Family: Thomas WELLS / Drusilla JARVIS (F44263)
m. Jul 1841-
Father | Male
Thomas WELLS
Born CA 1797 Pennsylvania 
Died Bef Aug 1870 Buried Married Jul 1841 Harrison Co, (W)VA Other Spouse Elizabeth ANKROM | F41502 Married Apr 1827 Tyler Co, (W)VA Father William WELLS | F46249 Group Sheet Mother Rachel ANKROM | F46249 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Drusilla JARVIS
Born CA 1816 Virginia (now West Virginia) Died Buried Father John JARVIS | F39985 Group Sheet Mother Margaret JAMESON | F39985 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
+ Richard A. WELLS
Born CA 1843 Tyler Co, (W)VA Died Buried Spouse Harriet A. DEEM | F47326 Married 10 Sep 1868 Wood Co, WV
Child 2 | Male
Granville Ducket WELLS
Born Jul 1848 Virginia (now West Virginia) Died 8 Apr 1916 Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Buried Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV Spouse Margaret L. "Maggie" WHITEMAN | F44264 Married CA 1877
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Notes - 1850 Census, Tyler Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 3 1850:
Thomas Wells, 53, farmer, value of real estate $2,000; Drusilla, 34; Sarah, 21; Mary, 17; Nancy, 15; Prissilla, 12; Richard, 7; Ducket, 2; Edmund Montgomery, 23, farmer. All born in Virginia.
1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 23 1860:
Thos. Wells, 60, miller; Drusilla, 44; R. A. (male), 17; G. D. (male), 13; J. J. (male), 8; Wm. J., 6; M. E. (female), 7; F. N. (male), 3; T. R. (male), 3 months. All born in Virginia except for Thomas, born in Pennsylvania.
(NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Floyd Neely, a prominent citizen of the county. It is likely that son F. N. was named for him.)
1870 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Aug 21 1870:
Druzilla Wells, 54; Granville, 22, cleans cars at B&O R.R.; John, 19, brakeman at B&O R.R.; Elizabeth, 18; William, 15; Floyd, 11; Arthur I, 10.
Married:
- Marriage bond is dated Jul 9 1841, but the minister's list of marriage returns indicates the date of marriage as Jul 3 1841. It is likely that the marriage was actually on or shortly after the date of the marriage bond.
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=258112&Type=Marriage
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=37055&Type=Marriage
- 1850 Census, Tyler Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 3 1850: