This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SCWBAIB/4417.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Georgia; I have several with the Wells name that I have no clue how or if they connect. Besides searching for Benjamin W Wells, I would also like to find anything about the following Wells; I have seperated each one with a line. If you or anyone can add to or correct anything I have--please do. Thank You very much. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerome WELLS Birth: Nov 22 1879 in Arkansas Death: Dec 26, 1945 in buried Gamaliel (Bean) Cem Baxter Co Arkansas Note: lived at Prestonia (Howards Ridge ) Ozark Co Missouri Father: Reed WELLS b: 1849 Marriage 1 Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" CRAWFORD b: August 5, 1884 in Ozark Co Missouri Married: July 23 1905 in Ozark Co Missouri Event: Gainesville Ozark Co Missouri marriage book in #9 page 233 Children; William "Bill" WELLS b: Oct 28, 1915 in Udall Missouri Leonard WELLS b: 1906 Carl WELLS b: 1909 Sula WELLS Marvin WELLS b: 1908 Louise WELLS b: 1918 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis WELLS. born ? died ? married Nancy TALBURT who was born 1823 in Marion Co Arkansas, and died about 1851. She was the daughter of Frederick Benton TALBURT JR and Sarah L "Sallie" HARGRAVES. Children of Nancy TALBURT and Lewis WELLS are i. Samuel T WELLS was born 1846 in Arkansas. He married Lucy UNKNOWN. She was born 1839 in Kentucky. ii. Sarah WELLS was born 1848. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lewis R WELLS born ? died ? Marriage 1 Mary S PUMPHREY Children; Mabel Louise WELLS (I think this Lewis Wells can be found in the Holt family history but I'm not sure ) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SCWBAIB/4418 Message Board Post: I am looking for anybody that knows if they were related to a Earl Wells who lived in Onarga, Illinois. He was married to Betty Williamson at some point. He is my granfather and I am trying to find family history so I can do something up for future generations so they won't be in the dark like me

Hi, As newsletter editor of the Aaron Wells Family Association, I am sending you all the artcle which will be going out in the newsletter early next week. Since I've had to do a lot of self education with this topic, I'd like some feedback. This is an article for the general public so I especially need to know if is understandable without too much jargon. On the other hand, I want to make sure it is scientifically correct. DNA Project News The Genographic Project Perhaps you watched The Journey of Man hosted by geneticist Spencer Wells [no relation] on your local PBS station. Now The National Geographic Society, IBM, Dr.Wells and the Waitt Family Foundation have launched the Genographic Project, a five-year effort to understand the human journey—where we came from and how we got to where we live today. https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html When DNA is passed from one generation to the next, most of it is recombined by the processes that give each of us our individuality. But the Y chromosome remain largely intact through the generations, altered only occasionally by mutations which become "genetic markers." which place a person in a "haplogroup"—a lineage or branch on the human family tree. These markers point to a specific time and place where the mutation occurred and can map subsequent migrations. While none of Aaron Wells’ descendants has purchased a test kit for this project, one of the matches in the Wells DNA Project has. Raymond Wells is a descendant of John Boyd Wells, born about 1765, probably in Maryland or Pennsylvania. The results were surprising. Raymond belongs to Haplogroup G, which occurs in only 1% to 3% of men in the British Isles. It is thought to have originated in the Indus River Valley in what is now northern India about 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. It is considered to have spread into Europe with the coming of agriculture. The incidence of Haplogroup G spreads out in a gradient pattern from southeast Europe, especially along the Mediterranean coast. In the Caucasus, the region between the Caspian and Black Seas, members of G make up as much as 30% of the population. They are 14% on the island of Sardinia, 10% in north central Italy, 8% in northern Spain and almost 7% in Turkey. Part of the mission of the Genographic Project is to find out more about these rare groups. The Sorenson Project The Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF), http://smgf.org/, is a non-profit organization committed to developing the world's foremost database of correlated genetic and genealogical information, and making this information freely available to the public. To build this database, SMGF needs many thousands of volunteers from all over the world. Participation is free. People who participate donate genealogy and a small DNA sample taken through GenetiRinse (mouthwash). SMGF conforms to strict security standards to maintain the privacy of the donors and their genetic profiles. Due to privacy issues, samples are analyzed for database construction purposes only and individual results are not given back to participants. However, you may obtain your genetic marker profile from a commercial lab if you would like to search the SMGF database. What about the Ladies? There are two kinds of DNA that are found in a cell: nuclear and mitochondrial. Nuclear DNA is found within the nucleus of the cell and is recombined from the mother and father. The DNA from the Y chromosome, passed from father to son, without combining with the mother’s DNA, was used in the Wells DNA Project and is found in the nucleus of the cell. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is contained in the mitochondria of the cell. The mitochondria are organelles located outside the nucleus in the cytoplasm. They are responsible for energy transfer and are basically the "powerhouses" of the cells. This form of DNA is in short strands and therefore does not mutate or change form very quickly. It is relatively stable and can be compared across several generations. Mitochondrial DNA is only passed along from mother to child. Both males and females receive mtDNA from their mothers, but only females can pass it along to the next generation. Fortunately, our Aaron Wells Family database can find many living members of our family, both male and female, with a direct maternal line to our ancestor, Ruth Wiggins. Therefore, it’s possible to find the signature DNA marker for the female half of our ancestral couple. I would encourage any of you thinking about participating in either of these projects to visit each one’s website for much more comprehensive information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells/Hargis, Stewart, Jones & Farmer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SCWBAIB/4417.1 Message Board Post: Mary, most of the Wells in my line came from Md, & Penn to North Carolina and then Kentucky. I have a Reed Wells born 1918 to Burl T. Wells in Laurel/Whitley Co., Ky. I don't know where he ended up. I have several Ben's, one married an Ava., but the majority of my line's later generations: 1800's were born in S.E Kentucky. If these are a possibility let me know and I'll give you more info. Georgia Wells..West

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SCWBAIB/4417 Message Board Post: Need a little help with the Wells family Benjamin W Wells ( ?--1933) -have no birth place for him-- maybe Tennessee -died maybe Ozark Co Missouri married Nancy A Hughes (1851-1889) she was dau of Aaron B Hughes (born Tennessee) (same for her--probably died Ozark Co Missouri) Benjamin W Wells and Nancy A Hughes had the following children; Viola 1876-1949 marr Isaac Ashley John ?--? marr Bertie Meridith William "Bill" marr Charity ? Ben marr Jennie Poynter Dora 1884-1959 marr Arthur Elijah Thompson Who was Benjamin W Wells parents ? How is he related to Reed Wells, Jerome Wells and a few other Wells in Ozark Co Missouri and Baxter Co Arkansas ? Thank You

That's Odd, I have a cousin Dottie. My 3rd great grandfather was William Wells. jim

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WELLS Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SCWBAIB/4416 Message Board Post: WELLS-12 PA newspaper article(s) from Chester Co., PA scrapbook c. 1870 - 1910. Link to 1000+ name index is: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~scrapbook/index.html

In a message dated 1/28/2006 11:01:22 AM Mountain Standard Time, WELLS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Frank Wells was b. 1881 in Iowa. He m. #1 mary Carr then #2Nellie Fuller in > 1910. He d. in Fairbury, Jefferson Co. Ne. and buried in Ks. Where was he > buried? Was Nellie buried with him? Would appreciate information about this > family will be greatly appreciated. Do you know who Frank's parents were. My gggrandmother, Mary Ann Wells m. Thomas Kimble and had a son Francis Wm. Mary Ann had two brothers, Wm. H. and James S living in Seneca Co, OH but I never knew what happened to them. Could your Frank be one of their sons.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WELLS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SCWBAIB/4415.1 Message Board Post: Pipkin Mortuary, 2531 Ogden St, Denver, CO; telephone: 303.861.4496. Source is The Denver Post newspaper, edition of Saturday, January 28, 2006; page 14C.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WELLS Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SCWBAIB/4415 Message Board Post: WELLS, Marlene Jean, Aurora. Service Monday 1pm, Pipkin Chapel of Peace to conclude. Visitation, Sunday 12 noon to 6pm, Pipkin Mortuary. Family at 1389 Lansing St.

Orin - Our messages just crossed in the mail. I just sent you a private message moments ago. (I get the Wells list in Digest mode.) This is my family, and we do have direct-line male descendants. (Gordon had no male descendants.) Morgan -----Original Message----- From: OrinWells [mailto:orinwells@wells.org] Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 3:58 PM To: WELLS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Gordon M. Wells - Jacksonville, MS Does anyone have contact with the family of Gordon Menard Wells of Jacksonville, Mississippi? His wife is/was Wilton "Maxine" Wells. Godon is deceased but I would like to see if I can reach any other family members to get them into the Wells DNA project. Gordon spent decades trying to find information on his ancestor Isaac Wells b: Cir 1707 Stratford-Upon-Avon and came to Maryland as an indentured servant. Gordon's family came out of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. His father was William Gordon Wells b: 27 May 1898 m: Octavia Carolyn Coleman. There are 157 Wells listed in Jacksonville so cold calling to find a relative is pretty much out. This family owned a very large plantation in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana in the mid to late 1800s. The name Montford was used in several generations. Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb ______________________________

Got it. And, by the way, that was Jackson, MS not Jacksonville - my error. And Gordon only had a daughter. He had a brother but it appears his brother may never have even married. I will talk to you about your other cousins. We will find someone in this family somewhere. There have to be a LOT of them out there. At 09:32 AM 1/30/2006, Morgan Johnson wrote: >Orin - >Our messages just crossed in the mail. I just sent you a private message >moments ago. (I get the Wells list in Digest mode.) >This is my family, and we do have direct-line male descendants. (Gordon had >no male descendants.) > >Morgan > >-----Original Message----- >From: OrinWells [mailto:orinwells@wells.org] >Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 3:58 PM >To: WELLS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Gordon M. Wells - Jacksonville, MS > > >Does anyone have contact with the family of Gordon Menard Wells of >Jacksonville, Mississippi? His wife is/was Wilton "Maxine" >Wells. Godon is deceased but I would like to see if I can reach any >other family members to get them into the Wells DNA project. Gordon >spent decades trying to find information on his ancestor Isaac Wells >b: Cir 1707 Stratford-Upon-Avon and came to Maryland as an indentured >servant. > >Gordon's family came out of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, >Louisiana. His father was William Gordon Wells b: 27 May 1898 m: >Octavia Carolyn Coleman. > >There are 157 Wells listed in Jacksonville so cold calling to find a >relative is pretty much out. > >This family owned a very large plantation in Alexandria, Rapides >Parish, Louisiana in the mid to late 1800s. The name Montford was >used in several generations. > > > >Orin R. Wells >Wells Family Research Association >P. O. Box 5427 >Kent, Washington 98064-5427 ><OrinWells@wells.org> >http://www.wells.org >Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb > >______________________________ > > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >Since list membership changes, >Repost your query occasionally Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SCWBAIB/4414 Message Board Post: Lucy, a slave owned by Wells, was the last of 4 executed females. She was hanged for murder on September 28, 1832 in Tyler County. I am not related to this family, I'm just passing on this information, which comes from a website titled "Regional Studies of the South." The link for the site is listed below. Joyce http://users.bestweb.net/%7Erg/execution/regional_studies_south.htm

ORIN, Can you give me a little more on this line, or is it on your website? I remember years ago contacting Gordon several times because he thought his Isaac Wells might be related to my husbands John Wells b.ca.1795 MD.. As I recall he thought his Isaac was the one that stopped off in Fairfield S.C. and is mentioned in a book there. And from there he moved on to Miss. I believe he said. Anyway, we never could link up our Wells...well not mine but my husbands Wells that is. That would be wonderful if he had a son that would do the DNA. Then I would know for sure. thanks, kathy Wells. ----- Original Message ----- From: "OrinWells" <orinwells@wells.org> To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 2:58 PM Subject: [WELLS-L] Gordon M. Wells - Jacksonville, MS > Does anyone have contact with the family of Gordon Menard Wells of > Jacksonville, Mississippi? His wife is/was Wilton "Maxine" Wells. Godon > is deceased but I would like to see if I can reach any other family > members to get them into the Wells DNA project. Gordon spent decades > trying to find information on his ancestor Isaac Wells b: Cir 1707 > Stratford-Upon-Avon and came to Maryland as an indentured servant. > > Gordon's family came out of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. His > father was William Gordon Wells b: 27 May 1898 m: Octavia Carolyn Coleman. > > There are 157 Wells listed in Jacksonville so cold calling to find a > relative is pretty much out. > > This family owned a very large plantation in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, > Louisiana in the mid to late 1800s. The name Montford was used in several > generations. > > > > Orin R. Wells > Wells Family Research Association > P. O. Box 5427 > Kent, Washington 98064-5427 > <OrinWells@wells.org> > http://www.wells.org > Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb > > ==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > To search Archives of list go to: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter list name > >

I am trying to put this together so I can track down some descendents. That should answer your problem of whether they were related. This trail seems to track through South Carolina to Florida - but I have a hunch the part of Florida may actually have been in what is now Louisiana. Governor James Madison Wells of Louisiana was a member of this family. They seem to have had a number of plantations prior to the Civil war. I am thinking they probably lost a lot as a consequence of the war. Also following the war a LOT of freed slaves suddenly appear with the last name Wells. Probably most just adopted the plantation owner's last name. It would be interesting to find some descendents of these families and check them. There is also some bad genealogy on the early members of this family. No surprise there. Someone appears to have looked for Samuel Levi Wells born in the 1730s and discovered Levi Wells b: 19 Oct 1735 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut and grabbed him as their guy linking him back to Thomas Wells b: Cir 1630 and Frances Albright (aka family W001). WRONG! Levi's wife was Jerusha Clark and their are fully accounted for. If there is anyone on this list connected to this family who knows of a male Wells we can test, please speak up! At 05:27 PM 1/29/2006, Kathy Wells wrote: >ORIN, > Can you give me a little more on this line, or is it on your > website? I remember years ago contacting Gordon several times > because he thought his Isaac Wells might be related to my husbands > John Wells b.ca.1795 MD.. As I recall he thought his Isaac was > the one that stopped off in Fairfield S.C. and is mentioned in a > book there. And from there he moved on to Miss. I believe he > said. Anyway, we never could link up our Wells...well not mine > but my husbands Wells that is. That would be wonderful if he had > a son that would do the DNA. Then I would know for sure. > thanks, kathy Wells. > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "OrinWells" <orinwells@wells.org> >To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 2:58 PM >Subject: [WELLS-L] Gordon M. Wells - Jacksonville, MS > > >>Does anyone have contact with the family of Gordon Menard Wells of >>Jacksonville, Mississippi? His wife is/was Wilton "Maxine" >>Wells. Godon is deceased but I would like to see if I can reach >>any other family members to get them into the Wells DNA >>project. Gordon spent decades trying to find information on his >>ancestor Isaac Wells b: Cir 1707 Stratford-Upon-Avon and came to >>Maryland as an indentured servant. >> >>Gordon's family came out of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, >>Louisiana. His father was William Gordon Wells b: 27 May 1898 m: >>Octavia Carolyn Coleman. >> >>There are 157 Wells listed in Jacksonville so cold calling to find >>a relative is pretty much out. >> >>This family owned a very large plantation in Alexandria, Rapides >>Parish, Louisiana in the mid to late 1800s. The name Montford was >>used in several generations. >> >> >> >>Orin R. Wells >>Wells Family Research Association >>P. O. Box 5427 >>Kent, Washington 98064-5427 >><OrinWells@wells.org> >>http://www.wells.org >>Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb >> >>==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >>To search Archives of list go to: >>http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>and enter list name >> > > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >To contact Listowner, >Send email to: >dwells@zekes.com > Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Will the Robert L. Wells who used to have the email address frwells@airmail.net please contact me off list? Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

Does anyone have contact with the family of Gordon Menard Wells of Jacksonville, Mississippi? His wife is/was Wilton "Maxine" Wells. Godon is deceased but I would like to see if I can reach any other family members to get them into the Wells DNA project. Gordon spent decades trying to find information on his ancestor Isaac Wells b: Cir 1707 Stratford-Upon-Avon and came to Maryland as an indentured servant. Gordon's family came out of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. His father was William Gordon Wells b: 27 May 1898 m: Octavia Carolyn Coleman. There are 157 Wells listed in Jacksonville so cold calling to find a relative is pretty much out. This family owned a very large plantation in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana in the mid to late 1800s. The name Montford was used in several generations. Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

I have seen John Wells II suggested as the son of Joseph & Charity Carrington Wells of Cane Creek, NC. Have you any clues as to the origins of the John II you mention who was in the Kings Mountain area? Jane Wells Sarles ----- Original Message ----- From: <GCZCW@aol.com> To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:48 PM Subject: [WELLS-L] Re: Issac Wells > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/SCWBAIB/4408.1 > > Message Board Post: > > I have an Isaac that was born in 1782 to John Wells, II and Britter > Holloway. > DNA Project: Family W116 > > John Wells was born sometime around 1740. > John came to Lincoln county around 1769 or 1770 and setttled in what is > now the Dixon community near Kings Mountain. John was a loyal partiot who > fought along with his friend and neighbor Col. Frederick Hambright. John's > name appears as a signer of the Tryon Co. Declaration of Independence > August 14, 1775 . An old log house that ws built by John during the Rev. > War still stands today in Cleveland Co., North Carolina and is the oldest > standing home in that county. It is presently occupied by members of the > Stewart > family, who bought the property from the sons of James Simpson Wells, the > grandson of John Wells. > > > > ==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Please Support Rootsweb >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WElls, Fuller, McAllister Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SCWBAIB/4413 Message Board Post: Frank Wells was b. 1881 in Iowa. He m. #1 mary Carr then #2Nellie Fuller in 1910. He d. in Fairbury, Jefferson Co. Ne. and buried in Ks. Where was he buried? Was Nellie buried with him? Would appreciate information about this family will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Dorothy

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