William Hay WellsAge: 82 years1825–1908
- Name
- William Hay Wells
| Birth | June 23, 1825 Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Grace Dickerson — View this family December 31, 1846 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Monroe L Wells November 4, 1847 (Age 22 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a son #2 | Benjamin Foster Wells about November 1849 (Age 24 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census Note: calculated from age of 9 months on the 1850 census. The 1900 census gives the date as March 1850.
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| Census | 1850 (Age 24 years) Source: 1850 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth Luella Wells about 1853 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Eva Wells about 1855 (Age 29 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a son #5 | Wilmer Wells about 1857 (Age 31 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a son #6 | Samuel Wells about October 1859 (Age 34 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census Note: Caluclated from his age of eight months on the 1860 census
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| Census | 1860 (Age 34 years) Source: 1860 US Federal Census |
| Birth of a son #7 | Henry Wells about 1864 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Edwin M Wells 1867 (Age 41 years) Source: 1870 US Federal Census |
| Census | 1870 (Age 44 years) Source: 1870 US Federal Census |
| Death of a daughter | Eva Wells June 14, 1871 (Age 45 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Eva Wells after June 14, 1871 (Age 45 years) Note: Marling Cemetery
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| Death of a son | Monroe L Wells October 26, 1878 (Age 53 years) |
| Burial of a son | Monroe L Wells after October 26, 1878 (Age 53 years) Note: Marling Cemetery
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| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Grace Dickerson May 4, 1879 (Age 53 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Elizabeth Grace Dickerson after May 4, 1879 (Age 53 years) Note: Marling Cemetery
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| Census | 1880 (Age 54 years) Source: 1880 US Federal Census |
| Death | March 7, 1908 (Age 82 years) |
| Burial | after March 7, 1908 Note: Marling Cemetery
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| Family with Elizabeth Grace Dickerson |
| himself |
William Hay Wells Birth: June 23, 1825 — Indiana Death: March 7, 1908 |
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Elizabeth Grace Dickerson Birth: December 9, 1825 32 23 — Indiana Death: May 4, 1879 |
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Marriage: December 31, 1846 — , Jefferson, Indiana |
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10 months son |
Monroe L Wells Birth: November 4, 1847 22 21 — Indiana Death: October 26, 1878 |
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2 years son |
Benjamin Foster Wells Birth: about November 1849 24 23 — Indiana Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Elizabeth Luella Wells Birth: about 1853 27 27 — Indiana Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Eva Wells Birth: about 1855 29 29 — Indiana Death: June 14, 1871 |
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3 years son |
Wilmer Wells Birth: about 1857 31 31 — Indiana Death: |
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3 years son |
Samuel Wells Birth: about October 1859 34 33 Death: |
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5 years son |
Henry Wells Birth: about 1864 38 38 — Indiana Death: |
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4 years son |
Edwin M Wells Birth: 1867 41 41 — Indiana Death: 1954 |
| Burial | Marling Cemetery |
| Shared note | In the 1850 US Federal Census for Saluda, Jefferson, Indiana, 24-year-old Indiana-born farmer William H Wells owns $150 worth of real estate. He and his 24-year-old Indiana-born wife Elizabeth G [Dickerson] Wells have in their household their Indiana-born children, 3-year-old Monroe and 9-month old Foster and 13-year-old Indiana-born Moses W Lambright whose relationship to the Wells family is unknown. In the 1860 US Federal Census for Saluda, Jefferson, Indiana, 34-year-old Indiana-born farmer William H Wells owns $2,500 worth of real estate and $1,100 of personal property. He and his 34-year-old Indiana-born wife Elizabeth G [Dickerson] Wells have in their household their Indiana-born children, 12-year-old Monroe L, 10-year-old Benjamin F [Foster in the 1850 census], 7-year-old Elizabeth L, 5-year-old Eva, 3-year-old Wilmer, and 8-month old Samuel, and 22-year-old Indiana-born farm laborer Wm [William] Righthouse who is illiterate. Monroe, Benjamin, Elizabeth L and Eva have attended school in the past year. Thirty-seven-year-old farmer Wm H [William H] Wells is listed in the Militia Enrollment for Saluda Township, Jefferson, Indiana. He is one of the healthy ones as others have bad feet, lumbago, defective eyes, etc. In the 1870 US Federal Census for Saluda, Jefferson, Indiana, 45-year-old Indiana-born farmer William H Wells owns $8,300 worth of real estate and $4,345 of personal property. He and his 34-year-old Indiana-born wife Elisabeth [sic] [Dickerson] Wells have in their household their Indiana-born children, 22-year-old Monroe, 20-year-old B F [Benjamin Foster], 17-year-old Luella [Elizabeth L on the 1860 census], 15-year-old Eva, 13-year-old Wilmer, 11-year-old old Samuel, 6-year-old Henry and 3-year-old Edward. Luella, Eva, Willmer and Samuel have attended school in the past year. William's mother is of foreign birth. In the 1880 US Federal Census for Saluda, Jefferson, Indiana, 55-year-old Indiana-born farmer William H Wells is a widower. He has in his household his Indiana-born sons, 20-year-old farm laborer Samuel, 15-year-old Henry who is incapacitated with "white swelling", and 13-year-old Eddie, and a daughter-in-law 22-year-old Myra [maiden name unknown] Wells. I'm not sure which son Myra has married as all the sons in the household are listed as single. William's father was born in Ohio and his mother in Scotland. |