Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMartha Daily 
Birth1838, Indiana
Census14 Sep 1850, My Division, Marshall Co, IN
Memoroll#160, pg 470
Census20 Jun 1860, Olney, Richland Co, IL
Memoroll#222, pg 0
FatherJohn Hale Daily (1809-1891)
MotherJulianna Hardy (1813-1890)
Misc. Notes
She is listed as Martha, age 11 in the 1850 census for Marshall Co, IN with her parents John Hale Dailey and Juliana Hardy. Then with her husband in the 1860 census as E. C., age 24. She either died or was divorced prior to 1864 when Richard married Cassandra.
Spouses
Birth30 May 1835, Valparaiso, Porter Co, IN
Death18 May 1893, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
BurialCook Co Cem at Dunning, Dunning, Cook Co, IL
OccupationCarpenter
FatherRichard Wells (~1770-1840)
MotherElizabeth Mary Handy (1805-1854)
Misc. Notes
Listed as Richard Land (14, IN) with his mother and step-father, Moses Land in the 1850 census.
Married Martha Daily and moved to eastern Illinois.
In 1860 they are listed in Olney, IL as Rich’d (25, IN), a laborer and E. C. (24, IN). They are listed directly after the family of John H. and J. A. Daily - her parents.
In 1870 he had moved to Bloomington and is listed as Richard (35, IN) a laborer, with second wife, Casandra (29, OH) and a 3 yr old son John. Martha’s parents are also listed in Bloomington for this census.
He is still in Bloomington for the 1880 census, where he is listed as a carpenter (44, IN) with his new wife Lottie (31, IL) whose parents were born in Scotland and Kentucky and her son Henry Bowman (4, IL) - showing that she was remarried as well.
They had a son, Samuel in 1890, although the birth record lists him only as a male Wells.
His death record lists him as calceminer & parper hanger, and buried in “Dunning”.
Married Martha Daily and moved to eastern Illinois.
In 1860 they are listed in Olney, IL as Rich’d (25, IN), a laborer and E. C. (24, IN). They are listed directly after the family of John H. and J. A. Daily - her parents.
In 1870 he had moved to Bloomington and is listed as Richard (35, IN) a laborer, with second wife, Casandra (29, OH) and a 3 yr old son John. Martha’s parents are also listed in Bloomington for this census.
He is still in Bloomington for the 1880 census, where he is listed as a carpenter (44, IN) with his new wife Lottie (31, IL) whose parents were born in Scotland and Kentucky and her son Henry Bowman (4, IL) - showing that she was remarried as well.
They had a son, Samuel in 1890, although the birth record lists him only as a male Wells.
His death record lists him as calceminer & parper hanger, and buried in “Dunning”.