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Joseph Kellum Wells 1865–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1865

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 21 Nov 1928

Death Location: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Father: John Wells

Mother: Sarah Kellum

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wells

Children(s): Don Wells

Joseph Kellum Wells was born in 1865 in Kentucky, the child of John Butler Wells And Sarah E Kellum. In 1880, Joseph Kellum Wells resided in Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA. In 1900, Joseph Kellum Wells resided in Bear Creek, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA. Joseph Kellum Wells married Elizabeth Wells, and had children including Don Lester Wells, Georgiana Lawrence. Joseph Kellum Wells passed away in 1928 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Kellum Wells was born in 1865 in Kentucky, the child of John Butler Wells And Sarah E Kellum.
  • In 1880, Joseph Kellum Wells resided in Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1900, Joseph Kellum Wells resided in Bear Creek, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA.
  • Joseph Kellum Wells married Elizabeth Wells, and had children including Don Lester Wells, Georgiana Lawrence.
  • Joseph Kellum Wells passed away in 1928 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Wells's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wells
1865–1928
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
John Butler Wells
1826–1905
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (E) Kellum
1840–1910
Illinois
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Wells's Descendants

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Joseph (Kellum) Wells (Jan 1865–21 Nov 1928) m. Elizabeth Wells (Apr 1875–1946)
  1. 1. Don (Lester) Wells 1903–1990 m. Norine (Clara) Barnthouse 1909–1970
    1. 1. Betty Grundy 1927–2011 m. ROBERT (EUGENE) GRUNDY 1925–2003
      1. 1. BARBARA (EUGENIA) GRUNDY 1948–2018
    2. 2. Billy Wells 1927–1997
    3. 3. Robert (L) Wells 1930–2014
    4. 4. Jerry 1945–1947

Joseph Wells's Timeline

5 Records

1865
Jan 1865
Birth of Joseph Kellum Wells in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 15
Joseph Kellum Wells resided here in Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 35
Joseph Kellum Wells resided here in Bear Creek, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Bear Creek, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 60
Joseph Kellum Wells resided here in Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1928
21 Nov 1928
Age 63
Death of Joseph Kellum Wells in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1865
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bear Creek, Poweshiek, Iowa; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1240456
    [4] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records
    [5] Iowa, Deaths and Burials
    [6] Iowa, Select Marriages Index
    [7] Iowa, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bear Creek, Poweshiek, Iowa; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1240456

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1928
    Event Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Death Records

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