Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameEdwin Horace Fenton 
Birth15 Mar 1831, Willington, Tolland Co, CT
Census20 Jun 1870, New Haven, New Haven Co, CT
Memoroll#110, pg 598
Census1880, New Haven, New Haven Co, CT
Memoroll#106, pg 347
Census1900, New Haven, New Haven Co, CT
MemoED 390, sht 5
Census23 Apr 1910, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, CA
Memoroll#85, pg 10
Death24 Dec 1914, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA
Memo#34962
OccupationCarpenter
FatherHorace Fenton (1805-1878)
MotherOlive Cornelia Johnson (1810-1877)
Misc. Notes
Author of the GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF SOLOMON FENTON!
Went to Westerville, OH 3 May 1853, where he was married in June. After his wife died there two years later, he returned to New Haven, Conn on 1 Sept 1855. Enlisted in Co I, 24th Reg Conn Volunteers 8 Sept, 1862. While at Baton Rouge, LA was appointed asst. to commissary Sergeant, and was Acting Commissary Sergeant thru all of the siege at Port Hudson and after until near time of the Regiment's return home. He returned with the Reg. to Middletown, Conn. and was mustered out 2 Oct, 1863. Then lived in New Haven.
Listed in New Haven in 1880 as a carpenter (49), with his wife Mary (47) and son Edward (18), a printer.
Listed at 209 Batchley Ave in New Haven in 1900, age 69; with his wife Mary. He was living in Los Angeles in 1908 when Charles and Florence Valentine visited him.
Listed in 1910 census for Long Beach as age 79 with wife Mary (74, CT) which states it is the second marriage for both of them, and that one of their two children are living, and seems to indicate that they have been married 7 yrs(?).
In 1913 he published a poem that he wrote about Connecticut, and was living at 3622 Sabina St, Los Angeles.
Went to Westerville, OH 3 May 1853, where he was married in June. After his wife died there two years later, he returned to New Haven, Conn on 1 Sept 1855. Enlisted in Co I, 24th Reg Conn Volunteers 8 Sept, 1862. While at Baton Rouge, LA was appointed asst. to commissary Sergeant, and was Acting Commissary Sergeant thru all of the siege at Port Hudson and after until near time of the Regiment's return home. He returned with the Reg. to Middletown, Conn. and was mustered out 2 Oct, 1863. Then lived in New Haven.
Listed in New Haven in 1880 as a carpenter (49), with his wife Mary (47) and son Edward (18), a printer.
Listed at 209 Batchley Ave in New Haven in 1900, age 69; with his wife Mary. He was living in Los Angeles in 1908 when Charles and Florence Valentine visited him.
Listed in 1910 census for Long Beach as age 79 with wife Mary (74, CT) which states it is the second marriage for both of them, and that one of their two children are living, and seems to indicate that they have been married 7 yrs(?).
In 1913 he published a poem that he wrote about Connecticut, and was living at 3622 Sabina St, Los Angeles.
Spouses
Birth23 Jun 1835, Milford, New Haven Co, CT
Death23 Mar 1855, Westerville, Franklin Co, OH
Marriage14 Jun 1853, Westerville, Franklin Co, OH
Birth2 Oct 1832, Farmington, Hartford Co, CT
Death3 Nov 1921, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA
Memo#41841
Misc. Notes
They are listed together in the 1860 census with her mother, Mary Hull living with them. Her mother is still living with them in 1870, but listed as Martha Hull (70, CT) a boarder.
Marriage5 May 1857, New Haven, New Haven Co, CT
ChildrenEdward G. (1861-<1930)