Family Group Sheet
NameOliver Perry Wells, 2C2R
Birth16 Sep 1876, Frenchburg, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death8 Jan 1961, Menifee Co., Kentucky
FatherBenjamin Franklin Wells (1850-1900)
MotherLucinda Lawson (~1846-)
Marriage1895, Menifee Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Elizabeth Botts
Birth20 Nov 1873, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death28 Dec 1918, Menifee Co., Kentucky
FatherThomas Jefferson Botts (1827-1904)
MotherElizabeth “Bettie” Wells (1836-1904)
Children
1 MReece Wells, 3C1R
BirthApr 1896, Menifee Co., Kentucky
2 FMartha L. Wells, 3C1R
BirthMar 1898, Menifee Co., Kentucky
3 MRoy Wells, 3C1R
Birthabt 1902, Menifee Co., Kentucky
4 MDewey Wells, 3C1R
Birthabt 1904, West Virginia
5 FPearl Wells, 3C1R
Birthabt 1906, West Virginia
6 FThelma M. Wells, 3C1R
Birthabt 1908, West Virginia
Notes for Oliver Perry Wells
His WWI draft registration card dated 12 Sep 1918 says Oliver Perry Wells, age 42 overwritten with 44, born Sept 16, 1873, residence Frenchburg, Menifee Co., Ky, farmer, self-employed, medium height, slender build, blue eyes, brown hair, nearest relative Mary L. Wells, wife.
The reported birthdate is not consistent with the 1880 census, where he was listed as age 3, nor with either of the ages listed on this card itself.
The reported birthdate is not consistent with the 1880 census, where he was listed as age 3, nor with either of the ages listed on this card itself.
Census Notes for Oliver Perry & Mary Elizabeth (Family)
1900 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 5, enumerated 14 June, lists on p. 11A as family #160:
Wells, Oliver P., 22, b. Aug 1873; Mary E., wife, 24, b. Sep 1875, married 5 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Reece, son, 4, b. Apr 1896; Martha L., dau, 2, b. Mar 1892. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Note the discrepancies between reported birthdate and age for Oliver and Martha.
1910 census of Pocahontas Co., West Virginia, Little Levels district, enumerated 15 April, lists on pp. 1A-1B as family #11:
Wells, Perry, 30, woodsman in lumber woods; Marry L., 31, married 14 years, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Reese, son, 12; Martha L., dau, 10; Roy, son, 8; Dewey, son, 6; Pearly, dau, 4; Thelma M., dau, 2. Dewey through Thelma born in WVa, all others Ky Ky Ky.
Wells, Oliver P., 22, b. Aug 1873; Mary E., wife, 24, b. Sep 1875, married 5 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Reece, son, 4, b. Apr 1896; Martha L., dau, 2, b. Mar 1892. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Note the discrepancies between reported birthdate and age for Oliver and Martha.
1910 census of Pocahontas Co., West Virginia, Little Levels district, enumerated 15 April, lists on pp. 1A-1B as family #11:
Wells, Perry, 30, woodsman in lumber woods; Marry L., 31, married 14 years, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Reese, son, 12; Martha L., dau, 10; Roy, son, 8; Dewey, son, 6; Pearly, dau, 4; Thelma M., dau, 2. Dewey through Thelma born in WVa, all others Ky Ky Ky.
