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Luke Palmer Wells 1844–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1844

Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 April 1923

Death Location: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, USA

Father: Joel Wells

Mother: Sarah Tarpley

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Luke Palmer Wells was born in 1844 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of Joel C Wells And Sarah E M Tarpley. Luke Palmer Wells passed away in 1923 in Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Luke Palmer Wells was born in 1844 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA, the child of Joel C Wells And Sarah E M Tarpley.
  • Luke Palmer Wells passed away in 1923 in Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, USA.

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Luke Wells's Ancestors

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Luke Wells
1844–1923
Birth Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joel C Wells
1801–1884
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (E. M.) Tarpley
1809–1890
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Grandparents
2nd (Lieut Matthew) Wells
1759–1828
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Tabitha) Morton
1765–1828
Pittsylvania Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Colonel
1733–1797
Mary Anderson
1733–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John MORTON
1684–1728
Jane Morton
1679–1733

Luke Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1844
3 August 1844
Birth of Luke Palmer Wells in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1923
11 April 1923
Age 79
Death of Luke Palmer Wells in Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, USA
Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1844
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1923
    Event Place: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, USA

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