Jul-28-2018
Husband: Charles L. Wells
Born: Mar- -1851 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Occupation: 1900, 1910 oil rig builder 1,3 Father: Mother:
Wife: Thursey Jenkins Census name: Thersa Jenkins Married: Dec-24-1882 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: May-15-1865 in Barbour Co, WV 1,2 (see note 2) Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Jesse Jenkins (1828 - 1908) Mother: Elizabeth Urzula Costilow (1822 - 1908) Notes
M Child 1: John W. Wells Born: Mar- -1884 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Died: Jun-18-1975 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 4 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1920, 1940 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 W.P.A. laborer 5 Occupation: 1920 calendar man for rubber company 6 Occupation: 1910 oil rig builder 3 Wife: Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Costilow b. ca 1885 Also known as: Elizabeth Costilow Married: Mar-15-1905 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 2: Earnest Wells Born: Jun- -1885 1 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: Joseph Wells Born: Feb- -1886 1 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: McClellan Wells Also known as: M. C. Wells 7 Born: Jun- -1887 in Columbiana Co, OH 1 (see note 3) Died: 1955 8 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Hammonton, Atlantic Co, NJ 9 Census: 1940 in South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Gloucester Co, NJ Census: 1930 in Jefferson, Gloucester Co, NJ Census: 1920 in Severs Twp, Okmulgee Co, OK Resided: 1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 stevedore for transit company 11 Occupation: 1930 truck farmer 12 Occupation: 1910, 1920 oil rig builder 3,6 Wife: Zona Ellen Merritt b. Feb- 5-1881 d. 1961 Married: Oct-30-1911 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10 (see note 4)
F Child 5: Agnes Wells Born: Sep-17-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 (see note 5) Died: Sep- 2-1973 13 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1910, 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Benjamin Spurr b. Aug- 3-1876 d. Sep- 6-1944 Also known as: Charley B. Spurr 2,13 Married: Apr- 8-1905 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 6: Hosea R. "Hosey" Wells Also known as: Hosey Wells 15,16 Born: Apr- 2-1891 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 16,1,17 Died: Mar- -1971 16 Resided: in St. Louis, MO 18 Census: 1930 in St. Louis, MO Resided: 1925 in Kanawha Co, WV 17 Resided: 1917 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 19 Resided: 1914 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 mechanic for auto company 12 Wife: Grace Lenora Blair b. ca 1893 Married: Apr-18-1914 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Wife: Edna Hauck b. ca 1890 Married: Mar-21-1925 in Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV 17
M Child 7: Harry E. Wells Born: Oct- -1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,20 Resided: 1922 in Haywood, Harrison Co, WV 20 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Virginia B. Martin b. ca 1901 Married: Nov-30-1922 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20
F Child 8: Elizabeth Wells Census name: Lizzie Wells Born: Nov- -1895 1 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 9: Mabel Wells Born: Dec- -1899 1 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 10: (Daughter) Wells Born: Aug-19-1903 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Died: bef 1910 3 (see note 6)
M Child 11: Camden Wells Born: ca 1905 3 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 12: (Son) Wells Born: Apr- 6-1909 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Died: bef 1910 3 (see note 7)
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (4) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (5) 1940 Census. (6) 1920 Census. (7) Death record of daughter. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: M. Wells. (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=24934&Type=Marriage. (11) 1940 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (12) 1930 Census. (13) Headstone. (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Social Security Death Index. (17) Kanawha County Marriage Records, Charleston, WV. (18) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Missouri before 1951. (19) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (21) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 235, Line 2418 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2619458&Type=Birth. (22) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 189, Line 4588 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2618486&Type=Birth. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in marriage record as Mar 12 1860, but 1900 Census states Mar 1851, age 49. Note (2) Birth date given in marriage record as May 15 1865, but 1900 Census states Apr 1858, age 41. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as June 1887, and age 23 in his Oct 1911 marriage record puts it in about 1889. But age 39 in the 1920 Census puts it in about 1881, an age and birth year that he seems to have maintained thereafter. The birth date on his headstone is 1881. His birthplace is given in census records as West Virginia, and daughter Mary's death record shows it as Ritchie County. But his marriage record states Columbiana County, Ohio. Note (4) at Mountain State Hotel Note (5) Birth date on headstone is Sep 17 1885. But age 18 in Apr 1905 marriage record puts it in about 1886/87, while the 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1890, age 9. Note (6) Not with family in 1910 Census. Note (7) Not with family in 1910 Census.Name Index