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James William Wells 1842 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1842

Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States

Death Date: Sept 28, 1906

Death Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA

Father: William Wells

Mother: Elizabeth McPike

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pyatt

Children(s): Bessie Wells, Monta Wells, Lillie Wells

According to available records, James William Wells was born in 1842 in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, the child of William Wells and Elizabeth "Bettie" McPike. Following those early years, James William Wells married Elizabeth Fannie Pyatt, and their family grew to include Bessie Wells, Monta B Wells and Lillie W Wells. In the later years of life, James William Wells died in 1906 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA.

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Parents

William Wells
1809 – 1863
Birth Location: Henry, Kentucky, United States
WW
Elizabeth McPike
1818 – 1864
Birth Location: Henry, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Pyatt
1851 – 1932
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
EP

Children(s)

Bessie Wells
1879 – 1880
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
BW
Monta Wells
1880 – 1962
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana
MW
Lillie Wells
1883 – 1964
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
LW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920, Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: 265; Family History Film: 1254265; Page: 33A; Enumeration District: 003; Image: 0659, Year: 1860; Census Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: M653_244; Page: 164; Image: 164; Family History Library Film: 803244, Year: 1850; Census Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: M432_136; Page: 386A; Image: 195

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: M432_136; Page: 386A; Image: 195

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Rock Creek, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: M653_244; Page: 164; Image: 164; Family History Library Film: 803244

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: 265; Family History Film: 1254265; Page: 33A; Enumeration District: 003; Image: 0659

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Sept 28, 1906
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920

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