Elizabeth Wells1

F, #39837, b. 1672, d. 8 July 1742
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Birth*: 1672; Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; 10257
  • (Bride) Marriage*: before 1689; prob., Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA; Children of ELIZABETH WELLS and SIMON SMITH are:
    i. ELIZABETH3 SMITH38, b. 02 Jul 1689, Haddam, Middlesex, CT38.
    ii. SIMON SMITH39, b. 06 Oct 1691, Haddam, Middlesex, CT39; m. MARY ?40, 28 Sep 1715, Haddam, Middlesex,
    CT41.
    More About SIMON SMITH and MARY ?:
    Marriage: 28 Sep 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, CT41
    iii. JAMES SMITH42, b. 16 Aug 1693, Haddam, Middlesex, CT42.
    iv. JONATHAN SMITH43, b. 30 Sep 1695, Haddam, Middlesex, CT43.
    4. v. LIEUTENANT DAVID SMITH, b. 09 Nov 1701, Haddam, Middlesex, CT; d. 01 Jan 1756, Haddam, Middlesex,
    CT.
    vi. HANNAH SMITH44, b. 22 Sep 1703, Haddam, Middlesex, CT44.
    5. vii. ESTHER SMITH, b. 20 Nov 1706, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
    viii. ANNE SMITH45, b. 15 Feb 1714/15, Haddam, Middlesex, CT45.1
  • (Deceased) Death*: 8 July 1742; Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; 10256
  • Married Name: before 1689; Mrs. Smith (Wells)
  • (Witness) Will: 9 June 1690; Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; Will dated 9 June, 1690. (Savage states date is 1694)
    I James Welles sen. of Haddam, being employed in the Country Service, doe think it my duty to set my worldly affairs in some Order. Item.
    It is my Will that my wife shall have my Homelott & House, and one of the 3-acre Lotts on the East side of the Great River, and my upper Lott in the Meadow, during her Widowhood ; and if she marry again, then all to return to my son James. My son James shall have my Dwelling house & Homelott, and all the Land on the West side of the Great River, and all my Land in the Upper Meadow, & all my Rights on the Plaine on the East side of the Great River, he not claiming any right at Machamoodus. And my Will is that my son Thomas Welles shall have my Cow Meadow Lott, & all my Rights at Machamoodus. My son James shall have all my Moveables of Stock and all other things not above disposed of, and he my son James to pay to my daughter Elizabeth £10 besides what she hath already had. And to pay to my 2 daughters, Mary and Susannah Welles, when they come to age, £15 apeice.
    Witness : George Gates, JAMES X WELLES.
    Thomas Gates. Court Record,

    in the 'genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of new england, by james savage, on page 475:

    James Welles, Haddam, present. for freem. 1669, as trumbell, col. rec. II. 106 proves. He came 1650, as serv. to william pincheon, to springfield, p. hav. paid for his pass. and his will of 9 june 1694, then a capt. on milit. serv. names w. eliz.; s. james, b. 27, nov. 1668; and thomas; d. eliz. m. and maru and susan unm. He d. bef. 5 Jan. 1698.

    From Probate Records, Volume VI, 1695 To 1700.
    Wells, Capt. James sen., Haddam. Invt. 422-29-06. Taken 5 January 1697-98, by John Smith, Daniel X Brainard and Timothy X Spencer. The children: James Welles, Thomas 15 years, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Arnold & Susannah Welles. Relict, Elizabeth Welles (?). Will dated 9 June, 1690.; Deceased=Capt. James Wells

Citations

  1. Hartford City, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records : Hartford district, 1635-1700.
    Published by Peck & co., printers, 1902
    Original from the University of Virginia
    Digitized Aug 21, 2007
    , A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records : Hartford district, 1635 ...
    Page 88-9.
    Wells, Capt. James sen., Haddam. Invt. £422-19-06. Taken 5 January,
    1697-8, by John Smith, Daniel X Brainard and Timothy X Spencer.
    The children: James Welles, Thomas 15 years, Elizabeth Smith, Mary
    Arnold & Susannah Welles. Relict, Elizabeth Welles (?). Will dated
    9 June, 1690.
    I James Welles sen. of Haddam, being employed in the Country Service,
    doe think it my duty to set my worldly affairs in some Order. Item.
    It is my Will that my wife shall have my Homelott & House, and one
    of the 3-acre Lotts on the East side of the Great River, and my upper
    Lott in the Meadow, during her Widowhood ; and if she marry again, then
    all to return to my son James. My son James shall have my Dwelling
    house & Homelott, and all the Land on the West side of the Great River,
    and all my Land in the Upper Meadow, & all my Rights on the Plaine on
    the East side of the Great River, he not claiming any right at Machamoo-
    dus. And my Will is that my son Thomas Welles shall have my Cow
    Meadow Lott, & all my Rights at Machamoodus. My son James shall
    have all my Moveables of Stock and all other things not above disposed of,
    and he my son James to pay to my daughter Elizabeth £10 besides what
    she hath already had. And to pay to my 2 daughters, Mary and Susannah
    Welles, when they come to age, £15 apeice.
    Witness : George Gates, JAMES X WELLES.
    Thomas Gates.
    Court Record, Page 44 — 22 June, 1698 : The last Will & Testament
    of Capt. James Welles exhibited in Court, and Capt. George Gates made
    Oath that the Testator did in their presence sign and declare it to be his
    last Will. Accepted, proven, and ordered to be recorded. There being
    no Executor expressed by Will, this Court grant Adms. to James Welles
    to perform the Will of the Deceased.

Mary Wells1

F, #39838, b. 1670, d. 2 December 1714
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Married Name: before 1690; Mrs. Arnold (Wells)
  • (Witness) Will: 9 June 1690; Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; Will dated 9 June, 1690. (Savage states date is 1694)
    I James Welles sen. of Haddam, being employed in the Country Service, doe think it my duty to set my worldly affairs in some Order. Item.
    It is my Will that my wife shall have my Homelott & House, and one of the 3-acre Lotts on the East side of the Great River, and my upper Lott in the Meadow, during her Widowhood ; and if she marry again, then all to return to my son James. My son James shall have my Dwelling house & Homelott, and all the Land on the West side of the Great River, and all my Land in the Upper Meadow, & all my Rights on the Plaine on the East side of the Great River, he not claiming any right at Machamoodus. And my Will is that my son Thomas Welles shall have my Cow Meadow Lott, & all my Rights at Machamoodus. My son James shall have all my Moveables of Stock and all other things not above disposed of, and he my son James to pay to my daughter Elizabeth £10 besides what she hath already had. And to pay to my 2 daughters, Mary and Susannah Welles, when they come to age, £15 apeice.
    Witness : George Gates, JAMES X WELLES.
    Thomas Gates. Court Record,

    in the 'genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of new england, by james savage, on page 475:

    James Welles, Haddam, present. for freem. 1669, as trumbell, col. rec. II. 106 proves. He came 1650, as serv. to william pincheon, to springfield, p. hav. paid for his pass. and his will of 9 june 1694, then a capt. on milit. serv. names w. eliz.; s. james, b. 27, nov. 1668; and thomas; d. eliz. m. and maru and susan unm. He d. bef. 5 Jan. 1698.

    From Probate Records, Volume VI, 1695 To 1700.
    Wells, Capt. James sen., Haddam. Invt. 422-29-06. Taken 5 January 1697-98, by John Smith, Daniel X Brainard and Timothy X Spencer. The children: James Welles, Thomas 15 years, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Arnold & Susannah Welles. Relict, Elizabeth Welles (?). Will dated 9 June, 1690.; Deceased=Capt. James Wells
  • (Deceased) Will Date*: 2 July 1714; Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; Page 15.
    Arnold, Mary, 1 1 ad dam. Invt. £30-18-05. Taken 4 December, 1714,
    by Simon Smith, Ebenezer Frisbie and Joseph Arnold. Will nuncupative,
    dated 2 July, 1714.
    The widow, Mary Arnold, late wife to Josiah Arnold deceased, sometime
    before her death, and then at that time in her right mind and understanding, did declare to us, James Wells and Rebeckah Wells, in these words : "That what estate is mine I give and will it to my two dafters."
    Mr. James Wells and Rebeckah Wells his wife, above named, being neither of them able to attend Court at this time, appeared in Haddam and made oath that the above-named widow, now deceased, called them to her (and sayd as above) that what estate was hers she willed to her two daughters, and desired them to see that this was performed, and that the said words were spak to them ye same day she departed.
    Before me: John Hamlin, Assistant.
  • (Deceased) Will Date: 4 December 1714; Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; Page 15.
    Arnold, Mary, 1 1 ad dam. Invt. £30-18-05. Taken 4 December, 1714,
    by Simon Smith, Ebenezer Frisbie and Joseph Arnold. Will nuncupative,
    dated 2 July, 1714.
    The widow, Mary Arnold, late wife to Josiah Arnold deceased, sometime
    before her death, and then at that time in her right mind and understanding, did declare to us, James Wells and Rebeckah Wells, in these words : "That what estate is mine I give and will it to my two dafters."
    Mr. James Wells and Rebeckah Wells his wife, above named, being neither of them able to attend Court at this time, appeared in Haddam and made oath that the above-named widow, now deceased, called them to her (and sayd as above) that what estate was hers she willed to her two daughters, and desired them to see that this was performed, and that the said words were spak to them ye same day she departed.
    Before me: John Hamlin, Assistant.

Citations

  1. Hartford City, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records : Hartford district, 1635-1700.
    Published by Peck & co., printers, 1902
    Original from the University of Virginia
    Digitized Aug 21, 2007
    , A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records : Hartford district, 1635 ...
    Page 88-9.
    Wells, Capt. James sen., Haddam. Invt. £422-19-06. Taken 5 January,
    1697-8, by John Smith, Daniel X Brainard and Timothy X Spencer.
    The children: James Welles, Thomas 15 years, Elizabeth Smith, Mary
    Arnold & Susannah Welles. Relict, Elizabeth Welles (?). Will dated
    9 June, 1690.
    I James Welles sen. of Haddam, being employed in the Country Service,
    doe think it my duty to set my worldly affairs in some Order. Item.
    It is my Will that my wife shall have my Homelott & House, and one
    of the 3-acre Lotts on the East side of the Great River, and my upper
    Lott in the Meadow, during her Widowhood ; and if she marry again, then
    all to return to my son James. My son James shall have my Dwelling
    house & Homelott, and all the Land on the West side of the Great River,
    and all my Land in the Upper Meadow, & all my Rights on the Plaine on
    the East side of the Great River, he not claiming any right at Machamoo-
    dus. And my Will is that my son Thomas Welles shall have my Cow
    Meadow Lott, & all my Rights at Machamoodus. My son James shall
    have all my Moveables of Stock and all other things not above disposed of,
    and he my son James to pay to my daughter Elizabeth £10 besides what
    she hath already had. And to pay to my 2 daughters, Mary and Susannah
    Welles, when they come to age, £15 apeice.
    Witness : George Gates, JAMES X WELLES.
    Thomas Gates.
    Court Record, Page 44 — 22 June, 1698 : The last Will & Testament
    of Capt. James Welles exhibited in Court, and Capt. George Gates made
    Oath that the Testator did in their presence sign and declare it to be his
    last Will. Accepted, proven, and ordered to be recorded. There being
    no Executor expressed by Will, this Court grant Adms. to James Welles
    to perform the Will of the Deceased.

Susannah Wells1

F, #39839, b. 1676
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • (Witness) Will: 9 June 1690; Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; Will dated 9 June, 1690. (Savage states date is 1694)
    I James Welles sen. of Haddam, being employed in the Country Service, doe think it my duty to set my worldly affairs in some Order. Item.
    It is my Will that my wife shall have my Homelott & House, and one of the 3-acre Lotts on the East side of the Great River, and my upper Lott in the Meadow, during her Widowhood ; and if she marry again, then all to return to my son James. My son James shall have my Dwelling house & Homelott, and all the Land on the West side of the Great River, and all my Land in the Upper Meadow, & all my Rights on the Plaine on the East side of the Great River, he not claiming any right at Machamoodus. And my Will is that my son Thomas Welles shall have my Cow Meadow Lott, & all my Rights at Machamoodus. My son James shall have all my Moveables of Stock and all other things not above disposed of, and he my son James to pay to my daughter Elizabeth £10 besides what she hath already had. And to pay to my 2 daughters, Mary and Susannah Welles, when they come to age, £15 apeice.
    Witness : George Gates, JAMES X WELLES.
    Thomas Gates. Court Record,

    in the 'genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of new england, by james savage, on page 475:

    James Welles, Haddam, present. for freem. 1669, as trumbell, col. rec. II. 106 proves. He came 1650, as serv. to william pincheon, to springfield, p. hav. paid for his pass. and his will of 9 june 1694, then a capt. on milit. serv. names w. eliz.; s. james, b. 27, nov. 1668; and thomas; d. eliz. m. and maru and susan unm. He d. bef. 5 Jan. 1698.

    From Probate Records, Volume VI, 1695 To 1700.
    Wells, Capt. James sen., Haddam. Invt. 422-29-06. Taken 5 January 1697-98, by John Smith, Daniel X Brainard and Timothy X Spencer. The children: James Welles, Thomas 15 years, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Arnold & Susannah Welles. Relict, Elizabeth Welles (?). Will dated 9 June, 1690.; Deceased=Capt. James Wells

Citations

  1. Hartford City, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records : Hartford district, 1635-1700.
    Published by Peck & co., printers, 1902
    Original from the University of Virginia
    Digitized Aug 21, 2007
    , A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records : Hartford district, 1635 ...
    Page 88-9.
    Wells, Capt. James sen., Haddam. Invt. £422-19-06. Taken 5 January,
    1697-8, by John Smith, Daniel X Brainard and Timothy X Spencer.
    The children: James Welles, Thomas 15 years, Elizabeth Smith, Mary
    Arnold & Susannah Welles. Relict, Elizabeth Welles (?). Will dated
    9 June, 1690.
    I James Welles sen. of Haddam, being employed in the Country Service,
    doe think it my duty to set my worldly affairs in some Order. Item.
    It is my Will that my wife shall have my Homelott & House, and one
    of the 3-acre Lotts on the East side of the Great River, and my upper
    Lott in the Meadow, during her Widowhood ; and if she marry again, then
    all to return to my son James. My son James shall have my Dwelling
    house & Homelott, and all the Land on the West side of the Great River,
    and all my Land in the Upper Meadow, & all my Rights on the Plaine on
    the East side of the Great River, he not claiming any right at Machamoo-
    dus. And my Will is that my son Thomas Welles shall have my Cow
    Meadow Lott, & all my Rights at Machamoodus. My son James shall
    have all my Moveables of Stock and all other things not above disposed of,
    and he my son James to pay to my daughter Elizabeth £10 besides what
    she hath already had. And to pay to my 2 daughters, Mary and Susannah
    Welles, when they come to age, £15 apeice.
    Witness : George Gates, JAMES X WELLES.
    Thomas Gates.
    Court Record, Page 44 — 22 June, 1698 : The last Will & Testament
    of Capt. James Welles exhibited in Court, and Capt. George Gates made
    Oath that the Testator did in their presence sign and declare it to be his
    last Will. Accepted, proven, and ordered to be recorded. There being
    no Executor expressed by Will, this Court grant Adms. to James Welles
    to perform the Will of the Deceased.

James Welles (1)

M, #39840, b. 13 September 1728
  • Reference: W015 ID782
  • Nam-Std: Wells (1)

Family:

Citations

  1. Cemetery Records, Wethersfield, CT Vital Records 1634 - 1868 From the Barbour Collection as found at the CT State Library Transcribed by Coralynn Brown, WELLS, John & Mary, dau. of John CURTICE, m. 30 Dec 1715
    Elisha, b. 31 Mar 1717
    Mary, b. 12 Jul 1719
    Josiah, b. 30 Apr 1722
    John [twin], b. 2 Nov 1725
    Elizabeth [twin], b. 2 Nov 1725
    James, b. 13 Sep 1728
    Timothy, b. 21 Oct 1735.
  2. Wells Surname DNA Study,Orin Wells, Wells Surname DNA Study.

Rebecca Selden

F, #39841, b. 12 February 1678, d. 6 July 1764
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Name Variation: Rebecca Seldon1
  • Married Name: circa 1697; Mrs. Wells (Selden)

Family: James Wells b. 27 Nov 1668, d. 21 Dec 1744

Citations

  1. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Rebecca Wells1

F, #39842, b. 21 January 1698/99
  • Reference: W999 ID999

Citations

  1. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Susannah Wells1

F, #39843, b. 6 May 1701
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Married Name: 7 January 1727; Mrs. Cone (Wells)

Citations

  1. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Mary Wells (1)1

F, #39844, b. 8 October 1705, d. 9 February 1707/8
  • Reference: W999 ID999

Citations

  1. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Capt. James Wells1

M, #39845, b. 7 January 1705/6, d. 25 June 1757
  • Reference: W999 ID999

Citations

  1. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Joseph Wells , Esq

M, #39846, b. 24 March 1707/8, d. 1777
  • Reference: W999 ID999

Family 1: Mary Ventrees b. 1706, d. c 1761

Family 2:

Citations

  1. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Mary Ventrees1,2

F, #39847, b. 1706, d. circa 1761
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Married Name: 16 September 1744; Mrs. Wells (Ventrees)

Family: Joseph Wells , Esq b. 24 Mar 1707/8, d. 1777

Citations

  1. The Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Haddam ...
    By First Congregational Church (Haddam, Conn.), page 195, age 56 wife of Joseph Wells, Esqr.
  2. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Martha Wells1

F, #39848, b. 25 June 1710, d. 16 October 1796
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Married Name: circa 1730; Mrs. Shailer (Wells)

Citations

  1. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Elizabeth Wells1

F, #39849, b. 9 February 1713, d. 29 October 1739
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Married Name: circa 1730; Mrs. Elisabeth Merwin (Wells);
    Spouse

    Photo
    Daniel Merwin*

    1714–1758
    2

Citations

  1. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.
  2. Unknown author, FINDAGRAVE.COM, Record Type: CEMETERY.

Mary Wells1

F, #39850, b. 5 April 1715, d. 21 July 1810
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Birth*: 5 April 1715; Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA2
  • Birth: 15 April 17151
  • (Bride) Marriage*: 25 February 1762; First Congregational Church of Haddam, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; The Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Haddam ...
    By First Congregational Church (Haddam, Conn.) page 302

    2nd wife of Jeremiah HUBBARD
  • Burial*: 21 July 1810; Old Ponset Cemetery, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
  • (Deceased) Death*: 21 July 1810; Old Ponset Cemetery, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA; The Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Haddam ...age 95

    Birth:      Apr. 15, 1715
    Haddam
    Middlesex County
    Connecticut, USA
    Death:      Jul. 21, 1810
    Haddam
    Middlesex County
    Connecticut, USA





    Family links:
    Parents:
    James Wells (1667 - 1744)
    Rebekkah Selden Wells (1678 - 1764)

    Spouse:
    Jeremiah Hubbard (1716 - 1803)*

    *Calculated relationship

    Inscription:

    Mr.
    JEREMIAH HUBBARD
    died Nov. 30, 1803,
    AEd 87.

    Mrs. MARY, widow of
    Mr. Jeremiah Hubbard
    died July 21, 1810,
    AEd 95.

    Note: Second wife of Jeremiah Hubbard, with whom she is buried.

    Burial:
    Old Ponset Cemetery
    Haddam
    Middlesex County
    Connecticut, USA

    Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

    Maintained by: pkarchs
    Originally Created by: Coralynn Brown
    Record added: Oct 31, 2007
    Find A Grave Memorial# 22576540
  • Married Name: 25 February 1762; Mrs. Hubbard (Wells)

Citations

  1. Unknown author, FINDAGRAVE.COM, Record Type: CEMETERY.
  2. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Lydia Wells1

F, #39851, b. 15 August 1718
  • Reference: W999 ID999

Citations

  1. , Jacquelyn Ladd Ricker, The Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, Baltimore: Genealogical
    Publishing Company, 2006, 13523.

Independence Wells1

F, #39852, b. circa 1818
  • Reference: W001 ID999

Citations

  1. , The History of Granville, Licking County, Ohio, "The History of Granville, Licking County, Ohio"
    page 342

    "Mr. Ezekiel Wells
    Independence Wells, son
    Mrs. Almira Duckworth, daughter and Stella, grand-daughter;
    Mrs. Emily Eggleston, daughter and three children Byron, Fred and Mary, grand-children."

Mary Almira Wells

F, #39853, b. 1818, d. 1898
  • Reference: W001 ID999
  • Name Variation: Almira Wells1
  • Married Name: circa 1835; Mrs. Duckworth (Wells); Michael Beem Duckworth 1812-1863

Citations

  1. , The History of Granville, Licking County, Ohio, "The History of Granville, Licking County, Ohio"
    page 342

    "Mr. Ezekiel Wells
    Independence Wells, son
    Mrs. Almira Duckworth, daughter and Stella, grand-daughter;
    Mrs. Emily Eggleston, daughter and three children Byron, Fred and Mary, grand-children."

Emily Wells1

F, #39854, b. circa 1822
  • Reference: W001 ID999
  • Married Name: circa 1845; Mrs. Eggleston (Wells)

Citations

  1. , The History of Granville, Licking County, Ohio, "The History of Granville, Licking County, Ohio"
    page 342

    "Mr. Ezekiel Wells
    Independence Wells, son
    Mrs. Almira Duckworth, daughter and Stella, grand-daughter;
    Mrs. Emily Eggleston, daughter and three children Byron, Fred and Mary, grand-children."

Alvin Thayer Wells1

M, #39855, b. 26 December 1828, d. 1907
  • Reference: W004 ID999
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Placerville, Eldorado Co., California, USA;
    1850 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin P Wells
    Name: Alvin P Wells
    Age: 22
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
    Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850(City,County,State): Placerville and Vicinity, El Dorado, California
  • Relocated*: 1853; Illinois, USA; salesman at his brother's drug store
  • Relocated: between 1854 and 1858; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA; opened his own drug store for 4 years
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1856; Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA; 1856 IA Jefferson, family 207
    Name: A T Wells
    Census Date: 1856
    Residence County: Jefferson
    Residence State: Iowa
    Locality: Fairfield
    Birth Location: Pennsylvania
    Family Number: 217
    Gender: Male
    Birth Year: abt 1828
    Line: 31
    Roll: IA_57
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Elizabeth Wells 67
    A T Wells 28
    Leders McCoy 1
    Matthias Grimer 58; Household Member=Elizabeth Aldrich, Household Member=Aaron Wells
  • Relocated: 1859; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA; returned to Chicago Illinois to work with brother in manufacture of 'patent medicines' but his brother died after one year
  • Relocated: 1863; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA; returned to Fairfield and became Librarian at the Fairfield Public Library.
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1870; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1870 United States Federal Census
    about Kittie Wells
    Name: Kittie Wells
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
    Age in 1870: 6
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Home in 1870: Fairfield Ward 1, Jefferson, Iowa
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Value of real estate: View Image
    Post Office: Fairfield
    Household Members: Name Age
    A T Well 38
    Martha Well 36
    Kittie Wells 6
    Mary Wells 4
    William Wells 2
    Thomas Wells 1/12

    ; Household Member=William M Wells, Household Member=Mary E Wells, Household Member=Thomas Shamp Wells, Household Member=Kate Wells, Household Member=Martha L Matthews
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1880; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    :

    :

    :

    :

    :
    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10; Household Member=William M Wells, Household Member=Mary E Wells, Household Member=Thomas Shamp Wells, Household Member=Kate Wells, Household Member=Martha L Matthews3
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1900; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year:
    1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30

    ; Household Member=William M Wells, Household Member=Mary E Wells, Household Member=Thomas Shamp Wells, Household Member=Martha L Matthews

Family: Martha L Matthews b. Jan 1832, d. b 1910

Citations

  1. , Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa
    page 286.
  2. Census, 1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year: 1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30.
  3. Census, 1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Cannot read/write:

    Blind:

    Deaf and dumb:

    Otherwise disabled:

    Idiotic or insane: View Image
    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10

    .

Elizabeth Aldrich

F, #39856, b. circa 1800, d. after 1856
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Birth*: circa 1800; New Hampshire, USA1,2
  • (Bride) Marriage*: 22 February 1819; Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA; had 5 children before Betsy's death

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    Name:      Aaron Wells
    Marriage Date:      22 Feb 1819
    Event Type:      Marriage
    Marriage Place:      Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    Gender:      Male
    Spouse Name:      Betsey Aldrich
    Spouse Gender:      Female
    FHL Film Number:      1001317; Groom=Aaron Wells
  • (Deceased) Death*: after 1856; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA1
  • Nickname: Betsey1
  • Married Name: 22 February 1819; Mrs. Wells (Aldrich)
  • (Household Member) Census: 1850; Springfield Twp., Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
    1850 United States Federal Census
    about Aaron Wells
    Name: Aaron Wells
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
    Birth Place: New Hampshire
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850(City,County,State): Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Household Members: Name Age
    Aaron Wells 54
    Allice Wells 90
    Betsy Wells 60
    Emily C Wells 22
    Sarah C Wells 18; Head of Household=Aaron Wells3
  • (Household Member) Census: 1856; Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA; 1856 IA Jefferson, family 207
    Name: A T Wells
    Census Date: 1856
    Residence County: Jefferson
    Residence State: Iowa
    Locality: Fairfield
    Birth Location: Pennsylvania
    Family Number: 217
    Gender: Male
    Birth Year: abt 1828
    Line: 31
    Roll: IA_57
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Elizabeth Wells 67
    A T Wells 28
    Leders McCoy 1
    Matthias Grimer 58; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells

Family: Aaron Wells b. 11 Apr 1795, d. 15 Sep 1880

Citations

  1. , Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa
    page 286.
  2. Census, 1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year: 1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30.
  3. Census, 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Aaron Wells
    Name: Aaron Wells
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
    Birth Place: New Hampshire
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850(City,County,State): Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Household Members: Name Age
    Aaron Wells 54
    Allice Wells 90
    Betsy Wells 60
    Emily C Wells 22
    Sarah C Wells 18.
  4. Census, 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Aaron Wells
    Name: Aaron Wells
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
    Birth Place: New Hampshire
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850(City,County,State): Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Household Members: Name Age
    Aaron Wells 54
    Allice Wells 90
    Betsy Wells 60
    Emily C Wells 22
    Sarah C Wells 18

    .

Clarissa _____1

F, #39857, b. 1797
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Married Name: circa 1815; Mrs. Webber (_____); William Webber
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1860; Springfield Twp., Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
    1860 United States Federal Census
    about Clarissa Weber
    Name: Clarissa Weber
    Age in 1860: 64
    Birth Year: abt 1796
    Birthplace: New York
    Home in 1860: Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Gender: Female
    Post Office: Springfield Cross Roads
    Value of real estate: View Image
    Household Members: Name Age
    Nathan G Weber 41
    Chestina Weber 35
    Esther Weber 20
    Mandana Weber 14
    Estelle Weber 11
    Daniel Weber 9
    Ana Weber 5
    Ella Weber 3
    Owen Weber 1
    Clarissa Weber 64

  • Married Name: between 1860 and 1870; Mrs. Wells (_____)
  • (Household Member) Census: 1870; Springfield Twp., Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
    1870 United States Federal Census
    about Aaron Wells
    Name: Aaron Wells
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
    Age in 1870: 74
    Birthplace: Massachusetts
    Home in 1870: Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Value of real estate: View Image
    Post Office: Girard
    Household Members: Name Age
    Aaron Wells 74
    Clarissa Wells 73; Head of Household=Aaron Wells

Family: Aaron Wells b. 11 Apr 1795, d. 15 Sep 1880

Citations

  1. , Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa
    page 286.

Martha L Matthews1

F, #39858, b. January 1832, d. before 1910
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Married Name: 1860; Mrs. Wells (Matthews)
  • (Household Member) Census: 1870; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1870 United States Federal Census
    about Kittie Wells
    Name: Kittie Wells
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
    Age in 1870: 6
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Home in 1870: Fairfield Ward 1, Jefferson, Iowa
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Value of real estate: View Image
    Post Office: Fairfield
    Household Members: Name Age
    A T Well 38
    Martha Well 36
    Kittie Wells 6
    Mary Wells 4
    William Wells 2
    Thomas Wells 1/12

    ; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1880; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    :

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    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells4
  • (Household Member) Census: 1900; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year:
    1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30

    ; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells

Family: Alvin Thayer Wells b. 26 Dec 1828, d. 1907

Citations

  1. , Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa
    page 286.
  2. Census, 1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year: 1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30

    .
  3. Census, 1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year: 1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30.
  4. Census, 1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Cannot read/write:

    Blind:

    Deaf and dumb:

    Otherwise disabled:

    Idiotic or insane: View Image
    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10

    .

William M Wells1

M, #39859, b. April 1868
  • Reference: W004 ID999
  • (Household Member) Census: 1870; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1870 United States Federal Census
    about Kittie Wells
    Name: Kittie Wells
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
    Age in 1870: 6
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Home in 1870: Fairfield Ward 1, Jefferson, Iowa
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Value of real estate: View Image
    Post Office: Fairfield
    Household Members: Name Age
    A T Well 38
    Martha Well 36
    Kittie Wells 6
    Mary Wells 4
    William Wells 2
    Thomas Wells 1/12

    ; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1880; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    :

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    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells3
  • (Household Member) Census: 1900; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year:
    1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30

    ; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1910; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1910 United States Federal Census
    about William Wills
    Name: William Wills
    Age in 1910: 41
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Ohio
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Spouse's Name: Millis
    Home in 1910: Fairfield Ward 3, Jefferson, Iowa
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    William Wills 41
    Millis Wills 42

  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1920; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about William Kelly
    Name: William Kelly
    Home in 1920: Fairfield Ward 3, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 33 years
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Relation to Head of House: Boarder
    Father's Birth Place: United States of America
    Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
    Marital Status: Single
    Race: White
    Sex: Male
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Image: 404
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    William Wells 51
    Melligo Wells 51
    William Kelly 33

  • (Head of Household) Census: 1930; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1930 United States Federal Census
    about William Wells
    Name: William Wells
    Home in 1930: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Spouse's Name: Melligs
    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
    William Wells 54
    Melligs Wells 54

Citations

  1. , Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa
    page 286.
  2. Census, 1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year: 1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30.
  3. Census, 1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Cannot read/write:

    Blind:

    Deaf and dumb:

    Otherwise disabled:

    Idiotic or insane: View Image
    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10

    .

Mary E Wells1

F, #39860, b. April 1866
  • Reference: W004 ID999
  • (Household Member) Census: 1870; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1870 United States Federal Census
    about Kittie Wells
    Name: Kittie Wells
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
    Age in 1870: 6
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Home in 1870: Fairfield Ward 1, Jefferson, Iowa
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Value of real estate: View Image
    Post Office: Fairfield
    Household Members: Name Age
    A T Well 38
    Martha Well 36
    Kittie Wells 6
    Mary Wells 4
    William Wells 2
    Thomas Wells 1/12

    ; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1880; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
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    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells3
  • (Household Member) Census: 1900; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year:
    1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30

    ; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1910; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1910 United States Federal Census
    about Mary E Wells
    Name: Mary E Wells
    Age in 1910: 43
    [44]
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
    [abt 1866]
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Relation to Head of House: Friend
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Home in 1910: Fairfield Ward 3, Jefferson, Iowa
    Marital Status: Single
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Clara B Howlett 40
    Mary E Wells 43

  • (Head of Household) Census: 1920; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about Mary E Wells
    Name: Mary E Wells
    Home in 1920: Fairfield Ward 3, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 52 years
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Marital Status: Single
    Race: White
    Sex: Female
    Home owned: Own
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Image: 443
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Mary E Wells 52

Citations

  1. , Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa
    page 286.
  2. Census, 1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year: 1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30.
  3. Census, 1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Cannot read/write:

    Blind:

    Deaf and dumb:

    Otherwise disabled:

    Idiotic or insane: View Image
    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10

    .

Thomas Shamp Wells1

M, #39861, b. April 1870, d. 8 November 1952
  • Reference: W004 ID999
  • (Household Member) Census: 1870; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1870 United States Federal Census
    about Kittie Wells
    Name: Kittie Wells
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
    Age in 1870: 6
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Home in 1870: Fairfield Ward 1, Jefferson, Iowa
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Value of real estate: View Image
    Post Office: Fairfield
    Household Members: Name Age
    A T Well 38
    Martha Well 36
    Kittie Wells 6
    Mary Wells 4
    William Wells 2
    Thomas Wells 1/12

    ; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1880; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
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    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells2
  • (Household Member) Census: 1900; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1900 United States Federal Census
    about Alvin T Wells
    Name: Alvin T Wells
    [Alvin T Wills]
    Home in 1900: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 71
    Birth Date: Dec 1828
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Race: White
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
    Spouse's Name: Martha L
    Marriage Year:
    1860
    Marital Status: Married
    Years Married: 40
    Residence : Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
    Occupation: View Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Alvin T Wells 71
    Martha L Wells 68
    William M Wells 32
    Mary E Wells 34
    Thomas S Wells 30

    ; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1910; Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa, USA;
    1910 United States Federal Census
    about Thomas S Wells
    Name: Thomas S Wells
    Age in 1910: 38
    [39]
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
    [abt 1871]
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Iowa
    Mother's Birth Place: Iowa
    Spouse's Name: Aletha
    Home in 1910: Waterloo Ward 1, Black Hawk, Iowa
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Thomas S Wells 38
    Aletha Wells 34
    Robert Wells 6
    Thomas L Wells 3
    Katherine Richards 16

Family: Aletha Liburn Randall b. 1874, d. 1960

Citations

  1. , Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa
    page 286.
  2. Census, 1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Cannot read/write:

    Blind:

    Deaf and dumb:

    Otherwise disabled:

    Idiotic or insane: View Image
    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10

    .

Kate Wells1

F, #39862, b. 1864, d. 1881
  • Reference: W004 ID999
  • Name Variation: Catherine Wells2
  • (Household Member) Census: 1870; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1870 United States Federal Census
    about Kittie Wells
    Name: Kittie Wells
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
    Age in 1870: 6
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Home in 1870: Fairfield Ward 1, Jefferson, Iowa
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Value of real estate: View Image
    Post Office: Fairfield
    Household Members: Name Age
    A T Well 38
    Martha Well 36
    Kittie Wells 6
    Mary Wells 4
    William Wells 2
    Thomas Wells 1/12

    ; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1880; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA;
    1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    :

    :

    :

    :

    :
    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10; Head of Household=Alvin Thayer Wells3

Citations

  1. , Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa
    page 286.
  2. Census, 1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Cannot read/write:

    Blind:

    Deaf and dumb:

    Otherwise disabled:

    Idiotic or insane: View Image
    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10.
  3. Census, 1880 United States Federal Census
    about A. T. Wells
    Name: A. T. Wells
    Home in 1880: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Age: 47
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Martha L.
    Father's birthplace: Vermont
    Mother's birthplace: Vermont
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Cannot read/write:

    Blind:

    Deaf and dumb:

    Otherwise disabled:

    Idiotic or insane: View Image
    Household Members: Name Age
    A. T. Wells 47
    Martha L. Wells 46
    Catherine Wells 16
    Mary Wells 14
    William Wells 12
    Thomas Wells 10

    .

Emily C Wells1

F, #39863, b. 1827
  • Reference: W004 ID999
  • (Household Member) Census: 1850; Springfield Twp., Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
    1850 United States Federal Census
    about Aaron Wells
    Name: Aaron Wells
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
    Birth Place: New Hampshire
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850(City,County,State): Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Household Members: Name Age
    Aaron Wells 54
    Allice Wells 90
    Betsy Wells 60
    Emily C Wells 22
    Sarah C Wells 18; Head of Household=Aaron Wells2

Citations

  1. Census, 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Aaron Wells
    Name: Aaron Wells
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
    Birth Place: New Hampshire
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850(City,County,State): Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Household Members: Name Age
    Aaron Wells 54
    Allice Wells 90
    Betsy Wells 60
    Emily C Wells 22
    Sarah C Wells 18

    .
  2. Census, 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Aaron Wells
    Name: Aaron Wells
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
    Birth Place: New Hampshire
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850(City,County,State): Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Household Members: Name Age
    Aaron Wells 54
    Allice Wells 90
    Betsy Wells 60
    Emily C Wells 22
    Sarah C Wells 18.

Sarah C Wells1

F, #39864, b. 1832
  • Reference: W004 ID999
  • (Household Member) Census: 1850; Springfield Twp., Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
    1850 United States Federal Census
    about Aaron Wells
    Name: Aaron Wells
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
    Birth Place: New Hampshire
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850(City,County,State): Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Household Members: Name Age
    Aaron Wells 54
    Allice Wells 90
    Betsy Wells 60
    Emily C Wells 22
    Sarah C Wells 18; Head of Household=Aaron Wells1

Citations

  1. Census, 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Aaron Wells
    Name: Aaron Wells
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
    Birth Place: New Hampshire
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850(City,County,State): Springfield, Erie, Pennsylvania
    Household Members: Name Age
    Aaron Wells 54
    Allice Wells 90
    Betsy Wells 60
    Emily C Wells 22
    Sarah C Wells 18.

Elnora B _____1

F, #39865, b. 1874
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Married Name: circa 1898; Mrs. Wells (_____)
  • (Household Member) Census: 1910; Porter, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
    1910 United States Federal Census
    about William M Wells
    Name: William M Wells
    Age in 1910: 41
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Spouse's Name: Elnora B
    Home in 1910: Porter, Clarion, Pennsylvania
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    William M Wells 41
    Elnora B Wells 36
    Susan M Wells 10
    Parey E Wells 7 (male .. Purcy?)
    Pearle L Wells 5
    Sarrah C Wells 4
    Larrie E Wells 1 6/12; Head of Household=William M Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1920; Porter, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about Wheeler Wells
    Name: Wheeler Wells
    [W Miles Wells]
    Home in 1920: Porter, Clarion, Pennsylvania
    Age: 50 years
    Estimated Birth Year: abt
    1870
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Spouse's Name: Nora
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Sex: Male
    Home owned: Own
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Image: 43
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Wheeler Wells 50
    Nora Wells 45
    Susan Wells 19
    Persey Wells 17
    Everet Wells 15
    Sarah Wells 14
    Larue Wells 11; Head of Household=William M Wells

Family: William M Wells b. 1868, d. b 1930

Citations

  1. Census, 1910 United States Federal Census
    about William M Wells
    Name: William M Wells
    Age in 1910: 41
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Spouse's Name: Elnora B
    Home in 1910: Porter, Clarion, Pennsylvania
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    William M Wells 41
    Elnora B Wells 36
    Susan M Wells 10
    Parey E Wells 7
    Pearle L Wells 5
    Sarrah C Wells 4
    Larrie E Wells 1 6/12

    .
  2. Census, 1910 United States Federal Census
    about William M Wells
    Name: William M Wells
    Age in 1910: 41
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Spouse's Name: Elnora B
    Home in 1910: Porter, Clarion, Pennsylvania
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    William M Wells 41
    Elnora B Wells 36
    Susan M Wells 10
    Parey E Wells 7
    Pearle L Wells 5
    Sarrah C Wells 4
    Larrie E Wells 1 6/12.

Susan M Wells1

F, #39866, b. 1900
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • (Household Member) Census: 1910; Porter, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
    1910 United States Federal Census
    about William M Wells
    Name: William M Wells
    Age in 1910: 41
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Spouse's Name: Elnora B
    Home in 1910: Porter, Clarion, Pennsylvania
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    William M Wells 41
    Elnora B Wells 36
    Susan M Wells 10
    Parey E Wells 7 (male .. Purcy?)
    Pearle L Wells 5
    Sarrah C Wells 4
    Larrie E Wells 1 6/12; Head of Household=William M Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1920; Porter, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania, USA;
    1920 United States Federal Census
    about Wheeler Wells
    Name: Wheeler Wells
    [W Miles Wells]
    Home in 1920: Porter, Clarion, Pennsylvania
    Age: 50 years
    Estimated Birth Year: abt
    1870
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Spouse's Name: Nora
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Sex: Male
    Home owned: Own
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Image: 43
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Wheeler Wells 50
    Nora Wells 45
    Susan Wells 19
    Persey Wells 17
    Everet Wells 15
    Sarah Wells 14
    Larue Wells 11; Head of Household=William M Wells

Citations

  1. Census, 1910 United States Federal Census
    about William M Wells
    Name: William M Wells
    Age in 1910: 41
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
    Birthplace: Pennsylvania
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Spouse's Name: Elnora B
    Home in 1910: Porter, Clarion, Pennsylvania
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    William M Wells 41
    Elnora B Wells 36
    Susan M Wells 10
    Parey E Wells 7
    Pearle L Wells 5
    Sarrah C Wells 4
    Larrie E Wells 1 6/12.