Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameRichard Wister Dight 
Birth13 Aug 1813, Upper Darby Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA
Census6 Sep 1850, Coolspring Twp, Mercer Co, PA
Memoroll#796, pg 342
Census28 Jul 1860, Coolspring Twp, Mercer Co, PA
Memoroll#1139, pg 21
Census20 Jul 1870, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA
Memoroll31375, pg 65
Death29 Apr 1880, Sheakleyville, Mercer Co, PA
BurialSheakleyville Cem, Sheakleyville, Mercer Co, PA
OccupationShoemaker, Farmer
Misc. Notes
Son of John and Margaret Dight, came to Mercer Co at the age of 25. He was a shoemaker.
Listed in 1860 as farmer (47, PA) with Mathilda (43, PA) and children Mary (22), Jane (20), Isaac (18), John (17), Charlotte (12), Elizabeth (9) and Sylvester (1).
They had Sylvester Downs (14, OH) living with them in 1870.
Died of pneumonia
Listed in 1860 as farmer (47, PA) with Mathilda (43, PA) and children Mary (22), Jane (20), Isaac (18), John (17), Charlotte (12), Elizabeth (9) and Sylvester (1).
They had Sylvester Downs (14, OH) living with them in 1870.
Died of pneumonia
Spouses
Birth4 Jul 1815, Coolspring Twp, Mercer Co, PA
DeathOct 1889, Sheakleyville, Mercer Co, PA
BurialSheakleyville Cem, Sheakleyville, Mercer Co, PA
FatherIsaac Downs (~1782-1860)
MotherMary "Polly" Wells (~1788->1865)
Misc. Notes
The census records from 1850 thru 1880 list her birth as 1816 thru 1819. She left everything to her daughter Jane in her will, written 17 May 1888 and probated on 17 Oct 1889.
Marriage30 Dec 1835, Coolspring Twp, Mercer Co, PA
ChildrenMary (1838-1907)
Sarah (1839-1893)
Eva Jane (1840-1919)
Isaac L. (1841-1935)
John Miller (1844-1912)
Samuel (Died as Child) (1847-)
Charlotte Matilda (1848-)
William Henry (1849-1917)
Anna Elizabeth (1851-1905)
Sylvester (Died as Child) (1859-)