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Samuel Thomas Wells

1910 - 2001 (90 years)

Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells

1866 - 1939 (73 years)

Birth 20 May 1866 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Died 17 Nov 1939 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father Corp. Matthew Clay Wells, b. 27 Jan 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Mother Mary Jane Shorter, b. 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania

Married 21 Feb 1853 Henry County, Virginia

Family Nannie Belle Palmer, b. 23 Nov 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Married 11 Feb 1893 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Children

+	1. Leslie Stone "Snorty" Wells, b. 8 May 1893, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
+	2. Annie Maude Wells, b. 28 May 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
+	3. Hattie Blanche Wells, b. 20 Mar 1897, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
+	4. Algie Lea Wells, b. 7 Feb 1900, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
	5. William Edward Wells, b. 27 May 1902, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
	6. Curtis Whitfield Wells, b. Janaury 28, 1905, Henry County, Virginia
+	7. Nora Virginia Wells, b. 3 Jul 1907, Henry County, Virginia
	8. Samuel Thomas Wells, b. 19 Mar 1910
+	9. Nannie Elizabeth "Pete" Wells, b. 13 Sep 1912, Henry County, Virginia
+	10. Eugene Herman Wells, Sr., b. 1 Jul 1915, Henry County, Virginia
	11. Sally Frances Wells, b. 3 May 1919, Henry County, Virginia

Nannie Belle Palmer

1874 - 1952 (77 years)

Birth 23 Nov 1874 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Died 29 Jul 1952 Danville, Virginia

Buried Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Callands, Virginia

Father Edward Whitfield Palmer, b. 28 Mar 1849, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Mother Elizabeth Ann 'Betty Ann' Grant, b. 20 Aug 1854, Franklin Co., Virginia

Married 25 Jan 1872 Franklin, Virginia

Family Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells, b. 20 May 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Married 11 Feb 1893 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Children

+	1. Leslie Stone "Snorty" Wells, b. 8 May 1893, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
+	2. Annie Maude Wells, b. 28 May 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
+	3. Hattie Blanche Wells, b. 20 Mar 1897, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
+	4. Algie Lea Wells, b. 7 Feb 1900, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
	5. William Edward Wells, b. 27 May 1902, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
	6. Curtis Whitfield Wells, b. Janaury 28, 1905, Henry County, Virginia
+	7. Nora Virginia Wells, b. 3 Jul 1907, Henry County, Virginia
	8. Samuel Thomas Wells, b. 19 Mar 1910
+	9. Nannie Elizabeth "Pete" Wells, b. 13 Sep 1912, Henry County, Virginia
+	10. Eugene Herman Wells, Sr., b. 1 Jul 1915, Henry County, Virginia
	11. Sally Frances Wells, b. 3 May 1919, Henry County, Virginia

Nannie Lera Shorter

1912 - 2002 (90 years)

Nickname	Polly
Birth	10 Jun 1912	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
Died	17 Dec 2002	Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
Buried	Highland Burial Park, Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father	William Benjamin Shorter, b. 7 Dec 1872, Franklin County, Virginia
Mother	Nancy Ann Fuller, b. 5 Aug 1869, Franklin County, Virginia
Married	27 Dec 1896	Franklin Co., Virginia

Family	Samuel Thomas Wells, b. 19 Mar 1910
Married	19 Mar 1935	Pittsylvania County, Virginia