Mary Hinckley Wells

F, #57769, b. 10 December 1813, d. 1 January 1898
  • Reference: W001 ID999
  • Married Name: 15 October 1838; Mrs. Wise (Wells)

George Henry Wells

M, #57770, b. 19 February 1816, d. 18 July 1886
  • Reference: W001 ID999
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1850; Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
    about George H Wells
    Name: George H Wells
    Age: 34
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
    Birth Place: Maine
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Marietta Ward 2, Washington, Ohio
    Family Number: 45
    Household Members: Name Age
    George H Wells 34
    Urania S Wells
    Franklin O Wells 25

    ; Head of Household=Urania Stoughton Richards, Head of Household=Franklin Otis Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1860; Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA; 1860 United States Federal Census
    about George H Wells
    Name: George H Wells
    Age in 1860: 43
    Birth Year: abt 1817
    Birthplace: Maine
    Home in 1860: Marietta, Washington, Ohio
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Marietta
    Value of real estate: View image
    Household Members: Name Age
    George H Wells 43
    John L Richards 71
    Abigal G Richards 70
    Martha Wendlaken 19
    Ellen M Richards 30
    Mary F Richards 8

  • (Head of Household) Census: 1870; Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA; 1870 United States Federal Census
    about Georges H Wells
    Name: Georges H Wells
    Birth Year: abt 1816
    Age in 1870: 54
    Birthplace: France
    Home in 1870: Marietta Ward 2, Washington, Ohio
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Value of real estate: View image
    Post Office: Marietta
    Household Members: Name Age
    Georges H Wells 54
    Ann Killmer 38
    Charles Killmer 4/12

  • (Head of Household) Census: 1880; can't find

Family: Urania Stoughton Richards b. 20 Nov 1819, d. 29 Jul 1858

Emily Dyer Jordan

F, #57771, b. 17 March 1821, d. 30 November 1879
  • Reference: W999 ID922
  • Birth*: 17 March 1821; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine, USA
  • (Bride) Marriage*: 2 January 1843; Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine, USA; Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922
    about Captain William R Wells
    Name: Captain William R Wells
    Spouse: Emily D Jordan
    Marriage Date: 2 Jan 1843
    Marriage Place: Cape Elizabeth
    Registration Place: South Portland, Cumberland
    Gender: Male
    ; Groom=Capt. William Reed Wells
  • (Deceased) Death*: 30 November 1879; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA; U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
    about Emly Wells
    Name: Emly Wells
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Marital Status: Married
    Place of Birth: Maine
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
    Age: 59
    Month of Death: Nov
    Cause of Death: Phthisis Pulmonalis
    Census Year: 1880
    Census Location: (City, County, State)
    Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Enumeration District: 81
    Line: 6
    Archive Collection Number: T1156
  • Married Name: 2 January 1843; Mrs. Wells (Jordan)
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
    about Wm R Wells
    Name: Wm R Wells
    Age: 38
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812
    Birth Place: Massachusetts
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Marietta Ward 2, Washington, Ohio
    Family Number: 43
    Household Members: Name Age
    (hotel / boarding house)
    Wm R Wells 38
    Emily W Wells 29
    Charles B Wells 17 [brother]

    ; Head of Household=Capt. William Reed Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1856; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA; Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    about Emily D Wells
    Name: Emily D Wells
    Birth Year: abt 1823
    Birth Place: ME
    Gender: Female
    Marital Status: Married
    Census Date: 1856
    Residence state: Iowa
    Residence County: Jefferson
    Locality: Fairfield
    Roll: IA_57
    Line: 25
    Family Number: 329
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Emily D Wells 33
    Caroline E Wells 18 [who is this?]
    Wm H Jordan 24
    Scott Jordan 23
    Anna Swansen 16
    Jacob R Painter 40

  • (Head of Household) Census: 1860; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA; 1860 United States Federal Census
    about Wm R Wells
    Name: Wm R Wells
    Age in 1860: 47
    Birth Year: abt 1813
    Birthplace: Massachusetts
    Home in 1860: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Fairfield
    Value of real estate: View image
    Household Members: Name Age
    Wm R Wells 47
    Emily Wells 38
    Scot Jordan 27
    Harry Jordan 20
    Carry Jordan 29
    Eliza Jordan 54
    Margret Sullivan 12

    ; Head of Household=Capt. William Reed Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1870; Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, USA; 1870 United States Federal Census
    about Wm R Wells
    Name: Wm R Wells
    Birth Year: abt 1812
    Age in 1870: 58
    Birthplace: Massachusetts
    Home in 1870: Fairfield Ward 1, Jefferson, Iowa
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Value of real estate: View image
    Post Office: Fairfield
    Household Members: Name Age
    Wm R Wells 58
    Amley Wells 49
    Netty Eaton 18
    Mary Jordan 22
    Harrie Jordan 28

    ; Head of Household=Capt. William Reed Wells

Family: Capt. William Reed Wells b. 30 Jan 1812, d. 5 Jan 1888

Urania Stoughton Richards

F, #57772, b. 20 November 1819, d. 29 July 1858
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Married Name: 21 October 1847; Mrs. Wells (Richards); George Henry Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
    about George H Wells
    Name: George H Wells
    Age: 34
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
    Birth Place: Maine
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Marietta Ward 2, Washington, Ohio
    Family Number: 45
    Household Members: Name Age
    George H Wells 34
    Urania S Wells
    Franklin O Wells 25

    ; Head of Household=George Henry Wells

Family: George Henry Wells b. 19 Feb 1816, d. 18 Jul 1886

Franklin Otis Wells

M, #57773, b. 27 October 1823, d. 3 October 1870
  • Reference: W001 ID999
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1850; Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
    about George H Wells
    Name: George H Wells
    Age: 34
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
    Birth Place: Maine
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Marietta Ward 2, Washington, Ohio
    Family Number: 45
    Household Members: Name Age
    George H Wells 34
    Urania S Wells
    Franklin O Wells 25

    ; Head of Household=George Henry Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1860; can't find
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1870; Longview State Hospita Asylum, Cincinnati Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio, USA; 1870 United States Federal Census
    about Franklin O Wells
    Name: Franklin O Wells
    Birth Year: abt 1829
    Age in 1870: 41
    Birthplace: Maine
    Home in 1870: Mill Creek, Hamilton, Ohio
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Value of real estate: View image
    Post Office: Avondale
    occ: farmer
    diagnosis: insane

Edward Freeman Wells

M, #57774, b. 27 April 1826, d. 6 May 1855
  • Reference: W001 ID999

Harriet Augusta Woodrow

F, #57775, b. 31 August 1862, d. 1 March 1948
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Birth*: 31 August 1862; Chillacothe, Ross Co., Ohio, USA
  • (Bride) Marriage*: 4 January 1887; Chillacothe, Ross Co., Ohio, USA; Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900
    about Hattie A. Woodrow
    Name: Wells, Edward F.
    Spouse: Woodrow, Hattie A.
    Marriage Date: 4 Jan 1887
    County: Ross
    State: OH

    MARRIAGE NOTICE: The Scioto Gazette, Chillicothe, Ohio, Thursday, Janua ry 6, 1887, p. 4, col. 6:
    Wells-Woodrow.
    According to announcement in our last issue, Mr. Edwin Freeman Well s, of Marietta, and Miss Hattie A. Woodrow, of this city, were united in m arriage by Dr. Biggs at the First Presbyterian Church. The groom is engag ed in the wholesale grocery business in Marietta, and belongs to one of t he best families in that city. The bride is one of Chillicothe's lovelie st daughters, and her departure is deeply regretted by her many friends he re. The music for the occasion was furnished by Messrs. Burkley and Prat e, the latter playing Lohengrin while the audience were assembling, and t he former playing subdued music during the ceremony, ending with Mendelsoh n's Wedding March as the audience were leaving the church. The bride w as attired in a lovely white silk dress, with long train and veil. The dr ess was beautifully trimmed with pearl beads. The universal verdict w as - one of the most beautiful brides that Chillicothe has ever seen. T he groom looked very handsome in conventional black. Miss Annie Dougla s, of this city, and Miss Marion Bones, of Rome, Georgia, were the brides- maids, and Mr. James W. Woodrow the groom's best man. The bride was giv en away by her uncle, Mr. Joseph M. Sill, of Cincinnati. Messrs. Marc us G. Evans and J. Clifford and Joshua Douglas, of this city, and Mr. Kir by Smith, of Hillsboro, officiated as ushers. The floral decorations, whi ch were very beautiful, were furnished by Mr. McKellar, and arranged by t he young ladies of the choir and other lady friends of the bride. After t he ceremony was performed, a reception was given at the late home of the b ride until two o'clock, when the happy couple left for a tour in the Eas t, upon the completion of which they will settle in their Marietta hom e. The Gazette wishes them much happiness.
    MARRIAGE LICENSES
    Edward F. Wells and Hattie A. Woodrow.; Groom=Edward Freeman Welles
  • (Deceased) Death*: 1 March 1948; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA
  • Nam-Std: Mrs. Wells (Woodrow)
  • Married Name: 4 January 1887; Mrs. Welles (Woodrow)
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1900; Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado, USA; 1900 United States Federal Census
    about Edward F Welles
    Name: Edward F Welles
    Home in 1900: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado
    [Arapahoe, Colorado]
    Age: 40
    Birth Date: Apr 1860
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: Maine
    Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
    Spouse's Name: Hattie W Welles
    Marriage year: 1887
    Marital Status: Married
    Years married: 13
    Occupation: View on Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Edward F Welles 40
    Hattie W Welles 34
    Helen W Welles 12
    Charles B Welles 4

    ; Head of Household=Edward Freeman Welles
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1910; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA; 1910 United States Federal Census
    about Harriet W Wells
    Name: Harriet W Wells
    Age in 1910: 48
    Estimated Birth Year: 1862
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Scotland
    Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
    Home in 1910: Denver Ward 10, Denver, Colorado
    Marital Status: Divorced
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Harriet W Wells 48
    Helen W Wells 22
    Charles B Wells 14

    ; Head of Household=Helen Woodrow Welles, Head of Household=Charles Bourne Welles
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1920; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA; 1920 United States Federal Census
    about Harriet W Welles
    Name: Harriet W Welles
    Home in 1920: Denver, Denver, Colorado
    Age: 58
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Relation to Head of House: Mother
    Father's Birth Place: Scotland
    Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
    Marital Status: Widowed
    [Widow]
    Race: White
    Sex: Female
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Helen Thackwell 30
    Donald Thackwell 7
    Lawrence Thackwell 5
    Victoria Thackwell 0
    [1/12]
    Henry Thackwell 32
    Harriet W Welles 58

    ; Head of Household=Helen Woodrow Welles
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1930; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA; 1930 United States Federal Census
    about Harriet W Wells
    Name: Harriet W Wells
    Home in 1930: Denver, Denver, Colorado
    View Map
    Age: 65
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    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
    Harriet W Wells 65

Family: Edward Freeman Welles b. 2 Apr 1860, d. 4 Sep 1913

Helen Woodrow Welles

F, #57776, b. September 1887, d. 10 February 1952
  • Reference: W001 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1900; Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado, USA; 1900 United States Federal Census
    about Edward F Welles
    Name: Edward F Welles
    Home in 1900: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado
    [Arapahoe, Colorado]
    Age: 40
    Birth Date: Apr 1860
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: Maine
    Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
    Spouse's Name: Hattie W Welles
    Marriage year: 1887
    Marital Status: Married
    Years married: 13
    Occupation: View on Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Edward F Welles 40
    Hattie W Welles 34
    Helen W Welles 12
    Charles B Welles 4

    ; Head of Household=Edward Freeman Welles
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1910; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA; 1910 United States Federal Census
    about Harriet W Wells
    Name: Harriet W Wells
    Age in 1910: 48
    Estimated Birth Year: 1862
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Scotland
    Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
    Home in 1910: Denver Ward 10, Denver, Colorado
    Marital Status: Divorced
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Harriet W Wells 48
    Helen W Wells 22
    Charles B Wells 14

    ; Head of Household=Harriet Augusta Woodrow
  • Married Name: circa 1910; Mrs. Thackwell (Welles)
  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1920; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA; 1920 United States Federal Census
    about Harriet W Welles
    Name: Harriet W Welles
    Home in 1920: Denver, Denver, Colorado
    Age: 58
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Relation to Head of House: Mother
    Father's Birth Place: Scotland
    Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
    Marital Status: Widowed
    [Widow]
    Race: White
    Sex: Female
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Helen Thackwell 30
    Donald Thackwell 7
    Lawrence Thackwell 5
    Victoria Thackwell 0
    [1/12]
    Henry Thackwell 32
    Harriet W Welles 58

    ; Head of Household=Henry Thackwell, Head of Household=Harriet Augusta Woodrow

Family: Henry Thackwell b. 1888

Clara Bosworth Welles

F, #57777, b. 1872
  • Reference: W001 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1880; Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA; 1880 United States Federal Census
    about Charles B. Wells
    Name: Charles B. Wells
    Home in 1880: Marietta, Washington, Ohio
    Age: 46
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
    Birthplace: Maine
    Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
    Spouse's Name: Cornelia A. Wells
    Father's birthplace: Connecticut
    Mother's birthplace: Connecticut
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Occupation: Grocer-Hardware Dry Goods
    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
    Charles B. Wells 46
    Cornelia A. Wells 40
    Edward F. Wells 20
    Clara Bosworth Wells 8
    Estelle Delaveigne 23

    ; Head of Household=Charles Bourne Welles

Charles Bourne Welles

M, #57778, b. December 1895, d. 16 August 1928
  • Reference: W001 ID999
  • Birth: 24 September 1895; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA; from military registration
  • Birth*: December 1895; Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado, USA
  • (Deceased) Death*: 16 August 1928; Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA; Subj: Re: Woodrow-Welles-Thackwell Families
    Date: 10/23/2003 12:16:10 PM Eastern Standard Time
    From: LAUBRANDON
    To: Erickdm

    Charles B. Welles - born Dec. 1895, Denver Colorado, He was a Lieutena nt in the 120th Air Squadron. Died flying a Eagle Rock plane five miles ea st of Colorado Springs, He was stationed at Fort Worth, Texas - died 16 A ug 1928 Colorado Springs Colorado - Buried Fairmount Cemetery Denver Color ado.
  • Nam-Std: Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1900; Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado, USA; 1900 United States Federal Census
    about Edward F Welles
    Name: Edward F Welles
    Home in 1900: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado
    [Arapahoe, Colorado]
    Age: 40
    Birth Date: Apr 1860
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relationship to head-of-house: Head
    Father's Birthplace: Maine
    Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
    Spouse's Name: Hattie W Welles
    Marriage year: 1887
    Marital Status: Married
    Years married: 13
    Occupation: View on Image
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Edward F Welles 40
    Hattie W Welles 34
    Helen W Welles 12
    Charles B Welles 4

    ; Head of Household=Edward Freeman Welles
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1910; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA; 1910 United States Federal Census
    about Harriet W Wells
    Name: Harriet W Wells
    Age in 1910: 48
    Estimated Birth Year: 1862
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Father's Birth Place: Scotland
    Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
    Home in 1910: Denver Ward 10, Denver, Colorado
    Marital Status: Divorced
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Harriet W Wells 48
    Helen W Wells 22
    Charles B Wells 14

    ; Head of Household=Harriet Augusta Woodrow
  • Milt-Event*: 24 May 1917; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA; World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    about Carles Bourne Welles
    Name: Carles Bourne Welles
    City: Denver
    County: Denver
    State: Colorado
    Birthplace: Colorado;United States of America
    Birth Date: 24 Sep 1895
    Race: Caucasian (White)
    FHL Roll Number: 1561842
    DraftBoard: 6
    occ: civil engineer for CB&D Railroad
    single
    mother dependent on him

  • (Head of Household) Census*: 1920; Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA; 1920 United States Federal Census
    about Charles B Welles
    Name: Charles B Welles
    Home in 1920: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
    Age: 24
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
    Birthplace: Colorado
    Relation to Head of House: Boarder
    Father's Birth Place: Ohio
    Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
    Marital Status: Single
    Race: White
    Sex: Male
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes

Henry Thackwell

M, #57779, b. 1888
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • (Immigrant) Immigration*: 1903; from India to, USA; from 1920 census
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1920; Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA; 1920 United States Federal Census
    about Harriet W Welles
    Name: Harriet W Welles
    Home in 1920: Denver, Denver, Colorado
    Age: 58
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Relation to Head of House: Mother
    Father's Birth Place: Scotland
    Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
    Marital Status: Widowed
    [Widow]
    Race: White
    Sex: Female
    Able to read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Helen Thackwell 30
    Donald Thackwell 7
    Lawrence Thackwell 5
    Victoria Thackwell 0
    [1/12]
    Henry Thackwell 32
    Harriet W Welles 58

    ; Head of Household=Helen Woodrow Welles

Family: Helen Woodrow Welles b. Sep 1887, d. 10 Feb 1952

Beatrice Ives

F, #57780, b. September 1881, d. 10 May 1924
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Birth*: September 1881; Illinois, USA
  • (Bride) Marriage*: 21 November 1903; prob., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA; Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920
    about Richard H. Welles
    Name: Richard H. Welles
    Age: 31
    Gender: Male
    Birth Year: abt 1872
    Marriage Type: Marriage
    Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1903
    Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Spouse Name: Beatrice Ives
    Spouse Age: 23
    Spouse Gender: Female
    FHL Film Number: 1030361
    ; Groom=Richard Hodgdon Welles
  • (Deceased) Death*: 10 May 1924; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA
  • Nam-Std: Mrs. Wells (Ives)
  • Married Name: 21 November 1903; Mrs. Welles (Ives)
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1910; Kenosha, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin, USA; 1910 United States Federal Census
    about Richard H Welles
    Name: Richard H Welles
    Age in 1910: 38
    Estimated Birth Year: 1872
    Birthplace: Missouri
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    [Self (Head)]
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Wisconsin
    Spouse's Name: Beatrice I Welles
    Home in 1910: Kenosha Ward 3, Kenosha, Wisconsin
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Richard H Welles 38
    Beatrice I Welles 39
    Richard I Welles 4
    Margaret A Carney 27
    Myla Metcalf 18

    ; Head of Household=Richard Hodgdon Welles
  • (Household Member) Census: 1920; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA; 1920 United States Federal Census
    about Richard H Wells
    Name: Richard H Wells
    Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 21, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
    Age: 49
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
    Birthplace: Missouri
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Spouse's Name: Beatrice Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Missouri
    Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
    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
    Richard H Wells 49
    Beatrice Wells 48
    George O Wells 4
    Richard I Wells 14

    ; Head of Household=Richard Hodgdon Welles

Family: Richard Hodgdon Welles b. 13 Nov 1872, d. 28 Dec 1930

Richard Ives Welles

M, #57781, b. 7 October 1905, d. 8 September 1975
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells
  • (Head of Household) Census: 1910; Kenosha, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin, USA; 1910 United States Federal Census
    about Richard H Welles
    Name: Richard H Welles
    Age in 1910: 38
    Estimated Birth Year: 1872
    Birthplace: Missouri
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    [Self (Head)]
    Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Mother's Birth Place: Wisconsin
    Spouse's Name: Beatrice I Welles
    Home in 1910: Kenosha Ward 3, Kenosha, Wisconsin
    Marital Status: Married
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Neighbors: View others on page
    Household Members: Name Age
    Richard H Welles 38
    Beatrice I Welles 39
    Richard I Welles 4
    Margaret A Carney 27
    Myla Metcalf 18

    ; Head of Household=Richard Hodgdon Welles
  • (Household Member) Census: 1920; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA; 1920 United States Federal Census
    about Richard H Wells
    Name: Richard H Wells
    Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 21, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
    Age: 49
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
    Birthplace: Missouri
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Spouse's Name: Beatrice Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Missouri
    Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
    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
    Richard H Wells 49
    Beatrice Wells 48
    George O Wells 4
    Richard I Wells 14

    ; Head of Household=Richard Hodgdon Welles
  • Note*: 12 October 1985; from his brother's obituary

    "Born George Orson Welles on May 6th, 1915, he was a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of Richard Head Welles and his wife, Beatrice Ives. Welles' father had been a carriage manufacturer who dabbled in hotels and patents, his mother a reputedly beautiful amateur musician. Welles was the younger of their two sons, his older brother Richard Ives Wells suffered from a mild learning disability that led his parents to commit him to a mental institution for most of his life. By the time Welles was born, his parents marriage was already in decay, his father an alcoholic, and his mother under the Rasputin-like influence of the family doctor, Maurice Bernstein."

George Orson Welles

M, #57782, b. 6 May 1915, d. 10 October 1985
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells
  • (Household Member) Census: 1920; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA; 1920 United States Federal Census
    about Richard H Wells
    Name: Richard H Wells
    Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 21, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
    Age: 49
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
    Birthplace: Missouri
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Spouse's Name: Beatrice Wells
    Father's Birth Place: Missouri
    Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
    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
    Richard H Wells 49
    Beatrice Wells 48
    George O Wells 4
    Richard I Wells 14

    ; Head of Household=Richard Hodgdon Welles
  • (Passenger Head) Psgr List: 23 August 1928; Ship "Fort St George" from Quebec, Canada to, New York City, New York Co., New York, USA; New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
    about Richard H Welles
    Name: Richard H Welles
    Arrival Date: 23 Aug 1928
    Birth Year: 1874
    Birth Location: Missouri
    Birth Location Other: saxon
    Age: 54
    Gender: Male
    Port of departure: Quebec, Quebec
    Port of arrival: New York, New York
    Ship Name: Fort St George
    Welles, Richard H, 54, b: Saxon MO, addr: Chicago, IL
    Welles, George (son), 11 b:1874 Kenosha, WK Nov 18, 1916, addr: Todd School, Woodstock, IL; Passenger Head=Richard Hodgdon Welles
  • Note*: 12 October 1985; Hollywood, Los Angeles Co., California, USA; Obituary

    Hollywood's "Boy Genius", Orson Welles acclaim in cinema circles may be surpassed only by that of Alfred Hitchcock- though Welles had become a giant in his industry before the age of 30. His master work, "Citizen Kane" assured him fame and brought him infamy after a long and bitter battle with William Randolph Hearst, who sought to stop the film release. Credited with over 140 films, Orson Welles died October 10th, 1985 at the age of 70.

    The private life of Orson Welles was one obscured by gossip, legend, myth, media hype and frequently by Welles's own fabrications. At various times the multidimensional artist made claims which included having been a bull fighter in Spain during his teens to living hand to mouth as a poor artist traveling Ireland by donkey cart to his father having invented the automobile. Welles may have opted to aggrandize an unsettled early life in an unhappy family, creating an image more befitting a boy touted as a prodigy in Shakespeare before he was 12 years old.

    Born George Orson Welles on May 6th, 1915, he was a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of Richard Head Welles and his wife, Beatrice Ives. Welles' father had been a carriage manufacturer who dabbled in hotels and patents, his mother a reputedly beautiful amateur musician. Welles was the younger of their two sons, his older brother Richard Ives Wells suffered from a mild learning disability that led his parents to commit him to a mental institution for most of his life. By the time Welles was born, his parents marriage was already in decay, his father an alcoholic, and his mother under the Rasputin-like influence of the family doctor, Maurice Bernstein.

    Bernstein convinced Mrs. Welles that young Orson was a prodigy when he was an otherwise unremarkable 18-month old toddler, and she put her full energies and attention into his development. Welles was drilled in Shakespeare, repeating it first and reading it later, and studying piano and violin with his mother, who hired Vaudevillians to teach him magic routines. In 1921, Beatrice Welles divorced her husband and on the advice of Dr. Bernstein moved to Chicago where she immersed her 6-year-old son in opera, theater and concerts. Bernstein tipped off his friends in the Chicago newspapers to the "Welles Prodigy", who was, with the encouragement of his mother and doctor, performing and organizing plays for himself and his elementary school peers. Welles early celebrity and contentment ended abruptly the week of his 9th birthday, when his mother died in May, 1924 of jaundice. Her will left Welles remanded to the custody of his alcoholic father (who he had not seen in years) and Dr. Bernstein, who enrolled him in the prestigious Todd School of Illinois.

    Welles way at Todd had been paved by Dr. Bernstein with a slew of news clippings, articles and letters declaring his genius, and he received royal treatment. Welles received such biased suffrage that he was allowed run of the drama department and excused from his classes, where he demonstrated only mediocre performance. Welles skipped classes to produce and perform in plays, spending many of his holidays at the school, and on December 28th, 1930 found himself very wealthy as well as indulged after his father died from complications of long term alcohol abuse. Bernstein was appointed his only legal guardian, though he had functioned in that capacity almost exclusively for 6 years. Welles later reduced his age at his orphaning to 10 or 12, spinning an Oliver Twist -like tale for himself.

    Bernstein's promotion of Welles as a theatrical prodigy had ended abruptly with the death of his mother, and hoping to steer him into a different career, arranged for him to attend art college in Ireland after he graduated from the Todd School. Welles, already accustomed to having his own way promptly dropped out of school in Ireland and attempted to flimflam his way into the Gate Theater Repertory, claiming to be a famed Broadway star. Though his act fooled no-one, he was hired for his sheer audacity and his short career with the Gate company led to relationships with Thornton Wilder and eventually the American touring company of Katherine Cornell. Welles took supporting roles in a number of Cornell productions of Shakespearian standards, moved up to the lead in Hamlet and in 1934 made his Broadway debut in a short run of "Romeo and Juliet". Welles performance as Tybalt earned better reviews than those of the leads, and he abandoned the Cornell company for the newly formed Federal Theater Project.

    The year 1934 was a landmark for Welles, who launched careers on Broadway, in radio, and eloped with 18-year-old actress Virginia Nicholson, the first of three wives. Only 19 years old but extremely well versed in manipulating the press, Welles joined with John Houseman in leading the Federal company through a number of progressive, controversial, and headline grabbing projects, including a restaging of "Mac Beth" set in revolutionary Haiti, starring the all-Black cast of the Negro People's Theater. After Federal essentially fired Welles for his controversial projects, Welles and Houseman founded the Mercury Theater on the Air, taking on radio as well as conventional theater.

    Welles had used his well modulated and distinctive baritone to advantage as a reader for "The March of Time" news series, and became the famed first voice of "The Shadow" in the celebrated crime series. With his Mercury Theater players, Welles was able to pick and choose his own projects, employing top writers who included Lucille Fletcher ("The Hitchhiker") and Curt Siodmak ("Donovan's Brain") when he wasn't scripting his own adaptations of classics. By 1938, Welles was the father of a son, appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine and had terrified a nation with his October 30th broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells. "War of the Worlds", directed and written by Welles as an emergency news broadcast, left thousands of startled listeners convinced by the first commercial that the Martians were invading- in New Jersey. The broadcast, written, produced and starring the 23-year-old actor made him a household name.

    The success of the Mercury Theater "War of the Worlds" brought Welles a then unheard of deal with RKO Pictures: Shortly after signing the divorce he granted Virginia Nicholson, Welles signed a 2-film contract with RKO that promised him complete creative control of his work, including the never before granted right to "final cut". Welles' deal included bringing on board his entire Mercury theater team, including Huston, Joseph Cotton and actress Agnes Moorehead. While the deal brought Welles unprecedented power, press, and prestige in Hollywood, it also brought huge pressure, and his first pitches for films were rejected by RKO. Welles associate Herman Mankiewicz, a writer who was a frequent guest at the San Simeon parties of William Randolph Hearst, suggested a story based on the aging newspaper tycoon. RKO approved the project, and the story became "Citizen Kane".

    To lambaste William Randolph Hearst was perhaps the most inspired- and ill advised- moves of Welles's life. While both Hearst and Welles were over-achievers who had inherited their means and made more of them, indulged unabashedly in their excesses, and eyed the rest of the world arrogantly, Welles sorely underestimated the might of the real-life media tycoon Hearst. Hearst had once explained why he only dabbled in the motion picture industry but focused on print media: "You can crush a man with journalism, and you can't with motion pictures." After gossip columnist Hedda Hopper had tipped Hearst off to the treatment he and his long-time mistress, Marion Davies were receiving in the pre-screenings of "Citizen Kane", Hearst set out to crush Welles and stop the film release.

    The ensuing battle over "Citizen Kane" did both men irreparable damage. Hearst, still recovering financially from bad investments and Depression losses, spent a fortune in legal counsel and in bribes seeking to block the release or buy the rights to "Citizen Kane". Hearst finally launched a press boycott of the film and made sure the major national chains would not show "Citizen Kane" before launching a personal attack on Welles. Through Hearst and his agents, Welles was accused of Communist sympathies and dereliction of duty in not having served his country. Welles refused to publicly admit a congenital spine deformity kept him out of the military, and many of his past "embellishments" were called out in the Hearst papers as embarrassing lies. After delays caused by the Hearst attack, "Citizen Kane" was finally released late in 1941, losing nearly a quarter million dollars due to the boycotting by Hearst influenced theaters. Though it was nominated for 9 Academy Awards, "Citizen Kane" earned only 1- for best screenplay, an honor Welles shared with Makiewicz. Orson Welles saw his masterpiece sent to the RKO morgue, where it remained for over 20 years.

    The Hearst-Welles battle was not entirely over, as Hearst influences added to delays of Welles's follow up project, "The Magnificent Ambersons" and helped spread the word that Welles was unable to stick to a filming schedule or budget. Some of the delays were due to Welles being sent to South America by order of Nelson Rockefeller, head of the Office of Inter American Affairs to shoot a "good will documentary". While working on that documentary, "It's All True", Welles saw RKO violate his creative control rider and finish and edit "Ambersons" without him, releasing an essentially unfinished film that lost money. RKO canceled Welles's contract, dismissed the Mercury Theater members, and Welles, unofficially black-listed in an industry intimidated by Hearst, the press, and his seeming unreliability, never fully regained his status.

    Welles worked on the fringe of the film industry, starring in and directing films in Europe and performing in radio dramas. Welles hosted the popular radio and television versions of "The Black Museum" from London, a suspense-filled chronicle of crime. In America, he enjoyed prestige as a guest on Golden Age series including Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town", appeared opposite Jackie Gleason on "The Jackie Gleason Show", and was the star of a special episode of "I Love Lucy" scripted by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, "Lucy Meets Orson Welles".

    While Orson Welles lost his ability to draw financial backing after "Citizen Kane", he didn't lose his ability to earn upwards of $100,000 a picture as an actor- an astronomical sum through the 1960s- and he often appeared in films strictly to finance his own projects. A "fluff film" like "Follow the Boys", in which he co-starred with Dinah Shore, Lon Chaney Jr., and a score of regulars helped pay for his own "Othello". Welles films also showed a tendency for the artist to gravitate toward powerful but self-destructive characters. Lines from "The Third Man" and roles in "Prince of Foxes" struck on a fascination with the Borgias, his role in "Jane Eyre" seemed to hearken to his own self-torment and hindered love affairs. Welles's personal life fluctuated as wildly as his film work, with 3 marriages, including one to his "Lady from Shanghai" co-star Rita Hayworth ending in divorce. Still, Welles remained an icon for more than 5 decades, his diversity lending itself to the fire-and-brimstone role of Father Mapple in "Moby Dick" opposite Gregory Peck and lending menace to the James Bond spoof "Casino Royale" with Peter Sellers and David Niven.

    In addition to 9 nominations and an Oscar for "Citizen Kane", Orson Welles's honors included 3 Grammy Awards (spoken word performance) an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, an honorary Oscar (1970) for his body of work, 3 Cannes Film Festival honors, a New York Film Critics Circle Award, and in 1984 a Directors Guild of America D.W. Griffith Award for Lifetime Achievement. George Orson Welles suffered a fatal heart attack on October 10th, 1985 in Hollywood, California, leaving a legacy of over 140 films, countless radio performances and television projects. He was survived at his death by his companion, actress Oja Kodar, and his children, Christopher Feder Welles, Rebecca Welles and Beatrice Welles-Smith. In 1993, 50 years after its scheduled release, the documentary, "It's All True" earned Welles a posthumous L.A. Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary.

    http://www.conovergenealogy.com/famous-p/p124.htm#i6175

Family 1: Virginia Nicholson b. c 1915

Family 2: Margaarita Carmen Cansimo b. 17 Oct 1918, d. 14 May 1987

Virginia Nicholson

F, #57783, b. circa 1915
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Mrs. Wells (Nicholson)
  • Married Name: 14 November 1934; Mrs. Welles (Nicholson)

Family: George Orson Welles b. 6 May 1915, d. 10 Oct 1985

Margaarita Carmen Cansimo

F, #57784, b. 17 October 1918, d. 14 May 1987
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Mrs. Wells (Cansimo)
  • Name Variation: Rita Hayworth; stage name
  • Married Name: 7 September 1943; Mrs. Welles (Cansimo)
  • Married Name: 27 May 1949; Mrs. Khan (Cansimo)

Family: George Orson Welles b. 6 May 1915, d. 10 Oct 1985

Henry Hill Welles

M, #57788, b. December 1766, d. 20 June 1767
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells

Elizabeth Aydelott Dagworthy

F, #57789, b. 14 June 1771, d. 18 June 1831
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Mrs. Wells (Dagworthy)
  • Name Variation: Elizabeth Aydelott
  • Married Name: circa 1790; Mrs. Welles (Dagworthy)

Family: Senator William Hill Welles b. 7 Jan 1769, d. 5 Mar 1829

Rachel Hill Welles

F, #57790, b. circa 1770, d. 2 May 1842
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells

Hannah Hill Welles

F, #57791, b. 1772, d. 29 June 1796
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells

George Welles

M, #57792, b. 1765, d. circa 1835
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells

Hannah Waln

F, #57793, b. circa 1770, d. 25 March 1820
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Mrs. Wells (Waln)
  • Married Name: 5 November 1790; Mrs. Welles (Waln)

Family: Gideon Hill Welles b. 25 Sep 1765, d. 26 Mar 1837

Richard Waln Welles

M, #57794, b. 23 September 1792, d. 25 December 1852
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells

Family: Abigail Griffiths b. 29 Dec 1791, d. 26 Mar 1871

Abigail Griffiths

F, #57795, b. 29 December 1791, d. 26 March 1871
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Mrs. Wells (Griffiths)
  • Married Name: 3 April 1817; Mrs. Welles (Griffiths)

Family: Richard Waln Welles b. 23 Sep 1792, d. 25 Dec 1852

Robert Waln Welles

M, #57796, b. 9 October 1794, d. 1 November 1847
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells

Charles Moore Welles

M, #57797, b. 18 June 1797
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells

Lamar G Welles

M, #57798, b. 3 March 1800
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells

Rebecca Waln Welles

F, #57799, b. 1799, d. 24 March 1843
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells
  • Married Name: 13 December 1821; Mrs. Fisher (Welles)

Mary Hill Welles

F, #57800, b. 22 March 1803, d. July 1822
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells

Ann M Welles

F, #57801, b. 26 October 1814, d. 1 October 1817
  • Reference: W999 ID999
  • Nam-Std: Wells