Family Group Sheet
NameDaniel Peyton Wells
Birthabt 1839, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherBenjamin F. Wells (~1802-)
MotherElizabeth Perry (~1802-<1880)
Marriage9 Mar 1868, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseEllender Combs
Birthabt 1845, Kentucky
Children
1 MMelvin Wells
BirthApr 1869, Menifee Co., Kentucky
SpouseMartha E. McClanahan
2 FLouisa Wells
Birthabt 1870, Menifee Co., Kentucky
BirthMay 1875, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Birth2 May 1878, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Notes for Daniel Peyton & Ellender (Family)
Morgan Co. marriage records list the marriage on 9 March 1868 of Daniel P. Wells and Ellener Combs, by Rev. Joseph Nickell at his home on Blackwater, witnesses O. P. Wells and Benjamin Wells.
Census
1870 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Dry Ridge precinct, lists as family #50:
Daniel Wells, 31; Ellender, 22; Melvin, 1.
1880 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Ridge precinct, enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 32 as family #266/283:
Wells, Daniel P., 40, farmer; Elenton, 35, wife; Melvin, 14, son; Louisa, 11, dau; Thomas S, 6, son; Emma, 3, dau. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
Since Melvin was listed as only 1 in 1870, and Louisa was not listed at all, Louisa is probably really only 9 or 10.
Daniel Wells, 31; Ellender, 22; Melvin, 1.
1880 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Ridge precinct, enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 32 as family #266/283:
Wells, Daniel P., 40, farmer; Elenton, 35, wife; Melvin, 14, son; Louisa, 11, dau; Thomas S, 6, son; Emma, 3, dau. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.
Since Melvin was listed as only 1 in 1870, and Louisa was not listed at all, Louisa is probably really only 9 or 10.
