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James Alexander Wells 1838 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1838

Birth Location: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 28 Aug 1907

Death Location: West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa, United States

Father: Jacob Wells

Mother: Maria None

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James Alexander Wells was born in 1838 in Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, the child of Jacob Jennings Wells and Maria. James Alexander Wells passed away in 1907 in West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Wells was born in 1838 in Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, the child of Jacob Jennings Wells and Maria.
  • James Alexander Wells passed away in 1907 in West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa, United States.

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James Wells's Ancestors

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James Wells
1838 – 1907
Birth Place: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Parents
Jacob Jennings Wells
1805 – 1876
Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria
1808 – 1841
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Tunis (Tunes Tunas Tunnis T. Wells Welles) Wills
1746 – 1809
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Margaret Williams
1767 – 1845
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wells
1720 – 1767
Mary Holliday
1711 – 1746
Wesley Williams
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wells
1617 – 1661
Eleanor Robinson
1628 – 1696

James Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1838
8 Apr 1838
Birth of James Alexander Wells in Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
1907
28 Aug 1907
Age 69
Death of James Alexander Wells in West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa, United States
West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1838
    Event Place: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1907
    Event Place: West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa, United States

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