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James J., "Jim" Wells 1819 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1819

Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA

Father: William Wells

Mother: Rhoda Mann

Spouse(s): Frances James

Children(s): William Wells, Lydia Wells, Sidney Wells, Sarah Wells, Louisa Wells, John Wells, Thomas Wells, Laura Wells

According to available records, James J. "Jim" Wells was born in 1819 in Jones County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Wells and Rhoda Mann. Following those early years, James J. "Jim" Wells married Frances Anne James, and their family grew to include William Wells, Lydia Jane Wells, Sidney Wells, Sarah Ann Wells, Louisa Lou Wells, John Wells, Thomas M. Wells and Laura Wells. In the later years of life, James J. "Jim" Wells died in 1880 in Jones County, Georgia, USA.

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Parents

William Wells
1795 – 1835
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Rhoda Mann
1800 – 1872
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Frances James
1822 – 1887
Birth Location: Warren, Warren County, Georgia
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Children(s)

William Wells
1844 – 1907
Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA
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Lydia Wells
1846 – 1894
Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA
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Sidney Wells
1847 – 1860
Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA
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Sarah Wells
1848 –
Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA
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Louisa Wells
1850 – 1928
Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA
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John Wells
1852 – 1936
Birth Location: Griswoldville, Jones County, Georgia
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Thomas Wells
1854 – 1942
Birth Location: Jones County, Georgia, USA
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Laura Wells
1858 – 1942
Birth Location: Griswoldville, Jones, GA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Oct 1819
    Event Place: Jones County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 359, Jones, Georgia; Roll: 154; Family History Film: 1254154; Page: 365A; Enumeration District: 076; Image: 0494, Year: 1870; Census Place: Roberts, Jones, Georgia; Roll: M593_160; Page: 207B; Image: 421; Family History Library Film: 545659, Year: 1860; Census Place: Flowers, Jones, Georgia; Roll: M653_129; Page: 540; Image: 44; Family History Library Film: 803129, Source number: 8273.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM, Source number: 91.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BJS, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 47, Jones, Georgia; Roll: M432_75; Page: 191A; Image: 118

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Division 47, Jones, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 47, Jones, Georgia; Roll: M432_75; Page: 191A; Image: 118

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Flowers, Jones, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Flowers, Jones, Georgia; Roll: M653_129; Page: 540; Image: 44; Family History Library Film: 803129

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 8 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Jones, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Roberts, Jones, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Roberts, Jones, Georgia; Roll: M593_160; Page: 207B; Image: 421; Family History Library Film: 545659

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 359, Jones, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 359, Jones, Georgia; Roll: 154; Family History Film: 1254154; Page: 365A; Enumeration District: 076; Image: 0494

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Jones County, Georgia, USA

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