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Mary Ann Wells 1815 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1815

Birth Location: Sylvania, Screven, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 20 Jan 1901

Death Location: Sylvania, Screven, Georgia, United States

Father: Jacob Wells

Mother: Lydia Enneis

Spouse(s): Richard Scott

Children(s): Mary Scott, Nathaniel Scott, Jacob Scott, Christopher Scott, Mary Scott

Mary Ann Wells was born in 1815 in Sylvania, Screven, Georgia, United States, the child of Jacob X Wells and Lydia Thompson Enneis. Mary Ann Wells later married Richard Perry Scott, and together they raised children including Mary J Scott, Nathaniel James Scott, Jacob Wells Scott, Christopher Columbus Scott and Mary Carolina Scott. In 1901, Mary Ann Wells passed away in Sylvania, Screven, Georgia, United States.

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Parents

Jacob Wells
1788 – 1851
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
JW
Lydia Enneis
1788 – 1851
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
LE

Spouses(s)

Richard Scott
1820 – 1882
Birth Location: Screven, Georgia, United States
RS

Children(s)

Mary Scott
1841 –
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
MS
Nathaniel Scott
1841 – 1906
Birth Location: Sylvania, Screven, Georgia, United States
NS
Jacob Scott
1843 – 1890
Birth Location: Sylvania, Screven, Georgia, United States
JS
Christopher Scott
1846 – 1927
Birth Location: Georgia
CS
Mary Scott
1848 – 1896
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Feb 1815
    Event Place: Sylvania, Screven, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 259, Screven, Georgia; Roll: 164; Family History Film: 1254164; Page: 238C; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 0666., Year: 1870; Census Place: , Screven, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 36, Screven, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 74; Image: 76., Year: 1850; Census Place: District 74, Screven, Georgia; Roll: M432_82; Page: 29A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 4 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Screven, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages to 1850, Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 74, Screven, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 74, Screven, Georgia; Roll: M432_82; Page: 29A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Georgia Militia District 36, Screven, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 36, Screven, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 74; Image: 76.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Screven, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , Screven, Georgia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: District 259, Screven, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 259, Screven, Georgia; Roll: 164; Family History Film: 1254164; Page: 238C; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 0666.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Jan 1901
    Event Place: Sylvania, Screven, Georgia, United States
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