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Alexander Watson Wells 1840–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: prob North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 October 1862

Death Location: Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Father: Bartley Wells

Mother: Rebecca Jenkins

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Children(s):

In 1840, Alexander Watson Wells entered the world in prob North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, born to Bartley Wells And Rebecca Jenkins. Alexander Watson Wells passed away in 1862 in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Alexander Watson Wells entered the world in prob North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, born to Bartley Wells And Rebecca Jenkins.
  • Alexander Watson Wells passed away in 1862 in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

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Alexander Wells's Ancestors

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Alexander Wells
1840–1862
Birth Place: prob North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Bartley Wells
1808–1880
Nash, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Jenkins
1814–1880
Nash, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Wells
1769–1850
Nash Co., North Carolina, USA
Mary Baker
1776–1850
Burke, (Nash Co), North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen II
1740–1807
Elizabeth Robbins
1743–1810
William BAKER
1761–1798
Phebe GRIFFIN
1765–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen III
1708–1768
William Chastain
1720–1779
William Sr
1736–1790
Martha Chase
1730–1776

Alexander Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Alexander Watson Wells in prob North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
prob North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
1862
5 October 1862
Age 22
Death of Alexander Watson Wells in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: prob North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1862
    Event Place: Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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