JOSEPH M. WELLS

military experience:
Missouri State Militia
rank: Captain

Civil War veteran (Union)
Company B Fifty-first Regiment,
Missouri Volunteer Infantry
March to August 1865 (resignation)
rank: Lieutenant
source of information: South Dakota Historical Collections
Grand Army of the Republic

occupation: farmer

parents:
JONATHAN WELLS
birth: January 4, 1800 Orange County, North Carolina
death: April 18, 1883 Rosendale, Andrew County, Missouri
burial: Lower Neely Grove Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri
marriage: January 8, 1824 Orange County, Indiana
LETITIA WAY
birth: October 1, 1806 Orange County, North Carolina
death: May 2, 1884 Rosendale, Andrew County, Missouri
burial: Lower Neely Grove Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri

children:
1. Peter H. Wells
birth: February 1825 Paoli, Orange County, Indiana
death: September 1914 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
burial: Union Church Cemetery, Unionville, Putnam County, Missouri
2. Margaret E. Wells Elswick
birth: circa 1828, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana
death: September 24, 1896 Linn, Washington County, Kansas
burial: Linn City Cemetery, Linn, Washington County, Kansas
3. JOSEPH M. WELLS ("Joe")
4. Enoch Wells
birth: circa 1833 Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
death: February 8, 1894 Andrew County, Missouri
burial: Lower Neely Grove Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri
5. George Wells
birth: February 7, 1938 Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
death: June 24, 1904 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
6. Hon. Francis Marion Wells
birth: September 14, 1838 Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
death: June 22, 1923 Benton, Andrew County, Missouri
burial: Bolckow Cemetery, Bolckow, Andrew County, Missouri
7. Martha Jane Wells Wheeler
birth: May 18, 1841 Monroe County, Iowa
death: March 12, 1916 Appleton City, St. Clair County, Missouri
burial: Myers Cemetery, Hudson, Bates County, Missouri
8. Nancy Louisa Wells Wilson
birth: circa 1840 Monroe County, Iowa
death: unknown
burial: unknown
9. Mary Lavina Wells
birth: circa 1845 Monroe County, Iowa
death: childhood, 1847 Monroe County, Iowa
burial: unknown, Monroe County, Iowa
10. Zachary Taylor Wells
birth: January 19, 1849 Monroe County, Iowa
death: August 14, 1922 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
burial: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri

JOSEPH M. WELLS
marriage: December 21, 1852 Monroe County, Iowa
JOANNAH BARROW
birth: 1837 Ohio
death: February 24, 1894 near Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota
burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota

children:
1. Jonathan M. Wells ("John" M. Wells)
birth: 1853 Monroe County, Iowa
death: 1930 Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota
burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota
2. Mary E. Wells
birth: circa 1856 Monroe County, Iowa
death: unknown
burial: unknown
3. Martha M. Wells
birth: circa 1859 Platte TWP, Andrew County, Missouri
death: unknown
burial: unknown
4. Rhoda E. Wells
birth: September 1863 Platte TWP, Andrew County, Missouri
death: October 16, 1881 Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota
5. Luther M. Wells
birth: August 5, 1869 Platte TWP, Andrew County, Missouri
death: November 20, 1895 Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota
burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota

sources of information:
Biographies W- Andrew County, Missouri Genealogy Trails
(Hon. Francis M. Wells)

PIRTLE GRANDCHILDREN
Descendants of Jesse Pirtle,
Including Walker, Moon, Wells,
Busick, and Related Families from
Southeast Township, Orange County, Indiana
By DWIGHT WAYNE YOUNG
Chicago, Illinois
1998
copyright 1998

***portrait of Lieutenant Joseph M. Wells courtesy of Arthur Tulak---my thanks, sjm