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John Sherman Wells 1895–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1895

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 6 February 1962

Death Location: Saint Paris, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Alexander Wells

Mother: Mary Peery

Spouse(s): Lillian Collins, Lillie Wells

Children(s): Ethelda Wells, Carl Wells

The story of John Sherman Wells began in 1895 in Kentucky, USA. In 1935, John Sherman Wells resided in Kansas, Saline, Kansas. In 1940, John Sherman Wells resided in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA. John Sherman Wells married Lillian Mae Collins, Lillie Wells, and had children including Carl Douglas Wells, Ethelda Wells, William H Wells. John Sherman Wells passed away in 1962 in Saint Paris, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sherman Wells began in 1895 in Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1935, John Sherman Wells resided in Kansas, Saline, Kansas.
  • In 1940, John Sherman Wells resided in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.
  • John Sherman Wells married Lillian Mae Collins, Lillie Wells, and had children including Carl Douglas Wells, Ethelda Wells, William H Wells.
  • John Sherman Wells passed away in 1962 in Saint Paris, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Wells's Ancestors

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John Wells
1895–1962
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Alexander Morgan Wells
1858–1937
Mary (S) Peery
1868–1905
Grandparents
George (Washington) Wells
1828–1913
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Arminta (Elizabeth) Clark
1831–1913
Great-Grandparents
George Wells
1800–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard IV
1760–1838
Susannah Hutcheson
1775–1862

John Wells's Descendants

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John (Sherman) Wells (23 Feb 1895–6 February 1962) m. Lillian (Mae) Collins (4 July 1897–15 February 1991) m. Lillie Wells (abt 1901–)
  1. 1. Ethelda Wells 1926–
  2. 2. Carl (Douglas) Wells 1923–1973 m. Margaret Stoddard 1928–2013

John Wells's Timeline

4 Records

1895
23 Feb 1895
Birth of John Sherman Wells in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
John Sherman Wells resided here in Kansas, Saline, Kansas
Kansas, Saline, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 45
John Sherman Wells resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1962
6 February 1962
Age 67
Death of John Sherman Wells in Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America
Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01112; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 93-15
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kansas, Saline, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01112; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 93-15

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01112; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 93-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 February 1962
    Event Place: Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Paris, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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