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Confederate Soldier Corp. Matthew Clay Wells

Confederate Soldier Corp. Matthew Clay Wells[1, 2]

Male 1827 - 1893  (66 years)

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  • Name Matthew Clay Wells 
    Title Confederate Soldier 
    Prefix Corp. 
    Born 27 Jan 1827  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    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 
    Person ID I7559  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2019 

    Father Joseph Wells,   b. 1787, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Sarah "Sally" Fuller,   b. 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 19 Dec 1808  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Shorter,   b. 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1853  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Excie/Excy Clay Wells,   b. 28 Dec 1853, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1930, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. John James Wells,   b. 11 Jul 1855, Franklin, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1941, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Joseph Sidney Wells,   b. 5 Jul 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1928, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Olid Delind Wells,   b. 27 Nov 1857, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1902, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     5. Tabitha Gabrilla Wells,   b. 6 Apr 1859, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1891, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     6. Sallie Frances Wells,   b. 19 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1911, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    +7. William Addison Wells,   b. 1862, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     8. Mary Henrietta Wells,   b. 7 Nov 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1903, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     9. Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells,   b. 20 May 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1939, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     10. Charles 'Charlie' Wesley Wells,   b. 20 Nov 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1963, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     11. Robert Lee "Bob" Wells,   b. 5 Oct 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     12. Minnie Kathryn Wells,   b. 1872, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1892, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F2667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Matthew Clay Wells in Uniform
    Matthew Clay Wells in Uniform
    1827-1893
    member-Company I, 21 Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.
    Son of Joseph Wells & Sarah Fuller Wells
    Wells Cemetery
    Wells Cemetery
    Wells Cemetery Plot.jpg
    myrtleReynoldsStory.pdf
    myrtleReynoldsStory.pdf
    Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse
    Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse
    Henry Van Der Weyde, Civil War Artist.jpg
    Matthew Clay Wells and family
    Matthew Clay Wells and family
    matthewcwells.jpg
    Matthew Clay Wells
    Matthew Clay Wells
    MatthewClay Wells.jpg
    Brothers John Dabney Wells and Matthew Clay Wells
    Brothers John Dabney Wells and Matthew Clay Wells
    pJohnDabney&MatClayWells.jpg

    Documents
    Matthew Clay Wells Home
    Matthew Clay Wells Home
    Death Certificate-Charlie Wesley Wells
    Death Certificate-Charlie Wesley Wells
    charlie wesley wells.jpg
    Wells Info 1
    Wells Info 1
    J. Barber
    Wells Info 2
    Wells Info 2
    J. Barber

    Headstones
    Matthew Clay Wells
    Matthew Clay Wells
    I7559

    Histories
    Matthew Clay Wells & Family
    Matthew Clay Wells & Family
    The Danville Register
    Apr 10, 1977

  • Notes 
    • Matthew Clay Wells Family (1875) [See Photo]

      Standing - back row (L-R): William Addison, Peter Thomas, Olid Delin, Tabitha Gabrilla, & Sallie Fannie.

      Sitting - front row (L-R): Charlie Wesley, Joseph Sidney, John James with Robert Lee (in front), Matthew Clay with Minnie Kathryn (in front), & Exie Clay.

      Mary Henrietta and wife Mary Jane (Shorter) Wells were absent at the time.

  • Sources 
    1. [S128] Christine Bullock, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Christine--P-Bullock/GENE1-0008.html#CHILD83.
      Matthew Clay7 Wells (Joseph6, Matthew5, John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnaby1) was born January 28, 1827 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia, and died November 02, 1893 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He married Mary Jane Shorter February 21, 1853 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, daughter of Booker Shorter and Tabitha Hubbard. She was born October 23, 1831 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

      Children of Matthew Wells and Mary Shorter are:
      144 i. Minnie Kathryn8 Wells, born in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She married Walter Gravely February 25, 1892 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born July 28, 1870.
      + 145 ii. Excy Clay Wells, born December 28, 1853 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 146 iii. John James Wells, born July 11, 1855 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died May 29, 1941 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 147 iv. Joseph Sidney Wells, born June 29, 1856 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died January 19, 1928 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 148 v. Ollid Delin Wells, born November 27, 1857 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 1902.
      + 149 vi. Tabitha Gabrilla Wells, born June 1859 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 150 vii. Sally Frances Wells, born July 19, 1860 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died September 10, 1911.
      + 151 viii. Robert Lee Wells, born October 05, 1860 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died in Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia.
      + 152 ix. William Addison Wells, born 1862 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died April 22, 1899 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 153 x. Mary Henrietta Wells, born May 07, 1863 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died March 14, 1903.
      + 154 xi. Peter Thomas Wells, born May 20, 1866 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died November 17, 1939 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 155 xii. Charlie Wesley Wells, born November 20, 1867 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died February 24, 1963.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 93930969.
      Married Mary Jane Shorter on February 21, 1853 in Pittsylvania County, VA.

      He was a Civil War veteran. He enlisted along with his brother, John Dabney Wells, in Company I, 21st Virginia Volunteer Infantry on June 29, 1861. He was a Corporal and fought in 10 major battles of the War Between the States, including the Battle of Gettysburg, PA on July 1-3, 1863 and the battle of Cedar Creek, VA on October 16, 1864. It was at Cedar Creek that he fought against a cousin, John M Smith, a Union Soldier with Company E, West Virginia Infantry.

      He served in the CSA for the duration of the war and was discharged on April 12, 1865. Then he returned to his home at Grady, Va and resumed farming.