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Herman Wells 1907–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1907

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 11 Nov 1974

Death Location: Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Garrett Wells

Mother: Mary Wells

Spouse(s): Reta Wells

Children(s):

The story of Herman Wells began in 1907 in Mississippi. Herman Wells married Reta Wells. Herman Wells passed away in 1974 in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Herman Wells began in 1907 in Mississippi.
  • Herman Wells married Reta Wells.
  • Herman Wells passed away in 1974 in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Garrett Wells
1871–1965
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
GW
Mary Wells
1876–1926
Birth Location: Mississippi
MW

Spouses(s)

Reta Wells
1911–
Birth Location: Mississippi
RW

Children(s)

Herman Wells's Ancestors

Self
Herman Wells
1907–1974
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Garrett Wells
1871–1965
Mississippi, USA
Mary Wells
1876–1926
Mississippi
Grandparents
Floyd Wells
1847–1940
Jefferson, Mississippi, United States
Margaret (A.) Wells
1845–1920
Brandywine, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
Charles (Bunk Brown) Sr
1840–
Louisiana, USA
Elizabeth (Betsie Berry - Brown -) Douglass
1850–
claiborne, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Harry Wells
1801–1900
Effie White
1818–1900
Harry Wells
1801–1900
Effie White
1818–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter WELLS
1783–1822
Abigail SWEET
1785–1835
Peter WELLS
1783–1822
Abigail SWEET
1785–1835

Herman Wells's Timeline

12 Records

1906
31 Aug 1906
Birth of Herman Wells in Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi
Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi
1906
31 Aug 1906
Birth of Herman Wells in Mississippi
Mississippi
1906
abt 1906
Birth of Herman Wells in Mississippi
Mississippi
1907
1907
Birth of Herman Wells in Mississippi
Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 3
Herman Wells resided here in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Herman Wells resided here in Beat 2, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Herman Wells resided here in Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Herman Wells resided here in Beat 5, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Herman Wells resided here in Rural, Washington, Mississippi
Rural, Washington, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 33
Herman Wells resided here in Beat 2, Washington, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Washington, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 44
Herman Wells resided here in Louisiana
Louisiana
1974
11 Nov 1974
Age 67
Death of Herman Wells in Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02075; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 76-7
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: T625_880; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 75
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Claiborne, Mississippi; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340877
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: T624_744; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374757

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1906
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: T624_744; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374757

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 2, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 1, Jefferson, Mississippi; Roll: T625_880; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 75

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 5, Claiborne, Mississippi; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340877

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Washington, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02075; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 76-7

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Washington, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02075; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 76-7

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1974
    Event Place: Los Angeles
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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