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William "Wallace" Wells

Male 1846 - 1920  (73 years)

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  • Name William "Wallace" Wells  [1] 
    Birth 19 Sep 1846  Head of Lake Pepin, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 973 
    Reference Number GRA-Wells 
    Death 17 Apr 1920  Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Burial Fort Thompson, Buffalo, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I973  fullereriksen
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2020 

    Father James "Bully" Wells,   b. 1803, Glouster, Camden, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1864, Floyd River, Dakota, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Jane Graham,   b. 1817, St Peter's River, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1881, Lake Pepin, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1836  Mendota, Dakota, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • at the home of Oliver Cratte and was performed by Lawrence Taliafero (Indian Agent).
    Family ID F478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine "Louisa" Booher,   b. 25 Dec 1855, Randolph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Jun 1883, Fort Thompson, Buffalo, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 1873  Rice, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Abigail Jean Wells,   b. 26 Mar 1874, Avon, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1918, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     2. John Sumner Wells,   b. 19 Mar 1877, Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1937, Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. William Orman Wells,   b. 23 Sep 1881, Fort Thompson, Buffalo, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1957, Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 

    Family 2 Emma Oleana Johnson,   b. 30 Jul 1863, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1927 (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1884  [7] 
    Children 
     1. George Wallace Wells,   b. 15 Oct 1885   d. 19 May 1941 (Age 55 years)
    +2. Louis Aaron Wells,   b. 15 Apr 1887, Buffalo, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1968 (Age 81 years)
     3. Herman Alfred Wells,   b. 14 Nov 1895, Buffalo, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1949 (Age 53 years)
     4. Mary Elizabeth Wells,   b. 12 May 1901, Buffalo, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1986 (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F546  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Sep 1846 - Head of Lake Pepin, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1873 - Rice, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Apr 1920 - Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fort Thompson, Buffalo, South Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Wells, William 'Wallace'    		Wells, William "Wallace"
    Son of James Wells

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] USA Government, Affidavits, Lake Pepin Half-Breed Land Tract Claimants, (National Archives, Washington DC, 1854-56), Gra-Wells, p 1-5,6, Various Family Books.

    2. [S33] North Dakota Historical Society, NDHS, "Ninety Six Years Among the Indians of the Northwest" North Dakota History, Volume XV, Jan-Oct 1948, (Publisher, North Dakota Historical Society, Bismarck North Dakota, 1948, pp 85-97), GRA-Bk2, Section 2, p 93, GRA-BK2, Section 2.

    3. [S59] J Fargerness, Family tree data with sources, Wells, (March 5, 1991), Gra-Wells1, p 1-8a, GRA-BUIS, page 1-50.

    4. [S33] North Dakota Historical Society, NDHS, "Ninety Six Years Among the Indians of the Northwest" North Dakota History, Volume XV, Jan-Oct 1948, (Publisher, North Dakota Historical Society, Bismarck North Dakota, 1948, pp 85-97), GRA-Bk2, Section 2, p 94, GRA-BK2, Section 2.

    5. [S32] Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota History, A Quarterly Magazine, Volume VIII, 1927, "New Light on Old St Peter's and Early St Paul", written by M.M. Hoffmann, Columbia College, Dubuque, Iowa., (Published by the Minnesota Historical Society, St Paul MN), Page 43 states:
      "Since there was no minister in the country, Major Taliaferro frequently officiated as justice of the peace, and united many. Among those he married were Oliver Cratte and James Wells to daughters of Duncan Graham."; Gra-BK1, section 1, p 43, GRA-BK1, Section 1.

    6. [S33] North Dakota Historical Society, NDHS, "Ninety Six Years Among the Indians of the Northwest" North Dakota History, Volume XV, Jan-Oct 1948, (Publisher, North Dakota Historical Society, Bismarck North Dakota, 1948, pp 85-97), Gra-BK2, section 2, p 92/95, GRA-BK2, Section 2.

    7. [S187] Barry Potter, Family Tree data with sources, Gra-wells, section II, 2-7, GRA-Wells, Section II.


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