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John Tarpley Wells

John Tarpley Wells[1, 2]

Male Abt 1848 - 1930  (~ 82 years)

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  • Name John Tarpley Wells 
    Born Abt 1848  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Jan 1930  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I67833  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2015 

    Father Joel C. Wells,   b. 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1884, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F3760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Virginia Barbour,   b. 30 Oct 1851, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1938, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married Abt 1870  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Kemper Wells,   b. Abt 1880, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Howard Stern Wells,   b. Abt 1877, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F22690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Photograph John Tarpley Wells
    Photograph John Tarpley Wells
    p67833JohnTarpleyWells.jpg

    Documents
    Death Certificate-Mary Virginia Wells (nee Barbour)
    Death Certificate-Mary Virginia Wells (nee Barbour)
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Wells Family History.
      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.

    2. [S48] Ancestry Link, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/9397185/person/-670519264/story.
      John Tarpley Wells
      1849?1930
      Parents

      Joel Wells

      1801?1856
      Sarah E Tarpley

      1805?

      Spouse & Children

      Mary Virginia Barbour
      Mary Virginia Barbour

      1851?1938
      James Wells 1871?
      Florence Wells 1874?
      Howard S Wells 1878?
      Maude Wells 1879?
      Madie Wells 1884?
      When John Tarpley Wells was born on October 11, 1849, in Virginia, his father, Joel, was 48 and his mother, Sarah, was 44. He married Mary Virginia Barbour on February 27, 1870, in Franklin County, Virginia. They had six children in 15 years. He died on January 15, 1930, at the age of 80.