Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameElizabeth Scudder 
Birth4 May 1824, Victor, Monroe Co, NY
Death2 May 1901, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, NY
BurialLake View Cem, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, NY
MemoSect MPA Lot 1 Row 3TB
Spouses
Birth4 Jul 1819, Carroll, Chautauqua Co, NY
Death25 Aug 1885, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, NY
BurialLake View Cem, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, NY
FatherGeorge Washington Fenton (1783-1860)
MotherElsie Owen (1790-1875)
Misc. Notes
Elected to the state assembly in 1852 for the eastern district of Chautauqua Co, NY as a democrat. Elected again in 1856, '58, '62, and '64 as a National Republican. He was subsequently elected Governor of New York in 1864 for the Union party and re-elected in 1866. Candidate for Republican nomination for Vice-President, 1868; U.S. Senator from New York, 1869-75.
Marriage12 Jun 1844, Carroll, Chautauqua Co, NY