Born in Norris Creek (Bellville), Lincoln County, Tennessee, Perry Wells was the son of William Benjamin Wells and Treasa (Treasy) O'Quinn (Quinn). He married his first cousin Minerva Jane Wells in Lincoln County on 22 April 1866. Minerva was the daughter of Josiah Wells and Elmira (Almira) Trail. Perry and Minerva were the parents of eleven known children: William Walter Woodruff Wells, Mary Virginia Wells, Dana Vesta Wells, Treacy Florence Wells, Minerva Elizina Wells (Mrs. Charles Julius Dorbecker), Daniel Benton Wells, Sarah Francis Wells (Mrs. Christopher Columbus VanZant), James Wesley Haggard Wells, Josiah Wells, Albert Austin Wells and Charles Ewing Wells.
On 4 Mar 1897 he moved from Exeter Missouri to Rally Hill, Boone County, Arkansas. While in Exeter, Perry Wells lived on a farm north of the Maplewood Cemetery. He gifted the first land for this cemetery to the Exeter community.
Perry and his brother Charles Wells served in Company G, 36th Arkansas Infantry, CSA. A search of their CSA records reveals nothing unusual. Their father William Benjamin Wells also served in the Civil War. He served in Company D, 5th Missouri Infantry. He was given a disability discharge in December 1862. It is probable he died in Mississippi shortly thereafter.
Perry Wells responded to a questionnaire from the State of Arkansas which was intended to take a census of Confederate veterans living in Arkansas. The information submitted was in Perry Wells own words. This is the text in its entirety:
"Wells, Perry, of Valley Springs, Arkansas, was born Aug. 1, 1837, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, the son of William Wells, who was the son of Thomas and Anny Wells." My father was William Wells born in Indiana. My mother's maiden name was Trecy Quin, born in Surry County, North Carolina" Subject was a farmer, democrat, Cumberland Presbyterian, and Odd Fellow. (no military data recorded). Married Minerva Jane Wells, dau. Of Josiah and Almira Wells of Shelton County, Tennessee on April 22, 1866, in Lincoln County Tenn. Children 1. William Woodruff Wells 2. Mary Virginia Wells 3. Dora Vesta Wells 4. Treacy Florance Wells 5. Minerva Eliza Wells 6. Daniel Barton Wells 7. Sarah Francis Wells 8. James Wesley Wells 9. Reubin Josiah Wells 10. Albert Austin Wells. 11. Charles Ewing Wells. Certified by D.A. Tomlinson, Assessor of Boone County Ark. Undated" (This is copied from the Arkansas 1911 census of Confederate veterans.) Thanks to Daniel Harrison for this valuable information. Most of this is backed up by Lincoln County, Tennessee Chancery Court Records.
Thank you to everyone who contributed information for Perry's biography.....Sonja Bedwell
On 4 Mar 1897 he moved from Exeter Missouri to Rally Hill, Boone County, Arkansas. While in Exeter, Perry Wells lived on a farm north of the Maplewood Cemetery. He gifted the first land for this cemetery to the Exeter community.
Perry and his brother Charles Wells served in Company G, 36th Arkansas Infantry, CSA. A search of their CSA records reveals nothing unusual. Their father William Benjamin Wells also served in the Civil War. He served in Company D, 5th Missouri Infantry. He was given a disability discharge in December 1862. It is probable he died in Mississippi shortly thereafter.
Perry Wells responded to a questionnaire from the State of Arkansas which was intended to take a census of Confederate veterans living in Arkansas. The information submitted was in Perry Wells own words. This is the text in its entirety:
"Wells, Perry, of Valley Springs, Arkansas, was born Aug. 1, 1837, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, the son of William Wells, who was the son of Thomas and Anny Wells." My father was William Wells born in Indiana. My mother's maiden name was Trecy Quin, born in Surry County, North Carolina" Subject was a farmer, democrat, Cumberland Presbyterian, and Odd Fellow. (no military data recorded). Married Minerva Jane Wells, dau. Of Josiah and Almira Wells of Shelton County, Tennessee on April 22, 1866, in Lincoln County Tenn. Children 1. William Woodruff Wells 2. Mary Virginia Wells 3. Dora Vesta Wells 4. Treacy Florance Wells 5. Minerva Eliza Wells 6. Daniel Barton Wells 7. Sarah Francis Wells 8. James Wesley Wells 9. Reubin Josiah Wells 10. Albert Austin Wells. 11. Charles Ewing Wells. Certified by D.A. Tomlinson, Assessor of Boone County Ark. Undated" (This is copied from the Arkansas 1911 census of Confederate veterans.) Thanks to Daniel Harrison for this valuable information. Most of this is backed up by Lincoln County, Tennessee Chancery Court Records.
Thank you to everyone who contributed information for Perry's biography.....Sonja Bedwell
Born in Norris Creek (Bellville), Lincoln County, Tennessee, Perry Wells was the son of William Benjamin Wells and Treasa (Treasy) O'Quinn (Quinn). He married his first cousin Minerva Jane Wells in Lincoln County on 22 April 1866. Minerva was the daughter of Josiah Wells and Elmira (Almira) Trail. Perry and Minerva were the parents of eleven known children: William Walter Woodruff Wells, Mary Virginia Wells, Dana Vesta Wells, Treacy Florence Wells, Minerva Elizina Wells (Mrs. Charles Julius Dorbecker), Daniel Benton Wells, Sarah Francis Wells (Mrs. Christopher Columbus VanZant), James Wesley Haggard Wells, Josiah Wells, Albert Austin Wells and Charles Ewing Wells.
On 4 Mar 1897 he moved from Exeter Missouri to Rally Hill, Boone County, Arkansas. While in Exeter, Perry Wells lived on a farm north of the Maplewood Cemetery. He gifted the first land for this cemetery to the Exeter community.
Perry and his brother Charles Wells served in Company G, 36th Arkansas Infantry, CSA. A search of their CSA records reveals nothing unusual. Their father William Benjamin Wells also served in the Civil War. He served in Company D, 5th Missouri Infantry. He was given a disability discharge in December 1862. It is probable he died in Mississippi shortly thereafter.
Perry Wells responded to a questionnaire from the State of Arkansas which was intended to take a census of Confederate veterans living in Arkansas. The information submitted was in Perry Wells own words. This is the text in its entirety:
"Wells, Perry, of Valley Springs, Arkansas, was born Aug. 1, 1837, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, the son of William Wells, who was the son of Thomas and Anny Wells." My father was William Wells born in Indiana. My mother's maiden name was Trecy Quin, born in Surry County, North Carolina" Subject was a farmer, democrat, Cumberland Presbyterian, and Odd Fellow. (no military data recorded). Married Minerva Jane Wells, dau. Of Josiah and Almira Wells of Shelton County, Tennessee on April 22, 1866, in Lincoln County Tenn. Children 1. William Woodruff Wells 2. Mary Virginia Wells 3. Dora Vesta Wells 4. Treacy Florance Wells 5. Minerva Eliza Wells 6. Daniel Barton Wells 7. Sarah Francis Wells 8. James Wesley Wells 9. Reubin Josiah Wells 10. Albert Austin Wells. 11. Charles Ewing Wells. Certified by D.A. Tomlinson, Assessor of Boone County Ark. Undated" (This is copied from the Arkansas 1911 census of Confederate veterans.) Thanks to Daniel Harrison for this valuable information. Most of this is backed up by Lincoln County, Tennessee Chancery Court Records.
Thank you to everyone who contributed information for Perry's biography.....Sonja Bedwell
On 4 Mar 1897 he moved from Exeter Missouri to Rally Hill, Boone County, Arkansas. While in Exeter, Perry Wells lived on a farm north of the Maplewood Cemetery. He gifted the first land for this cemetery to the Exeter community.
Perry and his brother Charles Wells served in Company G, 36th Arkansas Infantry, CSA. A search of their CSA records reveals nothing unusual. Their father William Benjamin Wells also served in the Civil War. He served in Company D, 5th Missouri Infantry. He was given a disability discharge in December 1862. It is probable he died in Mississippi shortly thereafter.
Perry Wells responded to a questionnaire from the State of Arkansas which was intended to take a census of Confederate veterans living in Arkansas. The information submitted was in Perry Wells own words. This is the text in its entirety:
"Wells, Perry, of Valley Springs, Arkansas, was born Aug. 1, 1837, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, the son of William Wells, who was the son of Thomas and Anny Wells." My father was William Wells born in Indiana. My mother's maiden name was Trecy Quin, born in Surry County, North Carolina" Subject was a farmer, democrat, Cumberland Presbyterian, and Odd Fellow. (no military data recorded). Married Minerva Jane Wells, dau. Of Josiah and Almira Wells of Shelton County, Tennessee on April 22, 1866, in Lincoln County Tenn. Children 1. William Woodruff Wells 2. Mary Virginia Wells 3. Dora Vesta Wells 4. Treacy Florance Wells 5. Minerva Eliza Wells 6. Daniel Barton Wells 7. Sarah Francis Wells 8. James Wesley Wells 9. Reubin Josiah Wells 10. Albert Austin Wells. 11. Charles Ewing Wells. Certified by D.A. Tomlinson, Assessor of Boone County Ark. Undated" (This is copied from the Arkansas 1911 census of Confederate veterans.) Thanks to Daniel Harrison for this valuable information. Most of this is backed up by Lincoln County, Tennessee Chancery Court Records.
Thank you to everyone who contributed information for Perry's biography.....Sonja Bedwell
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