Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMargaret McDonald 
Birth22 Jul 1824, Kentucky
Census21 Sep 1850, Harrison, Bartholomew Co, IN
Memoroll#136, pg 326
Census11 Jul 1860, Clay Twp, Decatur Co, IN
Memoroll# , pg 991
Census12 Jun 1900, Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN
MemoED#22, pg 10
Death14 Sep 1901, Clay Twp, Decatur Co, IN
Burial18 Sep 1901, Old Rossburg Church Cem, Decatur Co, IN
Misc. Notes
Her maiden name is listed as McDaniel on her marriage record to Moses and McDonald on her death certificate.
Daughter of Peter H. McDonald, born in Scotland.
She married George W. Smith (1817-1853) in 1843 in Hartsville, IN, a potter born in PA.
She is listed as his widow, with their 3 daughters in 1860.
So Moses was her second husband when they married in 1861.
With Moses, she had Robert Louis (1861-1920), Rebecca Aline (1864-1945), Margaret J. (1866), Oren W. (1867), and Eliza E. B. (1870).
She was living with son Robert and his daughter (from first wife) in Indianapolis in 1900. Robert later married Luvada Doty in 1910 Marion Co, IN.
Daughter of Peter H. McDonald, born in Scotland.
She married George W. Smith (1817-1853) in 1843 in Hartsville, IN, a potter born in PA.
She is listed as his widow, with their 3 daughters in 1860.
So Moses was her second husband when they married in 1861.
With Moses, she had Robert Louis (1861-1920), Rebecca Aline (1864-1945), Margaret J. (1866), Oren W. (1867), and Eliza E. B. (1870).
She was living with son Robert and his daughter (from first wife) in Indianapolis in 1900. Robert later married Luvada Doty in 1910 Marion Co, IN.
Spouses
Birth1804, Pendleton District, SC
Death15 Sep 1882, Greensburg, Decatur Co, IN
BurialOld Rossburg Church Cem, Decatur Co, IN
OccupationFarmer
Misc. Notes
His father was John Land, a Rev. War soldier who married Nightingale ? abt 1787.
Moses's first wife was Ann Warren b. VA, m. April 20, 1822 in Garrard Co, KY. In 1830 he is listed in Kentucky with -
male: 2<5, 1=5-9, 1=20-29; female: 1<5, 1=20-29. Listed next to him is his father, John, and brothers John and Richard.
They had several children born in Kentucky before she died 1838, and he moved to Decatur Co, IN where he was listed in the 1840 census near his brother Wm with:
males 1 < 5, 1=5-10, 1=10-15, 2=15-20, 1=40-50 female 1 < 5, 1=10-15
Moses then married Elizabeth Wells in July of 1840. Listed in 1850 as 46 and born in So Carolina, with his second wife, Elizabeth and a mix of his, hers, and their children - all listed with the Land surname. There is a son John (12, IN) who wasn’t listed in the Wells family history from Dorothy Samford, but is listed with the Wells sons. The 1840 census totals also don’t indicate that there was a 5th son, and quick search didn’t find him as either John Wells or John Land in later census records. (Most probably a son from Moses’ previous marriage.)
Moses is listed as 58 and born in No Carolina in 1860 where he is listed with their sons Jasper and Zacharia and next to the family of his son Moses (from the first marriage) but without Elizabeth.
His third wife was Margaret McDarnald who he married 13 March 1861. In the 1870 census, he is still listed in Salt Lick Twp, Decatur Co, IN as a farmer (68, NC) with his 3rd wife (45, KY), daughters Sarah J. (21, IN), Mary E. (19, IN) from his previous marriage to Elizabeth, as well as son A. L. (8, IN), Rebecca A. (6, IN), Margaret (4, IN), Oren W. (3, IN) and daughter E. E. B. (2 mos, IN).
In 1880 he is listed as a farmer (78, NC) with wife Margaret (55, KY) who is listed with paralysis, Robert (18), Rebecky (16), Margaret (14), and Eliza (10).
His Great Grandson, Charles Perry Land (from first wife, Ann) also married Bertha Mae Wells, widow of Richard Wells.
Moses's first wife was Ann Warren b. VA, m. April 20, 1822 in Garrard Co, KY. In 1830 he is listed in Kentucky with -
male: 2<5, 1=5-9, 1=20-29; female: 1<5, 1=20-29. Listed next to him is his father, John, and brothers John and Richard.
They had several children born in Kentucky before she died 1838, and he moved to Decatur Co, IN where he was listed in the 1840 census near his brother Wm with:
males 1 < 5, 1=5-10, 1=10-15, 2=15-20, 1=40-50 female 1 < 5, 1=10-15
Moses then married Elizabeth Wells in July of 1840. Listed in 1850 as 46 and born in So Carolina, with his second wife, Elizabeth and a mix of his, hers, and their children - all listed with the Land surname. There is a son John (12, IN) who wasn’t listed in the Wells family history from Dorothy Samford, but is listed with the Wells sons. The 1840 census totals also don’t indicate that there was a 5th son, and quick search didn’t find him as either John Wells or John Land in later census records. (Most probably a son from Moses’ previous marriage.)
Moses is listed as 58 and born in No Carolina in 1860 where he is listed with their sons Jasper and Zacharia and next to the family of his son Moses (from the first marriage) but without Elizabeth.
His third wife was Margaret McDarnald who he married 13 March 1861. In the 1870 census, he is still listed in Salt Lick Twp, Decatur Co, IN as a farmer (68, NC) with his 3rd wife (45, KY), daughters Sarah J. (21, IN), Mary E. (19, IN) from his previous marriage to Elizabeth, as well as son A. L. (8, IN), Rebecca A. (6, IN), Margaret (4, IN), Oren W. (3, IN) and daughter E. E. B. (2 mos, IN).
In 1880 he is listed as a farmer (78, NC) with wife Margaret (55, KY) who is listed with paralysis, Robert (18), Rebecky (16), Margaret (14), and Eliza (10).
His Great Grandson, Charles Perry Land (from first wife, Ann) also married Bertha Mae Wells, widow of Richard Wells.
Marriage12 Mar 1861, Salt Creek, Decatur Co, IN