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Louisa Wells 1878–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1878

Birth Location: Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: March 1968

Death Location: Fairland, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Maxwell

Mother: Caroline Rinehart

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Louisa Wells was born in 1878 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of William Maxwell And Caroline Rinehart. Louisa Wells passed away in 1968 in Fairland, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Louisa Wells was born in 1878 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of William Maxwell And Caroline Rinehart.
  • Louisa Wells passed away in 1968 in Fairland, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Louisa Wells's Ancestors

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Louisa Wells
1878–1968
Birth Place: Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
William Maxwell
1840–1892
Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Caroline Rinehart
1856–1880
Indiana
Grandparents
Jacob Rinehart
1811–1900
Tennessee
Sarah (J) Rinehart
1814–1885
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Rinehart
1766–1853
Catherine Coffman
1780–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Rinehart
1730–1791
Maria Decker
1740–1789
Martin Jr
1714–1788
Mary Kauffman
1740–1788

Louisa Wells's Timeline

6 Records

1878
26 August 1878
Birth of Louisa Wells in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
1878
26 Aug 1878
Birth of Louisa Wells in Louisville C, Illinois
Louisville C, Illinois
1878
26 August 1878
Birth of Louisa Wells in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 2
Louisa Wells resided here in Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA
Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 2
Louisa Wells resided here in Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA
Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA
1968
March 1968
Age 90
Death of Louisa Wells in North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, United States of America
North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1878
    Event Place: Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1878
    Event Place: Louisville C, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1878
    Event Place: Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hoosier, Clay, Illinois; Roll: 182; Page: 302c; Enumeration District: 149
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hoosier, Clay, Illinois; Roll: 182; Page: 302c; Enumeration District: 149

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hoosier, Clay, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1968
    Event Place: North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairland, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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