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Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells 1859 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1859

Birth Location: Middlebury, Knox, Ohio, United States,

Death Date: 5 Mar 1929

Death Location: Fredericktown, Knox, Ohio, United States,

Father: B. Wells

Mother: Sophia Noble

Spouse(s): Ida Moats, Mary Roth, Mary Silliman

Children(s): Clarence Wells, Melva Wells, Omar Wells, Josie Wells, Iva Wells, Benjamin Wells, Bessie Wells, Oliver Wells, Robert Wells

Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells was born in 1859 in Middlebury, Knox, Ohio, United States,, the child of B. Joseph Wells and Sophia Elizabeth Noble. Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells married Ida Ellen Moats, Mary Roth, Mary Elizabeth Silliman, and had children including Clarence Marion Wells, Melva Estella Wells, Omar Newton Wells, Josie Sophia RUHL Wells, Iva Mae COUNTRYMAN Wells, Benjamin Franklin "B.F." or "Frank" Wells, Bessie Sarah Rebecca GALE Wells, Oliver Lewis Wells, Robert William Wells. Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells passed away in 1929 in Fredericktown, Knox, Ohio, United States,.

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Biography

  • Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells was born in 1859 in Middlebury, Knox, Ohio, United States,, the child of B. Joseph Wells and Sophia Elizabeth Noble.
  • Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells married Ida Ellen Moats, Mary Roth, Mary Elizabeth Silliman, and had children including Clarence Marion Wells, Melva Estella Wells, Omar Newton Wells, Josie Sophia RUHL Wells, Iva Mae COUNTRYMAN Wells, Benjamin Franklin "B.F." or "Frank" Wells, Bessie Sarah Rebecca GALE Wells, Oliver Lewis Wells, Robert William Wells.
  • Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells passed away in 1929 in Fredericktown, Knox, Ohio, United States,.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Wells's Ancestors

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Joseph Wells
1859 – 1929
Birth Place: Middlebury, Knox, Ohio, United States,
Parents
B. Joseph Wells
1830 – 1872
Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States,
Sophia (Elizabeth) Noble
1833 – 1881
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States,
Grandparents
Jacob (Jennings) Wells
1805 – 1876
Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria
1808 – 1841
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Tunis Wills
1746 – 1809
Margaret Williams
1767 – 1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wells
1720 – 1767
Mary Holliday
1711 – 1746
Wesley Williams

Joseph Wells's Descendants

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Joseph ("Miller" "Millard") Wells (30 Jul 1859 – 5 Mar 1929) m. Ida (Ellen) Moats (18 Dec 1862 – 23 Jun 1908) m. Mary Roth (29 Jul 1859 – 1920) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Silliman (29 June 1859 – 1941)
  1. 1. Clarence (Marion) Wells (1 July 1883 – 7 Jun 1956)
  2. 2. Melva (Estella) Wells (3 May 1885 – 18 May 1940)
  3. 3. Omar (Newton) Wells (18 May 1887 – 16 Apr 1966)
  4. 4. Josie (Sophia RUHL) Wells (6 Nov 1889 – 4 Oct 1970)
  5. 5. Iva (Mae COUNTRYMAN) Wells (27 Oct 1891 – 13 Jul 1982)
  6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin "B.F." or "Frank") Wells (8 Oct 1893 – 9 Sep 1981)
  7. 7. Bessie (Sarah Rebecca GALE) Wells (8 Mar 1896 – 21 Jul 1957)
  8. 8. Oliver (Lewis) Wells (22 Jan 1898 – 6 Jun 1979)
  9. 9. Robert (William) Wells (8 Mar 1901 – 21 May 1987)

Joseph Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1859
30 Jul 1859
Birth of Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells in Middlebury, Knox, Ohio, United States,
Middlebury, Knox, Ohio, United States,
1929
5 Mar 1929
Age 70
Death of Joseph "Miller" "Millard" Wells in Fredericktown, Knox, Ohio, United States,
Fredericktown, Knox, Ohio, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1859
    Event Place: Middlebury, Knox, Ohio, United States,
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1929
    Event Place: Fredericktown, Knox, Ohio, United States,
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Fork Cemetery, Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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