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Family: Confederate Soldier Corp. Matthew Clay Wells / Mary Jane Shorter (F2667)

m. 21 Feb 1853


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  • Confederate Soldier Corp. Matthew Clay WellsFather | Male
    Confederate Soldier Corp. Matthew Clay Wells

    Born  27 Jan 1827  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Nov 1893  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Collins Farm) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  21 Feb 1853  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph Wells | F2722 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah "Sally" Fuller | F2722 Group Sheet 

    Mary Jane ShorterMother | Female
    Mary Jane Shorter

    Born  23 Oct 1831  Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Dec 1893  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wells Plantation Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Booker Randolph Shorter | F2668 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard | F2668 Group Sheet 

    Excie/Excy Clay WellsChild 1 | Female
    Excie/Excy Clay Wells

    Born  28 Dec 1853  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Jan 1930  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  James William Barbour | F2615 
    Married  27 Dec 1871  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    John James WellsChild 2 | Male
    John James Wells

    Born  11 Jul 1855  Franklin, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 May 1941  Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  30 May 1941  Family Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Martha E. 'Mattie' Dickerson/Dickenson | F2709 
    Married  19 Apr 1883  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Joseph Sidney WellsChild 3 | Male
    Joseph Sidney Wells

    Born  5 Jul 1856  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Jan 1928  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Cora Sue E. Aaron | F2710 
    Married  6 Nov 1884   

    Olid Delin WellsChild 4 | Male
    Olid Delin Wells

    Born  27 Nov 1857  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Mar 1902  Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lucy Booker Garrett | F2711 
    Married  23 Dec 1888   

    Child 5 | Female
    Tabitha Gabrilla Wells

    Born  6 Apr 1859  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Dec 1891  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Lee Reynolds Farm) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cephus Wilson Reynolds | F2524 
    Married  1 Jan 1883  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Sallie Frances WellsChild 6 | Female
    Sallie Frances Wells

    Born  19 Jul 1860  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Sep 1911  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wells Plantation Family Grady, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Henry Reynolds | F2523 
    Married  25 Dec 1885  Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location

    William Addison WellsChild 7 | Male
    + William Addison Wells

    Born  1862  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Mar 1899  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lelia Ella Stowe | F2713 
    Married  28 Aug 1892  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary Henrietta WellsChild 8 | Female
    Mary Henrietta Wells

    Born  7 Nov 1863  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Mar 1903  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Aaron Family Cemetery, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Volney Beauregard Aaron | F2714 
    Married  15 Nov 1883  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Peter Thomas "Pete" WellsChild 9 | 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     
    Spouse  Nannie Belle Palmer | F2715 
    Married  11 Feb 1893  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Charles 'Charlie' Wesley WellsChild 10 | Male
    Charles 'Charlie' Wesley Wells

    Born  20 Nov 1867  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Feb 1963  Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    County Line Christian Church Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ida Rebecca Hankins | F2666 
    Married  24 Sep 1893  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Robert Lee "Bob" WellsChild 11 | Male
    Robert Lee "Bob" Wells

    Born  5 Oct 1869  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1957  Henry County, 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  Myrtle Douglas Harris | F2716 
    Married  19 May 1892   

    Minnie Kathryn WellsChild 12 | Female
    Minnie Kathryn Wells

    Born  1872  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1892  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Walter Gravely | F2717 
    Married  25 Feb 1892   


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