Husband: Emory H. Wells
Born: Aug-25-1872 in Kansas 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: bef 1940 4
Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Portland, Multnomah Co, OR
Census: 1900 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: carpenter 5,6,7
Occupation: 1900 day laborer 2
Father: Daniel I. Wells (1841 - )
Mother: Lenora V. Bond (1850 - )
Other spouse 2
Wife: Zoe Lillian Thomas Also known as: Lillian Thomas 8,9 Married: Dec- 4-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
Born: Jul-21-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12 Died: Feb-26-1968 in Pacific Co, WA 13,12 Buried: in Camas Cemetery, Camas, Clark Co, WA 14 Resided: 1949 in El Paso, El Paso Co, TX 9 Census: 1920 in Hood River, Hood River Co, OR Census: 1910 in Portland, Multnomah Co, OR Census: 1900 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Hezekiah Wesley "Wes" Thomas (1848 - 1931) Mother: Lucretia Britton (1854 - 1889) Other spouse 2 Notes
F Child 1: Esta V. Wells Born: Jun- -1897 in West Virginia 2,5 Census: 1910 in Portland, Multnomah Co, OR Census: 1900 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 2: Wesley T. Wells Census name: Wetsel Wells Born: Sep- -1898 in West Virginia 2,5,6 Census: 1920 in Hood River, Hood River Co, OR Census: 1910 in Portland, Multnomah Co, OR Census: 1900 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 3: William D. Wells Born: ca 1903 in Oregon 5 Census: 1910 in Portland, Multnomah Co, OR
Sources: (1) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) 1940 Census. (5) 1910 Census. (6) 1920 Census. (7) 1930 Census. (8) Obituary of father. (9) Obituary of brother. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Emory L. Wells, 22, b. Illinois, res. Doddridge Co; and Zoe L. Thomas, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 4 1894. (11) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as J. Thomas, gender not specified, born July 21 1874, a child of Kezakiah W. & Lucreha Thomas. Informant: Hezikiah W. Thomas, father. (Note: This birth record is a one-line entry on a typed ledger page, obviously transcribed from an original handwritten entry. It is understandable that the cursive letter Z was mistaken for a J.), BR Bk 1, p. 69. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) Washington Death Index, 1940-2014 [database online], Ancestry.com and Washington State Dept of Health. State Death Records Index. (14) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Marriage record gives birthplace as Illinois, but 1910 and 1920 Census state Kansas.