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Bill Wells 1931–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1931

Birth Location: Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 7 February 2007

Death Location: Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Walter Wells

Mother: Bessie Whitaker

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Children(s):

Bill Wells was born in 1931 in Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA, the child of Walter Everett Wells And Bessie Irene Whitaker. In 1935, Bill Wells resided in Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky. In 1940, Bill Wells resided in Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA. Bill Wells passed away in 2007 in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bill Wells was born in 1931 in Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA, the child of Walter Everett Wells And Bessie Irene Whitaker.
  • In 1935, Bill Wells resided in Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Bill Wells resided in Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA.
  • Bill Wells passed away in 2007 in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bill Wells's Ancestors

Self
Bill Wells
1931–2007
Birth Place: Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Walter Everett Wells
1905–1970
Boyd Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
Bessie (Irene) Whitaker
1907–1984
Blue River, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Branch Whitaker
1884–1956
Kentucky
Mae Slone
1884–1975
Blue River, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Wiley Slone
1850–1923
Amanda Bradley
1856–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Greenville ❤️
1820–1901
Elizabeth ❤️
1825–1901

Bill Wells's Timeline

8 Records

1931
23 April 1931
Birth of Bill Wells in Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
Bill Wells resided here in Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky
Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 9
Bill Wells resided here in Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Bill Wells resided here in Menifee, Kentucky, USA
Menifee, Kentucky, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 20
Bill Wells resided here in Kentucky
Kentucky
1993
1993
Age 62
Bill Wells resided here in Prestonsburg, KY
Prestonsburg, KY
1994
1994
Age 63
Bill Wells resided here in Prestonsburg, KY
Prestonsburg, KY
2007
7 February 2007
Age 76
Death of Bill Wells in Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1931
    Event Place: Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01305; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36-18A
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Daily Independent, The; Publication Date: 9 Feb 2007; Publication Place: Ashland, Kentucky, USA
    [6] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lexington Herald-Leader; Publication Date: 9 Feb 2007; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA; ,0.16330624,0.49191004,0.21131314&xid=3355
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Menifee, Kentucky; Roll: 4129; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 83-7
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01305; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36-18A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Estil-Glo, Floyd, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01305; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36-18A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Menifee, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Menifee, Kentucky; Roll: 4129; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 83-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Prestonsburg, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Prestonsburg, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Prestonsburg
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Daily Independent, The; Publication Date: 9 Feb 2007; Publication Place: Ashland, Kentucky, USA
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lexington Herald-Leader; Publication Date: 9 Feb 2007; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA; ,0.16330624,0.49191004,0.21131314&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Prestonsburg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 2007
    Event Place: Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Daily Independent, The; Publication Date: 9 Feb 2007; Publication Place: Ashland, Kentucky, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lexington Herald-Leader; Publication Date: 9 Feb 2007; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA; ,0.16330624,0.49191004,0.21131314&xid=3355
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Daily Independent, The; Publication Date: 9 Feb 2007; Publication Place: Ashland, Kentucky, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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