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Don Lester Wells 1903–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 OCT 1903

Birth Location: Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa

Death Date: 24 Jan 1990

Death Location: Numa, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Joseph Wells

Mother: Elizabeth Wells

Spouse(s): Norine Barnthouse

Children(s): Betty Grundy, Billy Wells, Robert Wells, Jerry None

In 1903, Don Lester Wells entered the world in Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, born to Joseph Kellum Wells And Elizabeth Wells. In 1920, Don Lester Wells resided in Udell, Appanoose, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Don Lester Wells resided in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa. Don Lester Wells married Norine Clara Barnthouse, and had children including Bernard B Wells, Betty Grundy, Billy Wells, Jerry, Robert L Wells, Robert Wells. Don Lester Wells passed away in 1990 in Numa, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Don Lester Wells entered the world in Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, born to Joseph Kellum Wells And Elizabeth Wells.
  • In 1920, Don Lester Wells resided in Udell, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Don Lester Wells resided in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa.
  • Don Lester Wells married Norine Clara Barnthouse, and had children including Bernard B Wells, Betty Grundy, Billy Wells, Jerry, Robert L Wells, Robert Wells.
  • Don Lester Wells passed away in 1990 in Numa, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Don Wells's Ancestors

Self
Don Wells
1903–1990
Birth Place: Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa
Parents
Joseph Kellum Wells
1865–1928
Kentucky
Elizabeth Wells
1875–1946
Illinois
Grandparents
John (Butler) Wells
1826–1905
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (E) Kellum
1840–1910
Illinois
Frederick (W.) Block
1843–1935
Danzig, Freistadt, Upper Austria, Austria
Dorothea (“Dora” “Daura” “Laura”) Block
1852–1918
Marnheim, Pfalz, Bavaria
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Block
1773–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Don Wells's Descendants

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Don (Lester) Wells (30 OCT 1903–24 Jan 1990) m. Norine (Clara) Barnthouse (3 May 1909–20 September 1970)
  1. 1. Betty Grundy 1927–2011 m. ROBERT (EUGENE) GRUNDY 1925–2003
    1. 1. BARBARA (EUGENIA) GRUNDY 1948–2018
  2. 2. Billy Wells 1927–1997
  3. 3. Robert (L) Wells 1930–2014
  4. 4. Jerry 1945–1947

Don Wells's Timeline

7 Records

1903
30 OCT 1903
Birth of Don Lester Wells in Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa
Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa
1920
1920
Age 17
Don Lester Wells resided here in Udell, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Udell, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Don Lester Wells resided here in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa
Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 37
Don Lester Wells resided here in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Don Lester Wells resided here in Lincoln, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Lincoln, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 48
Don Lester Wells resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1990
24 Jan 1990
Age 87
Death of Don Lester Wells in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa
Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 OCT 1903
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa
    [7] Iowa, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Udell, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lincoln, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lincoln, Appanoose

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Centerville, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1990
    Event Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Numa, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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