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Ruth Ann Wells 1850 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 OCT 1850

Birth Location: Clinton, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 18 Dec 1919

Death Location: Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Father: Levi Wells

Mother: Sena Davis

Spouse(s): William Herr

Children(s): Orris Herr, Ida Herr, Sena Herr, Lillie Herr, Samuel Herr, Albert Herr, William Herr, Nellie Herr, Bessie Herr, Susie Herr

Ruth Ann Wells was born in 1850 in Clinton, Indiana, United States, the child of Levi Wells and Sena Ruth Davis. Ruth Ann Wells married William Herr, and had children including Orris Watson Herr, Ida Mabel Herr, Sena Savannah Herr, Lillie Jeanette Herr, Samuel Wilbur Herr, Albert Milford Herr, William Henry Herr, Nellie Josephine Herr, Bessie Edith Herr, Susie H. Herr. Ruth Ann Wells passed away in 1919 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Ann Wells was born in 1850 in Clinton, Indiana, United States, the child of Levi Wells and Sena Ruth Davis.
  • Ruth Ann Wells married William Herr, and had children including Orris Watson Herr, Ida Mabel Herr, Sena Savannah Herr, Lillie Jeanette Herr, Samuel Wilbur Herr, Albert Milford Herr, William Henry Herr, Nellie Josephine Herr, Bessie Edith Herr, Susie H. Herr.
  • Ruth Ann Wells passed away in 1919 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.

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Ruth Wells's Ancestors

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Ruth Wells
1850 – 1919
Birth Place: Clinton, Indiana, United States
Parents
Levi Wells
1825 – 1852
CLINTON COUNTY, IN.
Sena (Ruth) Davis
1828 – 1919
Eaton (Preble County), Preble County, Ohio, USA
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Ruth Wells's Descendants

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Ruth (Ann) Wells (07 OCT 1850 – 18 Dec 1919) m. William Herr (4 Feb 1850 – 3 Nov 1933)
  1. 1. Orris (Watson) Herr (28 May 1871 – 1 Dec 1938) m. Ella (Maud) Kilmer (1 Aug 1869 – 2 Mar 1964)
    1. 1. Miriam (Catherine Herr) Dubke (24 June 1904 – 27 June 1991) m. Herbert (Paul) Dubke (30 October 1904 – 17 January 1984)
      1. 1. Marilyn (Ruth Dubke) Cole (02 AUG 1939 – 16 OCT 2014)
      2. 2. Robert (Edward) Dubke (29 Apr 1941 – ) m. Mardell (Ann) Stuedermann (31 Aug 1941 – )
  2. 2. Ida (Mabel) Herr (28 Jan 1873 – 25 Feb 1875)
  3. 3. Sena (Savannah) Herr (26 Oct 1874 – 22 May 1878)
  4. 4. Lillie (Jeanette) Herr (24 NOV 1876 – 14 May 1947)
  5. 5. Samuel (Wilbur) Herr (24 Dec 1878 – 3 Apr 1963)
  6. 6. Albert (Milford) Herr (7 Sep 1880 – 15 May 1954)
  7. 7. William (Henry) Herr (28 Apr 1883 – 30 Sep 1962)
  8. 8. Nellie (Josephine) Herr (16 Nov 1885 – 4 Mar 1899)
  9. 9. Bessie (Edith) Herr (8 Jun 1888 – 19 Sep 1934)
  10. 10. Susie (H.) Herr (11 May 1893 – 26 SEP 1978)

Ruth Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1850
07 OCT 1850
Birth of Ruth Ann Wells in Clinton, Indiana, United States
Clinton, Indiana, United States
1870
4 Aug 1870
Age 20
Ruth Ann Wells was married in Clinton, Indiana, United States
Clinton, Indiana, United States
1919
18 Dec 1919
Age 69
Death of Ruth Ann Wells in Seattle, King, Washington, United States
Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 OCT 1850
    Event Place: Clinton, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Clinton, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1919
    Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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