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Ida May Wells 1854–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1854

Birth Location: Newtown, Illinois

Death Date: 22 Aug 1940

Death Location: Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA

Father: Henry Wells

Mother: Emily Hampton

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Ida May Wells was born in 1854 in Newtown, Illinois, the child of Henry S Wells And Emily Hampton. Ida May Wells passed away in 1940 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Ida May Wells was born in 1854 in Newtown, Illinois, the child of Henry S Wells And Emily Hampton.
  • Ida May Wells passed away in 1940 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Wells
1801–1872
Birth Location: Chemung County, New York, United States of America
HW
Emily Hampton
1832–1864
Birth Location: West Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
EH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ida Wells's Ancestors

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Ida Wells
1854–1940
Birth Place: Newtown, Illinois
Parents
Henry S Wells
1801–1872
Chemung County, New York, United States of America
Emily Hampton
1832–1864
West Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John (W) Hampton
1799–1840
Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ida Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1854
18 Dec 1854
Birth of Ida May Wells in Newtown, Illinois
Newtown, Illinois
1940
22 Aug 1940
Age 86
Death of Ida May Wells in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Newtown, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
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