Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameLawrence Blanchat 
Birth1817, Bern, Switzerland
Census25 Nov 1850, Nimishillen, Stark Co, OH
Memoroll#730, pg 483
Census7 Jun 1860, Richland, Holmes Co, OH
Memoroll#989, pg 265
Census7 Aug 1870, Richland, Holmes Co, OH
Memoroll#1224, pg 165
Census19 Jun 1880, Richland, Holmes Co, OH
Memorol#1034, pg 385
Death15 Jan 1883, Ohio
OccupationFarmer
Misc. Notes
He probably immigrated about 1845, and was a citizen by 1870.
He appears to be listed as Lawrence Blanc (30 Swiss) in the 1850 census for Stark Co, OH. He is listed as a farmer with his wife Catherine (28 Swiss) and children Joseph (10, Swiss), James (8, Swiss), Hector (6, Swiss) and Mary (2, OH).
He is listed as being a farmer from Switzerland in 1860 and 1870 where his wife is listed as Margaret b. 1820, and from France in later records.
In 1880 he and his wife are both listed as age 60, and they are listed as being from Bern. With them are children George (24), Paul (19), and Catherine (17), and grandchildren Joseph (14), and Josephine (9).
He appears to be listed as Lawrence Blanc (30 Swiss) in the 1850 census for Stark Co, OH. He is listed as a farmer with his wife Catherine (28 Swiss) and children Joseph (10, Swiss), James (8, Swiss), Hector (6, Swiss) and Mary (2, OH).
He is listed as being a farmer from Switzerland in 1860 and 1870 where his wife is listed as Margaret b. 1820, and from France in later records.
In 1880 he and his wife are both listed as age 60, and they are listed as being from Bern. With them are children George (24), Paul (19), and Catherine (17), and grandchildren Joseph (14), and Josephine (9).
Spouses
Misc. Notes
Listed as Catherine in 1850 and Margaret in 1860 and 1870; so it is not clear whether one is her middle name or nickname, or whether he remarried.
ChildrenJames Eugene (1840-1917)
Joseph Y. (1843-1927)
Frances (1846-)
Victor (1846-1903)
Marie F. “Mary” (1849-1936)
Augustine Justine (1851-1936)
George (1853-1946)
Lewis (1858-1913)
Paul (1860-)
Catherine (1862-)