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JoAnn Wells 1933–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1933

Birth Location: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee

Death Date: 10 Jan 2021

Death Location: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee

Father: LONAS Wells

Mother: Jessie Goodner

Spouse(s): Earl Messer

Children(s):

In 1933, JoAnn Wells entered the world in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, born to Lonas Wells And Jessie Lou Goodner. In 1935, JoAnn Wells resided in Cleveland, TN. In 1940, JoAnn Wells resided in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA. JoAnn Wells married Earl Monroe Messer, and had children including James Daniel Messer, Johnathon Earl Johnny Messer Sr, Nancy Zerelda Messer. JoAnn Wells passed away in 2021 in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • In 1933, JoAnn Wells entered the world in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, born to Lonas Wells And Jessie Lou Goodner.
  • In 1935, JoAnn Wells resided in Cleveland, TN.
  • In 1940, JoAnn Wells resided in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA.
  • JoAnn Wells married Earl Monroe Messer, and had children including James Daniel Messer, Johnathon Earl Johnny Messer Sr, Nancy Zerelda Messer.
  • JoAnn Wells passed away in 2021 in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

LONAS Wells
1908–2001
Birth Location: La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee
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Jessie Goodner
1914–1998
Birth Location: Bradley County, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Earl Messer
1929–2011
Birth Location: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
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Children(s)

JoAnn Wells's Ancestors

Self
JoAnn Wells
1933–2021
Birth Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
Parents
LONAS Wells
1908–2001
La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee
Jessie (Lou) Goodner
1914–1998
Bradley County, Tennessee
Grandparents
JOHN (Boyd 'John Boy') Wells
1889–1965
Lost Creek, Union, Tennessee
ELIZABETH (Ann 'Bettie Ann') Maxwell
1884–1934
Campbell County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
ELIJAH Wells
1856–1946
AMERICA Sweat
1860–1934
CHARLES Maxwell
1865–1912
MAHALA Walker
1864–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Wells
1827–1913
CELIA Cagle
1832–1914
JOHN Sr
1819–1934
MARY McCarty
1820–1934
WILLIAM Maxwell
1836–1934
BARBARA Kimberling
1836–1934
MARY Carroll
1845–1934

JoAnn Wells's Timeline

7 Records

1933
6 May 1933
Birth of JoAnn Wells in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
1935
1935-1993
Age 2
JoAnn Wells resided here in Cleveland, TN
Cleveland, TN
1940
1940
Age 7
JoAnn Wells resided here in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
JoAnn Wells resided here in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
1959
1959
Age 26
JoAnn Wells resided here in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA
Cleveland, Tennessee, USA
2021
7 Jan 2021
Age 88
Death of JoAnn Wells in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
2021
10 Jan 2021
Age 88
Burial of JoAnn Wells in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1933
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03875; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6-15
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Bradley

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Cleveland, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03875; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6-15

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03875; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Bradley

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Cleveland, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 2021
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Jan 2021
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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