Family Group Sheet
NameJohn C. Wells, 3C4R
Birth10 Nov 1852, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death18 Aug 1944, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherRichard F. Wells (1822-1912)
MotherEmily R. Cox (1828-1869)
Marriageabt 1882, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseEmma V.
Birthabt 1862, Virginia
Notes for John C. Wells
His death certificate states John C. Wells, age 91, born 12 Nov 1852 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 18 Aug 1944 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, widowed, father Richard F. Wells, mother’s maiden name Elmie Cox, both born in Ky, cause of death arterio-scherotic heart disease, informant N. H. Brown, Morehead, Ky, burial in Brown Cemetery.
Census Notes for John C. & Emma V. (Family)
1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Martinsburg precinct, enumerated 18 May, lists on p. 18B as family #303/308:
Wells, John C., 57, retail merchant dry goods, b. Ky Ky Ky; Emma V., wife, 48, b. Va N.C N.C., first marriage for both, married 28 years, 0 children; Elliott, Myrtle, 15, servant, b. Ky Ky Ky; Adkins, Linda J., 11, niece, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Linda is the daughter of John’s sister Ann Wells and her husband Jerome Adkins, who was John’s step-brother as well as his brother-in-law.
Wells, John C., 57, retail merchant dry goods, b. Ky Ky Ky; Emma V., wife, 48, b. Va N.C N.C., first marriage for both, married 28 years, 0 children; Elliott, Myrtle, 15, servant, b. Ky Ky Ky; Adkins, Linda J., 11, niece, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Linda is the daughter of John’s sister Ann Wells and her husband Jerome Adkins, who was John’s step-brother as well as his brother-in-law.
