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Family: Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells / Nannie Belle Palmer (F2715)  [1, 2] 

m. 11 Feb 1893


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  • Peter Thomas "Pete" WellsFather | Male
    Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells

    Born  20 May 1866  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Nov 1939  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  11 Feb 1893  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Corp. Matthew Clay Wells | F2667 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Jane Shorter | F2667 Group Sheet 

    Nannie Belle PalmerMother | Female
    Nannie Belle Palmer

    Born  23 Nov 1874  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jul 1952  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Edward Whitfield Palmer | F3917 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Ann 'Betty Ann' Grant | F3917 Group Sheet 

    Leslie Stone "Snorty" WellsChild 1 | Male
    + Leslie Stone "Snorty" Wells

    Born  8 May 1893  Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jan 1977  Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  8 Jan 1977  County Line Christian Church, Axton, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elsie Elizabeth Aaron | F3782 
    Married     

    Annie Maude WellsChild 2 | Female
    + Annie Maude Wells

    Born  28 May 1894  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Jun 1954  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Wade King Jefferson | F3783 
    Married  12 Aug 1911   

    Hattie Blanche WellsChild 3 | Female
    + Hattie Blanche Wells

    Born  20 Mar 1897  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Sep 1987  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles Franklin 'Charlie' Holland | F22700 
    Married  30 Nov 1916  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Algie Lea WellsChild 4 | Female
    + Algie Lea Wells

    Born  7 Feb 1900  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Sep 1979  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Willie Smith Parrish | F3784 
    Married  29 Nov 1924   

    William Edward WellsChild 5 | Male
    William Edward Wells

    Born  27 May 1902  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Mar 1925  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Curtis Whitfield WellsChild 6 | Male
    Curtis Whitfield Wells

    Born  Janaury 28, 1905  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Nov 1960  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Virginia Alice Herndon | F3785 
    Married  30 Nov 1935  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nora Virginia WellsChild 7 | Female
    + Nora Virginia Wells

    Born  3 Jul 1907  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Feb 1988  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roselawn Burial park, Martinsville City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Living | F3786 
    Married     

    Samuel Thomas WellsChild 8 | Male
    Samuel Thomas Wells

    Born  19 Mar 1910   
    Died  9 Jan 2001   
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nannie Lera Shorter | F518495063 
    Married  19 Mar 1935  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nannie Elizabeth "Pete" WellsChild 9 | Female
    + Nannie Elizabeth "Pete" Wells

    Born  13 Sep 1912  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 May 2010  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Oakwood Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  David Taft Stanford | F3787 
    Married     

    Eugene Herman Wells, Sr.Child 10 | Male
    + Eugene Herman Wells, Sr.

    Born  1 Jul 1915  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Dec 2007  Chesterfield County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sylvia Pearl Palumbo | F3788 
    Married  31 Jul 1935  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Living | F7564 
    Married     

    Sally Frances WellsChild 11 | Female
    Sally Frances Wells

    Born  3 May 1919  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Oct 2011  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Walter Isaac Mills | F518495851 
    Married  3 Mar 1951   

  • Sources 
    1. [S67728] Cindy Hubbard Headen, See Docs.
      Descendants of Martin Martin
      48. Nannie Belle7 Palmer (Elizabeth Anne6 Grant, Mary5 Martin, Orson4, Orson3,
      Valentine2, Martin1) was born November 23, 1874 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, and died July
      29, 1952 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She married Peter Thomas Wells February 11, 1893 in
      Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, son of Matthew Wells and Mary Shorter. He was born May 20, 1866
      in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, and died November 17, 1939 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      More About Nannie Belle Palmer:
      Burial: Tabernacle Christian Church Cemetary, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      More About Peter Thomas Wells:
      Burial: Tabernacle Christian Church Cemetary, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Children of Nannie Palmer and Peter Wells are:
      + 62 i. Leslie Stone8 Wells, born May 08, 1893 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died July 01, 1977 in
      Martinsville, , Virginia.
      + 63 ii. Annie Maude Wells, born May 28, 1894 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died June 13, 1954 in
      Martinsville, , Virginia.
      + 64 iii. Hattie Blanche Wells, born March 20, 1897 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died September 16,
      1987 in Danville, , Virginia.
      + 65 iv. Algie Lee Wells, born February 07, 1900 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died September 10,
      1979 in Danville, , Virginia.
      66 v. William Edward Wells, born March 27, 1902 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died March 14,
      1925 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 67 vi. Curtis Whitfield Wells, born January 28, 1905 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died November 04,
      1960.
      + 68 vii. Nora Virginia Wells, born July 03, 1907 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died February 16, 1988
      in Martinsville, , Virginia.
      69 viii. Samuel Thomas Wells, born March 19, 1910 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He married Nannie
      Lera Shorter March 19, 1935 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born June 10, 1912.
      + 70 ix. Nannie Elizabeth Wells, born September 13, 1912 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 71 x. Eugene Herman Wells, born July 01, 1915 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      72 xi. Sally Frances Wells, born May 03, 1919 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She married Walter
      Isaac Mills (Source: Obituaries from various newspapers, Obituary Page - Danville Register -
      Jan. 24, 1995.) March 23, 1951 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; born February 11, 1916 in
      Pittsylvania County Virginia; died January 22, 1995 in Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
      More About Walter Isaac Mills:
      Burial: January 25, 1995, Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Military service: U. S. Army Infantry during WWII in the South Pacific
      Occupation: Retired from Dan River Mills with 32 yrs. service
      Religion: Tabanacle Christian Church, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

    2. [S67728] Cindy Hubbard Headen.
      Elizabeth ?Bettie? Ann was born 20 August 1854 in Franklin County. Her maternal uncle, Robert
      Martin, was appointed her guardian. She was living with his family in 1850 in Henry County and with her father in Franklin County in 1860. Her maternal grandfather, Orson Martin, left her 3 slaves upon his death in 1859. A number of cases can be found in the Henry County Chancery Records of the 1870s concerning this legacy. She married 25 January 1872 in Franklin County to Edward W. Palmer (28 March 1849-16 January 1904), son of William Robert and Lydia (Hundley) Palmer. Her father left her $1.00 in his will. Children: Mary Elizabeth (1872-1952) married (1) George Merricks (2) Sunny King Kendrick, Nannie Belle, William Robert (1876-1965) married Hillie A. Kendrick and Roberta Lee (1878-1912) married Billy Mitchell.


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