Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameLillie E. Wells 
Birth5 Nov 1883, Columbus, Bartholomew Co, IN
Census6 Apr 1940, Columbus, Bartholomew Co, IN
Death16 May 1964, Columbus, Bartholomew Co, IN
BurialGarland Brook Cem, Columbus, IN
Occupationgrade school Teacher
FatherJames William Wells (1842-1906)
MotherElizabeth “Fannie” Pyatt (1852-1932)
Misc. Notes
She is listed as a widow (but apparently just divorced), living with her mother and son in the 1910 census.
Listed by herself and a widow (56, IN) in 1940 as Lilly Leppert, working as a grade school teacher.
[Obituary] The Evening Republic, Columbus, Indiana - Monday May 18, 1964
Lillie Leppert Dies; Teacher 45 Years
Mrs. Lillie Wells Leppert, 80, a teacher in the Columbus schools for 45 years before retiring in 1949, died about 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lutheren nursing home, 837 Fourth street. She had been a patient there since Oct. 21, 1963. She had formerly lived at 2027 Chestnut street.
The daughter of James and Fannie Abbott Wells, she was born Nov. 5, 1883 in Columbus. She belonged to the First Christian church, the Fidelity class of the church, Saturday Literary club,
Home Sewing club and the Association for American University Women. Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wanda Leppert of 224 Nineteenth street; a niece, Dr. Betty Foster of Terre Haute; a nephew, Deryl Foster of 2434 Franklin Street, two grand-daughters and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hathaway funeral home with Dr. T.K. Smith, pastor of the First Christian church, conducting the rites. The burial will be at Garland Brook cemetery. Persons may call until 9 o'clock tonight at the funeral home.
Listed by herself and a widow (56, IN) in 1940 as Lilly Leppert, working as a grade school teacher.
[Obituary] The Evening Republic, Columbus, Indiana - Monday May 18, 1964
Lillie Leppert Dies; Teacher 45 Years
Mrs. Lillie Wells Leppert, 80, a teacher in the Columbus schools for 45 years before retiring in 1949, died about 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lutheren nursing home, 837 Fourth street. She had been a patient there since Oct. 21, 1963. She had formerly lived at 2027 Chestnut street.
The daughter of James and Fannie Abbott Wells, she was born Nov. 5, 1883 in Columbus. She belonged to the First Christian church, the Fidelity class of the church, Saturday Literary club,
Home Sewing club and the Association for American University Women. Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wanda Leppert of 224 Nineteenth street; a niece, Dr. Betty Foster of Terre Haute; a nephew, Deryl Foster of 2434 Franklin Street, two grand-daughters and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hathaway funeral home with Dr. T.K. Smith, pastor of the First Christian church, conducting the rites. The burial will be at Garland Brook cemetery. Persons may call until 9 o'clock tonight at the funeral home.
Spouses
Misc. Notes
Living with his mother in 1900. Divorced and remarried for 4 yrs to Gertrude B. in 1910 and living in Manhattan, working as a clerk in a real estate office. Then in Brooklyn with his mother and son John D. (8) in 1920. By 1930 he was living in Chatam, NJ with 3rd wife Marie and a second son Robert C. (9).
Living in Asbury Park, NJ in 1957.
Living in Asbury Park, NJ in 1957.
Marriage11 Jun 1902, Bartholomew Co, IN
Marr MemoBk C-15, pg 230
Divorce
ChildrenJames Wells (1903-1957)