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Matthew S Wells 1849–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1849

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 16 May 1932

Death Location: Randalia, Fayette, Iowa, USA

Father: Joshua Wells

Mother: E Wells

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Matthew S Wells was born in 1849 in Iowa, the child of Joshua Wells And E J Wells. In 1850, Matthew S Wells resided in Fayette, Iowa, USA. Matthew S Wells passed away in 1932 in Randalia, Fayette, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew S Wells was born in 1849 in Iowa, the child of Joshua Wells And E J Wells.
  • In 1850, Matthew S Wells resided in Fayette, Iowa, USA.
  • Matthew S Wells passed away in 1932 in Randalia, Fayette, Iowa, USA.

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Matthew Wells's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Wells
1849–1932
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
Joshua Wells
1825–1905
Ross County, Ohio, United States of America
E (J) Wells
1827–
Ohio
Grandparents
Matthew Wells
1790–1854
Maryland
Sarah (Isabella) Beard
1793–1850
Maryland, USA
Nancy ('Jane ') LANE
1789–1867
Virginia OR MD 2 different notations
Great-Grandparents
Peter Jr.
1759–1836
William Beard
1766–1844
Sarah Tompson
1766–1842
Abraham Lane
1764–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Wells
1720–1777
Susannah Brock
1725–1801
William Beard
1740–1822
Ann Gibbs
1740–1815
George Tompson
1729–1777
Ann Parton
1733–1805

Matthew Wells's Timeline

5 Records

1849
abt 1849
Birth of Matthew S Wells in Iowa
Iowa
1850
abt 1850
Age 1
Birth of Matthew S Wells in Iowa
Iowa
1850
1850
Age 1
Matthew S Wells resided here in Fayette, Iowa, USA
Fayette, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 11
Matthew S Wells resided here in West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA
West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1932
16 May 1932
Age 83
Death of Matthew S Wells in Randalia, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Randalia, Fayette, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1850
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1849
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1932
    Event Place: Randalia, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Death Records

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