This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PeggyRiggsKopp Surnames: WELLS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wells/5530/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The attached photo of Monroe WELLS, found on AncientFaces.com, bears a strong resemblance to a member of my Charles WELLS, b. 1830, line. Monroe also looks like a postcard picture of an unknown, seated man, which is also attached. I have found Monroe WELLS on 3 censuses: 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Monroe M Wells Age in 1910: 2 Estimated Birth Year: 1908 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Wiliam Wells Father's Birth Place: Kentucky Mother's Name: Louise C Wells Mother's Birth Place: Arkansas Home in 1910: Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Wiliam Wells 38 Louise C Wells 36 Belle Wells 18 Cordelia Wells 16 Laura Wells 14 Pearl Wells 11 Monroe M Wells 2 Both Monroe and his mother, Louisa are shown as born in MO on the 1920 census: 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Monroe Wells Home in 1920: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Name: Louisa Wells Mother's Birth Place: Missouri Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Louisa Wells 46 Monroe Wells 12 Dave Hayes 21 Joe Hays 18 Mattie Hays 16 Ellen Kearby 18 On the 1930 census he's in Little River Twp, Pemiscot Co. My WELLS line also lived in Pemiscot Co.: 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Monroe Wells Home in 1930: Little River, Pemiscot, Missouri View Map Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-Law Race: White Household Members: Name Age Orley Mcnealy 42 Della Mcnealy 40 Monroe Wells 22 I have not found a birth, marriage or death record for him yet. If anyone connects with the family line of Monroe WELLS or has further information, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. Peggy Riggs Kopp artnpeg@ptd.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~peggyriggskopp/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.