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Charles Coleman Wells 1831 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1831

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 3 Jun 1907

Death Location: Sappony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Father: Peterson Wells

Mother: Lucretia YOUNG

Spouse(s): Susan Morris

Children(s): Lucretia Wells, John Wells, Martha Wells, Anna Wells

Charles Coleman Wells was born in 1831 in Virginia, the child of Peterson Wells and Lucretia Louisa YOUNG. In 1880, Charles Coleman Wells resided in Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA. Charles Coleman Wells married Susan Anna Morris, and had children including Lucretia Peterson Wells, John Edward Young Wells, Martha Wells, Anna Wells. Charles Coleman Wells passed away in 1907 in Sappony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles Coleman Wells was born in 1831 in Virginia, the child of Peterson Wells and Lucretia Louisa YOUNG.
  • In 1880, Charles Coleman Wells resided in Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.
  • Charles Coleman Wells married Susan Anna Morris, and had children including Lucretia Peterson Wells, John Edward Young Wells, Martha Wells, Anna Wells.
  • Charles Coleman Wells passed away in 1907 in Sappony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peterson Wells
1805 – 1878
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
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Lucretia YOUNG
1809 – 1884
Birth Location: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Morris
1844 – 1914
Birth Location: Virginia
SM

Children(s)

Lucretia Wells
1859 – 1919
Birth Location: Virginia
LW
John Wells
1864 – 1921
Birth Location: Dinwiddie Co., VA.
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Martha Wells
1868 –
Birth Location: Virginia
MW
Anna Wells
1872 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Charles Wells's Ancestors

Self
Charles Wells
1831 – 1907
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Peterson Wells
1805 – 1878
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Lucretia (Louisa) YOUNG
1809 – 1884
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Adam Wells
1787 – 1845
Dinwiddie Co, Virginia, USA
Dorothy
1787 – 1840
Dinwiddie County Virginia, USA
Charles Young
1780 – 1842
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Harwell
1779 – 1865
Dinwiddie, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ishmael Harwell
1744 – 1783
Mary Hardaway
1743 – 1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mark Harwell
1700 – 1785
Agnes Thweatt
1720 – 1789

Charles Wells's Descendants

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Charles (Coleman) Wells (Abt 1831 – 3 Jun 1907) m. Susan (Anna) Morris (Abt 1844 – 24 Jan 1914)
  1. 1. Lucretia (Peterson) Wells (8 FEB 1859 – 15 APR 1919) m. John (William) Avery (14 Jun 1846 – 26 Aug 1931)
    1. 1. Sallie (H.) Avery (31 May 1877 – 12 March 1916)
    2. 2. Cornelia (Gertrude) Avery (9 Sep 1878 – 11 Mar 1968)
    3. 3. John (Thomas Avery) Sr. (Mar 1880 – 14 Jun 1959)
    4. 4. Charles (Young) Avery (19 NOV 1881 – 3 DEC 1944)
    5. 5. James (Fletcher) Avery (19 Feb 1883 – 21 DEC 1972)
    6. 6. Annie Avery (20 JUN 1884 – 15 AUG 1957)
    7. 7. Ola (Lillian) Avery (May 08, 1886 – Sep 20, 1982)
    8. 8. Hugh (Franklin) Avery (abt 1888 – 12 MAR 1960)
    9. 9. Sydnor (Hamilton) Avery (9 MAR 1889 – 25 JUN 1964)
    10. 10. Mollie (B.) Avery (9 MAR 1891 – 16 MAY 1993)
    11. 11. Sue Avery (18 MAR 1893 – 21 FEB 1976)
    12. 12. Bertha (Glade) Avery (7 Feb 1895 – 25 Feb 1991) m. Clinton (Young) Wells (1 September 1890 – 23 May 1973)
      1. 1. William (Franklin) Wells (22 October 1917 – 19 September 2003) m. Early (May) Hayes (29 May 1917 – 25 November 2000)
      2. 2. Clinton (Young) Wells (20 Oct 1927 – 05 apr 2025) m. Dorothy (Lee) Hartman (19 Dec 1932 – 28 Dec 2020)
        1. 1. Shelia Wells (28 Mar 1956 – ) m. Ronnie (Lavell) Davis (6 Apr 1957 – ) m. Gene (Austin) Champion (19 Jun 1941 – )
        2. 2. Cindy (Lee) Wells (5 Jun 1958 – ) m. Charles (Linwood) Evans (19 Mar 1962 – 1 Jul 2022)
        3. 3. Linda (D) Wells (16 Jul 1961 – ) m. Don (Joe) Bruner
        4. 4. Susan (A.) Wells
        5. 5. Pamela Wells
      3. 3. Mary (Avery) Wells (6 May 1939 – )
  2. 2. John (Edward Young) Wells (Aug 1864 – 26 Jun 1921) m. Myrtie (Frances) Wells (Sep 1865 – Abt 1953)
    1. 1. Clinton (Young) Wells (1 September 1890 – 23 May 1973) m. Bertha (Glade) Avery (7 Feb 1895 – 25 Feb 1991)
    2. 2. Robert (Edwin) Wells (9 Jul 1892 – 11 Oct 1960) m. Estelle (Worthy) Smith (31 Mar 1892 – 22 Jun 1953)
      1. 1. Mary (Carlton) Stone (30 November 1927 – 18 July 2017) m. Ralph (Blanton) Stone (abt 1928 – )
        1. 1. Frank (Edwin) Stone (6 Sep 1951 – 31 March 2013) m. Brenda (Faye) Smith (6 Sep 1951 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Blanton) Stone (12 Mar 1954 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Donnan) Stone (31 Mar 1961 – )
        4. 4. John (Carlton) Stone
    3. 3. Everett (R) Wells (Feb 1894 – )
    4. 4. Sydney (A) Wells (Jan 1896 – )
    5. 5. Carlton (A) Wells (Jan 1898 – )
    6. 6. Mattie (S) Wells (abt 1901 – )
    7. 7. Carrie (D) Wells (abt 1907 – )
    8. 8. E (M) Wray
    9. 9. Kiah Barnes
  3. 3. Martha Wells (Abt 1868 – )
  4. 4. Anna Wells (Abt 1872 – )

Charles Wells's Timeline

4 Records

1831
Abt 1831
Birth of Charles Coleman Wells in Virginia
Virginia
1832
12 Jul 1832
Age 1
Birth of Charles Coleman Wells in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
Charles Coleman Wells resided here in Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1907
3 Jun 1907
Age 76
Death of Charles Coleman Wells in Sappony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Sappony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1832
    Event Place: Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1831
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: 1362; Page: 246B; Enumeration District: 087

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: 1362; Page: 246B; Enumeration District: 087

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1907
    Event Place: Sappony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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