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Benjamin Lafayette Wells 1882–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 February 1882

Birth Location: Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 6 January 1965

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America

Father: George Wells

Mother: Nancy Orrick

Spouse(s): Annie Prater

Children(s): Wanda Roggentine, William Wells, Mable Seabourn, Reginald Wells

Benjamin Lafayette Wells was born in 1882 in Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of George G Wells And Nancy C Orrick. Benjamin Lafayette Wells married Annie Elvira Prater, and had children including Mable Seabourn, Reginald Lester Wells, Wanda Faye Roggentine, William Guy Wells. Benjamin Lafayette Wells passed away in 1965 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Lafayette Wells was born in 1882 in Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of George G Wells And Nancy C Orrick.
  • Benjamin Lafayette Wells married Annie Elvira Prater, and had children including Mable Seabourn, Reginald Lester Wells, Wanda Faye Roggentine, William Guy Wells.
  • Benjamin Lafayette Wells passed away in 1965 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Wells's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wells
1882–1965
Birth Place: Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
George G Wells
1842–1913
Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
Nancy (C.) Orrick
1843–1904
Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Adolphus ("Dolphin" Wells) Sr
1806–1870
KY, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Carrell
1807–1849
Monett, Barry, Missouri, USA
William (Jackson) Orrick
1818–1893
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Rebecca (Almira \ MIRA) DYER
1823–1900
Wilkes, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Hasten Sr
1765–1838
Benjamin Sr
1798–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1745–1826

Benjamin Wells's Descendants

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Benjamin (Lafayette) Wells (23 February 1882–6 January 1965) m. Annie (Elvira) Prater (16 December 1883–30 October 1971)
  1. 1. Wanda (Faye) Roggentine 1916–2007
  2. 2. William (Guy) Wells 1907–1928
  3. 3. Mable Seabourn 1909–1929
  4. 4. Reginald (Lester) Wells 1901–1978 m. Myrtle (Bell) Sebourn 1902–

Benjamin Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1882
23 February 1882
Birth of Benjamin Lafayette Wells in Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
1965
6 January 1965
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Lafayette Wells in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 February 1882
    Event Place: Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1965
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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