Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameIsaac Newton Wells 
Birth22 Jan 1799, Morgan Co, KY
Census1830, Henry Co, KY
Memoroll#37, pg 284
Census1840, Russell Co, KY
Memoroll#123, pg 32
Census20 Sep 1850, Clark Twp, Johnson Co, IN
Memoroll#155, pg 12
Census4 Sep 1860, Zif Twp, Wayne Co, IL
Memoroll#236, pg 190
Census13 Jun 1870, Zif Twp, Wayne Co, IL
Memoroll#288, pg 261
Death10 Feb 1876, Wayne Co, IL
BurialWells Cem, Wayne Co, IL
OccupationFarmer
FatherRichard Wells (~1770-1840)
MotherNancy Hardesty (1775->1830)
Misc. Notes
Isaac Wells, who lived and died in Wayne Co, IL had eight sons and one daughter.
Listed in Henry Co KY in 1830 near his father:
males 1=5-10, 1=30-40 female 1<5, 1=30-40
Listed in Russell Co KY in 1840:
males 2<5, 1=5-10, 1=10-15, 2=15-20, 1=20-30, 1=30-40 female 1=15-20, 1=40-50
Based on children’s birthplaces, he must have moved to Indiana shortly after 1840. He is listed there in 1850 as a farmer (51 KY) with his wife, 5 sons - Wm, Wilson, Samuel, Lemuel, and Albert; plus Sarah Spurgin (54 PA) his sister. By 1860 he had moved to Illinois and is listed as a farmer with $9600 of land and $1000 of personal property. Also listed are sons Benjamin, Wilson, Samuel, Henry and Albert.
He is listed as a farmer with his wife and nieces Nancy and Malinda in the 1870 census, adjacent to sons Albert and Lemuel.
PLACE: WELLS CEMETERY - Many people list the WELLS cemetery in Clay City, Clay Co, IL. The Wells cemetery is actually 1/4 of a mile south of the Clay county line; hence my listing it as Wells Cem, Zif Twp, Wayne Co, IL.
Listed in Henry Co KY in 1830 near his father:
males 1=5-10, 1=30-40 female 1<5, 1=30-40
Listed in Russell Co KY in 1840:
males 2<5, 1=5-10, 1=10-15, 2=15-20, 1=20-30, 1=30-40 female 1=15-20, 1=40-50
Based on children’s birthplaces, he must have moved to Indiana shortly after 1840. He is listed there in 1850 as a farmer (51 KY) with his wife, 5 sons - Wm, Wilson, Samuel, Lemuel, and Albert; plus Sarah Spurgin (54 PA) his sister. By 1860 he had moved to Illinois and is listed as a farmer with $9600 of land and $1000 of personal property. Also listed are sons Benjamin, Wilson, Samuel, Henry and Albert.
He is listed as a farmer with his wife and nieces Nancy and Malinda in the 1870 census, adjacent to sons Albert and Lemuel.
PLACE: WELLS CEMETERY - Many people list the WELLS cemetery in Clay City, Clay Co, IL. The Wells cemetery is actually 1/4 of a mile south of the Clay county line; hence my listing it as Wells Cem, Zif Twp, Wayne Co, IL.
Spouses
Birth29 Apr 1799, Kentucky
Death22 Aug 1872, Wayne Co, IL
BurialWells Cem, Wayne Co, IL
Misc. Notes
Died 73 yrs 3 mos 23 days as listed on her headstone with date of death.
Marriage24 Jan 1822, Morgan Co, KY
ChildrenJohn Haston (1823-1906)
Sarah Ann (1829-1917)
James A. (1831-1858)
William T. (1832-)
Benjamin Franklin (1834-)
Wilson D. (1835-1914)
Samuel (Twin) (1838-1912)
Lemuel (Twin) (1838-1910)
Henry E. (1842-1864)
Albert (1845-1926)