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Harry William WELLS

Harry William WELLS

Male 1892 - 1968  (75 years)


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  • Name Harry William WELLS
    Birth 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] 
    Death 16 Jun 1968  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9] 
    Burial Cedar Grove Cemetery, near South 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
    Marriage 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
    Marriage 2 Jan 1942  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
    +1. Juanita Sue WELLS,   b. 4 Feb 1950, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Feb 1996 (Age 46 years)
    Documents
    126784_HarryWilliamWells_ThelmaOrphaLeavitt_MarriageRecord_2Jan1942.jpg    		126784_HarryWilliamWells_ThelmaOrphaLeavitt_MarriageRecord_2Jan1942.jpg
    Family ID F55139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV.

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

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

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

    5. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (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] 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=2737681&Type=Death.