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Arthur Floyd Wells 1913–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1913

Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1985

Death Location: Cedar Spring, Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Abraham Wells

Mother: Mary Rountree

Spouse(s): Verlean Glass

Children(s): Barbara Wells, Patricia Wells

Arthur Floyd Wells was born in 1913 in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Abraham Lincoln Wells And Mary Elizabeth Rountree. In 1920, Arthur Floyd Wells resided in Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA. In 1935, Arthur Floyd Wells resided in Edmonson, Kentucky. Arthur Floyd Wells married Verlean Caroline Glass, and had children including Barbara Sue Wells, Dalton Odell Wells, Jacqueline Faye Wells, Patricia Ann Wells. Arthur Floyd Wells passed away in 1985 in Cedar Spring, Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Arthur Floyd Wells was born in 1913 in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Abraham Lincoln Wells And Mary Elizabeth Rountree.
  • In 1920, Arthur Floyd Wells resided in Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1935, Arthur Floyd Wells resided in Edmonson, Kentucky.
  • Arthur Floyd Wells married Verlean Caroline Glass, and had children including Barbara Sue Wells, Dalton Odell Wells, Jacqueline Faye Wells, Patricia Ann Wells.
  • Arthur Floyd Wells passed away in 1985 in Cedar Spring, Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Wells
1890–1983
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Rountree
1893–1991
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Verlean Glass
1917–2008
Birth Location: McLean County, Illinois, USA
VG

Children(s)

Barbara Wells
1951–1951
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Patricia Wells
1943–2002
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
PW

Arthur Wells's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Wells
1913–1985
Birth Place: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Abraham Lincoln Wells
1890–1983
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Rountree
1893–1991
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Rountree
1858–1925
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Esther (Elizabeth) Lay
1863–1936
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lay
1831–1900
Mary Dishman
1832–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Lay
1807–1889
Elizabeth McNew
1810–1878

Arthur Wells's Descendants

1.
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Arthur (Floyd) Wells (12 Sep 1913–26 Mar 1985) m. Verlean (Caroline) Glass (4 Oct 1917–22 Nov 2008)
  1. 1. Barbara (Sue) Wells 1951–1951
  2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Wells 1943–2002

Arthur Wells's Timeline

7 Records

1913
12 Sep 1913
Birth of Arthur Floyd Wells in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Arthur Floyd Wells resided here in Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Arthur Floyd Wells resided here in Edmonson, Kentucky
Edmonson, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 27
Arthur Floyd Wells resided here in Magisterial Dist 3 Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist 3 Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Arthur Floyd Wells resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Arthur Floyd Wells resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1985
26 Mar 1985
Age 72
Death of Arthur Floyd Wells in Park City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
Park City, Barren, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1913
    Event Place: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 681
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Edmonson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist 3 Sulphur, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 681

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edmonson
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1985
    Event Place: Park City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Spring, Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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