He is married to Elizabeth A. Montanya.
They got married between 1873 and 1880 at Schuyler County, Illinois.
M. L. Wells 59, farmer, born Ohio; Elizabeth Wells 34, wife, keeping house, born Ohio;
Mason L Wells 30, farmer, born Ohio; Leotitia Wells 22, born Kentucky; Harriet A Wells 2, born Illinois; Sarah E Wells 12, born Illinois; Samuel Wells 10, born Illinois;