James Harvey Wells b. 28 Mar 1836 Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1910: FamRoots.Org

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Name	James Harvey Wells
Born	28 Mar 1836	Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A.
Gender	Male
Died	7 Jan 1910
Notes	H.W. Beckwith, "History of Vermilion County, Illinois," (Chicago: H. H. Hill & Co., 1879). Pp. 419-420: "JAMES H. WELLS, Danville, was born near Indianapolis, Indiana, on the 28th of March, 1836, and is the son of Robert and Emily [Ellen] Wells, of Nicholas county, Kentucky. Mr. Wells was raised on the farm until he was about fourteen years of age; he then went to Indianapolis and commenced to learn the trade of a harness-maker, which business he followed principally ever since. From Indianapolis Mr. Wells went to Kokomo, Indiana, and in 1857 he came to Illinois and located in Danville, Vermilion county. From Danville he went to Indianola, Vermilion county, where he remained about ten years. While a resident of Indianola Mr. Wells enlisted in Co. E, 150th Ill. Vol. Inf., on the 14th of February, 1865, as first lieutenant. The 150th was organized at Camp Butler on the 14th of February, 1865, for one years service. A full sketch of the movements of this regiment appears in the War History of this volume. Mr. Wells resigned and came home in July, 1865. In 1875 he returned to Danville and was engaged as traveling salesman for D. K. Woodbury in the harness business for one year. He then went to Marysville, Vermilion county, and remained there until August, 1878, when he came back to Danville and entered Messrs. Good & Cowans saddlery and harness establishment. Mr. Wells held the office of township clerk in Carroll township of this county. He was married in Peru, Indiana, to Miss Rebecca E. Kimble. The have had seven children, of whom two are deceased."
Person ID	I14026	Complete
Last Modified	19 Mar 2018

Father	Robert Wells, b. 6 Jun 1802, Mason County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. Bet. 1870 and 1874, Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)
Mother	Isabella Thomas, b. Abt. 1808, Nicholas County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. Bef. 1870, Twelve Mile, Cass County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age ~ 61 years)
Married	26 Feb 1827	Nicholas County, Kentucky, U.S.A.
	Kentucky Marriages, 1783-1965: "Robert Wells & Isabella Thomas, father: Edward Thomas; m. 22 Jan 1827 Nicholas County."
Family ID	F6139	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Rebecca Ellen Kimball, b. 10 Oct 1836, Fairfield County, Ohio, U.S.A. , d. 20 Apr 1907, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S.A. (Age 70 years)

Married Peru, Miami County, Indiana, U.S.A.

Children

	1. Nettie J. Wells, b. 10 Oct 1855, Howard County, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. 10 Nov 1857, Howard County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 2 years)
	2. Frank Ernest Wells, b. 10 Sep 1857, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. 21 Jul 1931, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)
+	3. Eva Belle Wells, b. 7 Jul 1860, Pulaski County, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. 20 Oct 1918, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S.A. (Age 58 years)
	4. Dora M. Wells, b. 4 Nov 1862, Pulaski County, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. 23 Jun 1883, Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S.A. (Age 20 years)
	5. Charles H. Wells, b. 10 Dec 1865, Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S.A. , d. 3 Aug 1867, Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S.A. (Age 1 years)
	6. James Arthur Wells, b. 2 May 1869, Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S.A. , d. 15 Jan 1940 (Age 70 years)
	7. Daisy Edith Wells, b. 15 Jan 1876, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, U.S.A. , d. 14 Jan 1946, Riverside County, California, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)

Last Modified 19 Mar 2018

Family ID F9033 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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Born - 28 Mar 1836 - Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A.

Married - - Peru, Miami County, Indiana, U.S.A.

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Census Records » Slide Show		Robert Wells (1802-1874) & James Harvey Wells (1836-1910) U.S. Census Carroll, Vermilion County, IL 1870
		David Kimble (1806- ), James Harvey Wells (1836-1910), Frank Ernest Wells (1857-1931), & Eva Belle Wells (1860-1918) U.S. Census Danville, Vermilion County, IL 1880
		James Harvey Wells (1836-1910), Rebecca Ellen Kimball (1836-1907), James Arthur Wells (1869-1940), & Daisy Edith Wells (1876-1946) U.S. Census Danville, Vermilion County, IL 1900 [The enumerator made several errors, i.e., "James W. age 50" instead of "James H. age 60."]