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Jacob Jennings Wells 1805 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: Berlin, Knox, Ohio, United States

Father: Tunis Wills

Mother: Margaret Williams

Spouse(s): Maria None, Elizabeth Watson, Sarah Wells

Children(s): B. Wells, George Wells, John Wells, James Wells, Robert Wells, Samantha Wells, Newton Wells, Sara Wells

1805 marked the beginning of Jacob Jennings Wells's life in Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, to parents Tunis Tunes Tunas Tunnis T. Wells Welles Wills and Margaret Williams. Eventually, Jacob Jennings Wells married Maria, Elizabeth Watson and Sarah Wells, and they welcomed B. Joseph Wells, George W Wells, John Wells, James Alexander Wells, Robert B Wells, Samantha Maud Wells, Newton Wells and Sara Wells. Jacob Jennings Wells passed in 1876 at Berlin, Knox, Ohio, United States.

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Parents

Tunis Wills
1746 – 1809
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Margaret Williams
1767 – 1845
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Maria None
1808 – 1841
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Watson
1819 – 1851
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Sarah Wells
1806 – 1880
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

B. Wells
1830 – 1872
Birth Location: Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States,
BW
George Wells
1832 – 1908
Birth Location: Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Wells
1834 – 1863
Birth Location: Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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James Wells
1838 – 1907
Birth Location: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
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Robert Wells
1839 – 1874
Birth Location: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
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Samantha Wells
1847 – 1918
Birth Location: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
SW
Newton Wells
1849 – 1912
Birth Location: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
NW
Sara Wells
1851 – 1931
Birth Location: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1805
    Event Place: Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012, Year: 1860; Census Place: Middlebury, Knox, Ohio; Roll: M653_995; Page: 280; Image: 207; Family History Library Film: 803995, Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio; Roll: M432_684; Page: 418A; Image: 593

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1805

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio; Roll: M432_684; Page: 418A; Image: 593

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Middlebury, Knox, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Middlebury, Knox, Ohio; Roll: M653_995; Page: 280; Image: 207; Family History Library Film: 803995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Sep 1876
    Event Place: Berlin, Knox, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1876

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
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