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