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Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells 1831–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1831

Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky

Death Date: 13 May 1908

Death Location: Wells Branch, Elliott, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Smith

Mother: Sabna Shropshire

Spouse(s): Richard Wells, Harvey Adkins

Children(s): Harrison Wells, Mary Hoose, John Adkins, Lazarus Adkins, Sarah Adkins, Ann Adkins, Helen Adkins, Jerome Adkins, Samuel Adkins, James Adkins

The story of Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells began in 1831 in Morgan County, Kentucky. Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells married Harvey George Adkins, Richard F Scott Wells, and had children including Ann Eliza Adkins, Harrison Leslie Wells, Helen May Adkins, James M Adkins, Jerome Edwin Bruce Adkins, John William Adkins, Lazarus Powell Thomas Adkins, Mary Margaret Adkins Van Hoose, Samuel Adkins, Sarah Adkins. Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells passed away in 1908 in Wells Branch, Elliott, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells began in 1831 in Morgan County, Kentucky.
  • Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells married Harvey George Adkins, Richard F Scott Wells, and had children including Ann Eliza Adkins, Harrison Leslie Wells, Helen May Adkins, James M Adkins, Jerome Edwin Bruce Adkins, John William Adkins, Lazarus Powell Thomas Adkins, Mary Margaret Adkins Van Hoose, Samuel Adkins, Sarah Adkins.
  • Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells passed away in 1908 in Wells Branch, Elliott, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Ellender Wells's Ancestors

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Ellender Wells
1831–1908
Birth Place: Morgan County, Kentucky
Parents
William Buckner Smith
1805–1884
Kentucky
Sabna (Sabrina Saber) Shropshire
1809–1886
Kentucky
Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1775–
Virginia
Marguerite Elliot
1780–
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellender Wells's Descendants

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Ellender (H Smith Adkins) Wells (15 Jan 1831–13 May 1908) m. Richard (F (Scott?)) Wells (30 Nov 1822–20 Dec 1912) m. Harvey (George) Adkins (30 Jul 1826–1 Mar 1868)
  1. 1. Harrison (Leslie) Wells 1871–1941
  2. 2. Mary (Margaret Adkins Van) Hoose 1852–1919
  3. 3. John (William) Adkins 1866–1924
  4. 4. Lazarus (Powell "Thomas") Adkins 1851–1909
  5. 5. Sarah Adkins 1854–
  6. 6. Ann (Eliza) Adkins 1855–
  7. 7. Helen (May) Adkins 1856–
  8. 8. Jerome (Edwin Bruce) Adkins 1858–1929
  9. 9. Samuel Adkins 1864–
  10. 10. James (M) Adkins 1861–

Ellender Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1831
June 15, 1831
Birth of Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells in Morgan County, Kentucky
Morgan County, Kentucky
1831
15 Jan 1831
Birth of Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells in Morgan County, Kentucky
Morgan County, Kentucky
1908
13 May 1908
Age 77
Death of Ellender H Smith Adkins Wells in Wells Branch, Elliott, Kentucky, USA
Wells Branch, Elliott, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 15, 1831
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1831
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1908
    Event Place: Wells Branch, Elliott, Kentucky, USA

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