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Harriett Lillian Wells

Harriett Lillian Wells[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1886 - 1979  (93 years)

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  • Name Harriett Lillian Wells 
    Born 26 Feb 1886  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 27 Nov 1979  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7992  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 26 May 2016 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Martha E. 'Mattie' Dickerson/Dickenson,   b. 11 Jul 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1917, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1883  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • date from birth record for James Acree Wells
    Family ID F2709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Washington Marlowe,   b. 8 Oct 1885, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1968, Figsboro, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 13 Jan 1907  Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Garnett Marlowe, Sr.,   b. 12 Apr 1908, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1974, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Ezra Morton Marlowe,   b. 9 Feb 1910, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1992, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Averett Marlowe,   b. 9 Feb 1910,   d. 8 Jun 1910  (Age 0 years)
     4. Eleanor Elizabeth Marlowe,   b. 9 Nov 1911, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1986, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Mary Lillian Marlowe,   b. 15 Dec 1913, Pittsylvania County, virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 2003, Figsboro, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     6. Joseph Calvin "Joe" Marlowe,   b. 5 Dec 1916, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1977, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     7. Doris Mae Marlowe,   b. 17 Feb 1919, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 2014, Martinsville City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     8. Nancy Aliese Marlowe,   b. 7 Feb 1922, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 2015, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     9. Esther K. Marlowe
     10. Marie Marlowe,   b. 1932,   d. 1982  (Age 50 years)
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F2846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Harriett Lillian Wells
    Harriett Lillian Wells
    8613-8654HLWells.jpg

    Documents
    Desc-JosephWMarlowe.pdf
    Desc-JosephWMarlowe.pdf
    Obituary for Joseph Marlowe
    1910 Virginia Census showing Rigneys, Claude Marlowe and others
    1910 Virginia Census showing Rigneys, Claude Marlowe and others
    cen12458ARigney&more.jpg
    Death Certificate-Joseph Calvin Marlowe
    Death Certificate-Joseph Calvin Marlowe
    djoswmarlowe.jpg
    Lillian Marlow (nee Wells)
    Lillian Marlow (nee Wells)
    lillianwmarlowe.jpg
    Death Certificate-James Garnett Marlowe
    Death Certificate-James Garnett Marlowe
    marlowejamesg.jpg
    Marriage Record-Lillian Marlowe Martin to William M. Riggs
    Marriage Record-Lillian Marlowe Martin to William M. Riggs
    riggs-marlowe.jpg

    Headstones
    Joseph W. Marlowe and Lillian Marlowe (nee Wells)Memorial Plaque
    Joseph W. Marlowe and Lillian Marlowe (nee Wells)Memorial Plaque
    hs8613-7992JosephWMarlowe&LillianWells.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Christine--P-Bullock/GENE1-0009.html#CHILD146.
      John James8 Wells (Matthew Clay7, Joseph6, Matthew5, John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnaby1) was born July 11, 1855 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, and died May 29, 1941 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He married Martha E. Dickerson April 19, 1883 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

      Children of John Wells and Martha Dickerson are:
      189 i. John Morton9 Wells.
      + 190 ii. Harriet Lillian Wells, born February 26, 1886; died November 20, 1979 in Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia.
      + 191 iii. Mary Clay Wells, born July 18, 1893; died August 31, 1915.
      + 192 iv. James Acree Wells, born January 18, 1895; died March 30, 1965.

    2. [S61] United States Census, 1910 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

      Matha E Wells
      United States Census, 1910
      Name: Matha E Wells
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1910
      Event Place: Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
      Gender: Female
      Age: 54
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Race (Original): White
      Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1856
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      John J Wells Head M 54 Virginia
      Matha E Wells Wife F 54 Virginia
      Morton J Wells Son M 19 Virginia
      Mary C Wells Daughter F 16 Virginia
      J Acree Wells Son M 12 Virginia
      District: 88 , Sheet Number and Letter: 5A , Household ID: 77 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 , GS Film number: 1375654 , Digital Folder Number

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94956188.
      Martha E. 'Mattie' Wells (nee Dickerson)
      Birth: Jul., 1862,Pitts. Co., Virginia
      Death: unknown
      Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Daughter of John W Dickerson and Harriet N Dickerson.
      Parents:
      John Wells Dickinson (1826 - ____)
      Spouse:
      John James Wells (1855 - 1941)
      Children:
      Harriet Lillian Wells Marlow (1886 - 1979)
      John Morton Wells (1890 - 1962)
      Mary Clay Wells Marlow (1893 - 1915)
      James Acree Wells (1896 - 1965)

    4. [S37] Death Certificate, Joseph W. Marlowe and Lillian Marlowe.