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Samuel Wells 1838 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1838

Birth Location: Henry County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1920

Death Location: East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Isaac Wells

Mother: Mary Stover

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Samuel Wells Twin was born in 1838 in Henry County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Isaac Newton Wells and Mary A. "Polly" WELLS Sage or Stover. Samuel Wells Twin passed away in 1920 in East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Wells Twin was born in 1838 in Henry County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Isaac Newton Wells and Mary A. "Polly" WELLS Sage or Stover.
  • Samuel Wells Twin passed away in 1920 in East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Samuel Wells's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Wells
1838 – 1920
Birth Place: Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Isaac Newton Wells
1799 – 1876
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Mary (A. "Polly" WELLS Sage or) Stover
1799 – 1872
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Richard (J) Wells
1770 – 1835
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth or Ann "Polly" WELLS) Hardesty
1778 – 1813
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Tunis Wills
1746 – 1809
Sarah WELLS
1749 – 1785
Elisha Hardesty
1753 – 1847
Sarah Wells
1760 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wells
1720 – 1767
Mary Holliday
1711 – 1746

Samuel Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1838
14 Aug 1838
Birth of Samuel Wells Twin in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
1838
14 Aug 1838
Birth of Samuel Wells Twin in Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Henry County, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 82
Death of Samuel Wells Twin in East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America
East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1838
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1838
    Event Place: Henry County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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