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William Wells 1809 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1809

Birth Location: Henry, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 25 Apr 1863

Death Location: Burnsville, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

Father: Richard Wells

Mother: Nancy Hardesty

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McPike

Children(s): Benjamin Wells, James Wells, John Wells, Sarah Wells, Hiram Wells, Nancy Wells, David Wells, Margaret Wells, Mary Wells, Malinda Wells, Samuel Wells

According to available records, William Wells was born in 1809 in Henry, Kentucky, United States, the child of Richard J Wells and Nancy Elizabeth or Ann "Polly" WELLS Hardesty. Following those early years, William Wells married Elizabeth "Bettie" McPike, and their family grew to include Benjamin F Wells, James William Wells, John H Wells, Sarah Ann Wells, Hiram Simpson Wells, Nancy Letitia Wells, David Allen Wells, Margaret Mahalia Wells, Mary Elizabeth Wells, Malinda Jane Wells and Samuel H Wells. In the later years of life, William Wells died in 1863 in Burnsville, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.

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Parents

Richard Wells
1770 – 1835
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Hardesty
1778 – 1813
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McPike
1818 – 1864
Birth Location: Henry, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Benjamin Wells
1840 – 1858
Birth Location: Henry, Kentucky, United States
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James Wells
1842 – 1906
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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John Wells
1844 – 1869
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Sarah Wells
1846 –
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Hiram Wells
1849 – 1910
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Nancy Wells
1851 – 1913
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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David Wells
1852 – 1890
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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Margaret Wells
1855 – 1935
Birth Location: Burnsville, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Mary Wells
1857 – 1931
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Malinda Wells
1860 – 1891
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Samuel Wells
1861 – 1869
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1809
    Event Place: Henry, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: M653_244; Page: 163; Image: 163; Family History Library Film: 803244, Year: 1850; Census Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: M432_136; Page: 386A; Image: 195

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1809
    Event Place: Henry, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: West Division, Henry, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: West Division, Henry, Kentucky; Roll: 114; Page: 290; Image: 586; Family History Library Film: 0007827

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: M432_136; Page: 386A; Image: 195

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: M653_244; Page: 163; Image: 163; Family History Library Film: 803244

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Burnsville, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkison Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana
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