Husband: McClellan Wells
Also known as: M. C. Wells 1
Born: Jun- -1887 in Columbiana Co, OH 2 (see note 1)
Died: 1955 3
Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Hammonton, Atlantic Co, NJ 4
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 5
Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1940 stevedore for transit company 6
Occupation: 1930 truck farmer 7
Occupation: 1910, 1920 oil rig builder 8,9
Father: Charles L. Wells (1851 - )
Mother: Thursey Jenkins (1865 - )
Wife: Zona Ellen Merritt 1
Married: Oct-30-1911 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 (see note 2)
Born: Feb- 5-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,5 (see note 3)
Died: 1961 3
Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Hammonton, Atlantic Co, NJ 11
Census: 1940 in South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV
Resided: 1940 in Gloucester Co, NJ 6
Census: 1930 in Jefferson, Gloucester Co, NJ
Census: 1920 in Severs Twp, Okmulgee Co, OK
Resided: 1911 in Harrison Co, WV 5
Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4)
Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Tamberlain Merritt (1842 - )
Mother: Margaret J. Tate (1843 - 1891)
Notes
M Child 1: Wayne Robinson Wells Born: Mar- 5-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1930 in Jefferson, Gloucester Co, NJ Census: 1920 in Severs Twp, Okmulgee Co, OK
F Child 2: Winifred Lee Wells Born: Mar- 5-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1930 in Jefferson, Gloucester Co, NJ Census: 1920 in Severs Twp, Okmulgee Co, OK
F Child 3: (Daughter) Wells Born: Mar- 5-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Died: bef 1920 9 (see note 5)
M Child 4: Ferrell Franklin "Frank" Wells Census name: Frank Wells Born: May- 8-1914 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15,16 Died: Jun-28-1963 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 17 Buried: in Amick Cemetery, Comfort, Boone Co, WV 17,18 Resided: in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 17 Census: 1940 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV (see note 6) Resided: 1934 in Mullica Hill (Harrison Twp), Gloucester Co, NJ 15 Census: 1930 in Jefferson, Gloucester Co, NJ Census: 1920 in Severs Twp, Okmulgee Co, OK Occupation: truck driver for Bell Lines 17 Occupation: 1940 truck driver 6 Wife: Laura Elizabeth Owens b. Oct-23-1912 d. 1959 Married: Jul-12-1934 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Wife: Cora Jo Midkiff b. Jun- 2-1923 d. Mar-28-2001 Married: 1951 18
F Child 5: Lucille Wells Born: Sep-11-1916 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in Jefferson, Gloucester Co, NJ Census: 1920 in Severs Twp, Okmulgee Co, OK
M Child 6: Edward Jeffery Wells Born: Sep- -1918 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co, AR 20,9,10 Died: Nov-21-2001 10 Resided: in Heflin, Cleburne Co, AL 20 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 Occupation: 1940 construction worker 6
F Child 7: Mary N. Wells Born: Jun-22-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Died: Aug- 1-1922 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Cause of death: diarrhea 21
M Child 8: Ernest Raymond Wells Census name: Earnest Wells Born: Mar-22-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,22,7 Died: May- -1981 22 Resided: 1942 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 23 Census: 1940 in South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Gloucester Co, NJ 6 Census: 1930 in Jefferson, Gloucester Co, NJ Occupation: 1942 steel worker 23 Occupation: 1940 farm worker 6
Sources: (1) Death record of daughter. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: M. Wells. (5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=24934&Type=Marriage. (6) 1940 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (7) 1930 Census. (8) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (9) 1920 Census. (10) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Z. Wells. (12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 191, Line 4643 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2618770&Type=Birth. (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 191, Line 4646 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2618763&Type=Birth. (14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 191, Line 4659 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2618737&Type=Birth. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2178925&Type=Death. (18) Findagrave.com. (19) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 192, Line 4682 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2618806&Type=Birth. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in New Jersey before 1951. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1013739&Type=Death. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (23) Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) 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 (2) at Mountain State Hotel Note (3) Age 24 in her Oct 1911 marriage record would put birth in about 1887, while her birth date was given in the 1900 Census as Feb 1880. But she was not in the 1880 Census, which was enumerated on Jun 7 1880. Social Security records show her birth date as Feb 5 1881, but the birth date on her headstone is 1882. Note (4) Listed as servant Zona E. Merritt, 25, single, servant for private family, in household of Howard & Eunice (Carroll) Knight. Note (5) Not with family in 1920 Census. Note (6) As the sole household member at 108-1/2 Washington Street, listed as F. F. Wells, 25, married, truck driver, resided 1935 in Charleston.