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Gerald Clyde Wells 1909–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1909

Birth Location: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 29 Nov 1967

Death Location: Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Louis Wells

Mother: Mattie Rains

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Gerald Clyde Wells was born in 1909 in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, the child of Louis Wells And Mattie Rains. In 1910, Gerald Clyde Wells resided in Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Gerald Clyde Wells resided in Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. Gerald Clyde Wells passed away in 1967 in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gerald Clyde Wells was born in 1909 in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, the child of Louis Wells And Mattie Rains.
  • In 1910, Gerald Clyde Wells resided in Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Gerald Clyde Wells resided in Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • Gerald Clyde Wells passed away in 1967 in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Louis Wells
1890–1942
Birth Location: Kentucky
LW
Mattie Rains
1891–1963
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gerald Wells's Ancestors

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Gerald Wells
1909–1967
Birth Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Parents
Louis Wells
1890–1942
Kentucky
Mattie Rains
1891–1963
Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (W.) Rains
1850–1911
Putnam, Indiana, United States
Etta
1859–1929
Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1818–1900
Catharine Cassity
1828–1925
Joseph Millhollen
1834–1860
Sara Robb
1827–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1800–1856
Katherine Demoss
1801–1900
David Cassidy
1792–1846
Mary Clements
1802–1837
John Millhollen
1809–1872
Rebecca Caster
1813–1889
Samuel Ruby
1770–1830
Sarah Brown
1788–1870

Gerald Wells's Timeline

5 Records

1909
29 Mar 1909
Birth of Gerald Clyde Wells in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
1910
1910
Age 1
Gerald Clyde Wells resided here in Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Gerald Clyde Wells resided here in Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Gerald Clyde Wells resided here in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1967
29 Nov 1967
Age 58
Death of Gerald Clyde Wells in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1909
    Event Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_412; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 189
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0049
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T624_330; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1374343
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T624_330; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1374343

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hoopeston Ward 3, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_412; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 189

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0049

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1967
    Event Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Iroquois County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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