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William Lee 'Billy' Wells 1933–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1933

Birth Location: La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee

Death Date: 15 Jul 2004

Death Location: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia

Father: Dewey Wells

Mother: Perry Elder

Spouse(s): Willa Cook

Children(s):

William Lee 'Billy' Wells was born in 1933 in La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, the child of Dewey Commodore Wells And Perry Martha Elder. In 1940, William Lee 'Billy' Wells resided in Roane, Tennessee, United States. William Lee 'Billy' Wells married Willa Jo Cook, and had children including Michael Lee Wells, Pamela Cynthia Wells. William Lee 'Billy' Wells passed away in 2004 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia.

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Biography

  • William Lee 'Billy' Wells was born in 1933 in La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee, the child of Dewey Commodore Wells And Perry Martha Elder.
  • In 1940, William Lee 'Billy' Wells resided in Roane, Tennessee, United States.
  • William Lee 'Billy' Wells married Willa Jo Cook, and had children including Michael Lee Wells, Pamela Cynthia Wells.
  • William Lee 'Billy' Wells passed away in 2004 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wells's Ancestors

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William Wells
1933–2004
Birth Place: La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee
Parents
Dewey 'Commodore' Wells
1898–1940
Lost Creek, Union, Tennessee
Perry (Martha) Elder
1898–1996
El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma
Grandparents
ELIJAH (George) Wells
1856–1946
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
AMERICA Sweat
1860–1934
Lost Creek, Union, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Wells
1827–1913
CELIA Cagle
1832–1914
JOHN Sr
1819–1934
MARY McCarty
1820–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GEORGE Wells
1764–1858
WILLIAM Jr
1790–1850
SARAH Brewer
1790–
WILLIAM Sweat
1776–1873
LUCINDA Goins
1790–1860
DABNEY McCarty
1795–1850
CATHERINE
1798–1881

William Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1933
4 Sep 1933
Birth of William Lee 'Billy' Wells in La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee
La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 7
William Lee 'Billy' Wells resided here in Roane, Tennessee, United States
Roane, Tennessee, United States
2004
15 Jul 2004
Age 71
Death of William Lee 'Billy' Wells in Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1933
    Event Place: La Follette, Campbell, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 408-50-2963; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Roane, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 2004
    Event Place: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 408-50-2963; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Virginia, Death Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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