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Leila Wells 1908–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1908

Birth Location: Mount Lake, Minnisota

Death Date: December 1954

Death Location: Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Cyrus Wells

Mother: Stella Dayton

Spouse(s): Wesley Potter

Children(s): Larry Potter, Lyle Potter

Leila Wells was born in 1908 in Mount Lake, Minnisota, the child of Cyrus Hanlin Wells And Stella Elizabeth Dayton. Leila Wells married Wesley Potter, and had children including Larry Mac Potter, Lyle Myron Potter, Marjorie Louise Potter, Mary Lou Potter Lane. Leila Wells passed away in 1954 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leila Wells was born in 1908 in Mount Lake, Minnisota, the child of Cyrus Hanlin Wells And Stella Elizabeth Dayton.
  • Leila Wells married Wesley Potter, and had children including Larry Mac Potter, Lyle Myron Potter, Marjorie Louise Potter, Mary Lou Potter Lane.
  • Leila Wells passed away in 1954 in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leila Wells's Ancestors

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Leila Wells
1908–1954
Birth Place: Mount Lake, Minnisota
Parents
Cyrus Hanlin Wells
1873–1958
Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, United States of America
Stella (Elizabeth) Dayton
1891–1976
Grandparents
Alexander Wells
1835–1916
Carroll County, Ohio, United States of America
Fanny (Elizabeth) Hanlin
1842–1908
Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leila Wells's Descendants

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Leila Wells (abt 1908–December 1954) m. Wesley Potter (abt 1905–Nov 1974)
  1. 1. Larry (Mac) Potter 1940–2001 m. Judy (Pearl) Clapper 1940–2001
  2. 2. Lyle (Myron) Potter 1930–2005 m. Donna (Elaine) Potter 1936–2019

Leila Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1908
abt 1908
Birth of Leila Wells in Mount Lake, Minnisota
Mount Lake, Minnisota
1954
December 1954
Age 46
Death of Leila Wells
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1908
    Event Place: Mount Lake, Minnisota
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eagle Grove, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1954
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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