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Bessie Jewell Wells 1877–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1877

Birth Location: Indiana, United States

Death Date: 25 December 1956

Death Location: New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA

Father: Reason Wells

Mother: Carrie Beeler

Spouse(s): Hans Jensen

Children(s): Hulda Jensen, Clara Jensen, Paul Jensen, Elizabeth Jensen, Fred Jensen, Sophia Jensen, Ralph Jenson, Stella Jensen, Martha Jenson, Chester Jensen, Joseph Jensen, Peter Jensen

Bessie Jewell Wells was born in 1877 in Indiana, United States, the child of Reason Wells And Carrie Beeler. In 1900, Bessie Jewell Wells resided in New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA. In 1910, Bessie Jewell Wells resided in New Albany Ward 6, Floyd, Indiana, USA. Bessie Jewell Wells married Hans Alfred Jensen, and had children including Chester Hobart Jensen, Clara Blanche Jensen, Elizabeth Bessie Jewell Jensen, Fred Jensen, Hulda Alfrida Jensen, Joseph Leonard Jensen, Martha Louise Jenson, Paul Jensen, Peter Jensen, Ralph Jenson, Sophia Caroline Jensen, Stella Gertrude Jensen. Bessie Jewell Wells passed away in 1956 in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Jewell Wells was born in 1877 in Indiana, United States, the child of Reason Wells And Carrie Beeler.
  • In 1900, Bessie Jewell Wells resided in New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1910, Bessie Jewell Wells resided in New Albany Ward 6, Floyd, Indiana, USA.
  • Bessie Jewell Wells married Hans Alfred Jensen, and had children including Chester Hobart Jensen, Clara Blanche Jensen, Elizabeth Bessie Jewell Jensen, Fred Jensen, Hulda Alfrida Jensen, Joseph Leonard Jensen, Martha Louise Jenson, Paul Jensen, Peter Jensen, Ralph Jenson, Sophia Caroline Jensen, Stella Gertrude Jensen.
  • Bessie Jewell Wells passed away in 1956 in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reason Wells
1837–1890
Birth Location: Clark County, Indiana, USA
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Carrie Beeler
1844–1918
Birth Location: Indiana
CB

Spouses(s)

Hans Jensen
1877–1947
Birth Location: Copenhagen D, Denmark
HJ

Children(s)

Hulda Jensen
1897–
Birth Location: Indiana
HJ
Clara Jensen
1899–
Birth Location: Indiana
CJ
Paul Jensen
1902–
Birth Location: Indiana
PJ
Elizabeth Jensen
1904–
Birth Location: Indiana
EJ
Fred Jensen
1906–
Birth Location: Indiana
FJ
Sophia Jensen
1909–
Birth Location: Indiana
SJ
Ralph Jenson
1911–
Birth Location: Indiana
RJ
Stella Jensen
1913–
Birth Location: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
SJ
Martha Jenson
1915–
Birth Location: Indiana
MJ
Chester Jensen
1918–
Birth Location: Indiana
CJ
Joseph Jensen
1921–
Birth Location: Indiana
JJ
Peter Jensen
1896–1896
Birth Location: –
PJ

Bessie Wells's Ancestors

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Bessie Wells
1877–1956
Birth Place: Indiana, United States
Parents
Reason Wells
1837–1890
Clark County, Indiana, USA
Carrie Beeler
1844–1918
Indiana
Grandparents
William (Wells) *
1808–
NC
Mary (Ann Akin) *
1810–1863
Indiana, USA
Robert (N.) Beeler
1815–1886
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
Susanna (Gregory) Jewell
1814–1872
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Wells
1778–1869
Hannah Howell
1780–1844
Josiah Akin
1777–1858
Rebecca Stewart
1781–1862
Samuel *
1763–1844
Ana Shryock
1772–1851
John Jewell
1788–1842
Sarah Gregory
1788–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wells
1750–1810
Sarah Keith
1730–1785
Joseph Howell
1750–1808
Mary Furches
1750–
William Akin
1750–
Mary Wallace
1754–
James Jr
1743–1812
Rebecca Marchant
1748–1829
Johannes Jr
1747–1831
Anna Teagarden
1747–1816
George Jewell
1750–1820
Mary Hibbs
1755–1802

Bessie Wells's Descendants

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Bessie (Jewell) Wells (21 Oct 1877–25 December 1956) m. Hans (Alfred) Jensen (5 Apr 1877–2 February 1947)
  1. 1. Hulda (Alfrida) Jensen 1897– m. Elmer (Frank) Mauch 1899–
  2. 2. Clara (Blanche) Jensen 1899–
    1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Strickland 1921–
    2. 2. Sarah (Jewell) Strickland 1923–
    3. 3. William (Alfred) Strickland 1925–
  3. 3. Paul Jensen 1902–
  4. 4. Elizabeth ("Bessie" Jewell) Jensen 1904–
  5. 5. Fred Jensen 1906–
  6. 6. Sophia (Caroline) Jensen 1909–
  7. 7. Ralph Jenson 1911–
  8. 8. Stella (Gertrude) Jensen 1913–
  9. 9. Martha (Louise) Jenson 1915–
  10. 10. Chester (Hobart) Jensen 1918–
  11. 11. Joseph (Leonard) Jensen 1921–
  12. 12. Peter Jensen 1896–1896

Bessie Wells's Timeline

8 Records

1877
21 Oct 1877
Birth of Bessie Jewell Wells in Indiana, United States
Indiana, United States
1900
1900
Age 23
Bessie Jewell Wells resided here in New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Bessie Jewell Wells resided here in New Albany Ward 6, Floyd, Indiana, USA
New Albany Ward 6, Floyd, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Bessie Jewell Wells resided here in New Albany Ward 4, Floyd, Indiana, USA
New Albany Ward 4, Floyd, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Bessie Jewell Wells resided here in New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Bessie Jewell Wells resided here in New Albany, Floyd, Indiana
New Albany, Floyd, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 63
Bessie Jewell Wells resided here in New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
1956
25 December 1956
Age 79
Death of Bessie Jewell Wells in New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1877
    Event Place: Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: T627_1043; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 22-16
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Albany Ward 4, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: T625_429; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 261
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: 587; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 1081.0; FHL microfilm: 2340322
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: 371; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1240371
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Albany Ward 6, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: T624_349; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1374362
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: 371; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1240371

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: New Albany Ward 6, Floyd, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Albany Ward 6, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: T624_349; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1374362

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: New Albany Ward 4, Floyd, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Albany Ward 4, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: T625_429; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 261

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: 587; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 1081.0; FHL microfilm: 2340322

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: T627_1043; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 22-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana; Roll: T627_1043; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 22-16

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Albany;Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1956
    Event Place: New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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