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James K. Wells 1837 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1837

Birth Location: Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 15 September 1912

Death Location: Fiscus, Owen County, Ohio

Father: William Wells

Mother: Hiley Kinner

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The story of James K. Wells began in 1837 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA. James K. Wells passed away in 1912 in Fiscus, Owen County, Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of James K. Wells began in 1837 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA.
  • James K. Wells passed away in 1912 in Fiscus, Owen County, Ohio.

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James Wells's Ancestors

Self
James Wells
1837 – 1912
Birth Place: Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA
Parents
William M Wells
1812 – 1871
Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Hiley (Ann WELLS) Kinner
1820 – 1894
Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Laken (Lakin Dorsey Wells) Wills
1787 – 1841
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cynthia (Cintha Cyntha A Moffet Mofit Moffitt Moffit Maffet Moffatt) Moffett
1792 – 1850
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Charles Welles
1758 – 1844
Mary Williamson
1760 – 1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Wells
1729 – 1786
Sarah (Wells)
1730 – 1790

James Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1837
22 May 1837
Birth of James K. Wells in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA
Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA
1912
15 September 1912
Age 75
Death of James K. Wells in Fiscus, Owen County, Ohio
Fiscus, Owen County, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1837
    Event Place: Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1912
    Event Place: Fiscus, Owen County, Ohio

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