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Martha J. Wells 1835–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: DEC 1835

Birth Location: Brown, Ohio

Death Date: 6 Jun 1919

Death Location: Pulaski, Kentucky

Father: James Wells

Mother: Christiana #

Spouse(s): Benjamin Whiteman

Children(s): Rachel Whiteman, Laura Whiteman, Lillie Whiteman, John Whiteman, Maxwell Whiteman

In 1835, Martha J. Wells entered the world in Brown, Ohio, born to James Wells And Christiana Newberry. In 1880, Martha J. Wells resided in Head Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA. Martha J. Wells married Benjamin Franklin Whiteman, and had children including John Herbert Whiteman, Laura Effie Whiteman, Lillie Nola Whiteman, Maxwell Gaddis Whiteman, Rachel E Tiny Whiteman. Martha J. Wells passed away in 1919 in Pulaski, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Martha J. Wells entered the world in Brown, Ohio, born to James Wells And Christiana Newberry.
  • In 1880, Martha J. Wells resided in Head Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA.
  • Martha J. Wells married Benjamin Franklin Whiteman, and had children including John Herbert Whiteman, Laura Effie Whiteman, Lillie Nola Whiteman, Maxwell Gaddis Whiteman, Rachel E Tiny Whiteman.
  • Martha J. Wells passed away in 1919 in Pulaski, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wells
1809–
Birth Location: New Jersey
JW
Christiana #
1817–1854
Birth Location: Gloucester, New Jersey
C#

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Whiteman
1830–1913
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio
BW

Children(s)

Rachel Whiteman
1861–1942
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio
RW
Laura Whiteman
1862–1946
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio
LW
Lillie Whiteman
1871–1938
Birth Location: Mason, Kentucky
LW
John Whiteman
1875–1949
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Fleming, Kentucky
JW
Maxwell Whiteman
1859–1939
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio
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Martha Wells's Ancestors

Self
Martha Wells
1835–1919
Birth Place: Brown, Ohio
Parents
James Wells
1809–
New Jersey
Christiana (Newberry) #
1817–1854
Gloucester, New Jersey
Grandparents
Daniel (Newberry) #
1786–1867
Monmouth, New Jersey
Mary (Elizabeth) Thomas
1793–1872
Gloucester, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
William* #
1758–1843
Sarah Raziner
1763–1830
Peter Thomas
1770–
Mary Thomas
–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William #
1725–1778
Anna* Havens
1726–1789
Johan Reisner
1740–

Martha Wells's Descendants

1.
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Martha (J.) Wells (DEC 1835–6 Jun 1919) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Whiteman (Oct 1830–24 Jul 1913)
  1. 1. Rachel (E. Tiny) Whiteman 1861–1942
  2. 2. Laura (Effie) Whiteman 1862–1946 m. George (Frank) Swope 1863–1936
    1. 1. Raymond (Elmer) Swope 1894–1940 m. Hulda (Belle) Martin 1895–
      1. 1. Albert (Lloyd) Swope 1918–1993
      2. 2. Francis (E) Swope 1920–
  3. 3. Lillie (Nola) Whiteman 1871–1938 m. Mitchell (Bruce) Hines 1870–1951
    1. 1. Mittie (Marie) Hines 1896–1982 m. Emmett (Evart) Bratcher 1890–1964
      1. 1. Dorrice Bratcher 1917–1993
    2. 2. Bessie (Fay) Hines 1900–1997 m. William (John) Mealy 1898–1992
    3. 3. Mabel (Althea) Hines 1902–1995 m. William (Delton) Baugh 1896–1983
    4. 4. Cecil (Kern) Hines 1908–1976
  4. 4. John (Herbert) Whiteman 1875–1949 m. Artie (Lucretia) Jacobs 1882–1971
    1. 1. Edward (F.) Whiteman 1909–1993
    2. 2. Kenneth (Morris) Whiteman 1914–1989
    3. 3. Marcia (Lois) Whiteman 1917–2002
    4. 4. Bessie (Laverna) Whiteman 1908–1991 m. Herbert (O) Long 1909–1978
      1. 1. Morris (Eugene) Long 1930–2003
  5. 5. Maxwell (Gaddis) Whiteman 1859–1939 m. Jennie (Elizabeth) Wallace 1861–1954
    1. 1. Myra (G.) Whiteman 1905–2004 m. Leslie (Robert Huffstetler) Sr. 1906–1998
      1. 1. Leslie (Robert Huffstetler) Jr 1935–2009
    2. 2. Mitchell (Gaddis) Whiteman 1894–1969 m. Evelyn Batson 1896–1984
      1. 1. Dorothy (Jane) Whiteman 1921–1921
      2. 2. Ralph (Gayle) Whiteman 1923–1998 m. Juanita (Bush) Shepherd 1925–2004
        1. 1. Ralph (Carl) Whiteman 1948–2017
      3. 3. Nancy (Lyle) Whiteman 1928–2011
    3. 3. Muriel (Elizabeth) Whiteman 1903–2004
    4. 4. Sallie (Conroy) Whiteman 1888–1926
    5. 5. Vella (Elizabeth) Whiteman 1885–1956 m. Daniel (Boone) Rupert 1877–1934
      1. 1. Maxwell (Daniel) Rupert 1917–1948 m. Olive (Francis) Gray 1920–
      2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Rupert 1913–2005 m. George (Bruen Magie) Jr. 1911–2003
    6. 6. Miller (Franklin) Whiteman 1889–1912
    7. 7. Edna (Rachel) Whiteman 1897–1974 m. Thomas (Edward) Nicholson 1891–1971
    8. 8. John (Wesley) Whiteman 1900–1972 m. Jane (Ann) Pendleton 1905–1990

Martha Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1835
DEC 1835
Birth of Martha J. Wells in Brown, Ohio
Brown, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 45
Martha J. Wells resided here in Head Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Head Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
1919
6 Jun 1919
Age 84
Death of Martha J. Wells in Pulaski, Kentucky
Pulaski, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: DEC 1835
    Event Place: Brown, Ohio
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Head Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky; Roll: 436; Family History Film: 1254436; Page: 370B; Enumeration District: 090

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Head Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Head Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky; Roll: 436; Family History Film: 1254436; Page: 370B; Enumeration District: 090

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky
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