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Willie James Wells 1906–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1906

Birth Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Death Date: 22 January 1989

Death Location: Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Godfrey Wells

Mother:

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Willie Wells

Willie James Wells was born in 1906 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA, the child of Godfrey Wells And Hattie Jane Hunter. Willie James Wells married Clara Lee Sherrell, Lorene Brooks, and had children including Willie B Wells. Willie James Wells passed away in 1989 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie James Wells was born in 1906 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA, the child of Godfrey Wells And Hattie Jane Hunter.
  • Willie James Wells married Clara Lee Sherrell, Lorene Brooks, and had children including Willie B Wells.
  • Willie James Wells passed away in 1989 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Godfrey Wells
1875–1926
Birth Location: Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Wells
1922–1994
Birth Location: –
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Willie Wells's Ancestors

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Willie Wells
1906–1989
Birth Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Parents
Godfrey Wells
1875–1926
Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Wells's Descendants

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Willie (James) Wells (10 August 1906–22 January 1989)
  1. 1. Willie (B.) Wells 1922–1994

Willie Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1906
10 August 1906
Birth of Willie James Wells in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
1989
22 January 1989
Age 83
Death of Willie James Wells in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1906
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1989
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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