Gall/Genseal Family Tree » John Wesley Wells (1842-1919)

Personal data John Wesley Wells 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Household of John Wesley Wells

He is married to Jemima Dubois Welch.

They got married on July 12, 1866 at Mahaska, Iowa, Verenigde Staten, he was 24 years old.Sources 8, 11, 15, 16


Child(ren):

  1. Gladys Mae Wells  1873-1905 
  2. Descom Erastis Wells  1882-1960 
  3. Julia Ann Wells  1867-????
  4. Owen Desmond Wells  1869-1936
  5. Lola V Wells  1877-1959 


Notes about John Wesley Wells

Sources, Census Records, Roy Coatney, Edith Chastain, Ella Laughlin Occupation, Huckster 1842 born, near Louisville, Ky 1850 Census Jefferson Co, Indiana living with parents 1856 Census Floyd Co. Iowa with partents, John 13 1862 enlisted in infantry, residence, Oskaloosa 1870 Census Mahaska Co, Iowa, wife Jemima, Children Julia, Owen 1880 Census Washington County, Ks. wife Jemimia Children Julia, Owen, Gladalis, Lola Ventta 1900 Census Washington, County, Ks. wife Jemina V, Children Descom E 1910 Census Hooker County, Nb., wife Jemima D, 5 children, 3 living 1920 Holt County, Jemima, ag 72, living with J. Root family

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Wesley Wells

Hugh Franklin McCoy
1792-1870
Mary Polly Wright
1794-1874

John Wesley Wells
1842-1919

1866

Jemima Dubois Welch
1847-1924

Gladys Mae Wells
1873-1905
Descom Erastis Wells
1882-1960
Julia Ann Wells
1867-????
Owen Desmond Wells
1869-1936
Lola V Wells
1877-1959

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    Sources

    1. Edith Chastain
    2. Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Ancestry.com, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_160; Line: 12 / Ancestry.com
    4. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp / Ancestry.com
    5. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration / Ancestry.com
    6. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    7. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Valley, Hooker, Nebraska; Roll: T624_848; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1374861 / Ancestry.com
    8. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mill Creek, Washington, Kansas; Roll: 503; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1240503 / Ancestry.com
    9. United States Census, 1870, United States Census, 1870, database with images / FamilySearch.org
    10. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    11. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 223.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RHR / Ancestry.com
    12. 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lancaster, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: M432_154; Page: 273A; Image: 552 / Ancestry.com
    13. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, Kansas; Roll: 399; Family History Film: 1254399; Page: 503C; Enumeration District: 322; Image: 0268 / Ancestry.com
    14. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    15. Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 / FamilySearch.org
    16. Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 / FamilySearch.org

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    Birthday March 14, 1842

    • The temperature on March 14, 1842 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1842: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 13 » Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
      • February 7 » Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
      • March 9 » The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
      • August 9 » The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
      • August 14 » American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
      • November 26 » The University of Notre Dame is founded.

    Day of marriage July 12, 1866

    • The temperature on July 12, 1866 was about 25.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • April 10 » The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
      • May 1 » The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
      • May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
      • May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
      • August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
      • December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

    Day of death September 8, 1919

    • The temperature on September 8, 1919 was between 11.3 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
      • January 18 » World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.
      • April 16 » Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.
      • June 14 » John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
      • September 10 » Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
      • September 18 » Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
      • September 18 » The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.
    

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