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Nellie Marguerette Wells 1909 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1909

Birth Location: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana

Death Date: 31 May 1997

Death Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana

Father: Harry Wells

Mother: Mable Platt

Spouse(s): Jesse Burns

Children(s): Betty Burns, Geraldine Burns, Monte Burns, Linda Burns

Nellie Marguerette Wells was born in 1909 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, the child of Harry Everett Wells and Mable Platt. Nellie Marguerette Wells later married Jesse Andrew Burns, and together they raised children including Betty Irene Burns, Geraldine Burns, Monte Lee Burns and Linda Burns. In 1997, Nellie Marguerette Wells passed away in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana.

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Parents

Harry Wells
1887 – 1961
Birth Location: Brown County, Indiana
HW
Mable Platt
1888 – 1917
Birth Location: Morgan County, Indiana
MP

Spouses(s)

Jesse Burns
1906 – 1978
Birth Location: Morgan County, Indiana
JB

Children(s)

Betty Burns
1929 – 2007
Birth Location: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana
BB
Geraldine Burns
1931 –
Birth Location: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana
GB
Monte Burns
Birth Location: –
MB
Linda Burns
Birth Location: –
LB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Feb 1909
    Event Place: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Morgan, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01081; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 55-22C, Morgan County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1921 to 1941 V. 2 Letters, W. P. A. Original Record Located; County Clerk's O; Book: C-16; Page: 566, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Morgan, Indiana; Roll: T625_458; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 198, Year: 1930; Census Place: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340354, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Morgan, Indiana; Roll: T624_372; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374385, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1997; Roll: 29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Jackson, Morgan, Indiana
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Morgan, Indiana; Roll: T624_372; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374385

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Jackson, Morgan, Indiana
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Morgan, Indiana; Roll: T625_458; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 198

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340354

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Morgan, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Morgan, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01081; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 55-22C

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Washington, Morgan, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Morgan, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01081; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 55-22C

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 2 Jun 1997
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Indianapolis News - 2 Jun 1997 - Page 16, Obituary for NELLIE M. BURNS WELLS (Aged 88) 2 Jun 1997

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 May 1997
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1997; Roll: 29

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