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Susan Jane Wells 1837–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1837

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 31 Dec 1927

Death Location: Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joel Wells

Mother: Sarah Tarpley

Spouse(s): William Clarke

Children(s): James Clark, Luella Hiler, Susan Clark, Sarah Smith, George Clark, John Clark, Mary Merriman

Susan Jane Wells was born in 1837 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Joel C Wells And Sarah E M Tarpley. Susan Jane Wells married William Clarke, and had children including George Thomas Clark, James Walter Clark, John Clay Clark, Luella Hiler, Mary Lou Merriman, Sarah Ann Launa Bessie Smith, Susan Virginia Dare Clark. Susan Jane Wells passed away in 1927 in Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Susan Jane Wells was born in 1837 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Joel C Wells And Sarah E M Tarpley.
  • Susan Jane Wells married William Clarke, and had children including George Thomas Clark, James Walter Clark, John Clay Clark, Luella Hiler, Mary Lou Merriman, Sarah Ann Launa Bessie Smith, Susan Virginia Dare Clark.
  • Susan Jane Wells passed away in 1927 in Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Susan Wells's Ancestors

Self
Susan Wells
1837–1927
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joel C Wells
1801–1856
Pittsylvania Co, VA
Sarah (E. M.) Tarpley
1811–1890
,,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
Matthew (Wells, Lt,) Patriot
1759–1828
Lunenburg Co, VA
William (Manson) Tarpley
1787–1872
Brunswick County, Virginia
Catharine Palmer
1786–1860
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Luke Palmer
1755–1814
Mary Foster
1757–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Sr.
1725–1804
Mary Vaughn
1736–1770

Susan Wells's Descendants

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Susan (Jane) Wells (12 Feb 1837–31 Dec 1927) m. William Clarke (26 November 1837–7 November 1909)
  1. 1. James (Walter) Clark 1870–1941 m. Nannie (Betty) Land 1876–1945
    1. 1. Winfred (Frances) Clark 1907–1978 m. Robert (Wesley) Jones 1899–1976
      1. 1. Virginia (Iris) Jones 1929–2016 m. Stanford (Clifton Denny) Sr 1928–1974 m. Herman Denny 1917–1990
      2. 2. Robert (Clarke "Bobby") Jones 1932–2010 m. Ruby (Mae) Walker 1940–2023
      3. 3. Hazel (Ann) Jones 1930–2022
    2. 2. Mattie (Sue) Clark 1906–1978
    3. 3. Leonie (Mithran) Clark 1918–1921
    4. 4. Walter (Lewis) Clark 1913–1988 m. Viola (Odessa Gaudlin) Compton 1911– m. Fannie (Marshall) Clark 1918–1974
    5. 5. Russell (B) Clark 1915–1922
    6. 6. Nannie Clark 1910–1928
    7. 7. Lemmer Clark 1903–
    8. 8. Hassie (Marie) Clark 1899–1988
    9. 9. Lora (Ethel) Clark 1896–1948
  2. 2. Luella Hiler 1883–1918
  3. 3. Susan (Virginia Dare) Clark 1872–1951
  4. 4. Sarah (Ann Launa Bessie) Smith 1875–1980
  5. 5. George (Thomas) Clark 1882–1943
  6. 6. John (Clay) Clark 1868–1953
  7. 7. Mary (Lou) Merriman 1884–1976

Susan Wells's Timeline

7 Records

1837
12 Feb 1837
Birth of Susan Jane Wells in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1837
12 Feb 1837
Birth of Susan Jane Wells in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1837
12 Feb 1837
Birth of Susan Jane Wells in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1860
10 Jan 1860
Age 23
Susan Jane Wells was married in Henry, Virginia, United States
Henry, Virginia, United States
1926
31 Dec 1926
Age 89
Death of Susan Jane Wells in Spencer, Henry, Virginia, USA
Spencer, Henry, Virginia, USA
1927
21 Dec 1927
Age 90
Death of Susan Jane Wells in Henry, Virginia, United States
Henry, Virginia, United States
1927
31 Dec 1927
Age 90
Death of Susan Jane Wells in Horsepasture, Henry, Virginia, United States
Horsepasture, Henry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Henry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Spencer, Henry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1927
    Event Place: Henry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1927
    Event Place: Horsepasture, Henry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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