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Claude Watson Wells 1878–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1878

Birth Location: Versailles, Brown Co., Illinois

Death Date: 11 April 1938

Death Location: Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA

Father: Henry Wells

Mother: Odelia Wells

Spouse(s): Vella Kempton

Children(s): Fred Wells, Leroy Wells, Nellie Wells, Jack Wells, Josephine Wells, Marie Wells, Nettie Wells, Pauline Wells, Fred Wells, Roy Wells, Jack Wells

In 1878, Claude Watson Wells entered the world in Versailles, Brown Co., Illinois, born to Henry Jackson Wells And Odelia Jane Kunze Kuntz Wells. Claude Watson Wells married Vella Kempton, and had children including Fred Wells, Fred Wilbur Wells, Jack Claude Wells, Jack Wells, Josephine Lucille Wells, Leroy Arellos Wells, Marie Myrtle Wells, Nellie Wells, Nettie Leone Wells, Pauline Leverne Wells, Roy Wells. Claude Watson Wells passed away in 1938 in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Claude Watson Wells entered the world in Versailles, Brown Co., Illinois, born to Henry Jackson Wells And Odelia Jane Kunze Kuntz Wells.
  • Claude Watson Wells married Vella Kempton, and had children including Fred Wells, Fred Wilbur Wells, Jack Claude Wells, Jack Wells, Josephine Lucille Wells, Leroy Arellos Wells, Marie Myrtle Wells, Nellie Wells, Nettie Leone Wells, Pauline Leverne Wells, Roy Wells.
  • Claude Watson Wells passed away in 1938 in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Claude Wells's Ancestors

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Claude Wells
1878–1938
Birth Place: Versailles, Brown Co., Illinois
Parents
Henry Jackson Wells
1850–1906
White Hall, Greene, Illinois, USA
Odelia (Jane Kunze (Kuntz)) Wells
1851–1935
Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
David (William) Wells
1805–1872
Virginia, USA
Lucinda Higbee
1806–1895
Jessamine, Fayette, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Claude Wells's Descendants

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Claude (Watson) Wells (20 May 1878–11 April 1938) m. Vella Kempton (06 Nov 1885–6 AUG 1965)
  1. 1. Fred Wells 1898–1947 m. Anna (M) Orton 1910–1980 m. Loretta Carter 1908–1986
    1. 1. Kenneth Wells 1925–1990 m. Catherine Gilley 1926– m. Alma (Lee) Walden 1938–2002 m. Catherine (Patricia) Gilley 1926–1976
    2. 2. Warren (Keith) Wells 1935–1985
  2. 2. Leroy (Arellos) Wells 1907–1946
  3. 3. Nellie Wells 1910–1976
  4. 4. Jack (Claude) Wells 1912–1972
  5. 5. Josephine (Lucille) Wells 1916–1981
  6. 6. Marie (Myrtle) Wells 1914–2004
  7. 7. Nettie (Leone) Wells 1906–1972
  8. 8. Pauline (Leverne) Wells 1924–1994
  9. 9. Fred (Wilbur) Wells 1904–1947
  10. 10. Roy Wells 1908–
  11. 11. Jack Wells 1912–

Claude Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1878
20 May 1878
Birth of Claude Watson Wells in Versailles, Brown Co., Illinois
Versailles, Brown Co., Illinois
1938
11 April 1938
Age 60
Death of Claude Watson Wells in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA
Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1878
    Event Place: Versailles, Brown Co., Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1916, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1966, Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth and Stillbirth Index, 1913-1964
    [2] Idaho, Death Records, Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho; Death Index and Image, 1911-1966

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1938
    Event Place: Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA

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