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William Thomas WELLS 1875 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1875

Birth Location: Wayne County, Illinois

Death Date: 10 Oct 1937

Death Location: Oxford, Furnas County, Nebraska

Father: Albert Wells

Mother: Mary Rogers

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In 1875, William Thomas WELLS entered the world in Wayne County, Illinois, born to Albert Wells and Mary Ellen Rogers. William Thomas WELLS passed away in 1937 in Oxford, Furnas County, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • In 1875, William Thomas WELLS entered the world in Wayne County, Illinois, born to Albert Wells and Mary Ellen Rogers.
  • William Thomas WELLS passed away in 1937 in Oxford, Furnas County, Nebraska.

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William WELLS's Ancestors

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William WELLS
1875 – 1937
Birth Place: Wayne County, Illinois
Parents
Albert Wells
1845 – 1926
Indiana, United States
Mary (Ellen) Rogers
1852 – 1917
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Newton) Wells
1799 – 1876
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Mary (A. "Polly" WELLS Sage or) Stover
1799 – 1872
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wells
1770 – 1835
Nancy Hardesty
1778 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tunis Wills
1746 – 1809
Sarah WELLS
1749 – 1785
Elisha Hardesty
1753 – 1847
Sarah Wells
1760 –

William WELLS's Timeline

2 Records

1875
9 Sep 1875
Birth of William Thomas WELLS in Wayne County, Illinois
Wayne County, Illinois
1937
10 Oct 1937
Age 62
Death of William Thomas WELLS in Oxford, Furnas County, Nebraska
Oxford, Furnas County, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Wayne County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Oxford, Furnas County, Nebraska

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