Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameOliver Lewis Wells 
Birth22 Jan 1898, Woodview, Morrow Co, OH
CensusJun 1900, Perry Twp, Morrow Co, OH
Memoroll#1309, pg 147b
CensusMay 1910, Perry Twp, Richland Co, OH
Memoroll#1224, pg 123b
Census1920, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA
MemoED 134, sht 17
Census11 Apr 1930, Magee, Yuma Co, CO
Memoroll#252, pg 4
Census8 Apr 1940, Rock Creek Twp, Washington Co, CO
Memoroll#480, pg 1
Death6 Jun 1979, Sterling, Logan Co, CO
Burial8 Jun 1979, Sunset Memorial Gardens, Sterling, CO
OccupationFarmer
FatherJoseph Miller Wells (1859-1929)
MotherIda Ellen Moats (1862-1908)
Misc. Notes
Oliver Wells (20, OH) is listed in Des Moines, IA in 1920 as a lodger, working as a barber. Lived in Iowa and married his first wife, Mattie there later that year, where they stayed until she died in childbirth. After that he roamed around for about 7 years until he met Molly in CO. They were married in Sterling in 1929 and moved to north of Yuma where they farmed and where both children were born.
Listed in Magee in 1930. where Oliver (31, OH) was farming with Mollie (24, NE). And they had moved to Washington Co, CO by 1940 with the family now consisting of Oliver L. (42, OH), Mollie (34, NE) and children William Robert (8, CO) and Edna Viola (4, CO).
They moved back to Ohio for a short time in 1942, then settled in Sterling, CO with his wife and children until his death. He was a farmer and did carpentry later on. Retired in 1954.
Listed in Magee in 1930. where Oliver (31, OH) was farming with Mollie (24, NE). And they had moved to Washington Co, CO by 1940 with the family now consisting of Oliver L. (42, OH), Mollie (34, NE) and children William Robert (8, CO) and Edna Viola (4, CO).
They moved back to Ohio for a short time in 1942, then settled in Sterling, CO with his wife and children until his death. He was a farmer and did carpentry later on. Retired in 1954.
Spouses
Birth14 Dec 1889, Phelps Co, NE
Death10 Aug 1921, Bridgewater, Adair Co, IA
BurialMassena Cem, Massena, Cass Co, IA
FatherOtto Theodor Raasch (1862-1938)
MotherAnna Luisa Bartling (1870-1918)
Misc. Notes
Died in childbirth, daughter was stillborn
Marriage1 Dec 1920, Bridgewater, Adair Co, IA
Birth12 Jan 1906, Wolbach, Greeley Co, NE
Death1 Apr 2003, Sterling, Logan Co, CO
Burial7 Apr 2003, Sunset Memorial Gardens, Sterling, CO
Misc. Notes
Her grandfather came from Russia as a young man. Her father is William Perlenfein (38, NE) a farmer, and her mother Elizabeth (39, Russia) immigrated in 1902 and was naturalized in 1903, when they married.
She lived in Colorado since 1917. She is listed with her parents in Colorado in 1920.
She had an older brother, three younger brothers and a younger sister.
Was married previously to Dora Grubb, before marrying Oliver in 1929.
[Obituary]
Mollie M.Wells, 97, of Sterling, died April 1, 2003, in Sterling. Visitation will be 10 am. to 6p.m. April 4, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. April 5 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Elli Elliott officiating. Services will conclude at the funeral home. Mrs. Wells was born Jan. 12, 1906 to William and Elizabeth (Klein) Perlenfein in Nebraska.
She moved from Nebraska to Yuma at the age of 2. She lived on the family farm until her marriage to Oliver L. Wells on Oct. 19, 1929, in Sterling. They lived in Otis and the Lone Star area, and later moved to Ohio. She then moved back to Sterling.
Mrs. Wells worked for the school system as a cook for ten years. She also did volunteer work for the Red Cross and the Congregational church, of which she was a member.
She is survived by son Bill Wells, Sterling; daughter Edna Johnson, Cheyenne, Wyo.; brothers Reinhold Perlenfein, Wichita, Kan., and Albert Perlenfein, Yuma; sister Naomi Ickes, Brush; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1979; brothers Wilbert, Alvin, Ted and Ed Perlenfein; and one grandson.
She lived in Colorado since 1917. She is listed with her parents in Colorado in 1920.
She had an older brother, three younger brothers and a younger sister.
Was married previously to Dora Grubb, before marrying Oliver in 1929.
[Obituary]
Mollie M.Wells, 97, of Sterling, died April 1, 2003, in Sterling. Visitation will be 10 am. to 6p.m. April 4, at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. April 5 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Elli Elliott officiating. Services will conclude at the funeral home. Mrs. Wells was born Jan. 12, 1906 to William and Elizabeth (Klein) Perlenfein in Nebraska.
She moved from Nebraska to Yuma at the age of 2. She lived on the family farm until her marriage to Oliver L. Wells on Oct. 19, 1929, in Sterling. They lived in Otis and the Lone Star area, and later moved to Ohio. She then moved back to Sterling.
Mrs. Wells worked for the school system as a cook for ten years. She also did volunteer work for the Red Cross and the Congregational church, of which she was a member.
She is survived by son Bill Wells, Sterling; daughter Edna Johnson, Cheyenne, Wyo.; brothers Reinhold Perlenfein, Wichita, Kan., and Albert Perlenfein, Yuma; sister Naomi Ickes, Brush; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1979; brothers Wilbert, Alvin, Ted and Ed Perlenfein; and one grandson.
Marriage19 Oct 1929, Sterling, Logan Co, CO
ChildrenWilliam "Bill" Robert (1932-2006)
Edna Viola (1935-2015)