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William David Wells 1810 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Henry County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1863

Death Location: Nashville, United States

Father: Richard Wells

Mother: Nancy Hardesty

Spouse(s): Catherine Gray, Elizabeth McPike

Children(s): John Wells, James Wells, Martha Wells, Daniel Wells, Mary Wells, Sarah Wells, William Wells, Benjamin Wells, Benjamin Wells, Joseph? Wels, James Wells, James Wells, John Wells, John Wells, Sarah Wells, Sarah Wells, Hiram Wells, Hiram Wells, Nancy Wells, David Wells, Mary Wells, Margaret Wells, Margaret Wells, Mary Wells, Malinda Wells, Malinda Wells, Samuel Wells, Samuel Wells

According to available records, William David Wells was born in 1810 in Henry County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Richard J Wells and Nancy Elizabeth or Ann "Polly" WELLS Hardesty. Following those early years, William David Wells married Catherine Gray and Elizabeth "Bettie" McPike, and their family grew to include John Frank Wells, James R Wells, Martha Jane Wells, Daniel Lewis Wells, Mary C Wells, Sarah Ann Wells, William Arthur Wells, Benjamin T Wells, Benjamin T Wells, Joseph? Wels, James William Wells, James William Wells, John H Wells, John H Wells, Sarah Ann Wells, Sarah Ann Wells, Hiram Simpson Wells, Hiram Simpson Wells, Nancy Letitia Wells, David Allen Wells, Mary E Wells, Margaret Mahalia Wells, Margaret Mahalia Wells, Mary Elizabeth Wells, Malinda Jane Wells, Malinda Jane Wells, Samuel H Wells and Samuel H Wells. In the later years of life, William David Wells died in 1863 in Nashville, United States.

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Parents

Richard Wells
1770 – 1835
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Hardesty
1778 – 1813
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Gray
1818 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Elizabeth McPike
1818 – 1864
Birth Location: Henry, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

John Wells
1838 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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James Wells
1840 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Martha Wells
1841 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Daniel Wells
1843 – 1925
Birth Location: Johnson, Indiana
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Mary Wells
1845 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Sarah Wells
1847 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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William Wells
1850 – 1933
Birth Location: Johnson, Indiana
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Benjamin Wells
1840 – 1858
Birth Location: Henry, Kentucky
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Benjamin Wells
1840 – 1858
Birth Location: Henry, Kentucky
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Joseph? Wels
1842 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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James Wells
1842 – 1906
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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James Wells
1842 – 1906
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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John Wells
1844 – 1869
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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John Wells
1844 – 1869
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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Sarah Wells
1846 – 1860
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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Sarah Wells
1846 – 1860
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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Hiram Wells
1849 – 1910
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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Hiram Wells
1849 – 1910
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Nancy Wells
1851 – 1913
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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David Wells
1852 – 1890
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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Mary Wells
1853 – 1925
Birth Location: Indiana
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Margaret Wells
1855 – 1935
Birth Location: Burnsville, Bartholomew, Indiana
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Margaret Wells
1855 – 1935
Birth Location: Burnsville, Bartholomew, Indiana
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Mary Wells
1857 – 1931
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Malinda Wells
1860 – 1891
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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Malinda Wells
1860 – 1891
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana
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Samuel Wells
1861 – 1869
Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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Samuel Wells
1861 – 1870
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1809
    Event Place: Henry County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1810

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Burnsville, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Nashville, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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