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Clinton Young Wells 1927 – 2025 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1927

Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 05 apr 2025

Death Location: Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA

Father: Clinton Wells

Mother: Bertha Avery

Spouse(s): Dorothy Hartman

Children(s): Shelia Wells, Cindy Wells, Linda Wells, Susan Wells, Pamela Wells

In 1927, Clinton Young Wells Jr entered the world in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, born to Clinton Young Wells and Bertha Glade Avery. Clinton Young Wells Jr married Dorothy Lee Hartman, and had children including Shelia Wells, Cindy Lee Wells, Linda D Wells, Susan A. Wells, Pamela Wells. Clinton Young Wells Jr passed away in 2025 in Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1927, Clinton Young Wells Jr entered the world in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, born to Clinton Young Wells and Bertha Glade Avery.
  • Clinton Young Wells Jr married Dorothy Lee Hartman, and had children including Shelia Wells, Cindy Lee Wells, Linda D Wells, Susan A. Wells, Pamela Wells.
  • Clinton Young Wells Jr passed away in 2025 in Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clinton Wells
1890 – 1973
Birth Location: Virginia
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Bertha Avery
1895 – 1991
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Hartman
1932 – 2020
Birth Location: Ettrick
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Children(s)

Shelia Wells
1956 –
Birth Location: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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Cindy Wells
1958 –
Birth Location: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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Linda Wells
1961 –
Birth Location: –
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Susan Wells
Birth Location: –
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Pamela Wells
Birth Location: –
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Clinton Wells's Ancestors

Self
Clinton Wells
1927 – 2025
Birth Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Parents
Clinton Young Wells
1890 – 1973
Virginia
Bertha (Glade) Avery
1895 – 1991
Dinwiddie, VA, USA
Grandparents
John (Edward Young) Wells
1864 – 1921
Dinwiddie Co., VA.
Myrtie (Frances) Wells
1865 – 1953
Virginia
John (William) Avery
1846 – 1931
Dinwiddie, VA
Lucretia (Peterson) Wells
1859 – 1919
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Charles Wells
1831 – 1907
Susan Morris
Freeling Wells
1844 – 1923
Martha Baldwin
1845 – 1932
Alexander Avery
1812 – 1861
Blanche Abernathy
1823 –
Charles Wells
1831 – 1907
Susan Morris
1844 – 1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peterson Wells
1805 – 1878
Lucretia YOUNG
1809 – 1884
Abraham Wells
1796 – 1862
Sarah Williams
1797 – 1879
James Baldwin
1825 –
Caroline Bailey
William AVERY
1770 – 1841
Clara Hunt
1770 –
Raleigh Abernathy
1789 – 1858
Peterson Wells
1805 – 1878
Lucretia YOUNG
1809 – 1884
John MORRIS
– 1855
Judith morris
1811 –

Clinton Wells's Descendants

1.
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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 – )
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Davis (25 Jul 1993 – )
    2. 2. Emily (Jayne) Davis (Dec 1997 – )
  2. 2. Cindy (Lee) Wells (5 Jun 1958 – ) m. Charles (Linwood) Evans (19 Mar 1962 – 1 Jul 2022)
    1. 1. Charles (Linwood) Evans (12 Jul 1995 – )
  3. 3. Linda (D) Wells (16 Jul 1961 – ) m. Don (Joe) Bruner
  4. 4. Susan (A.) Wells
  5. 5. Pamela Wells

Clinton Wells's Timeline

12 Records

1927
20 Oct 1927
Birth of Clinton Young Wells Jr in McKenney, Virginia, USA
McKenney, Virginia, USA
1927
20 Oct 1927
Birth of Clinton Young Wells Jr in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1927
20 Oct 1927
Birth of Clinton Young Wells Jr in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1927
20 Oct 1927
Birth of Clinton Young Wells Jr in Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Clinton Young Wells Jr resided here in Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Clinton Young Wells Jr resided here in Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia
Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 13
Clinton Young Wells Jr resided here in Sapony Mag D, Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Sapony Mag D, Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 18
Clinton Young Wells Jr resided here in Mckenney, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Mckenney, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Clinton Young Wells Jr resided here in Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1954
29 Mar 1954
Age 27
Clinton Young Wells Jr resided here in Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
1958
1958
Age 31
Clinton Young Wells Jr resided here in 1512 Oakdale Ave.,
1512 Oakdale Ave.,
2025
05 apr 2025
Age 98
Death of Clinton Young Wells Jr in Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA
Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1927
    Event Place: McKenney, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 781
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04258; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 27-12
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342175
    [5] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167793
    [6] U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-29
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: 4745; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 27-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1927
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, 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: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: 4745; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 27-18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1927
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, 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: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: 4745; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 27-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1927
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2016, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [2] E. Alvin Small Funeral Home, Clinton Y. Wells Jr. Obituary, Service Schedule

    Visitation
    Thursday, April 10, 2025
    6:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
    Matoaca Baptist Church
    6409 River Rd, South Chesterfield, VA 23803

    Celebration of Life
    Friday, April 11, 2025
    Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)
    Matoaca Baptist Church
    6409 River Rd, South Chesterfield, VA 23803

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342175

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04258; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 27-12

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sapony Mag D, Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04258; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 27-12

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Mckenney, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 781

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia, 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: Sapony, Dinwiddie, Virginia; Roll: 4745; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 27-18

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1954
    Event Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Progress-Index; Publication Date: 29/ Mar/ 1954; Publication Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: 1512 Oakdale Ave.,
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Birth Index, 1800s-2003, The Progress-Index; Publication Date: 6/ Jun/ 1958; Publication Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: McKeney, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-29
    [2] E. Alvin Small Funeral Home, Clinton Y. Wells Jr. Obituary, Service Schedule

    Visitation
    Thursday, April 10, 2025
    6:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
    Matoaca Baptist Church
    6409 River Rd, South Chesterfield, VA 23803

    Celebration of Life
    Friday, April 11, 2025
    Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)
    Matoaca Baptist Church
    6409 River Rd, South Chesterfield, VA 23803

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 apr 2025
    Event Place: Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: E. Alvin Small Funeral Home, Clinton Y. Wells Jr. Obituary, Service Schedule

    Visitation
    Thursday, April 10, 2025
    6:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
    Matoaca Baptist Church
    6409 River Rd, South Chesterfield, VA 23803

    Celebration of Life
    Friday, April 11, 2025
    Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)
    Matoaca Baptist Church
    6409 River Rd, South Chesterfield, VA 23803
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