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Mahala Wells 1818–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1818/1819

Birth Location: Wayne Co, West Virginia

Death Date: 13 JAN 1927

Death Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Moses Wells

Mother: Sarah Ratliff

Spouse(s): James Huff

Children(s):

In 1818, Mahala Wells entered the world in Wayne Co, West Virginia, born to Moses Wells And Sarah Sallie Ann Ratliff. Mahala Wells married James Chambers Huff. Mahala Wells passed away in 1927 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Mahala Wells entered the world in Wayne Co, West Virginia, born to Moses Wells And Sarah Sallie Ann Ratliff.
  • Mahala Wells married James Chambers Huff.
  • Mahala Wells passed away in 1927 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA.

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Mahala Wells's Ancestors

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Mahala Wells
1818–1927
Birth Place: Wayne Co, West Virginia
Parents
Moses Wells
1761–1862
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Sarah ((Sallie) Ann) Ratliff
1767–1867
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Bigger) Ratliff
1782–1857
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Martha (Patsy) Thornsbury
1790–1860
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pvt. Ratcliffe\Ratliff
1762–1835
Martha Ratliff
1764–1835
William Thornsbury
1777–
Elizabeth Hide
1781–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ratliff
1731–1825
Susannah Curtis
1731–1810
Jeremiah GGF
1740–1792
William Thornsbury
1757–1823
Jane Chapman
1757–1820
John Hide
1760–1823
Elizabeth Hide
1760–1835

Mahala Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1818
25 Dec 1818/1819
Birth of Mahala Wells in Wayne Co, West Virginia
Wayne Co, West Virginia
1868
1868
Age 50
Mahala Wells was married In Wayne County.
Wayne county .
1927
13 JAN 1927
Age 109
Death of Mahala Wells in Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1818/1819
    Event Place: Wayne Co, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Wayne county .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lincoln Journal Star; Publication Date: 17 Mar 1927; Publication Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; ,0.4572991,0.14726715,0.6891404&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Louisa, KY.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Lincoln Journal Star; Publication Date: 17 Mar 1927; Publication Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; ,0.4572991,0.14726715,0.6891404&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1927
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA

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