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Benjamin Bluford Wells 1849–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1849

Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 24 December 1934

Death Location: Yale, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Hilary Wells

Mother: Malinda Cannon

Spouse(s): Louisa Wells

Children(s): Virgil Wells, Caroline Horner, Malinda Magers, William Wells, Charlie Wells, John Wells

Benjamin Bluford Wells was born in 1849 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA, the child of Hilary Wells And Malinda Jane Cannon. Benjamin Bluford Wells married Louisa F Wells, and had children including Caroline E Horner, Charlie Thomas Wells, John Hershell Wells, Malinda Frances Magers, Virgil B Wells, William Henry Wells. Benjamin Bluford Wells passed away in 1934 in Yale, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Bluford Wells was born in 1849 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA, the child of Hilary Wells And Malinda Jane Cannon.
  • Benjamin Bluford Wells married Louisa F Wells, and had children including Caroline E Horner, Charlie Thomas Wells, John Hershell Wells, Malinda Frances Magers, Virgil B Wells, William Henry Wells.
  • Benjamin Bluford Wells passed away in 1934 in Yale, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Benjamin Wells's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wells
1849–1934
Birth Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Hilary Wells
1808–1858
Washington, Kentucky, USA
Malinda (Jane) Cannon
1818–1884
Washington, Kentucky, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Wells's Descendants

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Benjamin (Bluford) Wells (1 November 1849–24 December 1934) m. Louisa (F) Wells (1848–22 November 1928)
  1. 1. Virgil (B) Wells 1888–1934
  2. 2. Caroline (E) Horner 1880–1956
  3. 3. Malinda (Frances) Magers 1870–1945
  4. 4. William (Henry) Wells 1873–1949
  5. 5. Charlie (Thomas) Wells 1881–1942
  6. 6. John (Hershell) Wells 1894–1956

Benjamin Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1849
1 November 1849
Birth of Benjamin Bluford Wells in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1934
24 December 1934
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Bluford Wells in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 November 1849
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1934
    Event Place: Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yale, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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