Samuel Wells


Samuel Wells was born Sept 13,1809 in Christian County, Kentucky. His parents moved to Nashville, Tn when he was a small child. In Nov 1829 they moved to Illinois. He died in Whitehall, ILL 24 November 1890 at the age of 81 years 2 months and 11 days.
Samuel had four wives. His first wife was Mary Smith. They married Dec 23, 1830. They had four children. She died March 18, 1837. In June 1837 Samuel married Mary Powers. They had six children. On Aug 11, 1849 she died. On March 16, 1852 he married Sarah Sullivan. They had ten children. On Aug 11, 1865 she died. On Feb 6, 1868 at Whitehall, Ill Samuel married Esther Neely. They had no children. Below are the names of the children starting with Mary Smith:
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Children with Mary Smith were:
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William L

BORN:1832 Wayne Co.,ILL
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MARRIED:Sarah
BORN:1836
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CHILDREN:Franklin P, Samuel, Mary, Sarah
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BORN:1831-1836 Hamilton/Wayne Co., ILL
DIED:1835 or 1836 Milk sickness
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BORN:1831-1836 Hamilton/Wayne Co., ILL
DIED:1835 or 1836 Milk sickness
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BORN:1831-1837
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Children with Mary Powers were:
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Joseph A

BORN:March 28, 1838 Greene Co., ILL
DIED:March 15, 1926 Erie, Ks
MARRIED: Matilda Wood March 25, 1860
CHILDREN: Loyal, Seth, Byron, Logan, Jay, Jennifer Rose
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Elizabeth

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Sarah M

BORN:1841 ILL
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George W(Guardian)

BORN:1847 ILL
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Lucinda(Guardian)

BORN:1848 ILL
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Children with Sarah Sullivan were:
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David

BORN:Aug 11, 1856
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MARRIED:Alice Hubbard
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Melvina F

BORN:1849 ILL
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MARRIED:Joseph Vinyard 25 Feb 1871
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Samuel

BORN:1857 ILL
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Jackson

BORN:1859 ILL
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Francis

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