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Ruth Wilborn Wells 1814–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1814

Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 1891

Death Location: Freedom, Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Rev Welborn

Mother: Rachel Smith

Spouse(s): John Wells

Children(s): Leah Waller, Hugh Wells, John Wells, Rachel Jones

In 1814, Ruth Wilborn Wells entered the world in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, born to Rev Joshua Thompson Welborn And Rachel Smith. Ruth Wilborn Wells married John Langdon Wells, and had children including Hugh B Wells, John Thomas Wells, Leah Ann Waller, Rachel Margaret Jones. Ruth Wilborn Wells passed away in 1891 in Freedom, Barren County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Ruth Wilborn Wells entered the world in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, born to Rev Joshua Thompson Welborn And Rachel Smith.
  • Ruth Wilborn Wells married John Langdon Wells, and had children including Hugh B Wells, John Thomas Wells, Leah Ann Waller, Rachel Margaret Jones.
  • Ruth Wilborn Wells passed away in 1891 in Freedom, Barren County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Wells's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Wells
1814–1891
Birth Place: Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Rev Joshua Thompson Welborn
1780–1866
Abbotts Creek, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Smith
1780–1860
Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
James Welborn
1736–1811
St George Parish, Harford, Maryland, United States
Isabelle (Mary) Teague
1736–1821
Rowan, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Thompson Smith
1750–1821
Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Rachel Briles
1750–1815
Somerset Co, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1712–1772
Ann Crabtree
1714–1756
Moses Teague
1718–1799
Elizabeth Loftin
1714–1757
James Smith
1710–1797
Rachel Parke
1714–1754
Conrad Breyhel
1709–1783
Margaret Rush
1718–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Welborne
1660–1731
Elizabeth Welborn
1680–1731
William Sr.
1682–1756
Jane Halstead
1687–1759
William Teague
1695–1762
Isabella Teague
1693–1762
Robert Loftin
1691–1751
Eleanor Loftin
1691–1741
Thomas Smith
1677–1712
JOHANNES BROYLES
1679–1733
URSULA ROUP
1680–1744
John Rausch\Rouse
1692–1750
Mary Yager
1694–1764

Ruth Wells's Descendants

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Ruth (Wilborn) Wells (13 Oct 1814–17 Sep 1891) m. John (Langdon) Wells (28 March 1819–10 September 1905)
  1. 1. Leah (Ann) Waller 1851–1903
  2. 2. Hugh (B.) Wells 1849–1918
  3. 3. John (Thomas) Wells 1852–1922
  4. 4. Rachel (Margaret) Jones 1847–1929

Ruth Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1814
13 Oct 1814
Birth of Ruth Wilborn Wells in Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
1891
17 Sep 1891
Age 77
Death of Ruth Wilborn Wells in Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1814
    Event Place: Barren County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1891
    Event Place: Barren County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freedom, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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