Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Wells 
BirthJan 1853, Liberty Twp, Jefferson Co, IA
Census1856, Liberty Twp, Jefferson Co, IA
MemoIowa State census, roll# IA-57, family 81
Census4 Aug 1870, Dallas Twp, Marion Co, IA
Memoroll# 409, pg 23
Census19 Jun 1880, Dallas Twp, Marion Co, IA
Memoroll #354, pg 618
Census6 Jun 1900, Knoxville, Marion Co, IA
Memoroll# 447, pg 12
Census27 Oct 1910, Knoxville, Marion Co, IA
Memoroll#412, pg 12
DeathMarion Co, IA
ReligionPresbyterian
FatherJoseph Allen Wells (1827-1900)
MotherMary Ann Heywood (1826-1907)
Misc. Notes
Listed as William Wells, age 3 in the 1856 Iowa State census, with his parents, as their only child.
Listed as William Wells (17, IA) in 1870 with his parents and attending school.
Listed with his parents in 1880 at age 26, divorced, and identified as Insane.
In 1900 he is living with his parents in the household of his sister and her husband.
Was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Columbia in Marion Co.
Living in Des Moines in 1907 at the time of his mother's death.
In 1910 he is listed as an inmate (57, IA) of the Marion County Almshouse, and divorced.
Listed as William Wells (17, IA) in 1870 with his parents and attending school.
Listed with his parents in 1880 at age 26, divorced, and identified as Insane.
In 1900 he is living with his parents in the household of his sister and her husband.
Was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Columbia in Marion Co.
Living in Des Moines in 1907 at the time of his mother's death.
In 1910 he is listed as an inmate (57, IA) of the Marion County Almshouse, and divorced.
Spouses
Unmarried
No Children