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Joel C Wells 1801–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 March 1884

Death Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA

Father: 2nd Wells

Mother: Sarah Morton

Spouse(s): Sarah Tarpley

Children(s): James Sr., Joseph Wells, Lucy Wells, Robert Sr., Luke Wells, Sarah Wells, John Wells, Mary Wells, Susan Wells, Catherine Wells, Martha Wells, Elizabeth Wells

Joel C Wells was born in 1801 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of 2Nd Lieut Matthew Wells And Sarah Tabitha Morton. Joel C Wells married Sarah E M Tarpley, and had children including Catherine T Wells, Elizabeth Ann Eliza Wells, James Henry Wells Sr, John Tarpley Wells, Joseph W Wells, Lucy Virginia Wells, Luke Palmer Wells, Martha H Wells, Mary Martha Wells, Robert C Wells Sr, Sarah Elizabeth Wells, Susan Jane Wells. Joel C Wells passed away in 1884 in Henry County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel C Wells was born in 1801 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of 2Nd Lieut Matthew Wells And Sarah Tabitha Morton.
  • Joel C Wells married Sarah E M Tarpley, and had children including Catherine T Wells, Elizabeth Ann Eliza Wells, James Henry Wells Sr, John Tarpley Wells, Joseph W Wells, Lucy Virginia Wells, Luke Palmer Wells, Martha H Wells, Mary Martha Wells, Robert C Wells Sr, Sarah Elizabeth Wells, Susan Jane Wells.
  • Joel C Wells passed away in 1884 in Henry County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Joel Wells's Ancestors

Self
Joel Wells
1801–1884
Birth Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Parents
2nd Lieut Matthew Wells
1759–1828
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Tabitha) Morton
1765–1828
Pittsylvania Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Morton Lt.) Colonel
1733–1797
Henrico, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary Anderson
1733–1776
Brunswick County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
John MORTON
1684–1728
Jane Morton
1679–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN I
1655–1772
Joane Ames
1660–1682
John Davis
1648–1720
Sarah Watts
1664–1730

Joel Wells's Descendants

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Joel (C) Wells (1801–20 March 1884) m. Sarah (E. M.) Tarpley (1809–1890)
  1. 1. James (Henry Wells) Sr. 1840–1904 m. Sallie (Lou) Koger 1866–1947 m. Mary (Ann) Clark 1838–1894
    1. 1. Maggie (Lea) Wells 1900–1985
    2. 2. William (Matthew) Wells 1869–1960
    3. 3. James (Henry Wells) Jr. 1871–1940
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Wells 1873–1955
    5. 5. Mary (Beverly) Wells 1867–1940
    6. 6. Lucy (Jane) Wells 1876–1954 m. Isaac (Newton) Haynes 1871–1959
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Haynes 1893–1983
      2. 2. Annie (Berta) Haynes 1895–1992
      3. 3. Robert (Newton) Haynes 1900–1994
      4. 4. Ernest (L) Haynes 1898–1927
      5. 5. Edna Haynes 1904–
      6. 6. Alice (Beverly) Haynes 1909–1982
      7. 7. Ora (Cornelia Ada) Haynes 1917–2007
      8. 8. Lucy (Ella) Haynes 1915–2005 m. James (Marshall) Law 1913–1978
      9. 9. Levi (B) Haynes 1919–1972
      10. 10. John (Lewis) Haynes 1911–2002
      11. 11. Eva (Blanche) Haynes 1913–1978
      12. 12. William (Alvis) Haynes 1907–1994
      13. 13. Ramie Haynes 1904–1906
    7. 7. Susan (Ellen) Wells 1865–1923
    8. 8. Robert (Luke) Wells 1881–1919
    9. 9. Martha (Elizabeth "Matt") Wells 1878–1949
    10. 10. Edward Wells 1880–
  2. 2. Joseph (W.) Wells 1831–1865
  3. 3. Lucy (Virginia) Wells 1855–1921
  4. 4. Robert (C. Wells) Sr. 1842–1926
  5. 5. Luke (Palmer) Wells 1844–1923
  6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wells 1839–1936
  7. 7. John (Tarpley) Wells 1849–1930
  8. 8. Mary (Martha) Wells 1832–1876
  9. 9. Susan (Jane) Wells 1837–1926
  10. 10. Catherine (T.) Wells 1831–1917
  11. 11. Martha (H.) Wells 1846–1921
  12. 12. Elizabeth (Ann "Eliza") Wells 1829–

Joel Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1801
1801
Birth of Joel C Wells in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1884
20 March 1884
Age 83
Death of Joel C Wells in Henry County, Virginia, USA
Henry County, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1884
    Event Place: Henry County, Virginia, USA

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