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Mary Lucy Wells

Mary Lucy Wells

Female 1901 - 1984  (83 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Lucy WellsMary Lucy Wells was born 1 Mar 1901, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of Charles 'Charlie' Wesley Wells and Ida Rebecca Hankins); died 6 Aug 1984, Woodbridge, , Virginia; was buried , Mount Comfort Cemetery, South Kings Highway (in the Fairfax County area) Alexandria, Virginia.

    Mary married Samuel Gilmore Adkins 15 Jun 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Samuel (son of William Neal Adkins and "Sallie Ann" Melissa Reynolds) was born 31 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 6 Nov 1957, Roanoke, Virginia; was buried , Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Chester H Adkins was born 25 Jul 1919, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 18 Feb 2015, Winchester, Virginia; was buried , Cedarwood Cemetery Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia.
    2. Gerald D. Adkins was born 2 Nov 1921, Roanoke, Virginia; died 23 Jul 2002, Arlington County, Virginia; was buried , Mount Comfort Cemetery Fairfax County, Virginia.

    Mary married John Hooper. John was born 1897; died 1985, Alexandria, Virginia; was buried , Mount Comfort Cemetery, South Kings Highway, Alexandria, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles 'Charlie' Wesley WellsCharles 'Charlie' Wesley Wells was born 20 Nov 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Corp. Matthew Clay Wells and Mary Jane Shorter); died 24 Feb 1963, Callands, Virginia; was buried , County Line Christian Church Callands, Virginia.

    Charles married Ida Rebecca Hankins 24 Sep 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Ida (daughter of Jabez Robert "Jabe" Hankins and Lucy Rainey Lawrence) was born 1 Mar 1876, Mountain Valley, Pittsylvania, Virginia ; died 30 Mar 1957, Martinsville, Virginia ; was buried , County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry Co., VA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ida Rebecca HankinsIda Rebecca Hankins was born 1 Mar 1876, Mountain Valley, Pittsylvania, Virginia (daughter of Jabez Robert "Jabe" Hankins and Lucy Rainey Lawrence); died 30 Mar 1957, Martinsville, Virginia ; was buried , County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry Co., VA.
    Children:
    1. Sarah 'Sallie Fannie' Frances Wells was born 19 Feb 1894, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ; died 3 Feb 1996, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia.
    2. Jabez Peter 'Pete' Wells, Sr. was born 14 Jan 1896, Pittsylvania Copunty, Virginia; died 11 Jan 1976, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia.
    3. Effie Wells was born Jun 1897, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. Mabel Elizabeth Wells was born 27 Jun 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 18 May 1997, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, Virginia.
    5. 1. Mary Lucy Wells was born 1 Mar 1901, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 6 Aug 1984, Woodbridge, , Virginia; was buried , Mount Comfort Cemetery, South Kings Highway (in the Fairfax County area) Alexandria, Virginia.
    6. Paul Campbell Wells was born 23 Feb 1903, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 28 Sep 1971, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry Co., VA.
    7. Mattie Sue Wells was born 5 Jul 1905, Virginia; died 22 Nov 2002, Alexandria, Virginia ; was buried , Mount Comfort Cemetery, South Kings Highway, Alexandria, Virginia .
    8. Charles Obie "Charlie" Wells was born 12 Jun 1907, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 8 Mar 1928, U.S. Navel Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia; was buried , County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry Co., VA.
    9. Lloyd William Wells was born 17 Apr 1910; died 17 Jul 1981; was buried , Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, VA.
    10. Carroll David Wells was born 1 Sep 1912, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 16 Apr 1992, Memorial Hospital Martinsville, VA; was buried , Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, VA.
    11. Ruby Odell Wells was born 1914, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 10 Feb 2008, Henrico County, Virginia; was buried , Burial: Washington Memorial Park & Mausoleums Sandston, Henrico Co., Virginia.
    12. Eva Elise Wells was born 22 Dec 1917, Henry County, Virginia; died 19 Jan 2018, Springfield, Virginia; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Corp. Matthew Clay WellsCorp. Matthew Clay Wells was born 27 Jan 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Joseph Wells and Sarah "Sally" Fuller); died 2 Nov 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Collins Farm).

    Matthew married Mary Jane Shorter 21 Feb 1853, Henry County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Booker Randolph Shorter and Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard) was born 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania; died 21 Dec 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Wells Plantation Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Jane ShorterMary Jane Shorter was born 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania (daughter of Booker Randolph Shorter and Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard); died 21 Dec 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Wells Plantation Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Excie/Excy Clay Wells was born 28 Dec 1853, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 19 Jan 1930, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. John James Wells was born 11 Jul 1855, Franklin, Virginia; died 29 May 1941, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried 30 May 1941, Family Cemetery.
    3. Joseph Sidney Wells was born 5 Jul 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 19 Jan 1928, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. Olid Delind Wells was born 27 Nov 1857, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 18 Mar 1902, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    5. Tabitha Gabrilla Wells was born 6 Apr 1859, Henry County, Virginia; died 14 Dec 1891, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Lee Reynolds Farm).
    6. Sallie Frances Wells was born 19 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 10 Sep 1911, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Wells Plantation Family Grady, Virginia.
    7. William Addison Wells was born 1862, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 22 Mar 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    8. Mary Henrietta Wells was born 7 Nov 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 14 Mar 1903, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Aaron Family Cemetery, Callands, Virginia.
    9. Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells was born 20 May 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 17 Nov 1939, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    10. 2. Charles 'Charlie' Wesley Wells was born 20 Nov 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 24 Feb 1963, Callands, Virginia; was buried , County Line Christian Church Callands, Virginia.
    11. Robert Lee "Bob" Wells was born 5 Oct 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1957, Henry County, Virginia; was buried , Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville City, Virginia.
    12. Minnie Kathryn Wells was born 1872, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 1892, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

  3. 6.  Jabez Robert "Jabe" Hankins was born 1847; died 1925.

    Jabez married Lucy Rainey Lawrence 16 Apr 1868, Henry County, VA. Lucy (daughter of Samuel Irwin/Ervin Lawrence and Rebecca E. 'Becky' Campbell) was born 23 Feb 1849; died 6 Dec 1923, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hankins-Grant-Woodall Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lucy Rainey LawrenceLucy Rainey Lawrence was born 23 Feb 1849 (daughter of Samuel Irwin/Ervin Lawrence and Rebecca E. 'Becky' Campbell); died 6 Dec 1923, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hankins-Grant-Woodall Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 3. Ida Rebecca Hankins was born 1 Mar 1876, Mountain Valley, Pittsylvania, Virginia ; died 30 Mar 1957, Martinsville, Virginia ; was buried , County Line Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry Co., VA.
    2. Anna Jean Hankins was born 1869; died 1950.
    3. Henry Fillmore "Buck" Hankins was born 1870; died 1927.
    4. Green Campbell "Cam" Hankins was born 1872; died Bef 1930.
    5. John Samuel "Sam" Hankins was born 1875; died 1935.
    6. Lucy E. Hankins was born 1879; died 1937.
    7. Jabez Pete Hankins was born 1879; died 1944.
    8. George Daniel Hankins was born 1882; died 1953.
    9. Lee Gilley Hankins was born 1883; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Nannie S. Hankins was born 1891; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph WellsJoseph Wells was born 1787, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of 2nd Lt. Matthew Wells and Tabitha Morton); died 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Joseph married Sarah "Sally" Fuller 19 Dec 1808, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of Zachariah Fuller and Letitia "Letty" Pearson) was born 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah "Sally" Fuller was born 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of Zachariah Fuller and Letitia "Letty" Pearson); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Tabitha Morton Wells was born Aft 1809, Henry Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Henry Co.,Virginia.
    2. Matilda C. Wells was born 23 Aug 1812, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    3. Sarah H. 'Sallie' Wells was born Abt 1820, Henry County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Martha C. Wells was born Abt 1823, Henry County, Virginia; died Bef 1870, Franklin Co., Virginia.
    5. John Dabney Wells was born Abt 1820, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 15 Jun 1897, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    6. James Monroe Wells was born Abt 1825; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Susan A. Wells was born 1826, Henry Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Henry Co., Virginia.
    8. 4. Corp. Matthew Clay Wells was born 27 Jan 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 2 Nov 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Collins Farm).

  3. 10.  Booker Randolph ShorterBooker Randolph Shorter was born 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia (son of John Shorter and Nancy Palmer); died 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Shorter Family Cemetery, Sandy River, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Booker married Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard 14 Apr 1829, Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Tabitha was born 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1883, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Tabitha Gabrella HubbardTabitha Gabrella Hubbard was born 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1883, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Jane Shorter was born 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania; died 21 Dec 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Wells Plantation Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. Frances Ann Shorter was born 1830; died 1865.
    3. John Louis Shorter was born Abt 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Dec 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    4. Thomas J. Shorter was born 1835; died 1841.
    5. Joseph Shelton Shorter was born 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    6. William Henry Shorter was born Abt 1841; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Peter C. Shorter was born Abt 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Abt 1862.
    8. Robert Walker Shorter was born 17 Jan 1846, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 18 Jan 1916, Warwick County, Virginia; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia.
    9. Martha E. Shorter was born Abt 1848; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Eleanor Z. Shorter was born Abt 1851; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Catherine Larina Shorter was born 15 Mar 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 4 Sep 1879, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Fuller Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    12. Leonidas Alonzo Shorter was born 17 Apr 1856, Franklin County, Virginia; died 1903, Florida; was buried 8 Aug 1903, Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Augustine, Florida.

  5. 14.  Samuel Irwin/Ervin LawrenceSamuel Irwin/Ervin Lawrence was born 26 Oct 1820, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Henry Lawrence, Jr. and Gilley Ann Allen); died 15 Feb 1897.

    Samuel married Rebecca E. 'Becky' Campbell 25 Nov 1844, Franklin County, Virginia . Rebecca (daughter of Peter Campbell and Lucy Jarrett) was born 30 Dec 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 12 Mar 1905, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Rebecca E. 'Becky' CampbellRebecca E. 'Becky' Campbell was born 30 Dec 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of Peter Campbell and Lucy Jarrett); died 12 Mar 1905, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Abigail Ervin Lawrence was born 4 Oct 1846, Henry County, Virginia; died 13 Mar 1924, Leatherwood, Virginia; was buried , Hankins-Grant-Woodall Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
    2. Peter Franklin Lawrence was born Abt 1847, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 5 May 1914, Franklin County, Virginia; was buried , Mountain Valley Cemetery, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    3. 7. Lucy Rainey Lawrence was born 23 Feb 1849; died 6 Dec 1923, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Hankins-Grant-Woodall Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
    4. Sally, Sarah Lawrence was born Abt 1851, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Martha Eleanor Lawrence was born 2 Nov 1852, Mountain Valley, Virginia; died 2 Nov 1920, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Burial on the "Green Berry Adkins" farm.
    6. Henry Meredith Lawrence was born 1853, Henry Co., Virginia; died 10 Feb 1931, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Family Cemetery.
    7. Susan Rebecca Lawrence was born 9 Mar 1856, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia; died 28 Jan 1931, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia; was buried , Hankins/Martin/Haley Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, Virginia.
    8. Nancy Missouri "Nannie" Lawrence was born 5 Sep 1858, Turkey Cock Cteek, Henry County, Virginia; died 3 Feb 1931, Leatherwood, Virginia; was buried , Henry County, Virginia.
    9. Adaline Ann "Anna" Lawrence was born 13 Jul 1861, Turkey Cock Creek, Henry County, Virginia; died 16 Nov 1934, Virginia; was buried , Countyline Christian Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, Virginia.