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Christopher Rankin Wells 1817–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1817

Birth Location: Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 8 January 1881

Death Location: Newman, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Simmons

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Christopher Rankin Wells was born in 1817 in Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Wells And Elizabeth Simmons. In 1850, Christopher Rankin Wells resided in Hinds, Mississippi, USA. Christopher Rankin Wells passed away in 1881 in Newman, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Christopher Rankin Wells was born in 1817 in Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Wells And Elizabeth Simmons.
  • In 1850, Christopher Rankin Wells resided in Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
  • Christopher Rankin Wells passed away in 1881 in Newman, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Christopher Wells's Ancestors

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Christopher Wells
1817–1881
Birth Place: Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Wells
1771–1843
Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth Simmons
1782–1835
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert Simons
1758–1850
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Anne Miller
1762–1843
Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
1713–1772
Ann Keating
1718–1784
Rev. III
1727–1821
Jane Pickens
1738–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1672–1717
Mary Pre
1670–1737
Robert Millar
1664–1732
Helen Meldrum
1700–1800
Andrew Sr
1699–1756
Nancy Davis
1705–1760

Christopher Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1817
20 May 1817
Birth of Christopher Rankin Wells in Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America
Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 33
Christopher Rankin Wells resided here in Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1881
8 January 1881
Age 64
Death of Christopher Rankin Wells in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America
Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1817
    Event Place: Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: M432_372; Page: 217A; Image: 438
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hinds, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: M432_372; Page: 217A; Image: 438

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1881
    Event Place: Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newman, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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