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Harry William WELLS

Harry William WELLS

Male 1892 - 1968  (75 years)

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  • Name Harry William WELLS 
    Born 2 Oct 1892  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1917  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Census 1920  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [7] 
    laborer in oil field 
    Census 1930  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 8, 9] 
    Died 16 Jun 1968  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9] 
    Buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I126784  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2020 

    Father Charles WELLS,   b. Mar 1851, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Thursey JENKINS,   b. 15 May 1865, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F39282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Della Mae WILSON,   b. CA 1900, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 31 Jul 1917  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jan 30 1920 in the City of Pennsboro:
      Harry Wells, 30, laborer in oil field; wife Della, 23; son (name entered as "Infant"), 2.

      The 1920 Census shows another, concflicting entry for Della and her son:
      1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Feb 23 1920 in the City of Pennsboro:
      Della Wells, 19, widowed, no occupation; son Charles, 2.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Della's mother Martha (Mattie):
      Mattie Wilson, 40, marital status obscured, occupation laundress for private family; son Boyd, 17; son Harry, 11.

      1930 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Apr 8 1930 at 325 2nd Street:
      Virginia Stonestreet, 29, divorced, no occupation; roomer Harry Wells, 40, single, taxi chauffeur.
    Documents
    126784_HarryWilliamWells_DellaMaeWilson_MarriageRecord_31Jul1917.jpg    		126784_HarryWilliamWells_DellaMaeWilson_MarriageRecord_31Jul1917.jpg
    Family ID F55138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Thelma Orpha LEAVITT,   b. 18 Nov 1918, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 Jan 1942  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Documents
    126784_HarryWilliamWells_ThelmaOrphaLeavitt_MarriageRecord_2Jan1942.jpg    		126784_HarryWilliamWells_ThelmaOrphaLeavitt_MarriageRecord_2Jan1942.jpg
    Family ID F55139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1917 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Jul 1917 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jan 1942 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jun 1968 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cedar Grove Cemetery, near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    2. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    5. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    6. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11543177&Type=Marriage.

    7. [S2115] 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    8. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10265331&Type=Marriage.

    9. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2737681&Type=Death.