Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameFrederick Wesley "Fred" Wells 
Birth11 Apr 1892, Winchester, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada
Census1911, Sault St Marie, Algoma West, Ontario, Canada
Census1921, Sault St Marie, Algoma West, Ontario, Canada
MemoRG 31, Folder 49, pg 12
Census1931, Port Hope, Durham Co, Ontario, Canada
Death26 Mar 1971, Port Hope, Durham East Co, Ontario, Canada
BurialPort Hope Union Cem, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada
OccupationSteelcham, Insurance agent
ReligionMethodist
FatherWilliam Wesley Wells (1864-1903)
MotherAlice Mary McIntosh (1868-1961)
Misc. Notes
Listed in 1911 census as a lodger and book keeper at 19 in Sault Saint Marie, Catholic and of Scotish origin under the name Fred W. Wells.
He was drafted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the 1st Central Ontario Regiment on 6 Aug 1918.
Living in Sault Ste. Marie when he married Emma Verna Dyer (his cousin, once removed) of Port Hope on 9 Jun 1920 in the Methodist Church there. They are listed in the 1921 census, with him listed as of Scotch origin, and her of Irish origin; and his sister Lillian living with them. He is listed as a steelcham, and Lillian as a teacher.
Still listed in Port Hope in 1931 with wife Verna (39, Ont), working as an Insurance Agent
He is listed as an Insurance Agent in the 1949 Durham voters list.
[Obituary] The Ottawa Journal - Friday, 2 April 1971, pg 34
WELLS, Fred W. - of 34 North Street, Port Hope, at Port Hope and District Hospital. Friday, March 26, 1971. Fred Wesley Wells, in his 79th year; son of the late William Wesley Wells and Mary Alice Macintosh; beloved husband of Irma Streebing and Verna Dyer by first marriage; loving brother of Kay (Mrs. E. J. Parker) and Ruby (Mrs. Howard Jackson) both of Ottawa, and Helen (Mrs. H. S. Pye) of Sherbrooke, Que; predeceased by sister Lillian (Mrs W. C. Sinclair) and brother Harold. Funeral was held at the Ross Funeral Home, Port Hope Monday, March 29, 2 pm. Interment in Port Hope Union Cemetery in the Spring.
He was drafted into the 1st Depot Battalion of the 1st Central Ontario Regiment on 6 Aug 1918.
Living in Sault Ste. Marie when he married Emma Verna Dyer (his cousin, once removed) of Port Hope on 9 Jun 1920 in the Methodist Church there. They are listed in the 1921 census, with him listed as of Scotch origin, and her of Irish origin; and his sister Lillian living with them. He is listed as a steelcham, and Lillian as a teacher.
Still listed in Port Hope in 1931 with wife Verna (39, Ont), working as an Insurance Agent
He is listed as an Insurance Agent in the 1949 Durham voters list.
[Obituary] The Ottawa Journal - Friday, 2 April 1971, pg 34
WELLS, Fred W. - of 34 North Street, Port Hope, at Port Hope and District Hospital. Friday, March 26, 1971. Fred Wesley Wells, in his 79th year; son of the late William Wesley Wells and Mary Alice Macintosh; beloved husband of Irma Streebing and Verna Dyer by first marriage; loving brother of Kay (Mrs. E. J. Parker) and Ruby (Mrs. Howard Jackson) both of Ottawa, and Helen (Mrs. H. S. Pye) of Sherbrooke, Que; predeceased by sister Lillian (Mrs W. C. Sinclair) and brother Harold. Funeral was held at the Ross Funeral Home, Port Hope Monday, March 29, 2 pm. Interment in Port Hope Union Cemetery in the Spring.
Spouses
Birth8 Jul 1891, Port Hope, Durham East Co, Ontario, Canada
ReligionMethodist
FatherEldad VanDusen Dyer (1851-1933)
MotherEllen Jane “Nellie” Wells (1856-1924)
Misc. Notes
Listed as Verna E. Dyer in the 1911 census, and listed as Emma Verna Dyer on marriage record, then as Verna M. Wells with husband Frederick in 1921 (of Irish descent).
They are both listed in the 1957 Voters list for Port Hope on North St.
They are both listed in the 1957 Voters list for Port Hope on North St.
Marriage9 Jun 1920, Port Hope, Durham East Co, Ontario, Canada
No Children