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Arthur Edward Wells 1884 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1884

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 29 Nov 1962

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA

Father: Edward Wells

Mother: Caroline Birmley

Spouse(s): Cora Davis

Children(s): Edward Wells

In 1884, Arthur Edward Wells entered the world in Michigan, born to Edward Wells and Caroline Birmley. Years later, Arthur Edward Wells married Cora Hannah Davis, and the couple became parents to Edward Davis Wells. Arthur Edward Wells died in 1962 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.

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Parents

Edward Wells
1862 – 1932
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Caroline Birmley
1862 – 1940
Birth Location: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Cora Davis
1886 – 1965
Birth Location: Ionia Ionia, Michigan
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Children(s)

Edward Wells
1911 – 2000
Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Jun 1884
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01900; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 86-102, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 2340737, Year: 1900; Census Place: Traverse Ward 1, Grand Traverse, Michigan; Roll: 712; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0039, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 102; Film Description: 1910 Emmet-1910 Lenawee, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1271; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 87-139

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Traverse Ward 1, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Traverse Ward 1, Grand Traverse, Michigan; Roll: 712; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0039

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 2340737

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01900; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 86-102

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1936
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: , Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01900; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 86-102

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1271; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 87-139

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 102; Film Description: 1910 Emmet-1910 Lenawee

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Nov 1962
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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