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Joel Estes Wells, Sr.

Joel Estes Wells, Sr.[1, 2, 3]

Male 1895 - 1948  (52 years)

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  • Name Joel Estes Wells 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 27 Dec 1895  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 May 1948  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Davis-Wells Family Cemetery, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8017  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2018 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Lelia Ella Stowe,   b. 3 Jun 1868, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1930, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1892  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elsie Evelyn Smith,   b. 14 Dec 1907, Pittsylvania Counyu, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1984, Dry Fork, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1925  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Children 
     1. Emma Lea Wells,   b. 13 Aug 1927, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 2006, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Joel Estes Wells, Jr.,   b. 2 Aug 1928, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1949, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    +3. Mattie Wells,   b. 5 Aug 1930, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 2015, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Garland Arnette Wells
     5. William Wilson Wells,   b. 7 Jan 1934, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 2018, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Vernie Nash Wells,   b. 13 Oct 1937, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1937, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 12 May 2021 
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Davis-Wells Family Cemetery, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Great Grandaddy and Grandma of Ralph J. Jones III, Joel Estes Wells, Sr. and Elsie Smith Wells.
    Great Grandaddy and Grandma of Ralph J. Jones III, Joel Estes Wells, Sr. and Elsie Smith Wells.
    JoeWells_ElsieWells.jpg

    Documents
    Wells
    Wells
    7793-8015-6-7--12187Wells Obits.pdf
    Obit Joel Estes Wells Family
    Obit Joel Estes Wells Family
    8017 Obit Joel Estes Wells Family.pdf
    Joe Estes Wells, Sr
    Joe Estes Wells, Sr
    Registration Card
    Death Certificate-Joe Estes Wells
    Death Certificate-Joe Estes Wells
    wellsjoee.jpg
    Wells Info 3
    Wells Info 3
    J. Barber

    Headstones
    Great Grandaddy Joel Estes Wells Sr's Grave.
    Great Grandaddy Joel Estes Wells Sr's Grave.

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Genealogy. com, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Christine--P-Bullock/GENE1-0009.html#CHILD146.
      William Addison8 Wells (Matthew Clay7, Joseph6, Matthew5, John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnaby1) was born 1862 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, and died April 22, 1899 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He married Lelia Ella Stowe August 28, 1892 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She was born June 03, 1868, and died July 01, 1930.

      Children of William Wells and Lelia Stowe are:
      224 i. William Leonard9 Wells.
      225 ii. Willis Lee Wells.
      226 iii. Mattie James Wells, born May 05, 1894; died January 04, 1954.
      + 227 iv. Joel Estes Wells, born February 06, 1896; died May 11, 1948.
      228 v. Mary Clay Wells, born January 26, 1898; died December 31, 1984 in Danville, , Virginia. She married Hutch Lee Davis; born January 16, 1896; died April 08, 1959.
      Twin Boys born the first year of their marriage did not survive. They were only married 6 years before he died.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 99032946 .
      Joel Estes Wells, Sr.
      Birth: Dec. 27, 1895, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Death: May 11, 1948, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Mr. Joel Estes Wells, 52, went to be with his Lord at the Hilltop Sanatorium after an illness of five years. He was a native and life long resident of the Dry Fork, VA community. He was the son of the late William Addison Wells and Lelia Ellen Stowe Wells. He was a well known farmer in the community. Survivors are his wife Elsie Smith Wells, two daughters Miss Emma Lee Wells and Mrs. Ralph Jones and three sons Joel Estes Wells, Jr, William A Wells and Garland Wells, all of Dry Fork. He also leaves two sisters Miss Mattie James Wells of Dry Fork and Mrs. Hutch Davis of Glenwood, VA. Burial was in the Davis - Wells family cemetery.
      Source - Obituary, edited, courtesy of Jeane Barber.
      Married Elsie Evelyn Smith on December 26, 1925.
      Children of Joel and Elsie Wells:
      Emma Lea Wells 1927 2006
      Joel Estes Wells, Jr 1928 1949
      Mattie Wells xxxx xxxx
      Garland A Wells xxxx xxxx
      William W Wells, Sr xxxx xxxx
      Parents:
      William Addison Wells (1862 - 1899)
      Lelia Ellen Stowe Wells (1868 - 1930)
      Spouse: Elsie Evelyn Smith Wells (1907 - 1984)
      Children:
      Emma Lea Wells (1927 - 2006)
      Joel Estes Wells (1928 - 1949)
      Vernie Nash Wells (1937 - 1937)
      Siblings:
      Willis Lee Wells (1893 - 1893)
      William Leonard Wells (1893 - 1893)
      Mattie James Wells (1893 - 1954)
      Joel Estes Wells (1895 - 1948)
      Mary Clay Wells Davis (1898 - 1984)
      Inscription: Father and Grandfather
      Burial: Davis-Wells Cemetery, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania Co., VA


    3. [S37] Death Certificate.

    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, Memorial# 99052204 .
      Birth: Dec. 14, 1907, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Death: Dec. 19, 1984, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Mrs. Elsie Evelyn Smith Wells, 77, of Route 2, Dry Fork, VA went to be with her Lord at her residence. She was born in the Dry Fork Community, a daughter of the late William Henry Smith and Avery Haymore Smith. She had lived her entire life in Pittsylvania County, VA. She was employed by Dan River Mills in Danville, VA in the Number 4 Grey Inspection Department until her retirement. She was a member of Dan River Retirement Club. She was also a member of Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church where she taught Sunday School for ten years. She was married to the late Joel Estes Wells. Survivors are two sons William W Wells and Garland A Wells, Sr, both of Dry Fork, two daughters Emma Lea Wells of the residence and Mattie Wells Jones of Dry Fork. Two brothers survive, Lynn L Smith and Ryland B Smith, both of Mount Hermon, VA and sisters Nancy Dawson and Ruby Samuel, both of Mount Hermon, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were conducted at Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church with Reverend Cecil Coates, Reverend Harvey Johnson, Reverend William H Preskitt, Reverend Ira
      Source - Obituary, edited, courtesy of Jeane Barber.
      Spouse: Joel Estes Wells (1895 - 1948)
      Children:
      Emma Lea Wells (1927 - 2006)
      Joel Estes Wells (1928 - 1949)
      Vernie Nash Wells (1937 - 1937)
      Burial: Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery, Dry Fork Pittsylvania County, Virginia