Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Henry “Billy” Wells
Birth16 Dec 1869, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death5 Oct 1946, Menifee Co., Kentucky
FatherBenjamin Wells (1845-1926)
MotherEmily J. Ratliff (~1850-1929)
Marriageabt 1888, Menifee Co., Kentucky
SpouseEmma Etta Griffith
Birth8 Oct 1873, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death4 Oct 1942, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Children
SpouseBenjamin Hendrix Downing , 2C2R
Birth29 Mar 1915, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Notes for William Henry “Billy” Wells
His death certificate records William Henry Wells, age 76, born Dec 16 in Wellington, Ky, died 5 Oct 1946 in Wellington, Menifee Co., Ky, farmer, married, wife Emma Griffith, deceased, father Benjamin Wells, mother’s maiden name Emily Ratliff, both born in Menifee Co., Ky, cause of death arterial clerosis due to stroke, informant Ethel Wells, burial in Lyon Cemetery.
Notes for Emma Etta Griffith
I cannot find her death certificate. I suspect she may be the daughter Emily A. Griffee listed as age 8, daughter of Hiram Griffee in the 1880 census of Menifee Co. That family went variously by Griffee/Griffey/Griffith/Griffin, and I can find no other young Em* or Et* Grif* in the region in the 1880 census.
Census Notes for William Henry “Billy” & Emma Etta (Family)
1900 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 2, enumerated 27 June, lists on p. 22B as family #349:
Wells, William H., 30, b. Dec 1869; Emma E., wife, 26, b. Oct 1873, married 12 years, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Roy, son, 11, b. Nov 1888; Ethel, dau, 9, b. Feb 1891; Dilliard B., son, 4, b. Dec 1895; Eva, dau, 2, b. Mar 1898; Elva, dau, 2, b. Mar 1898; Belva, dau, 5/12, b. Jan 1900. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Wells, William H., 30, b. Dec 1869; Emma E., wife, 26, b. Oct 1873, married 12 years, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Roy, son, 11, b. Nov 1888; Ethel, dau, 9, b. Feb 1891; Dilliard B., son, 4, b. Dec 1895; Eva, dau, 2, b. Mar 1898; Elva, dau, 2, b. Mar 1898; Belva, dau, 5/12, b. Jan 1900. All born Ky Ky Ky.
