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Sylvester S. Wells 1860–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 APRIL 1860

Birth Location: Marion, IOWA, USA

Death Date: 8 Jun 1924

Death Location: Steele City, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States

Father: James Wells

Mother: Eliza Phillips

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Sylvester S. Wells was born in 1860 in Marion, IOWA, USA, the child of James Alfred Wells And Eliza Jane Phillips. Sylvester S. Wells passed away in 1924 in Steele City, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvester S. Wells was born in 1860 in Marion, IOWA, USA, the child of James Alfred Wells And Eliza Jane Phillips.
  • Sylvester S. Wells passed away in 1924 in Steele City, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States.

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Sylvester Wells's Ancestors

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Sylvester Wells
1860–1924
Birth Place: Marion, IOWA, USA
Parents
James Alfred Wells
1825–1906
Madison, Indiana, USA
Eliza (Jane) Phillips
1825–1899
Indiana
Grandparents
John (Boyd Wells) Jr
1790–1855
Maryland, United States
Sarah (Sally) Hutton
1798–1839
Kingswinford, Worcestershire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1770–1844
Margaret Hawkins
1772–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hawkins
1749–1796
Sara Crawford
1751–1777

Sylvester Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1860
2 APRIL 1860
Birth of Sylvester S. Wells in Marion, IOWA, USA
Marion, IOWA, USA
1924
8 Jun 1924
Age 64
Death of Sylvester S. Wells in Steele City, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States
Steele City, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 APRIL 1860
    Event Place: Marion, IOWA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1924
    Event Place: Steele City, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States

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