Oram: I am wondering if there is any information yet as to any connections to H.P. Wells, whose name could be Hickman/;Hickson/Hixon Pendleton Wells. He was a probate judge in Marysville, Marshall County, KS around 1880. I am pretty sure that he is the father of my John Thomas Wells, b. 1870. However, the son of H.P. Wells listed in the 1880 census is listed as Thomas Wells. The reason I believe this is the correct family is as follows: 1. My father's name is George Pennelton Wells 2. I found connections from H.P. Wells married to Martha Scott through an online descendant listing indicating that H.P. Wells is Hickman Pendleton Wells. 3. The oldest son of H. P. Wells is named Pendleton Wells. Consequently, I truly believe that this is the correct connections to my father. My question is whether or not anyone has yet connected to this Wells family. Off the top of my head, they lived in 1870 in Marysville and in the 1860 census they were in Linn County, Kansas. Someone provided me a bio for Judge H.P. Wells, which states he was born in Adams County, MS in 1829. The bio did not name his parents; however, it did state that his mother was a Hickson of South Carolina (not sure if that is mentioned because there is some special distinction or not). The bio mentioned a sister (without name) and that he and his sister were orphaned when H.P. was 3 years old. It gave no information on who took care of him and his sister. H.P. Wells died and is buried in Marysville, KS, where is wife is also buried. The son Pendleton Wells married, had one daughter and lived in (off the top of my head) Ottawa County, KS. The census records indicate that H.P.'s mother was born South Carolina, and his father from West Virginia. I also have not found the parents of H.P. I have no clue as to the first name of his father, nor the first name of his mother. Can you find any connections to any of this in the records you have for Wells yet? Thanks for any assistance you can give. Denise (formerly in Indiana and now sunny Southern Florida