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Jane Boyd Wells 1809–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1809

Birth Location: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 2 Aug 1866

Death Location: Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Martin "Monte"

Mother: Sarah Boyd

Spouse(s): Norman Woods, Henry Kerlick

Children(s): Caroline Woods, Ardelia Woods, Margaret Woods, Cordelia Woods, Mary Woods, Martin Woods, Henry Woods, Sarah Woods, Henry Woods, Minerva Woods, Norman Woods

Jane Boyd Wells was born in 1809 in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Martin Luther Wells Monte And Sarah Sally Marshall Boyd. In 1844, Jane Boyd Wells resided in No Township Listed, Fayette County, TX. Jane Boyd Wells married Henry Gonzalvo Woods Citizen Of The Republic Of Texas Escaped From Dawson S Massacre Csa Captain Shot By Kerlick, Norman B Woods, and had children including Ardelia Woods, Caroline Cottle Woods, Cordelia Minerva Woods, Henry Leander Woods, Henry Woods, Margaret Jane Woods, Martin Zadock Woods, Mary Susan Woods, Minerva Jane Nervy Woods, Norman Woods, Sarah Boyd Woods. Jane Boyd Wells passed away in 1866 in Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jane Boyd Wells was born in 1809 in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Martin Luther Wells Monte And Sarah Sally Marshall Boyd.
  • In 1844, Jane Boyd Wells resided in No Township Listed, Fayette County, TX.
  • Jane Boyd Wells married Henry Gonzalvo Woods Citizen Of The Republic Of Texas Escaped From Dawson S Massacre Csa Captain Shot By Kerlick, Norman B Woods, and had children including Ardelia Woods, Caroline Cottle Woods, Cordelia Minerva Woods, Henry Leander Woods, Henry Woods, Margaret Jane Woods, Martin Zadock Woods, Mary Susan Woods, Minerva Jane Nervy Woods, Norman Woods, Sarah Boyd Woods.
  • Jane Boyd Wells passed away in 1866 in Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin "Monte"
1774–1836
Birth Location: New Hanover, Duplin, North Carolina
M"
Sarah Boyd
1789–1858
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Norman Woods
1805–1843
Birth Location: Woods Fort, Troy, Lincoln, Missouri, USA
NW
Henry Kerlick
1816–1869
Birth Location: Woods Fort, Troy, Lincoln, Missouri, USA
HK

Children(s)

Caroline Woods
1839–1904
Birth Location: West Point, Fayette, Texas, USA
CW
Ardelia Woods
1833–1920
Birth Location: Muldoon, Fayette County, Texas, Republic of Texas
AW
Margaret Woods
1838–1838
Birth Location: Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas, United States
MW
Cordelia Woods
1835–1836
Birth Location: West Point, Fayette County, Republic of Texas
CW
Mary Woods
1841–1870
Birth Location: Bastrop County, Republic of Texas
MW
Martin Woods
1841–1863
Birth Location: Bastrop, Republic of Texas, Bastrop County, Texas
MW
Henry Woods
1836–1836
Birth Location: Bank of the Brazos River/ During The Runaway Scrape
HW
Sarah Woods
1835–1911
Birth Location: West Point, Fayette, Republic of Texas
SW
Henry Woods
1845–1910
Birth Location: Woods Fort, Yorktown, Fayette County, Texas, USA
HW
Minerva Woods
1850–1939
Birth Location: Woods Fort, Fayette County, Texas, USA
MW
Norman Woods
1846–1919
Birth Location: Woods Fort, Fayette County, Texas, USA
NW

Jane Wells's Ancestors

Self
Jane Wells
1809–1866
Birth Place: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Martin Luther Wells "Monte"
1774–1836
New Hanover, Duplin, North Carolina
Sarah ("Sally" Marshall) Boyd
1789–1858
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Martin Wells
1732–1803
Magnolia,Duplin, North Carolina, Colonial America
Mary (Boni) Jones
1750–1783
New Hanover County, North Carolina
George Boyd
1750–1830
of Scarva, Ireland
Sarah (M) Knott
1761–1849
Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Wells
1690–1756
Mary Wright
1702–1801
David Jones
1725–
Barbara Boni
1722–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Boni
1680–1761
Eva Zeller
1683–1760

Jane Wells's Descendants

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Jane (Boyd) Wells (29 Dec 1809–2 Aug 1866) m. Norman (B) Woods (13 Oct 1805–16 Dec 1843) m. Henry (Gonzalvo Woods - Citizen of the Republic of Texas, Escaped from Dawson's Massacre, CSA Captain, Shot by) Kerlick (18 Feb 1816–18 Oct 1869)
  1. 1. Caroline (Cottle) Woods 1839–1904 m. Andrew (Jackson Brown) "Anda" 1829–1885
    1. 1. John (Edward) Brown 1865–1933 m. Kate Martin 1871–1900
      1. 1. John (Harden) Brown 1899–1930 m. Ethel Brown 1895–1936
        1. 1. Macel Thompson 1924–1966 m. James (Fred) Thompson 1925–1997
      2. 2. Ruby (E) Brown 1897–1922 m. Claude (Mancel) Cotton 1896–1936
        1. 1. Jaunita (Ione) Cotton 1919–2008 m. Joe (Sypress) Lemons 1920–1993 m. Harold (Elmo) Teague 1913–1960 m. Spencer (Baily) Mutter 1909–2002
        2. 2. Claudia (Kate) Cotton 1917–2016
      3. 3. Clabern (Andy) Brown 1889–1965
      4. 4. William (Wentford) Brown 1893–1957
      5. 5. Alfred (Carl) Brown 1891–1970
      6. 6. Mark (Leslie) Brown 1895–1921
    2. 2. William (Cyrus Gonzalvo) Brown 1860–1919
    3. 3. Anda (Jane Brown) "Jennie" 1862–1904 m. William (Berry) Reynolds 1856–1947
      1. 1. William (Cyrus) Reynolds 1890–1971
      2. 2. Edna (Lee) Reynolds 1892–1944
      3. 3. Loyd Reynolds 1894–1917
      4. 4. Elvira (Belle) Reynolds 1897–1970
      5. 5. Kate Reynolds 1900–1975
      6. 6. Lisker Reynolds 1903–1922
      7. 7. Dewitt (Clinton) Reynolds 1887–1977
      8. 8. Infant Reynolds 1887–1887
    4. 4. Margaret (Amanda) Brown 1867–1867
    5. 5. Madalena (Ruth) Brown 1870–1870
    6. 6. Anna (Elizabeth Brown "Annie) Eliza" 1871–1936 m. William (Alexander) Johnston 1866–1937
      1. 1. Letha (Helen) Johnston 1910–1998
      2. 2. Lois (Edwin) Johnston 1913–2001
      3. 3. Authur (Lee) Johnston 1895–1968
      4. 4. Mary (Lillian) Johnston 1897–1967
      5. 5. Wilmer (Carrol) Johnston 1899–
      6. 6. Annie (Hazel) Johnston 1904–1993
      7. 7. Andrew ("Anda" Benjamin) Johnston 1893–1904
    7. 7. Sylvanus (Brown "Vene) B" 1874–1932 m. Mary (E) Hill 1877–1966
      1. 1. Alma (Alzenith) Brown 1900–1992
      2. 2. Mayme (Emma) Brown 1901–1990
    8. 8. Norman (Arnold) Brown 1876–1938 m. Judith Hill 1879–1953
      1. 1. Zelma (M) Brown 1911–1989
    9. 9. Cora (Mary) Brown 1879–1920 m. Hardin (Staples) Hereford 1876–1969
      1. 1. Katherine (Caroline) Hereford 1903–1987
      2. 2. Sanford (Raymond) Hereford 1897–1943
      3. 3. Keith (Carson) Hereford 1899–1932
      4. 4. Van (Buren) Hereford 1900–1968
      5. 5. Clyde Hereford 1904–1905
      6. 6. Thelma Hereford 1906–1967
      7. 7. Eula Hereford 1908–1986
      8. 8. Clarence (Murry) Hereford 1910–1977
      9. 9. Wesley (Dee Dub) Hereford 1912–1991
      10. 10. Gladys (Louise) Hereford 1916–1916
      11. 11. Hardin (Staples) Hereford 1920–2016
    10. 10. Ardelia (Ruth) Brown 1858–1917 m. S (J) Calloway 1852–1914
      1. 1. Leenon Callaway 1881–1929
      2. 2. Mettie (Ruth) Calloway 1894–1970
      3. 3. Pearl Calloway 1896–1936
      4. 4. Warren (E) Callaway 1892–1892
      5. 5. Effie (Amanda) Callaway 1887–1974
      6. 6. Milton (Gad) Callaway 1877–1939
      7. 7. John Callaway 1885–1958
      8. 8. Lena Callaway 1878–1957
      9. 9. Christerfor Callaway 1883–
    11. 11. Amanda (Melvina) Brown 1868–1947 m. Samuel (Alexander) Fisher 1867–1934
      1. 1. Andrew (Earl) Fisher 1893–1948
      2. 2. John (Alexander) Fisher 1888–1956
      3. 3. Hiram (Herbert) Fisher 1890–
      4. 4. Oscar (Clyde) Fisher 1891–
      5. 5. Samuel (Emmett) Fisher 1896–1961
      6. 6. Robert (Almon) Fisher 1898–1964
      7. 7. Lora (Katherine) Fisher 1896–
      8. 8. Lena (Carolyn) Fisher 1898–1984
      9. 9. Sarah (Jane "Sadie") Fisher 1906–1968
      10. 10. Nellie (Mae "Nell") Fisher 1901–
    12. 12. Sarah (Minerva) Brown 1851–1945
    13. 13. Leona Brown 1855–
  2. 2. Ardelia Woods 1833–1920
  3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Woods 1838–1838
  4. 4. Cordelia (Minerva) Woods 1835–1836
  5. 5. Mary (Susan) Woods 1841–1870
  6. 6. Martin (Zadock) Woods 1841–1863
  7. 7. Henry Woods 1836–1836
  8. 8. Sarah (Boyd) Woods 1835–1911
  9. 9. Henry (Leander) Woods 1845–1910
  10. 10. Minerva (Jane "Nervy") Woods 1850–1939
  11. 11. Norman Woods 1846–1919

Jane Wells's Timeline

5 Records

1809
29 Dec 1809
Birth of Jane Boyd Wells in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America
Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America
1844
1844
Age 35
Jane Boyd Wells resided here in No Township Listed, Fayette County, TX
No Township Listed, Fayette County, TX
1850
1850
Age 41
Jane Boyd Wells resided here in Fayette, Texas, USA
Fayette, Texas, USA
1860
1860
Age 51
Jane Boyd Wells resided here in DeWitt, Texas, USA
DeWitt, Texas, USA
1866
2 Aug 1866
Age 57
Death of Jane Boyd Wells in Shiloh, Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
Shiloh, Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1809
    Event Place: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1809; Birth city: of Dewitt Co; Birth state: TX
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: DeWitt, Texas; Roll: M653_1292; Page: 479; Family History Library Film: 805292
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Fayette, Texas; Roll: M432_910; Page: 217B; Image: 430
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1842
    Event Place: Battle of Salado Creek, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Fayette County, TX
    Record Source: Texas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Fayette, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Fayette, Texas; Roll: M432_910; Page: 217B; Image: 430

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: DeWitt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: DeWitt, Texas; Roll: M653_1292; Page: 479; Family History Library Film: 805292

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Shiloh, Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1809; Birth city: of Dewitt Co; Birth state: TX
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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