Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameKathryn Mae Boehler 
Birth29 Oct 1888, Illinois
Census13 Jun 1900, Anderson, Madison Co, IN
Memoroll#385, pg 22
Census19 Apr 1910, Anderson, Madison Co, IN
Memoroll#365, pg 5
Death1 Jun 1974, Anderson, Madison Co, IN
BurialMaplewood Cem, Anderson, Madison Co, IN
FatherJohn J. Boehler (1854-1917)
MotherRosanna "Rose" Downing (1866-1937)
Misc. Notes
Listed in 1900 with her parents and sisters Lillian I. (Jan 1884 IL) and Maud (Dec 1890 IL).
She listed as Catherine, married 2 yrs, and has a 3 month old son Elmer in 1910, and they are living with her parents.
Her marriage record to Burrell lists her as Katherine Boehler Smith, indicating her previous marriage.
In 1920, she and Burrell were living with her widowed mother Rose Boehler (54, OH) and sisters Lillian Boehler (46, IL) and Maud French (40, IL). Lillian is single and Maud divorced with a 6 yr old dau. Kathryn is listed with her son Boehler (9, IN) who is apparently her son from a former marriage to Mr. Smith, since she and Burrell were only married in 1915.
The same family is living together in 1930, but her son is then listed as Boehler Smith (20, IN). It says her first marriage (to Mr. Smith) was at age 20 (1908).
She listed as Catherine, married 2 yrs, and has a 3 month old son Elmer in 1910, and they are living with her parents.
Her marriage record to Burrell lists her as Katherine Boehler Smith, indicating her previous marriage.
In 1920, she and Burrell were living with her widowed mother Rose Boehler (54, OH) and sisters Lillian Boehler (46, IL) and Maud French (40, IL). Lillian is single and Maud divorced with a 6 yr old dau. Kathryn is listed with her son Boehler (9, IN) who is apparently her son from a former marriage to Mr. Smith, since she and Burrell were only married in 1915.
The same family is living together in 1930, but her son is then listed as Boehler Smith (20, IN). It says her first marriage (to Mr. Smith) was at age 20 (1908).
Spouses
Misc. Notes
Son of Elmer E. Smith and Freda Speachin
Marriage record lists him as Elmer G. Smith.
Automobile tester in 1910, listed as Glenn.
His wife war remarried in 1915. He then appears to be listed as a lodger in Indianapolis in 1920, working as a railroad electrician.
Marriage record lists him as Elmer G. Smith.
Automobile tester in 1910, listed as Glenn.
His wife war remarried in 1915. He then appears to be listed as a lodger in Indianapolis in 1920, working as a railroad electrician.
Marriage10 May 1909, Madison Co, IN
Marr MemoBk 21, pg 47
Divorce
ChildrenElmer Boehler (1910-1968)
Birth23 Jul 1886, Summitville, Madison Co, IN
Death18 Aug 1960, Anderson, Madison Co, IN
Burial20 Aug 1960, Maplewood Cem, Anderson, Madison Co, IN
Memosect 25
FatherJames Joseph Wells (1862-1949)
MotherElizabeth W. Hopkins (1866-1917)
Misc. Notes
His name appears to be Buriel in the 1900 census and Beril in 1910.
He was working for the telephone company when he registered for the WWI Draft in 1917.
Listed as Burrel (33, IN), a bookkeeper in a Dry Goods store in 1920, with his wife Kathryn (32, IL) and her son Boehler (9, IN). They were living with her mother and two sisters.
Listed in the 1930 census as Burrell (49, IL), a Wire Chief for the telephone company and first married at age 27. He is again listed with his wife Kathryn (42, IL) and her mother and two sisters. Their son is listed as Boehler Smith (20, IN) - confirming that he was a son from her first marriage to Mr. Smith.
In 1940 Burell (53, IN) is working as a repairman for the telephone company and Kathryn (51, IN) is manager of a Gift Shop. Living with them are her sisters Lillian J. Boehler (56) and Mode B. French (49).
Burrell was listed as working for a telephone company when he registered for both the WWI and WWII Draft in Anderson, Indiana.
[Obituary] Anderson Daily Bulletin - 19 Aug 1960, pg 9
BURRELL J. WELLS
Funeral services for Burrell J. Wells, 74, 320 W. 14th St. who died Thursday morning, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Harold E. Rozelle Funeral Home. The Rev. Melvin R. Phillips, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the East Maplewood Cemetery. The Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge will conduct graveside services- Friends will be received after 2 p. m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Wells was a former wire chief of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. in Anderson and has been retired since 1951.
Anderson Herald - 19 August 1960, pg 2
Burrell Wells Dies
Burrell J. Wells, 74, former wire chief of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company in Anderson, died about 7:30 a.m. Thursday St. John's Hospital. He was born in Frankton July 23, 1886, a son of James J. and Elizabeth Hopkins Wells. For more than 70 years he lived in Anderson. Forty-five years ago he married Kathryn Boehler Smith. He was with the Central Union Telephone Company here and its successor, the Bell Telephone Company, more than 40 years before retiring In 1951. Mr. Wells was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge of Masons here, the Scottish Rite at Fort Wayne and the Telephone Pioneers of America. Survivors include: the widow, Kathryn; one stepson, Boehler Smith of Connersville; two grandchildren, Tom Smith and Carol Sue Smith of Connersville.
He was working for the telephone company when he registered for the WWI Draft in 1917.
Listed as Burrel (33, IN), a bookkeeper in a Dry Goods store in 1920, with his wife Kathryn (32, IL) and her son Boehler (9, IN). They were living with her mother and two sisters.
Listed in the 1930 census as Burrell (49, IL), a Wire Chief for the telephone company and first married at age 27. He is again listed with his wife Kathryn (42, IL) and her mother and two sisters. Their son is listed as Boehler Smith (20, IN) - confirming that he was a son from her first marriage to Mr. Smith.
In 1940 Burell (53, IN) is working as a repairman for the telephone company and Kathryn (51, IN) is manager of a Gift Shop. Living with them are her sisters Lillian J. Boehler (56) and Mode B. French (49).
Burrell was listed as working for a telephone company when he registered for both the WWI and WWII Draft in Anderson, Indiana.
[Obituary] Anderson Daily Bulletin - 19 Aug 1960, pg 9
BURRELL J. WELLS
Funeral services for Burrell J. Wells, 74, 320 W. 14th St. who died Thursday morning, will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Harold E. Rozelle Funeral Home. The Rev. Melvin R. Phillips, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the East Maplewood Cemetery. The Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge will conduct graveside services- Friends will be received after 2 p. m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Wells was a former wire chief of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. in Anderson and has been retired since 1951.
Anderson Herald - 19 August 1960, pg 2
Burrell Wells Dies
Burrell J. Wells, 74, former wire chief of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company in Anderson, died about 7:30 a.m. Thursday St. John's Hospital. He was born in Frankton July 23, 1886, a son of James J. and Elizabeth Hopkins Wells. For more than 70 years he lived in Anderson. Forty-five years ago he married Kathryn Boehler Smith. He was with the Central Union Telephone Company here and its successor, the Bell Telephone Company, more than 40 years before retiring In 1951. Mr. Wells was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge of Masons here, the Scottish Rite at Fort Wayne and the Telephone Pioneers of America. Survivors include: the widow, Kathryn; one stepson, Boehler Smith of Connersville; two grandchildren, Tom Smith and Carol Sue Smith of Connersville.
Marriage29 Sep 1915, Madison Co, IN
Marr MemoBk 28, pg 337
No Children