Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMartha A. 
Birthabt 1825, Pennsylvania
Death16 Nov 1888, Knoxville, Marion Co, IA
BurialPleasant Ridge Cem, Knoxville, Marion Co, IA
Misc. Notes
Listed as Martha A. (28, PA) in the 1860 census, then as 47 in 1870 and 54 in 1880.
She filed for a widow’s pension on 8 July 1887, based on his service in the Civil War.
Martha's tombstone in 1888 gives a death date but no birth date---just says 63 years old.
She filed for a widow’s pension on 8 July 1887, based on his service in the Civil War.
Martha's tombstone in 1888 gives a death date but no birth date---just says 63 years old.
Spouses
Birth13 Sep 1825, Washington Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Death12 May 1908, Knoxville, Marion Co, IA
BurialPleasant Ridge Cem, Knoxville, Marion Co, IA
OccupationCarpenter
FatherJohn Wells (1779-1853)
MotherDeborah (1792-1872)
Misc. Notes
In company with his brother William and with "California" J. Morris, John went to California as a forty-niner, but was shipwrecked on the voyage, and apparently returned to Pennsylvania.
Listed with brother Griffith in 1850 at Cookstown Borrough, Fayette Co as age 23 and a clerk. He moved to Iowa in 1855 from Uniontown, PA with a John David Hartley, no relation - just a friend, and they are listed together in the 1856 Iowa census. On 3 Jun 1856 he bought 40 acres in Chariton IA.
In 1860 he is listed as a farmer (30, PA) with $320 of land, born in PA with his wife Martha A. (28, PA) and David Hartley (19, PA).
He served in Co 3 of the Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil War.
He is listed in 1900 with his sons Griffith Wells and Jack Helmer (listed as boarder) which lists his birth in 1824.
Listed with brother Griffith in 1850 at Cookstown Borrough, Fayette Co as age 23 and a clerk. He moved to Iowa in 1855 from Uniontown, PA with a John David Hartley, no relation - just a friend, and they are listed together in the 1856 Iowa census. On 3 Jun 1856 he bought 40 acres in Chariton IA.
In 1860 he is listed as a farmer (30, PA) with $320 of land, born in PA with his wife Martha A. (28, PA) and David Hartley (19, PA).
He served in Co 3 of the Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil War.
He is listed in 1900 with his sons Griffith Wells and Jack Helmer (listed as boarder) which lists his birth in 1824.
Marriage1860, Marion Co, IA
ChildrenLida B. (1861-1877)
Griffith “Griff” (1862-1944)