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Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells 1856–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 April 1856

Birth Location: Sherwood, Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1926

Death Location: Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Henry Wells

Mother: Frances Bostain

Spouse(s): Virginia Gamble, Virginia Gamble

Children(s): Clara (Peardon), Wells None, Jennie Wells, Etta Wells, Joseph Jr

The story of Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells began in 1856 in Sherwood, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells resided in District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. In 1917, Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells resided in Killingly, Connecticut. Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells married Virginia A Jennie Gamble, Virginia A Jennie Gamble, and had children including Clara Frances Wells Peardon, Etta Eliza Wells, Jennie Brady Wells, Joseph Louis Wells Jr, Wells. Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells passed away in 1926 in Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells began in 1856 in Sherwood, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells resided in District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1917, Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells resided in Killingly, Connecticut.
  • Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells married Virginia A Jennie Gamble, Virginia A Jennie Gamble, and had children including Clara Frances Wells Peardon, Etta Eliza Wells, Jennie Brady Wells, Joseph Louis Wells Jr, Wells.
  • Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells passed away in 1926 in Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Wells's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wells
1856–1926
Birth Place: Sherwood, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Henry Mitchell Wells
1824–1891
Tennessee, USA
Frances Bostain
1832–
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (W.) WELLS
1804–1872
Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (Peggy) Bevise
1805–1855
Kentucky, USA
Jehu (T. (John)) Bastain
1813–1880
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Frances Morgan
1821–1856
South Carolinia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Bostian
1795–1851
Martha *
1792–1848
Rebecca Edwards
1793–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Wells's Descendants

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Joseph (Louis 'Brady') Wells (4 April 1856–15 May 1926) m. Virginia (A 'Jennie') Gamble (30 May 1860–7 January 1913) m. Virginia (A. (Jennie)) Gamble (30 May 1860–Jan 1913)
  1. 1. Clara (Frances Wells) (Peardon) 1882–1963 m. Jess (Wilburn Peardon) * 1878–1966
    1. 1. Jesse (W Peardon) Jr 1916–1969 m. Florence (Elizabeth Hatfield) (Peardon) 1921–1972
      1. 1. Jerry (Lee Peardon) Sr. 1943–
      2. 2. Terry Peardon 1943–2008
    2. 2. Jennie (E) Curtis 1908–1995 m. Oscar (Lee) Curtis 1908–1966
    3. 3. Grace (Lee) Peardon 1913–1985 m. Charles (C.) Caruthers 1902–1976
      1. 1. Gloria (Dean) Caruthers 1936–2004
      2. 2. Charlotte Caruthers 1919–
    4. 4. Earl (Ransom) Peardon 1919–2003 m. Faye (B) Peardon 1923–
    5. 5. Josephef (Loyd) Peardon 1900–1982 m. Nora (Mae) Wyman 1906–1976
      1. 1. George (Edward) Peardon 1932–1999
      2. 2. Harold (R) Peardon 1925–1973
      3. 3. Charles (W "Chuck") Peardon 1922–2003
    6. 6. Alvin Peardon 1902–1998 m. Ada Peardon 1907–
      1. 1. Thomas Peardon 1924–
    7. 7. Eula (M Peardon) (Anderson) 1911–1991 m. Robert (E) Anderson 1886–
  2. 2. Wells 1881–
  3. 3. Jennie (Brady) Wells 1889–1977 m. John Grady 1888–
  4. 4. Etta (Eliza) Wells 1885–1963
  5. 5. Joseph (Louis Wells) Jr 1902–1966

Joseph Wells's Timeline

4 Records

1856
4 April 1856
Birth of Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells in Sherwood, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Sherwood, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells resided here in District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917
Age 61
Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells resided here in Killingly, Connecticut
Killingly, Connecticut
1926
15 May 1926
Age 70
Death of Joseph Louis 'Brady' Wells in Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1856
    Event Place: Sherwood, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Military Census
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 12, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Killingly, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Military Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1926
    Event Place: Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee, USA

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