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Ezekial Jeremiah Wells 1812–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1812

Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Wells

Mother: Susannah Ward

Spouse(s): Mary Day

Children(s): Lettitia Wells, Nancy Sumpter, Joseph Wells, Stephen Wells, William Wells, Mary Wells

Ezekial Jeremiah Wells was born in 1812 in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA, the child of William Wells And Susannah Ward. Ezekial Jeremiah Wells married Mary Day, and had children including Joseph Wells, Lettitia Mattie Wells, Mary Ann Polly Wells, Nancy Wells Sumpter, Stephen Steve Wells, William M Wells. Ezekial Jeremiah Wells passed away in 1870 in Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ezekial Jeremiah Wells was born in 1812 in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA, the child of William Wells And Susannah Ward.
  • Ezekial Jeremiah Wells married Mary Day, and had children including Joseph Wells, Lettitia Mattie Wells, Mary Ann Polly Wells, Nancy Wells Sumpter, Stephen Steve Wells, William M Wells.
  • Ezekial Jeremiah Wells passed away in 1870 in Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Ezekial Wells's Ancestors

Self
Ezekial Wells
1812–1870
Birth Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Wells
1797–1866
Kentucky or Virginia, USA
Susannah Ward
1795–1861
, Russell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Zachariah (Wells The Royal Loyalist) Tory
1739–1825
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Abigail (Elizabeth) Osborne
1757–1844
Big Stone Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Col.
1732–1816
Nancy Brown
1723–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ezekial Wells's Descendants

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Ezekial (Jeremiah) Wells (Jan 1812–1870) m. Mary Day (13 Oct 1814–30 April 1914)
  1. 1. Lettitia ((Mattie)) Wells 1843–1931 m. John (Riley Boggs) Sr. 1836–1888 m. Joel Sturgill 1836–1920
    1. 1. Henry (Martin) Boggs 1882–1950
    2. 2. Baby (Girl) Boggs 1878–
    3. 3. Manerva Boggs 1874–1955
    4. 4. William (Riley (Will)) Boggs 1866–1940
    5. 5. Benton (H.) Boggs 1876–1953
    6. 6. Enoch (Patrick) Boggs 1884–1966
    7. 7. Samuel ((Sam)) Boggs 1862–1946
    8. 8. Mary ((Polly)) Boggs 1864–1934
    9. 9. Joel Boggs 1867–1931
    10. 10. James (Gilbert) Boggs 1879–1936
  2. 2. Nancy (Wells,) Sumpter 1847–1909
  3. 3. Joseph Wells 1838–1918
  4. 4. Stephen ((Steve)) Wells 1830–1900
  5. 5. William (M.) Wells 1846–1934
  6. 6. Mary (Ann (Polly)) Wells 1834–1900

Ezekial Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1812
Jan 1812
Birth of Ezekial Jeremiah Wells in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 58
Death of Ezekial Jeremiah Wells in Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1812
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eolia, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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