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Mary Belle Lanier Wells 1879–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Bovina, Warren Co., MS, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 13 October 1960

Death Location: Normandy, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: James Lanier

Mother: Cordelia Dickson

Spouse(s): Love Wells

Children(s): Amelia Gordon, Mable Dulaney, Andrew Wells, Cleophas Wells, Liller Wells, Sara Wells, Otho Walls, Louis Willis, Leona Wells, John Wells

In 1879, Mary Belle Lanier Wells entered the world in Bovina, Warren Co., MS, Mississippi, USA, born to James Balance Lanier And Cordelia Delia Dickson. Mary Belle Lanier Wells married Love Adam Wells, and had children including Amelia Jarylee Wells Gordon, Andrew Nelson Wells, Cleophas Wells, John Wells, Leona Wells, Liller Wells, Louis Willis, Mable Lois Dulaney, Otho H Walls, Sara Frances Wells. Mary Belle Lanier Wells passed away in 1960 in Normandy, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Mary Belle Lanier Wells entered the world in Bovina, Warren Co., MS, Mississippi, USA, born to James Balance Lanier And Cordelia Delia Dickson.
  • Mary Belle Lanier Wells married Love Adam Wells, and had children including Amelia Jarylee Wells Gordon, Andrew Nelson Wells, Cleophas Wells, John Wells, Leona Wells, Liller Wells, Louis Willis, Mable Lois Dulaney, Otho H Walls, Sara Frances Wells.
  • Mary Belle Lanier Wells passed away in 1960 in Normandy, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Wells's Ancestors

Self
Mary Wells
1879–1960
Birth Place: Bovina, Warren Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Balance Lanier
1857–1942
Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi
Cordelia ((Delia)) Dickson
1857–1943
Warren, Warren, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Needham Burch-Lanier
1815–1900
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
Eliza (Ann) Warnock
1827–1915
Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Burch-Lanier
1771–1840
Mary Peebles
1790–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lanier
1731–1802
Elizabeth Lanier
1719–1796
Jesse Peebles
1765–1830
Elizabeth Sledge
1768–1806

Mary Wells's Descendants

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Mary (Belle Lanier) Wells (7 Aug 1879–13 October 1960) m. Love (Adam) Wells (17 Jan 1877–3 April 1948)
  1. 1. Amelia (Jarylee Wells) Gordon 1905–1975
  2. 2. Mable (Lois) Dulaney 1909–2006
  3. 3. Andrew (Nelson) Wells 1901–1958
  4. 4. Cleophas Wells 1913–1971
  5. 5. Liller Wells 1912–
  6. 6. Sara (Frances) Wells 1903–1999 m. Quincy (Delightt Jones) Sr 1895–1971
    1. 1. Lloyd (Wells) Jones 1934–1998
    2. 2. Quincy (Delight) Jones 1933–2024 m. Margaret (Ann "Penny") Lipton 1946–2019
  7. 7. Otho (H) Walls 1924–
  8. 8. Louis Willis 1909–
  9. 9. Leona Wells 1900–
  10. 10. John Wells 1897–

Mary Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1879
7 Aug 1879
Birth of Mary Belle Lanier Wells in Bovina, Warren Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
Bovina, Warren Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
1960
13 October 1960
Age 81
Death of Mary Belle Lanier Wells in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Bovina, Warren Co., MS, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 October 1960
    Event Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Normandy, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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