Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJacob James “Jake” Kilmer 
Birth29 Jan 1858, Mulenburg Co, KY
Death19 Feb 1934, Maunie, White Co, IL
Burial21 Feb 1934, Marshall Ferry Cem, Maunie, White Co, IL
OccupationFarmer
Misc. Notes
Listed as both Jacob Jame and James Jacob, as well as J. J. and Jake.
He was first married to Anna Olidine Noble (1869-1895) with whom he had 2 daughters and 2 sons.
He was first married to Anna Olidine Noble (1869-1895) with whom he had 2 daughters and 2 sons.
Spouses
Birth1 May 1863, Black Twp, Posey Co, IN
Death2 Feb 1952, Maunie, White Co, IL
FatherNicolas Brower (1828-1865)
MotherMalinda B. York (1829-1919)
Misc. Notes
Listed as both Malinda and Jennie in various records.
She is listed as age 7 with her widowed mother and older sisters in 1870. Then with her remarried mother Malinda Utley in Missouri in 1880.
She married Robert E. Wells in 1884, and had two sons with him before they were divorced. She then married James Jacob Kilmer on 25 Oct 1896 in White Co, IL….. about the same time that Robert Wells married her younger sister Elizabeth (Betsy).
In 1900 Malinda is listed with her new husband and his 3 children plus her 2 sons from Robert Wells and 2 month old son George R. Kilmer, as well as her widowed mother, Malinda B. Utley (71, IN). Saying that she was the mother of 6 children, with only 3 of them still living.
It erroneously states that they have been married 15 yrs, instead of the actual 4.
By 1920, her mother had died, and only sons George and Daniel remained at home in addition to her step-son Robert.
The 1930 census lists only Malinda (66, IN) and husband Jake (71, KY) together and retired. It lists their respective first marriages at age 18 and 31.
She is last listed in the 1940 census, as Malinda J. Kilmer alone and widowed in Maunie, IL at age 76.
She is listed as age 7 with her widowed mother and older sisters in 1870. Then with her remarried mother Malinda Utley in Missouri in 1880.
She married Robert E. Wells in 1884, and had two sons with him before they were divorced. She then married James Jacob Kilmer on 25 Oct 1896 in White Co, IL….. about the same time that Robert Wells married her younger sister Elizabeth (Betsy).
In 1900 Malinda is listed with her new husband and his 3 children plus her 2 sons from Robert Wells and 2 month old son George R. Kilmer, as well as her widowed mother, Malinda B. Utley (71, IN). Saying that she was the mother of 6 children, with only 3 of them still living.
It erroneously states that they have been married 15 yrs, instead of the actual 4.
By 1920, her mother had died, and only sons George and Daniel remained at home in addition to her step-son Robert.
The 1930 census lists only Malinda (66, IN) and husband Jake (71, KY) together and retired. It lists their respective first marriages at age 18 and 31.
She is last listed in the 1940 census, as Malinda J. Kilmer alone and widowed in Maunie, IL at age 76.
Marriage25 Oct 1896, White Co, IL
ChildrenGeorge Riley (1900-1978)
Daniel Marshall (1902-1980)