells, Household Member=Hansel Pinckney Wells II, Household Member=William Wells, Household Member=Annie Laura Wells, Household Member=Percy Wells7,2
  • Note*: 17 December 1889; Richland Parish, Louisiana, USA; LOUISIANA, A. & M. B. C0. v. BOARD OF LEVEE coM’ns. 601
    bytheir respective presidents, the day and year hereinabove mentioned, in
    presence of L. N. Polk and A. L. Hopkins, competent witnesses.
    "The Board of Levee Commissioners of the Tensas Basin Levee District,
    "[Seal.] By H. P. Wells, President.
    "The Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Company,
    "[Seal.] By Harlow M. Hoyt, President.
    "Witnesses:
    "L. N. Polk.
    “A. L. Hopkins."
    Conveyance to Railroad Company.
    "Exhibit 5.
    "Deed of Land Situated in Richland Parish, Louisiana, from the Board of
    Levee Commissioners of the Tensas Basin Levee District to the
    Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Company.
    "State of Louisiana, Parish of Richland. Know all men by these presents,
    that I, Hansel P. Wells, acting herein for and as president of the Board of
    Levee Commissioners of the Tensas Basin Levee District of the State of
    Louisiana, and acting herein also in pursuance to a resolution passed by said
    Board of Commissioners at a regular meeting thereof held on the 25th clay of
    July, A. D. 1890, and in pursuance to the terms of a contract entered into
    by said board on said date with the Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri Rail-
    road Company, a corporation duly organized under and by virtue of the laws
    of the state of Arkansas, have this day sold, and I do by this act sell, transfer,
    set over, and deliver unto said the Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri Rail-
    road· Company, the following described tracts or parcels of land, situated in
    the parish of Richland, and in the state of Louisiana, belonging to said Board
    of Levee Commissioners, to wit: [Description omitted.] To have and to hold
    said tracts or parcels of land unto the said the Louisiana, Arkansas and
    Missouri Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, forever. The con-
    sideration for which the above sale is made is the completion on the part of
    said Railroad Company of the embankment in the state of Arkansas agreed
    to be constructed by said Railroad Company in and by a certain contract
    dated May 3rd, 1889. In event of the failure of the said the Louisiana, Ar-
    kansas and Missouri Railroad Company, its successors or assigns, to construct
    that certain portion of its roadbed or embankment in Chicot county, Arkansas,
    described in a certain contract made by and between the parties hereto,
    bearing date the 3rd day of May, 1889, according to either one of two spec-
    iiications prescribed ln the said. contract, which said contract is of record in
    the office of the recorder of the parish of Richland, in which the lands afore-
    said are situated, within the periods and additional to said Railroad Company,
    and upon the judicial determination of such failure, then and in such cases
    said the Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Company covenants,
    promises, and agrees to convey and return the lands herein conveyed to said
    Board of Levee Commissioners of the Tensas Basin Levee District, free from
    any incumbrances thereon placed by said Railroad Company, its successors
    or assigns. The transfer and conveyance of said lands is made under and
    in pursuance of the authority given to said board in and by the laws of
    the state of Louisiana, and as a means and mode of making part payment
    for the construction of an embankment according to certain specifications
    prescribed by the Board of the State Engineers of the State of Louisiana, and
    fully set forth in said contract of May 3rd. 1889, which said embankment,
    when completed, said board of state engineers has certified will aid in pro-
    tecting the Tensas Basin Levee District from overflow. It is agreed and
    understood that said Board of Levee Commissioners only transfers such right,
    title, and interest ln and to said land as it owns. It is agreed and under-
    stood that the deed is made subject to such release and deductions as may
    be made previous to the first day of March, A. D. 1891, by said Board of
    Levee Commissioners, under and in accordance with certain rules adopted by
    said board on the 17th day of December, A. D. 1889. It is further agreed
    and understood that said Board of Levee Commissioners, upon the anal com-
    pletion of said embankment, shall make a full and complete transfer to said
    Railroad Company of all such lands as it, said Board of Levee Commission-
  • (Head of Household) Census: 5 June 1900; Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA;
    1900 LA Caddo Shreveport, Ward 2, ED41, family 141
    Wells, Hansel P, head, b: Oct 1835, age 64, married 40 years, b: LA (same as father) mother b: KY, lawyer
    Wells, Laura, wife, b: Mar 1840, age 60, married 40 years, 8 children born, 4 living, b: LA (same as father), mother b: MS
    Wells, Hanson P, son, b: Jan 1872, age 28, single, b: LA, lawyer [Hansel Pinkney]
    Wells, Percy, son, b: Jan 1879, b: LA, stenographer (probably in law office)
    Jackson, Maurice, boarder, b: May 1869, age 31, single, b: MS (same as parents), manages laundry; Household Member=Laura Ann Brown, Household Member=Hansel Pinckney Wells II, Household Member=Percy Wells8,2

Family: Laura Ann Brown b. Mar 1840, d. bt 1911 - 1920

Citations

  1. United States Federal Census, 1850 LA St Helena Eastern District, family 108 - Hezekiah Thompson.
  2. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  3. Unknown author, FINDAGRAVE.COM, Record Type: CEMETERY.
  4. Vital Records: Birth, Baptism, Christening, Marriage, Divorce, Death and Burial, Vital Records: Birth, Baptism, Christening, Marriage, Divorce, Death and Burial, Marriage Certificate, Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925
    Name:     Laura Sa Brown
    Spouse:     Hansel P. Wells
    Marriage Date:     22 Dec 1859
    Marriage Place:     East Feliciana

    .
  5. United States Federal Census, 1860 LA Madison, family 72 - H P Wells.
  6. United States Federal Census, 1870 LA Richland Delhi, family 41
    Wells, Henry B (obvious incorrect), age 37, lawyer, b: LA
    Wells, Laura, age 32, b: LA
    Wells, Ida, age 9, b: LA
    Wells, Kate, age 5, b: LA
    Wells, Henry R [probably Hansel Jr], age 1, b: LA
    (there is a Thompson family on this page)
    .
  7. United States Federal Census, 1880 LA Richland Delhi ED68, family (no family numbers recorded)
    Wells, Hancel P, age 42, lawyer, b: LA
    Wells, Laura, age 40, wife, b: LA
    Wells, Ida, age 19, dau, b: LA
    Wells, Kate, age 15, dau, b: LA
    Wells, Willie, age 13, son, b: LA
    Wells, H P, age 11, son, b: LA
    Wells, Annie, age 6, dau, b: LA (married 1st prob. James Williams - 2nd Victor Miller)
    Wells, un-named son, b: Jan 1880, age 5 months, b: LA [Percy]
    Brown, Ann C, age 63, mother-in-law, b: MS
    .
  8. United States Federal Census, 1900 LA Caddo Shreveport, Ward 2, ED41, family 141
    Wells, Hansel P, head, b: Oct 1835, age 64, married 40 years, b: LA (same as father) mother b: KY, lawyer
    Wells, Laura, wife, b: Mar 1840, age 60, married 40 years, 8 children born, 4 living, b: LA (same as father), mother b: MS
    Wells, Hanson P, son, b: Jan 1872, age 28, single, b: LA, lawyer
    Wells, Percy, son, b: Jan 1879, b: LA, stenographer (probably in law office)
    Jackson, Maurice, boarder, b: May 1869, age 31, single, b: MS (same as parents), manages laundry
    .

Mary Wells1,2

F, #17298, b. 1824
  • Reference: W015 ID448
  • Married Name: circa 1845; Mrs. Thompson (Wells)
  • (Witness) Will: 25 September 1855; Smith Co., Texas, USA; Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...

    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W
    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."; Deceased=Sgt. Rice Wells4,2
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1880; East Feliciana, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA;
    1880 United States Federal Census
    about Thomas Thompson
    Name: Thomas Thompson
    Home in 1880: 3rd Ward, East Feliciana, Louisiana
    Age: 33
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
    Birthplace: Louisiana
    Relation to Head of Household: Son
    Father's birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Name: Mary
    Mother's birthplace: Louisiana
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Grocer
    Marital Status: Single
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Household Members: Name Age
    Mary Thompson 56
    Thomas Thompson 33
    Hesekiah Thompson 18
    Alice Williams 21 neice

Citations

  1. GEDCOM.
  2. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.
  3. Unknown author, Provided by Thelma Dey Van Husen, SWANN Bible of Smith Co., TX
    Col. Rice Well - born Ga. 1782 married Christine Berry - born 1792
    Berry Van Zant - half brother of rice Wells
    Leland & Washington Berry were brothers of Christine Berry Wells.
    Sallie Berry (Sister of Christine married Hezekiah Thompson and lived
    in La.
    Page 3 of 4
    http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/smith/bible/… 12/9/2007
    Christinef parents were Wm. Berry and Elizaabeth Washington Berry.
  4. Will-Probate, Probate Records, Abstracts of the Smith County Probate Records, Smith County, Texas, 1846-1880 abstracted by Andrew L. Leath (1984)...
    p. 3 - THOMAS W. WEBB, DEC'D

    Rice Wells, Sr., father-in-law, and Sarah Webb, widow, pet. as adms. 1/16/1850. Webb d. 1849. Wells resigned 6/25/1855. James H. McCorkle and wf. Sarah, formerly Webb, appt. adms. Oct. 1855. Children: Thomas W. Webb, Jr. and Ella V. Webb.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: A/154-157. A-1/9,10,21,30,158,206,222,255. A-2/167,331. B/86,92,93,171,175,484. B-1/125,126,326,435. C/50,61,188,212,283,388,397,425,433,472,519,531,536,594. C-1/40,258,259. D-1/145.



    p. 4 -

    "MARTHA ANN WELLS, et al., MINORS

    Rice Wells pet. guar. 4/30/1850 of Martha Ann Wells, 12, Tobias A. Wells, 10, William M. Wells, 6, and Hansel Floyd Wells, 2, children of Albert Wells and Artemesia Myrick Wells, dec'd. Moved from Alabama to Texas 6 years ago, Artemesia Wells died two years ago, children are heirs of her mother Patsy Myrick, decd. Father is not suitable for guar. Albert Wells pet. as guar. 5/27/1850 of his four children, but Rice Wells appt. Rice Wells dec'd and Robert P. McCorkle pet. as guar. 12/31/1857 of his wife Martha Ann McCorkle, Bias A. Wells, William M. Wells, and Hansel F. Wells. Appr. (1858): W. W. Hall, William H. Stewart, James H. McCorkle. Inv.: 8 slaves $3400. Commrs. part. 1859: John M. Wiggins, Robert Lyons, R. T. McFarland. Rcpt. 4/29/1861 Bias A. Wells.

    File: W ("Rice Wells, dec'd)

    Probate Minute Book: A/188-191. A-1/207,229,256. A-2/309. A-3/244. B/20,39,51,52,84,86,291,408. B-1/128,129,165,166,331,332,411,462,463. C/21,30,72,76,83,84,92,212,263,264,272,273,274,387,390,432,483,562,588. C-1/33,169,304,372. C/300."



    p. 35 - RICE WELLS, DEC'D

    "Thomas R. Swann & Thompson B. Wells pet. as execs. Nov. 1857. Will signed 9/25/1855 Smith Co. names wf. Chaney, children Felix Wells, Rice Wells Jr., Thompson B. Wells, Albert Wells, Telitha Webb, Mary Thompson, Sarah McCorkle, Lucinda W. Ham, Louisa M. Swann, grandson John Rice Wells, son of Calvin Wells, dec'd., execs. son Thompson B. Wells , son-in-law Thomas R. Swann. Wells d. 10/30/1857 Smith Co. Appr.: B. S. Watts, James M. Dale, William W. Hall. Inv.: 963 acres homestead $6741, 284.34 acres Sur. #653 $284.34, 12 slaves, 3 yoke oxen $150, 76 cattle $456, 168 hogs $455, 31 sheep $69.75, 11 horses, etc. total $17,094.34.

    File: W

    Probate Minute Book: B-1/81-84,101-103,129,130. C/45."



    p. 48 - ALBERT WELLS, DEC'D

    "R. P. McCorkle, son-in-law, pet. as adm. 7/30/1860. Wells d. 7/21/1860. Appr.: John Wallis, A. A. Argenbright, J. M. Hall. Inv.: slave $1200, horse $100.

    File: 40

    PMB: A-3/49. B-1/506,543. C/321,330,332,365,391,430. D/160,186."

    .

Betty Wells1,2

F, #17299, b. between 1811 and 1820
  • Reference: W015 ID448

Citations

  1. GEDCOM.
  2. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.