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Adam Young Wells 1846 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1846

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 07 Feb 1907

Death Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

Father: Peterson Wells

Mother: Lucretia YOUNG

Spouse(s): Anna KENNEDY

Children(s): Sarah WELLS, William WELLS, Verna WELLS, Charles WELLS, Henry WELLS, Rosa WELLS, Bernard WELLS, Irma WELLS

Adam Young Wells was born in 1846 in Virginia, Virginia, USA, the child of Peterson Wells and Lucretia Louisa YOUNG. Adam Young Wells married Anna Elizabeth KENNEDY, and had children including Sarah Virginia WELLS, William Peterson WELLS, Verna Lee WELLS, Charles Young WELLS, Henry Manson WELLS, Rosa Batte WELLS, Bernard Thomas WELLS, Irma Mae WELLS. Adam Young Wells passed away in 1907 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Adam Young Wells was born in 1846 in Virginia, Virginia, USA, the child of Peterson Wells and Lucretia Louisa YOUNG.
  • Adam Young Wells married Anna Elizabeth KENNEDY, and had children including Sarah Virginia WELLS, William Peterson WELLS, Verna Lee WELLS, Charles Young WELLS, Henry Manson WELLS, Rosa Batte WELLS, Bernard Thomas WELLS, Irma Mae WELLS.
  • Adam Young Wells passed away in 1907 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peterson Wells
1805 – 1878
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
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Lucretia YOUNG
1809 – 1884
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna KENNEDY
1853 – 1913
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah WELLS
1872 – 1938
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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William WELLS
1874 – 1947
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Verna WELLS
1876 – 1949
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Charles WELLS
1878 – 1948
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Henry WELLS
1884 – 1935
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Rosa WELLS
1884 – 1958
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Bernard WELLS
1889 – 1970
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Irma WELLS
1893 – 1954
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Adam Wells's Ancestors

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Adam Wells
1846 – 1907
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
Peterson Wells
1805 – 1878
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Lucretia (Louisa) YOUNG
1809 – 1884
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Adam Wells
1787 – 1845
Dinwiddie Co, Virginia, USA
Dorothy
1787 – 1840
Dinwiddie County Virginia, USA
Charles Young
1780 – 1842
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Harwell
1779 – 1865
Dinwiddie, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ishmael Harwell
1744 – 1783
Mary Hardaway
1743 – 1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mark Harwell
1700 – 1785
Agnes Thweatt
1720 – 1789

Adam Wells's Descendants

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Adam (Young) Wells (11 May 1846 – 07 Feb 1907) m. Anna (Elizabeth) KENNEDY (13 Sep 1853 – 28 Aug 1913)
  1. 1. Sarah (Virginia) WELLS (2 Jan 1872 – 25 Jul 1938)
  2. 2. William (Peterson) WELLS (8 May 1874 – 1 Jan 1947)
  3. 3. Verna (Lee) WELLS (20 Mar 1876 – 24 Jul 1949)
  4. 4. Charles (Young) WELLS (10 Dec 1878 – 10 Mar 1948)
  5. 5. Henry (Manson) WELLS (8 Apr 1884 – 9 Nov 1935)
  6. 6. Rosa (Batte) WELLS (13 May 1884 – 9 Jun 1958)
  7. 7. Bernard (Thomas) WELLS (6 Jul 1889 – 05 Nov 1970)
  8. 8. Irma (Mae) WELLS (31 Mar 1893 – 26 Mar 1954)

Adam Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1846
11 May 1846
Birth of Adam Young Wells in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1907
07 Feb 1907
Age 61
Death of Adam Young Wells in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1846
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1907
    Event Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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