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William Henry Harrison Wells 1883–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1883

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky

Death Date: 02 May 1949

Death Location: Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Louisa Barton

Spouse(s): Lela Gideon, Myrtle Gregory

Children(s): Catherine Davis, Lou Wells, Thomas Wells, John Wells, Ethel Wells, Raymond Wells, Willard Wells, Maggie Wells, Letha Wells, Minnie Wells, John Wells, Harry Wells

The story of William Henry Harrison Wells began in 1883 in Whitley County, Kentucky. William Henry Harrison Wells married Lela Gideon, Myrtle Gregory, and had children including Catherine Davis, Ethel Wells, Harry Wells, John Leslie Wells, John Robert Wells, Letha Edna Wells, Lou C Wells, Maggie Wells, Minnie J Wells, Raymond Sidney Wells, Thomas Wells, Willard Wells. William Henry Harrison Wells passed away in 1949 in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Harrison Wells began in 1883 in Whitley County, Kentucky.
  • William Henry Harrison Wells married Lela Gideon, Myrtle Gregory, and had children including Catherine Davis, Ethel Wells, Harry Wells, John Leslie Wells, John Robert Wells, Letha Edna Wells, Lou C Wells, Maggie Wells, Minnie J Wells, Raymond Sidney Wells, Thomas Wells, Willard Wells.
  • William Henry Harrison Wells passed away in 1949 in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wells's Ancestors

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William Wells
1883–1949
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas Milford Wells
1852–1927
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Louisa (Sophronia) Barton
1860–1942
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Marion) Martin
1822–1894
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Indiana Wells
1825–1880
Tennessee
Henry (Baker) Barton
1820–1883
Kentucky
Malinda Polly
1827–
Knox Co., Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Darby Smithhart
1802–1844
Christiana Martin
1808–1866
Jacob Wells
1800–1874
Phebe Wells
1802–1858
James Barton
1789–1877
Elizabeth Cheshire
1797–1851
Joseph Polly
1799–1834
Telitha Dowis
1795–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Smithhart
1759–1846
Dorcas Rains
1782–1862
William Martin
1786–1854
Elizabeth Gatliff
1788–1856
Mary (4)
1759–1825
Henry Barton
1757–1808
Susannah Weathers
1757–1837
John Cheshire
1741–1805
Elizabeth Pugh
1766–1824

William Wells's Descendants

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William (Henry Harrison) Wells (10 Aug 1883–02 May 1949) m. Lela Gideon (7 July 1886–16 May 1941) m. Myrtle Gregory (17 Apr 1896–1 Dec 1919)
  1. 1. Catherine Davis 1922–2000 m. Robert Davis 1924–1990
  2. 2. Lou (C.) Wells 1908–1970
  3. 3. Thomas Wells 1907–
  4. 4. John (Leslie) Wells 1912–1986
  5. 5. Ethel Wells 1915–
  6. 6. Raymond (Sidney) Wells 1917–1998
  7. 7. Willard Wells 1920–1945
  8. 8. Maggie Wells 1915–
  9. 9. Letha (Edna) Wells 1916–1916
  10. 10. Minnie (J.) Wells 1916–1916
  11. 11. John (Robert) Wells 1914–1982
  12. 12. Harry Wells 1919–1919

William Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1883
10 Aug 1883
Birth of William Henry Harrison Wells in Whitley County, Kentucky
Whitley County, Kentucky
1949
02 May 1949
Age 66
Death of William Henry Harrison Wells in Corbin, Whitley, KY, USA
Corbin, Whitley, KY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1883
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 May 1949
    Event Place: Corbin, Whitley, KY, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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