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Alice M Wells¹

• Father*: John Tunis Wells b. 1816, d. 1884
• Mother*: Elizabeth Nancy Bridges b. 1828, d. 1904

• Reference: W041

• Birth*: 1870¹
• Death*: 9 November 1960
• Burial*: 9 November 1960; Marengo City Cemetery, Marengo, McHenry Co., Illinois, USA

Elizabeth C Marshall¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 15 December 1913¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1930; prob., Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois, USA; Groom=Elmer Wells
• Death*: 11 September 1989
• Burial*: 11 September 1989; East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois, USA; Daughter of Hugh & Clara Enlow Marshall.

• Married Name: circa 1930; Mrs. Wells (Marshall)

Amelia Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 15 March 1788; New Hartford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA¹
• Death*: 3 March 1864; Dwight, Livingston Co., Illinois, USA
• Burial*: 3 March 1864; Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1810; Mrs. Amelia Mills (Wells); Spouse
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  Oliver Mills
  1777–1861¹

Delia Young¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 6 July 1844; Kentucky, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1865; Groom=Henry Wells
• Death*: 2 February 1918
• Burial*: 2 February 1918; Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1865; Mrs. Wells (Young)

Dora Appleton¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 10 November 1908¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 18 February 1925; Groom=Elijah Wells
• Death*: 8 May 1974
• Burial*: 8 May 1974; Resurrection Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, USA; Daughter of Harlow and Estella Bell Appleton. Married Elijah Wells at Helm, MS on Feb. 18, 1925. Survived by Husband, daughters, Bessie Murry, MS; Shirley Jenkins; Barbara Anderson; son, James all of Peoria; 3 brothers, William , Leon, Rev Green Bell Appleton all of Chicago. One brother and one son predeceased her.

• Married Name: 18 February 1925; Mrs. Wells (Appleton)

Myrtle E Bugg¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1879; Illinois, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 1920; U. S. Army, Illinois, USA; Groom=Fred Willard Wells
• Death*: 1959; Peoria Co., Illinois, USA
• Burial*: 1959; Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, USA; Possibly the fifth wife of Wesley Brinegar, mother of Clayton Brinegar.
  
  Buried next to her brother Jesse Bugg.
  
  Second marriage:
  Albert M. Allen and Myrtle Bugg
  Name: Albert M. Allen
  Event Type: Marriage
  Event Date: 02 Dec 1911
  Event Place: Knox, Illinois, United States
  Age: 57
  Birthplace: Knox County, Ill.
  Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
  Father's Name: Edwin Allen
  Mother's Name: Catherine Jenkins
  Spouse's Name: Myrtle Bugg
  Spouse's Age: 32
  Spouse's Birthplace: Knox County, Ill.
  Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
  Spouse's Father's Name: John Bugg
  Spouse's Mother's Name: Rosie Gransmont
  
  Third marriage:
  Fred W. Wells and Myrtle E. Bugg
  Name: Fred W. Wells
  Event Type: Marriage
  Event Date: 21 Nov 1920
  Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
  Spouse's Name: Myrtle E. Bugg

• Married Name: circa 1855; Mrs. Myrtle E Brinegar (Bugg); Spouses
  
  Photo
  Wesley Brinegar
  
  1834–1919¹
• Married Name: circa 1920; Mrs. Myrtle E Allen (Bugg);
  Albert Marian Allen
  
  1855–1931¹
• Married Name: 1920; Mrs. Wells (Bugg)

Amelia Lane¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 15 December 1847; New Jersey, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1855; prob., Michigan, USA; Groom=Henry A Wells
• Death*: 19 July 1912; Jackson Co., Michigan, USA
• Burial*: 19 July 1912; Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1855; Mrs. Wells (Lane)

Alfredia Louise Wells¹

• Father*: Jerome Ernest Wells b. 16 Sep 1896, d. Nov 1974
• Mother*: Hazel Trenary b. 21 Feb 1901, d. May 1979

• Reference: W013 ID258

• Birth*: 11 January 1928¹
• Death*: 7 January 2010
• Burial*: 7 January 2010; Mackville Cemetery, Atwood, Piatt Co., Illinois, USA; Daughter of Jerome & Hazel Trenary Wells

• Married Name: circa 1940; Mrs. Alfredia Louise Warner (Wells);
  Spouse
  
  Photo
  Donald Licrus Warner
  
  1923–2009
  ¹

Evaline Wells¹

• Father*: Bazil E Wells b. 5 Nov 1804, d. 29 Jan 1879
• Mother*: Catherine Jones b. 10 Apr 1814, d. 1904

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 3 January 1850; Macon Co., Illinois, USA¹
• Death*: 12 January 1925; Cerro Gordo, Piatt Co., Illinois, USA
• Burial*: 12 January 1925; Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, Piatt Co., Illinois, USA; Daughter of Bazel & Katherine Jones Wells, wife of Daniel Bowen, married December 19, 1865 Macon County, Illinois

Christina Hallau¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: February 1882¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1900; prob., Illinois, USA; Groom=Hasting Floyd Wells
• Death*: 1953
• Burial*: 1953; Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, Pike Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1900; Mrs. Wells (Hallau)

Dema Barton¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1900¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1920; Groom=Maxson Thomas Wells
• Death*: 1969
• Burial*: 1969; Perry Wells Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Pike Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1920; Mrs. Wells (Barton)

Harriett Camp¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1851; Illinois, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage: circa 1870; prob., Illinois, USA; Groom=Henry Wells
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1870; prob., Illinois, USA; Groom=William C Wells
• Burial*: 3 October 1929; Perry Wells Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Pike Co., Illinois, USA
• Death*: 3 October 1929; Pike Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1870; Mrs. Wells (Camp)

Abbie Marie Fuller¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1 May 1890¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 16 May 1908; Pike Co., Illinois, USA; Groom=James H Wells
• Death*: August 1983
• Burial*: August 1983; Samuel Taylor Cemetery, Rockport, Pike Co., Illinois, USA; She was a daughter of Marshall Fuller and Mary J. Baker. She married James Wells on May 16, 1908 at New Canton, Pike County, Illinois.

• Married Name: 16 May 1908; Mrs. Wells (Fuller)

Kitty Wells¹

• Father*: Wilbur F Wells b. 1838
• Mother*: Rachel A Hess b. 29 Jan 1852, d. 2 Jul 1931

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: circa 1870; prob., Hennepin, Putnam Co., Illinois, USA¹
• Death*: 2 June 1929
• Burial*: 2 June 1929; Riverside Cemetery, Hennepin, Putnam Co., Illinois, USA

• (Household Member) Census: 1870; Unionville, Putnam Co., Missouri, USA; 1880 United States Federal Census
  
  Name:      Rachael A. Wells
  [Rachael A. Hess]
  Age:      28
  Birth Date:      Abt 1852
  Birthplace:      Pennsylvania
  Home in 1880:      Unionville, Putnam, Missouri, USA
  Dwelling Number:      86
  Race:      White
  Gender:      Female
  Relation to Head of House:      Daughter
  Marital Status:      Widowed
  Father's name:      Jacob Hess
  Father's Birthplace:      Pennsylvania
  Mother's name:      Ann Hess
  Mother's Birthplace:      Pennsylvania
  Occupation:      At Home
  Neighbors:      View others on page
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  Jacob Hess      69
  Ann Hess      67
  Rachael A. Wells      28
  Kity Wells      8; Head of Household=Rachel A Hess

Clara B Allen¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 11 August 1901; Port Byron, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1920; Groom=Dempsy C Wells
• Death*: 7 December 1981
• Burial*: 7 December 1981; Cordova Cemetery, Cordova, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1920; Mrs. Wells (Allen)

Elizabeth Holden¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 17 July 1786¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 12 June 1825; Westminister, Windham Co., Vermont, USA; Groom=Ira Wells
• Death*: 1845
• Burial*: 1845; Hampton Township Cemetery, Hampton, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA; Ira Wells married Elizabeth (Betsy) Holden 12 Jun 1825 in Westminster, Windham, VT.
  
  Ira Wells and Elizabeth "Betsy" Holden had 5 children:
  child Wells
  Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells b: October 1, 1825 in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, d. April 8, 1855
  Almira Wells b: May 23 1828 in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois, d: April 27, 1848 in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois
  Octav1a Wells b: July 11, 1830 in Albany, Orleans, Vermont, d:
  Rachel Wells b: March 9, 1833 in Alleghany, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, d: April 30, 1895 in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois
  
  
  
  Name: Stephen Holden
  Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Westminster, Windham, Vermont
  Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
  Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
  Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 3
  Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
  Number of Household Members Under 16: 2
  Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
  Number of Household Members: 9
  
  (Source: 1800 United States Federal Census)
  
  
  Name: Stephen Holden
  Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Westminster, Windham, Vermont
  Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
  Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
  Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
  Number of All Other Free Persons: 50
  Numbers of Slaves: 156
  Number of Household Members Under 16: 2
  Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
  Number of Household Members: 212
  
  (Source: 1810 United States Federal Census)
  
  
  Name: Stepen Holden
  Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Westminster, Windham, Vermont
  Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
  Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
  Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
  Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 3
  Free White Persons - Under 16: 3
  Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
  Total Free White Persons: 6
  Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6
  
  (Source: 1820 United States Federal Census)
  
  
  Name: Ira Wells
  Gender: Male
  Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1825
  Marriage Place: Westminster, Vermont, USA
  Card Type: Groom
  Spouse Name: Betsey Holden (Prentiss?)
  
  (Source: Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908)
  
  
  Name: Jno Wells [Ira Wells]
  Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois
  Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
  Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 3
  Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
  Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
  Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
  Total Free White Persons: 6
  Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6
  
  (Source: 1840 United States Federal Census)
  
  
  ********
  Parents:
  Stephen Holden
  Martha Wason
  
  Spouse:
  Ira Wells
  
  Children:
  
  baby Wells
  *Elizabeth "Betsy" Wells (1825- 1855)
  *Almira Wells (1828- 1848) married Samuel Beal (1818 - 1889)
  Octavia Wells (1830- ????)
  *Rachel Wells (1833- 1895) married Frederick M. Smith (1824- 1898)

• Married Name: 12 June 1825; Mrs. Wells (Holden)

Martha Madora Wells¹

• Father*: Edward Whitehead Wells b. 17 Mar 1856, d. 2 Jan 1943
• Mother*: Madora Ann Hunter b. 11 Oct 1860, d. 1954

• Reference: W001 ID922

• Birth*: 27 November 1880; Illinois, USA¹
• Death*: 30 May 1956
• Burial*: 30 May 1956; Moline Memorial Park, Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA; Daughter of Edward Whitehead Wells (1856-1943) and Madora Ann Hunter Wells (1860-1954). Married Henry Cornelius McNeal (1875-1958).
  Children are Daniel Henry McNeal (1899-1982), George Cornelius McNeal (1905-1987) and Neal H. McNeal (1913-1987).
  Siblings are Jessie G. Wells Letch (1883-xxxx), Julia S. Wells McFadyen (1887-xxxx), Carl E. Wells (1888-xxxx), Beulah P. Wells Maskell (1890-xxxx), Ozemma M. Wells Driscoe (1893-xxxx), Prissie O. Wells (1898-xxxx) and Winifred Wells (1900-xxxx).

• Married Name: circa 1900; Mrs. Martha Madora Mc Neal (Wells); Married Henry Cornelius McNeal (1875-1958).¹

Jane H Thompson¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 4 January 1831¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 14 September 1851; Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA; Name: James Wells
  Gender: Male
  Spouse Name: Jane Thompson
  Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1851
  Marriage County: Rock Island
  Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1428580 - 1428581.
  
  (Source: Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900); Groom=Capt. James Gundy Wells
• Death*: 12 October 1904
• Burial*: 12 October 1904; Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA; Name: Jane Thompson
  Age: 18
  Birth Year: abt 1832
  Birthplace: Pennsylvania
  Home in 1850: District 37, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
  Gender: Female
  Family Number: 945
  Household Members:
  Name Age
  John Thompson 43
  Susan Thompson 43
  William Thompson 23
  Jane Thompson 18
  Margaret Thompson 17
  Mary K Thompson 13
  Mariah Thompson 10
  Susan Thompson 5
  
  (Source: 1850 United States Federal Census)
  
  
  Name: James Wells
  Gender: Male
  Spouse Name: Jane Thompson
  Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1851
  Marriage County: Rock Island
  Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1428580 - 1428581.
  
  Source: Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900

• Married Name: 14 September 1851; Mrs. Wells (Thompson)

Adeline Wells¹

• Father*: Huntington Wells b. 11 Jun 1808, d. 24 Sep 1851
• Mother*: Letitia Long b. 17 Nov 1807, d. 2 Sep 1846

• Reference: W001

• Birth*: 21 November 1839; Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA¹
• Death*: 12 March 1857; Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA
• Burial*: 12 March 1857; Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA

Ella Belle Wells¹

• Father*: Capt. James Gundy Wells b. 27 Feb 1816, d. 3 Sep 1904
• Mother*: Jane H Thompson b. 4 Jan 1831, d. 12 Oct 1904

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 28 October 1855; Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA¹
• Death*: 11 April 1925
• Burial*: 11 April 1925; Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1875; Mrs. Ella Belle Haley (Wells);
  Spouse
  
  Photo
  Harry Hamilton Haley
  
  1860–1931¹

Esther Wells¹

• Father*: John T Wells b. 1805
• Mother*: Lydia Eves b. 1819

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 22 February 1841; Morgan Co., Ohio, USA¹
• Burial*: 29 June 1925; Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA; Name: Esther Brown [Esther Wells]
  Birth Date: 22 Feb 1841
  Birth Place: Morgan County, Ohio
  Death Date: 29 Jun 1925
  Death Place: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois
  Burial Date: 2 Jul 1925
  Cemetery Name: Riverside Mausoliam
  Death Age: 84
  Occupation: Retierd
  Race: White
  Marital Status: W
  Gender: Female
  Street Address: 1909 2 Ave
  Father Name: John T. Wells
  Father Birth Place: Morgan County, Ohio
  Mother Name: Lydia Eves
  Mother Birth Place: Morgan County, Ohio
  Spouse Name: Elbridge Brown
  Comments: 25y of this place
  FHL Film Number: 1503937
  
  (Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947)
  
  
  ********
  
  Parents:
  
  John T. Wells
  Lydia Eves
  
  Spouse:
  
  Elbridge Brown
• Death*: 29 June 1925

• (Household Member) Census: 1850; Malta, Morgan Co., Ohio, USA; 1850 United States Federal Census
  
  Name:      John T Wells
  Age:      45
  Birth Year:      abt 1805
  Birthplace:      Ohio
  Home in 1850:      Malta, Morgan, Ohio, USA
  Gender:      Male
  Family Number:      233
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  John T Wells      45
  Lydia Wells      31
  Lydia V Wells      19
  Perly Wells      18
  John Wells      12
  Susannah Wells      11
  Esther Wells      10
  Mary J Wells      7
  Edward Wells      5
  William Wells      3
  Ellen Wells      0; Head of Household=John T Wells
• Married Name: circa 1860; Mrs. Esther Brown (Wells); Spouse:
  
  Elbridge Brown¹
• (Household Member) Census: 1860; Goshen, Muscatine Co., Iowa, USA; 1860 United States Federal Census
  
  Name:      John T Wells
  Age:      54
  Birth Year:      abt 1806
  Gender:      Male
  Birth Place:      Ohio
  Home in 1860:      Goshen, Muscatine, Iowa
  Post Office:      Atalissa
  Dwelling Number:      871
  Family Number:      861
  Real Estate Value:      2500
  Personal Estate Value:      1030
  Household Members:      
  Name      Age
  John T Wells      54
  Lydia Wells      40
  Esther Wells      19
  Mary J Wells      17
  Edward Wells      15
  William Wells      13
  Ellen E Wells      10
  James E Wells      6
  Melvina C Wells      ; Head of Household=John T Wells

Hattie Thompson Wells¹

• Father*: Capt. James Gundy Wells b. 27 Feb 1816, d. 3 Sep 1904
• Mother*: Jane H Thompson b. 4 Jan 1831, d. 12 Oct 1904

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 24 April 1869; Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA¹
• Death*: 19 January 1957
• Burial*: 19 January 1957; Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA; Name: Hattie Wells
  Age: 11
  Birth Year: abt 1869
  Birthplace: Illinois
  Home in 1880: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois
  Race: White
  Gender: Female
  Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Marital Status: Single
  Father's name: J. G. Wells
  Father's Birthplace: Ohio
  Mother's name: Jane Wells
  Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
  Neighbors: View others on page
  Occupation: At School
  Cannot read/write:
  Blind:
  Deaf and Dumb:
  Otherwise disabled:
  Idiotic or insane:
  Household Members:
  Name Age
  J. G. Wells 64
  Jane Wells 49
  F. D. Wells 24
  Ella Wells 14
  Mattie Wells 11
  Hattie Wells 11
  
  (Source: 1880 United States Federal Census)

Bonnie Louise Baker¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 10 July 1944¹
• Death*: 1 April 1968
• Burial*: 1 April 1968; Reynolds Cemetery, Reynolds, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA; daughter of Floyd Lee Baker & Grace Swartout; married 1st Keith F Eckhardt and 2nd Ivan Wells

• Married Name: circa 1960; Mrs. Bonnie Louise Eckhardt (Baker); 1st husband: Keith F Eckhardt¹
• Married Name: circa 1965; Mrs. Wells (Baker)

Gwendolyn Aree Wells¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 15 May 1935¹
• Death*: 2 December 2014; Gwendolyn A. "Gwen" Wainwright, 79, of Rock Island, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at her daughter's home in Osco, Ill. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with a rosary at 4 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
  
  Gwendolyn Aree Wainwright was born on May 15, 1935 in Moline, a daughter of Marvin and Darlene Costigan Wells. She married James Rylander in November of 1955 in Rock Island. She later married Calvin Wainwright on February 14, 1976 in Iowa. Calvin preceded her in death on February 2, 1982.
  
  Gwen attended Alleman High School, she had just celebrated her 60th class reunion. She worked for various branches of Rock Island county as a secretary, most notably the Rock Island County Forest Preserve. She was also a bailiff at the Rock Island County Courthouse, retiring in 2012. Gwen loved spending time with family, Catfish Jazz and volunteering with the Rock Island Democratic Party. She greatly enjoyed music and the social scene.
  
  Left to cherish her memory are her children, Laura (Randy) Swanson, Osco, Ill., Steven (Kelly) Rylander, Roseville, CA; grandchildren, Craig and Kirk Rylander, Chicago and Robert and Ellyn Pickett, Moline and a sister, Marlyne (Jack) Carroll, Dublin, Ohio.
  
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin and a son, Christopher Todd Rylander.
• Burial*: 2 December 2014; Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1955; Mrs. Gwendolyn Aree Wainwright (Wells); Calvin Wainwright¹

Ila Faye Ashdown¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 26 January 1914; Port Byron, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1935; prob., Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA; Groom=Harlan Raymond Wells
• Death*: 8 November 2007
• Burial*: 8 November 2007; Zuma Cemetery, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA; Ila Faye Wells, 93, of Port Byron, died
  Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Genesis Medical
  Center, Illini Campus, Silvis.
  
  Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the
  Church of the Cross, Port Byron. Burial
  will be in Zuma Cemetery, Port Byron.
  Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday
  at Gibson Funeral Home, Port Byron.
  Memorials may be made to the Church of
  the Cross or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
  
  The former Ila Faye Ashdown was born
  Jan. 26, 1914, in Coe Township, the daughter
  of Frank and Neva Woodward Ashdown.
  She married Harlan Wells May 4, 1935,
  in Coal City, Ill. He died Sept. 6, 2006.
  
  Faye raised chickens and delivered eggs
  throughout the Quad-Cities area. She was
  a member of the Church of the Cross, where
  she served as treasurer for many years.
  She had been an election judge.
  
  She enjoyed gardening, reading, canning
  for the family and cooking family dinners.
  
  Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law,
  Carla and Leon Frick, Goose Lake, Iowa,
  and Barbara and Randy Kline, Port Byron;
  sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Anita
  Wells, DeKalb, Ill., Lanny Wells, Colona,
  Kendal and Carol Wells, Branson West, Mo.,
  and Bradley and Linda Wells, Port Byron;
  daughters-in-law, Cindy Wells, Port Byron,
  and Linda Kirklin, East Moline;
  17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren;
  and a sister, Wylma Searl, Silvis. She was
  preceded in death by sons, Gregory and
  Dr. Harlow Wells; sisters, Beryl Spaid
  and Aletha Cox; and a brother, Curtis Ashdown.

• Married Name: circa 1935; Mrs. Wells (Ashdown)

Alice F Bachman¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 12 April 1898; Port Byron, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1910; Illinois, USA; Groom=Walter H Wells
• Death*: 1970
• Burial*: 1970; Zuma Cemetery, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1910; Mrs. Wells (Bachman)

Eva Lena Brockman¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1886¹
• Death*: 21 November 1972; Illinois, USA
• Burial*: 21 November 1972; Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA

Alberta J Campbell¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 3 January 1921¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1940; Groom=William Jack Wells
• Death*: 27 February 2009
• Burial*: 27 February 2009; Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA; JEROME - Alberta J. Wells, 88, of Jerome, IL., died on February 27, 2009, in St. John's Hospice, Springfield, IL.
  
  She was born the daughter of Daniel Ray and Grace Townsand Campbell, on January 3, 1921, in Springfield, IL. She married William J. Wells on February 18, 1943; and he preceded her in death February 9, 2006.
  
  She was also preceded In death by her parents; one brother, Vernon Daniel Campbell; and one sister, Jennie Lee Smith.
  
  Alberta was a homemaker. She was a member of South Side Christian Church since 1976, a leader of the Jerome Can Can 4-H Club, a Cub Scout Den Mother, and a member of the Sangamon County Home Extension Service.
  
  She is survived by sons, William R. Wells of Jerome, Il and Rodney (wife, Shirley) Wells of Rochester, IL; a daughter, Susan (husband, John) Ferry of Taylorville, IL; One Brother, Earl Campbell of Springfield, Il.; there are 10 Grandchildren; and 11 Great-Grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews.
  
  Services are under the direction of Bisch and Son Funeral Home, 505 East Allen, Springfield, IL, where the family will meet friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Monday, March 2, 2009, at the Funeral Home, additional viewing will be held at South Side Christian Church from 10:30 AM until time of Service at 11:30 AM Tuesday, March 3, 2009, with the Reverend Jeff Chitwood officiating. Burial will follow at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL.
  
  The family asks that memorial contributions be made to Side South Christian Church, 2600 S. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield, IL.
  
  Please visit the online obituary at www.mem.com.
  
  Published in The State Journal-Register on 3/1/2009

• Married Name: circa 1940; Mrs. Wells (Campbell)

Eleanor Sims Brewer¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 1887; Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: circa 1906; prob., Illinois, USA; Groom=Guy Winfield Wells
• Death*: 25 May 1947; Peoria Co., Illinois, USA
• Burial*: 25 May 1947; Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, USA

• Married Name: circa 1906; Mrs. Wells (Brewer)

C Constance Pierson¹

• Reference: FAG

• Birth*: 4 December 1906; Altamont, Effingham Co., Illinois, USA¹
• (Bride) Marriage*: 1 October 1945; Rushville, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA; Groom=Sgt. Harold L Wells
• Death*: 20 September 1999; Beardstown, Cass Co., Illinois, USA
• Burial*: 20 September 1999; Brooklyn Cemetery, Rushville, Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA; Born in Altamont IL, died at Rushville IL.
  Dau of Albert Pierson and Mary Poorman
  
  m: Harold L. Wells Oct 1 1945, Rushville. Harold died Nov 4 1983.
  No children were mentioned in her obit.
  
  Obituary for C. "Connie" Constance Pierson Wells
  Constance Wells
  C. Constance "Connie" Wells, 92, of Rushville, died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at the Heritage Manor South Nursing Home in Beardstown.
  She was born Dec. 4, 1906, in Altamont, to the late Albert and Mary Poorman Pierson. She married Harold L. Wells, Oct. 1, 1945, in Rushville. He died Nov. 4, 1983.
  Surviving are a sister-in-law, Millicent Sayers of Macomb; three brothers-in-law, Russell Wells of Augusta, Keith Wells of Macomb, James Wells of Winston, Calif., numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
  She attended Southern Illinois State Teachers College in Carbondale from 1924-1926, and received her bachelors of education degree from Illinois State Teachers College, Bloomington in 1931. She then received her masters of arts degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1939. She taught school in Beecher City, for one year, Mendora for three years, Pawnee for 2 1/2 years, Altamont for 5 1/2 years, Sullivan for two years and Rushville for 26 years, retiring in 1966. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Rushville; Be-kik-a-nin-ee Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution; Schuyler-Brown Retired Teachers Association; Delta-Kappa-Gamma National Teachers Sorority.
  Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Worthington Funeral Home in Rushville with Rev. Scott Henley officiating. Burial will be in the Brooklyn Cemetery in Brooklyn. Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church in Rushville.

• Married Name: 1 October 1945; Mrs. Wells (Pierson)