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Joel C. Wells[1]

Male 1801 - 1884  (83 years)


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  • Name Joel C. Wells 
    Born 1801  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Mar 1884  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Wells Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I8094  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2019 

    DNA Tests  1 person has linked a DNA test to Joel C. Wells 

    Father 2nd Lt. Matthew Wells,   b. 1758, Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 28 Apr 1828, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Tabitha Morton,   b. Abt 1760, Prob. Lunenburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1785  Richmond co., Va Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Eliza M. Tarpley,   b. 1808, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1890, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 8 Jun 1825  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Wells,   b. Abt 1826, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Eliza A. Wells,   b. Abt 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Catherine T. Wells,   b. 24 Oct 1831, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1917, Mt. Airy, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Mary Martha Wells,   b. Abt 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1875, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years)
     5. Joseph M. Wells,   b. Abt 1837, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1865, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years)
     6. Susan Jane Wells,   b. 12 Feb 1837, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1927, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     7. Sarah Elizabeth Wells,   b. Abt 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1923, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years)
    +8. James Henry Wells,   b. 4 Aug 1840, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1904, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +9. Robert Clay Wells,   b. 19 Apr 1842, Henry County, County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1926, Tazewell County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     10. Luke Palmer Wells,   b. 3 Aug 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1923, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     11. Martha H. Wells,   b. Abt 1846, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. John Tarpley Wells,   b. Abt 1848, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1930, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
     13. Lucy Virginia Wells,   b. 16 May 1849, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1921, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2018 
    Family ID F3760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Wells Info Note
    Wells Info Note
    Jeane Barber
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    Death Certificate-Catherine T. Niston (nee Wells)
    Death Certificate-Catherine T. Niston (nee Wells)
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  • Notes 
    • Joel Wells m. Sarah Elizabeth Tarpley Wells (1805 - ____)*

      Parents of Joel Wells
      Matthew Wells (1758 - 1828)
      Tabitha Morton Wells (1760 - 1828)

      Children of Joel Wells and Sarah Elizabeth Tarpley Wells:
      William Wells (1826 - ____)*
      Catherine T Wells Ivy (1828 - ____)*
      Eliza A Wells McCune (1829 - 1874)*
      Joseph M Wells (1831 - 1865)*
      Mary M Wells Hardy (1832 - ____)*
      Sarah Elizabeth Wells Clark (1838 - ____)*
      Susan Jane Wells Clark (1839 - 1927)*
      James Henry Wells (1840 - 1904)*
      Robert Clay Wells (1842 - 1926)*
      Luther P. Wells (1844 - 1923)*
      John Tarpley Wells (1849 - 1930)*
      Martha H Wells (1850 - ____)*
      Lucy Virginia Wells (1854 - 1921)*

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~eazier1/Virginia/PittsylvaniaCoVAMgTo1850.
      Joel6 Wells (Matthew5, John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnabe1) was born Abt. 1801 in Pittsylvania Co, VA, and died November 1856 in Henry Co, Va. He married Sarah Eliza M. Tarpley June 08, 1825 in Pittsylvania Co, VA.

      Children of Joel Wells and Sarah Tarpley are:
      56 i. William7 Wells, born Abt. 1826 in Pittsylvania Co, VA.
      57 ii. Catherine Wells, born Abt. 1828 in Pittsylvania Co, VA. She married Nelson Ivy September 16, 1846 in Henry Co, Va.
      58 iii. Eliza A. Wells, born Abt. 1829; died 1874 in Pittsylvania Co, VA. She married Henson Thomas Mccune October 18, 1844 in Pittsylvania Co, VA.
      + 59 iv. Joseph M. Wells, born Abt. 1837 in Pittsylvania Co, VA; died August 31, 1865 in Henry Co, Va.
      60 v. Mary M. Wells, born Abt. 1832. She married Joseph Hardy October 12, 1858 in Henry Co, Va.
      61 vi. Susan Jane Wells, born February 12, 1837 in Henry Co, Va; died December 21, 1927 in Henry Co, Va. She married William Clark June 10, 1860 in Henry Co, Va.
      + 62 vii. James H. Wells, born August 04, 1840 in Henry Co, Va; died March 06, 1904 in Henry Co, Va.
      63 viii. Robert C. Wells, born Abt. 1842 in Pittsylvania Co, VA. He married Mary Dillon Abt. 1867.
      64 ix. Luke P. Wells, born Abt. 1844.
      65 x. Martha H. Wells, born Abt. 1846.
      + 66 xi. John Tarpley Wells, born Abt. 1848.
      67 xii. Lucy V. Wells, born May 16, 1849; died July 27, 1921.
      68 xiii. Sarah Elizabeth Wells, born Abt. 1838. She married Willis Clard Abt. 1857.
      http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~eazier1/Virginia/PittsylvaniaCoVAMgTo1850-Grooms.htm
      Joel Wells + Sarah E. M. Tarpley m. 8 Jun 1825

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93209082/joel-c-wells.