Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJohn W. Wells 
Birth1 Jan 1836, Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Census1850, Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Memoroll#280, pg 275
Census19 Jul 1860, Beaver Twp, Noble Co, OH
Memoroll#1020, pg 521
Census5 Jul 1870, Beaver Twp, Noble Co, OH
Memoroll#1252, pg 13
CensusJun 1880, Oxford Twp, Guernsey Co, OH
Memoroll#1020, pg 221
Census19 Jun 1900, Oxford, Guernsey Co, OH
Memoroll#1273, pg 2
Census28 Apr 1910, Williamsfield Twp, Ashtabula Co, OH
Memoroll#1153, pg 6
Death17 Sep 1914, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH
Burial1914, Fairview Corporation Cem, Fairview, Guernsey Co, OH
Occupationindustrial policeman
ReligionPresbyterian
FatherJames Wells (1787-1848)
MotherMary Margaret "Polly" Scarborough (1798-1865)
Misc. Notes
According to the "Portrait & Biographical Record of Guernsey Co, Ohio" John is the 10th child of James. Listed as 14 with his mother in 1850 Fayette Co PA census. They then moved to Noble Co, OH where he was married in 1860; and listed as a farm hand with his new bride in the census later that year.
They were listed again in Beaver Twp, Noble Co in 1870 with 4 children and two helpers. They had moved to Guernsey Co, OH by the time his dau Minnie was born. His nephew James N. Wells and nieces Mary and Westanna, children of his brother William, were all placed under his guardianship on 26 Nov 1879 by the Guernsey Co Probate Court, OH. His wife Ann, apparently died, as he was remarried to Nancy Turkle in Dec 1879 and had one more child with her.
1880 census lists him (44) with his 2nd wife Nancy, and all 6 surviving children from his first wife. The children of his brother, for whom he was guardian, are not listed.
He is listed with his wife Nancy and son James in Oxford, Guernsey Co, OH in 1900. They lived in Fairview for a while after his second marriage, then moved near their son James for a time. In 1910, John (74, PA) is listed as doing general farming with Nancy (72, OH) and are listed together next to the family of their son James in Ashtabula Co. It says it is the second marriage for both of them, and that they had been married 30 yrs.
They later went to Youngstown, OH to his children before he died.
They were listed again in Beaver Twp, Noble Co in 1870 with 4 children and two helpers. They had moved to Guernsey Co, OH by the time his dau Minnie was born. His nephew James N. Wells and nieces Mary and Westanna, children of his brother William, were all placed under his guardianship on 26 Nov 1879 by the Guernsey Co Probate Court, OH. His wife Ann, apparently died, as he was remarried to Nancy Turkle in Dec 1879 and had one more child with her.
1880 census lists him (44) with his 2nd wife Nancy, and all 6 surviving children from his first wife. The children of his brother, for whom he was guardian, are not listed.
He is listed with his wife Nancy and son James in Oxford, Guernsey Co, OH in 1900. They lived in Fairview for a while after his second marriage, then moved near their son James for a time. In 1910, John (74, PA) is listed as doing general farming with Nancy (72, OH) and are listed together next to the family of their son James in Ashtabula Co. It says it is the second marriage for both of them, and that they had been married 30 yrs.
They later went to Youngstown, OH to his children before he died.
Spouses
Birth24 Apr 1842, Batesville, Noble Co, OH
Death28 Feb 1877, Fairview, Guernsey Co, OH
BurialFairview Corporation Cem, Fairview, Guernsey Co, OH
Marriage11 Mar 1859, Noble Co, OH
Birth21 May 1837, Belmont Co, OH
Death13 May 1917, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH
MemoVolume #2276, Certificate #34888
BurialFairview Corporation Cem, Fairview, Guernsey Co, OH
Misc. Notes
daughter of Matthew Clark (1806-1855) born in Ireland and Sarah Troutman Moore (1798-1865) born in Scotland.
Married to John W. Turkle on 2 Oct 1859 in Belmont Co, OH; where they are listed in 1860.
Listed in 1870 under Tenkle, with her husband John (37, OH) a farmer, as Nancy (33, OH) with children Thomas (10), John (5) and Charles (3). They had a boarder and a servant living with them.
She and John Turkle apparently divorced, as she remarried John W. Wells in Guernsey Co on 10 Dec 1879 and is listed with him and his children in 1880, while John Turkle is listed alone with their children.
The 1900 census says that she had 4 children, 3 of whom were living - most of them from her former marriage, since she was 42 when married to John Wells.
1910 census lists her parents as being born in Ireland, and says she had 5 children, 4 living.
Married to John W. Turkle on 2 Oct 1859 in Belmont Co, OH; where they are listed in 1860.
Listed in 1870 under Tenkle, with her husband John (37, OH) a farmer, as Nancy (33, OH) with children Thomas (10), John (5) and Charles (3). They had a boarder and a servant living with them.
She and John Turkle apparently divorced, as she remarried John W. Wells in Guernsey Co on 10 Dec 1879 and is listed with him and his children in 1880, while John Turkle is listed alone with their children.
The 1900 census says that she had 4 children, 3 of whom were living - most of them from her former marriage, since she was 42 when married to John Wells.
1910 census lists her parents as being born in Ireland, and says she had 5 children, 4 living.
Marriage10 Dec 1879, Fairview, Guernsey Co, OH
ChildrenJames Clark (1881-1939)