Melanie, thank you so much for your help with Monroe WELLS! He continues to be an interesting look-alike WELLS. I will continue to search the MO birth and death records. They are truly incredible. Some years ago I came across the RIGGS line that settled in TX, but I was unable to connect them with my line. My RIGGS settled in Decatur Co., TN for the most part. Thanks again! Peggy On 9/11/2011 6:27 PM, Ken Welch wrote: > To Peggy in particular, but others who may have Wells ties to > Missouri, some of these records are online: > http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/#search1 > > I've actually solved several unknowns/brick walls because of records > I've found here! a GREAT resource! :) > > Try the "real" first name first. If no hits, then leave that part > blank. You'll get a ton of matches to go through, but it has been > fruitful for me. Also, once you get that list of matches, don't > forget to click on "images" to the right. That's where the ACTUAL > image will come up. > > Peggy, there were several William Wells that came up in the search, > but I couldn't be sure as I'm not as familiar with your line with > other names/etc. BUT...I will say that I found a "BILL WELLS" that > died around 1916 that might be a match. > > Once you get an image, pay close attention to birth/death dates, > places, all the people listed. Also keep in mind that sometimes > people filling out the death certificate may not know the answers, or > write down the wrong answer. This has been the case a few times in > my family. The "informant" was a younger child, and "thought" their > father was born in the same town they had lived most of his life, not > knowing from where their parents came. > > I couldn't get a hit for "Monroe" at all. My guess is that perhaps > they didn't stay in Missouri. I don't think we're connected, but > many of those names do copy names of my Wells family that came from > KY. Some of these ended up in Texas. So...you might check the Texas > Death records found on ancestry.com and familysearch.org (libraries > usually have access to these websites. > > Hope this helps! Melanie PS...Peggy....if you want to contact me off > the Wells board, my other line is Riggs. They are Riggs originally > from CT 1700's-1810....then New York to 1840....then MD to > 1870's...then Texas to present. >