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John Parrish WellsAge: 68 years18371905

Name
John Parrish Wells
Given names
John Parrish
Surname
Wells
Birth 1837
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Religious marriageCornelia WebbView this family
January 26, 1862 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Anna C Wells
1863 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 30 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 30 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 32 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Birth of a son
#2
Spotswood Milton Wells
January 1870 (Age 33 years)
Census July 18, 1870 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Henry John Wells
April 7, 1873 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 16, 1880 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childHenry John WellsAnna Belle ShiplerView this family
Type: Religious marriage
August 28, 1895 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary Ann Wells
June 29, 1896 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Virginia Cornelia “Jennie” Wells
January 14, 1899 (Age 62 years)
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
John Henry Wells
July 6, 1901 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Standard Darius Wells
November 26, 1903 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Beulah Mae Wells
January 23, 1905 (Age 68 years)
Death 1905 (Age 68 years)
Family with Cornelia Webb - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 26, 1862Cooper, Missouri, United States
23 months
daughter
7 years
son
Spotswood Milton Wells
Birth: January 1870 33 35Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death:
3 years
son
John M Cramer + Cornelia Webb - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: August 28, 1853Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Madora Cramer
Birth: 1855 22 20Missouri, United States
Death: November 17, 1874Brownsville, Saline, Missouri, United States
3 years
step-daughter
2 years
step-son

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Parrish Wells - Household

Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Wells, John Phead38MWfarmerKY
Wells, Corneliawife32FWVA
Wells, Annadaughter7FWMO
Wells, Spotswoodson5 monthsMWMO
Cramer, Madorastep daughter15FWMO
Cramer, Alicestep daughter13FWMO
Cramer, Standardstep son11MWworks on farmMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Parrish Wells - Household

Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Wells, John PWM46headMfarmerKYKYKY
Wells, CorneliaWF45wifeMVAVAVA
Wells, Anna CWF17daughterSMOKYVA
Wells, Henry SWM7sonSMOKYVA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry John Wells - Household

Pettis, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wells, HenryheadWMApr187327MMOKYVAfarmer
Wells, AnniewifeWFMay187921M22KSOHKY
Wells, Mary AdaughterWFMay18964SMOMOKS
Wells, JenniedaughterWFJan1891SMOMOKS
Wells, John fatherWMFeb183466MKYKYKY
Wells, CorneliamotherWFMay183565M82VAVAVA