In the course of some research in Nebraska, I ran across a land patent to Lucy A. Wells (dated 02/22/1892), followed by a deed from Lucy A. Bollinger, nee Wells and S. C. Bollinger (dated 11/11/1905) as residents of Black Diamond, Contra Costa, CA. This patent is not available on the BLM/GLO webpage, however, I have photos of both documents from the Dawes County records and would be happy to e-mail them to anyone researching this person/line.