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Abner Jefferson Wells 1807–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1807

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 Jun 1881

Death Location: Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, United States

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Patty Underwood

Spouse(s): Sarah Cunningham

Children(s): Columbus Wells, Martha Wells, Willis Wells, Henry Wells, William Wells

Abner Jefferson Wells was born in 1807 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Wells And Patty Underwood. Abner Jefferson Wells married Sarah Cunningham, and had children including Columbus C Wells, Henry Rush Wells, Martha Elizabeth Wells, William Thomas Wells, Willis Jefferson Wells. Abner Jefferson Wells passed away in 1881 in Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Abner Jefferson Wells was born in 1807 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Wells And Patty Underwood.
  • Abner Jefferson Wells married Sarah Cunningham, and had children including Columbus C Wells, Henry Rush Wells, Martha Elizabeth Wells, William Thomas Wells, Willis Jefferson Wells.
  • Abner Jefferson Wells passed away in 1881 in Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wells
1765–1853
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, United States
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Patty Underwood
1765–1840
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Cunningham
1826–1886
Birth Location: Shelby, Shelby, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Columbus Wells
1848–1890
Birth Location: Al, Shelby, Alabama, United States
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Martha Wells
1850–1896
Birth Location: Shelby, Shelby, Alabama, United States
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Willis Wells
1850–1921
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Henry Wells
1853–1925
Birth Location: Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, United States
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William Wells
1861–
Birth Location: Bethlehem, Kentucky
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Abner Wells's Ancestors

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Abner Wells
1807–1881
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Wells
1765–1853
Kent, Delaware, United States
Patty Underwood
1765–1840
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abner Wells's Descendants

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Abner (Jefferson) Wells (4 Jan 1807–1 Jun 1881) m. Sarah Cunningham (5 Oct 1826–1886)
  1. 1. Columbus (C) Wells 1848–1890
  2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Wells 1850–1896
  3. 3. Willis (Jefferson) Wells 1850–1921 m. Martha Ray 1853–
    1. 1. William (Jefferson) Wells 1873–1953
    2. 2. James (Jasper "Franklin") Wells 1879–1952
  4. 4. Henry (Rush) Wells 1853–1925
  5. 5. William (Thomas) Wells 1861– m. Annie Essman 1869–1900

Abner Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1807
4 Jan 1807
Birth of Abner Jefferson Wells in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1881
1 Jun 1881
Age 74
Death of Abner Jefferson Wells in Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, United States
Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, United States
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