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Benjamin Franklin "B.F." or "Frank" Wells 1893 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1893

Birth Location: Perry, Morrow, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1981

Death Location: Jelloway, Knox County, Ohio, USA

Father: Joseph Wells

Mother: Ida Moats

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The story of Benjamin Franklin "B.F." or "Frank" Wells began in 1893 in Perry, Morrow, Ohio, USA. Benjamin Franklin "B.F." or "Frank" Wells passed away in 1981 in Jelloway, Knox County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin "B.F." or "Frank" Wells began in 1893 in Perry, Morrow, Ohio, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin "B.F." or "Frank" Wells passed away in 1981 in Jelloway, Knox County, Ohio, USA.

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Benjamin Wells's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wells
1893 – 1981
Birth Place: Perry, Morrow, Ohio, USA
Parents
Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells
1859 – 1929
Middlebury, Knox, Ohio, United States,
Ida (Ellen) Moats
1862 – 1908
Bangorville, Richland, Ohio
Grandparents
B. (Joseph) Wells
1830 – 1872
Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States,
Sophia (Elizabeth) Noble
1833 – 1881
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Wells
1805 – 1876
Maria
1808 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tunis Wills
1746 – 1809
Margaret Williams
1767 – 1845

Benjamin Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1893
8 Oct 1893
Birth of Benjamin Franklin "B.F." or "Frank" Wells in Perry, Morrow, Ohio, USA
Perry, Morrow, Ohio, USA
1981
9 Sep 1981
Age 88
Death of Benjamin Franklin "B.F." or "Frank" Wells in Jelloway, Knox County, Ohio, USA
Jelloway, Knox County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1893
    Event Place: Perry, Morrow, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1981
    Event Place: Jelloway, Knox County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bellville, Richland County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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