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James Henry Wells Sr.

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James Henry Wells Sr.

Birth
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Death
6 Mar 1904 (aged 63)
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Bassett, Henry County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Married wife 1 Ann Clarke on September 2, 1864.

Children of James and Ann Wells:

Susan Ellen Wells Brubaker 1865 1923
Mary Beverly Wells Eanes 1867 1940
William Mathew Wells 1869 1960
James Henry Wells, Jr 1871 1940
Sarah Ann Wells Ingram 1873 1955
Lucy Jane Wells Haynes 1876 1954
Martha Elizabeth Wells Koger 1878 1949
Edward Wells 1880 xxxx
Robert Luke Wells 1881 1919
Martha Wells 1883 xxxx

Married wife 2 Sallie Lou Koger on January 22, 1898.

Child of James and Sallie Wells:

Maggie Lee Wells Evans 1900 1985

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Wife 1 Mary Ann Clarke died of a fever in 1894 and James re-married in 1898 to Sallie Lou Koger. A little over a year later, Sallie moved back to her parents home and gave birth to a daughter, Maggie Lee Wells. James farmed with two of his sons, Robert (my great-grandfather) and Edward, as his farm laborers. In 1901, James filed for divorce on the grounds of Sallie's desertion and it was finalized in June 1903. James died March 6, 1904 and was buried in Mount Hermon Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Bassett, Henry County, VA.

Source - wilsonfamilygenealogy.com/tag/wells/page/2/, edited, posted April 23.2018.
Married wife 1 Ann Clarke on September 2, 1864.

Children of James and Ann Wells:

Susan Ellen Wells Brubaker 1865 1923
Mary Beverly Wells Eanes 1867 1940
William Mathew Wells 1869 1960
James Henry Wells, Jr 1871 1940
Sarah Ann Wells Ingram 1873 1955
Lucy Jane Wells Haynes 1876 1954
Martha Elizabeth Wells Koger 1878 1949
Edward Wells 1880 xxxx
Robert Luke Wells 1881 1919
Martha Wells 1883 xxxx

Married wife 2 Sallie Lou Koger on January 22, 1898.

Child of James and Sallie Wells:

Maggie Lee Wells Evans 1900 1985

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Wife 1 Mary Ann Clarke died of a fever in 1894 and James re-married in 1898 to Sallie Lou Koger. A little over a year later, Sallie moved back to her parents home and gave birth to a daughter, Maggie Lee Wells. James farmed with two of his sons, Robert (my great-grandfather) and Edward, as his farm laborers. In 1901, James filed for divorce on the grounds of Sallie's desertion and it was finalized in June 1903. James died March 6, 1904 and was buried in Mount Hermon Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Bassett, Henry County, VA.

Source - wilsonfamilygenealogy.com/tag/wells/page/2/, edited, posted April 23.2018.

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