Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameBessie Myrtle Presler 
Birth20 Nov 1894, Cass Co, IA
Death1 Sep 1981, Fairview, Major Co, OK
BurialRusk Cem, Fairview, Major Co, OK
Misc. Notes
Listed as Bessie A. in 1900 census with her parents - Logan, Frontier Co, NE
From Orafino, NE when they were married.
From Orafino, NE when they were married.
Spouses
Birth8 Oct 1888, Cullison, Pratt Co, KS
Death5 Sep 1959, Fairview, Major Co, OK
BurialRusk Cem, Fairview, Major Co, OK
OccupationFarmer
FatherJunius Elmer Wells (1858-1928)
MotherIda Elizabeth Billings (1866-1932)
Misc. Notes
Listed in 1920 census for Deep Creek, OK with his wife, brother Pearlie and daughter Thelma, age 8 mos. Also listed there in 1930, when Elresa was 10, and his mother is living with them, a widow.
By 1940 Roy L. (51, KS) is a farmer with only his wife Bessie M. (45, NE) at home, and a lodger, Marvin C. Unruh living with them.
By 1940 Roy L. (51, KS) is a farmer with only his wife Bessie M. (45, NE) at home, and a lodger, Marvin C. Unruh living with them.
Marriage16 Jan 1916, Orafino, Frontier Co, NE
ChildrenThelma “Elresa” (1919-2010)