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Merle V Wells 1923–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1923

Birth Location: South Dakota

Death Date: 21 Feb 1991

Death Location: Angels Camp, Calavaras Co., California, USA

Father: Charles Wells

Mother: Bertha Brewer

Spouse(s): Jeanetta Sanchez

Children(s):

Merle V Wells was born in 1923 in South Dakota, the child of Charles Willard Wells And Bertha Elizabeth Brewer. In 1930, Merle V Wells resided in Township 2, Township 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, US. Merle V Wells married Jeanetta Mae Sanchez. Merle V Wells passed away in 1991 in Angels Camp, Calavaras Co., California, USA.

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Biography

  • Merle V Wells was born in 1923 in South Dakota, the child of Charles Willard Wells And Bertha Elizabeth Brewer.
  • In 1930, Merle V Wells resided in Township 2, Township 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, US.
  • Merle V Wells married Jeanetta Mae Sanchez.
  • Merle V Wells passed away in 1991 in Angels Camp, Calavaras Co., California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Merle Wells's Ancestors

Self
Merle Wells
1923–1991
Birth Place: South Dakota
Parents
Charles Willard Wells
1889–1971
Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota
Bertha (Elizabeth) Brewer
1899–1984
Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Walter (LeGrant) Wells
1855–1920
Locust Grove, Jefferson Co., Iowa
Lucy (Jane) Myers
1859–1925
Iowa, USA
John (Jacob) Brewer
1875–1957
Parke, Indiana, United States
Ida (Jane "Jennie") Tennis
1876–1955
Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
RUFUS child
1823–1897
Mary Groves
1833–1903
John Myers
1814–1880
Malissa Overton
1828–1899
Jacob Brewer
1841–1927
Elizabeth Lusk
1835–1875
John Tennis
1840–1899
Diana Worth
1838–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Wells
1798–1828
Mary Mobley
1800–1890
Andrew Groves
1805–1875
CATHERINE GROVES)
1808–1891
Benjamin Overton
1780–1848
Mary DAWSON
1796–1878
John Brewer
1813–1885
Minerva Priest
1813–1888
Salmon Lusk
1788–1869
Mary Beard
1803–1883
John Tennis
1810–1876
Nancy DNA
1817–1888
James Worth
1809–1890
ELIZABETH (WORTH)
1807–1867

Merle Wells's Timeline

8 Records

1923
1 Jan 1923
Birth of Merle V Wells in Sturgis Mead, South Dakota
Sturgis Mead, South Dakota
1923
abt 1923
Birth of Merle V Wells in South Dakota
South Dakota
1930
1930
Age 7
Merle V Wells resided here in Township 2, Township 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Township 2, Township 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Merle V Wells resided here in Rural, Lawrence, South Dakota
Rural, Lawrence, South Dakota
1940
1940
Age 17
Merle V Wells resided here in Dent Judicial Township, Dent, San Joaquin, California, USA
Dent Judicial Township, Dent, San Joaquin, California, USA
1942
1942
Age 19
Merle V Wells resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Merle V Wells resided here in Angels, Calaveras, California, USA
Angels, Calaveras, California, USA
1991
21 Feb 1991
Age 68
Death of Merle V Wells in Angels Camp, Calavaras Co., California, USA
Angels Camp, Calavaras Co., California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1923
    Event Place: Sturgis Mead, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1918
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Calaveras; Date: 21 Feb 1991; Social Security: 553262218
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 2, Lawrence, South Dakota; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341960
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Angels, Calaveras, California; Roll: 2744; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 5-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1923
    Event Place: South Dakota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Township 2, Township 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 2, Lawrence, South Dakota; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341960

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Lawrence, South Dakota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dent Judicial Township, Dent, San Joaquin, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1918

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Angels, Calaveras, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Angels, Calaveras, California; Roll: 2744; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 5-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Calaveras, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Angels, Calaveras, California; Roll: 2744; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 5-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1991
    Event Place: Angels Camp, Calavaras Co., California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Calaveras; Date: 21 Feb 1991; Social Security: 553262218
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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