Name: John L Wells
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1850: District 37, Rock Island, Illinois
Gender: Male
Family Number: 741
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wells 42
Mary Wells 33
Nancy E J Wells 14
Mariah L Wells 12
Francis H Wells 9
Clarance S Wells 7
John L Wells 5
Ruah Wells 3

(Source: 1850 United States Federal Census)

Name: Lewis Wells [John Lewis Wells]
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1844
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Illinois
Home in 1860: Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois
Post Office: Rapids City
Family Number: 2976
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wells 53
Mary Wells 42
Maria L Wells 22
Francis H Wells 20
Clarance S Wells 19
Lewis Wells 16
Rinah Wells 11
Anthony Wells 10
Arthur Wells 10
Eunice M Wells 8
Charlotte A Wells 6

(Source: 1860 United States Federal Census)

Name: John Lewis Wells
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Agnes Baker
Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1878
Marriage County: Rock Island
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1428580 - 1428581.

(Source: Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900)

Name: John L . Wells
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1880: Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Agnes M. Wells
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's name: Mary Wells
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Wells 62
Edgar L. Wells 18
John L. Wells 36
Agnes M. Wells 22
Aloira Wells 10m

(Source: 1880 United States Federal Census)

Name: John L Wells
Age: 56
Birth Date: Mar 1844
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Agnes M Wells
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John L Wells 56
Agnes M Wells 41
Allie W Wells 20

(Source: 1900 United States Federal Census)

Name: John L Wells
Age in 1910: 66
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois
Street: Indiana Avenue
House Number: 5821
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Agnes M Wells
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Foreman
Industry: Lumber Yard
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 31
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John L Wells 66
Agnes M Wells 51

(source: 1910 United States Federal Census)

Name: John Wells
Age: 75
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 6, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Street: Indiana Ave
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married [Widow]
Spouse's Name: Agnes M Wells
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Salesman
Industry: Lumber Office
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wells 75
Agnes M Wells 61

(Source: 1920 United States Federal Census)

Name: John L. Wells
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1844
Birth Place: Hampton, , Illinois
Death Date: 22 Dec 1924
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 24 Dec 1924
Burial Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Oakwoods
Death Age: 80
Occupation: Lumber Man
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Father Name: John Wells
Father Birth Place: , , Illinois
Mother Name: Mary McMurphy
Mother Birth Place: , , Vermont
Spouse Name: Agnes Wells
FHL Film Number: 1877615

(Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947)

Name: John L Wells
Death Date: 22 Dec 1924
Death Location: Cook County, IL
File Number: 6031760
Archive Collection Name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk

(Source: Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988)

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Parents:
John Wells
Mary McMurphy

Spouse:
Agnes Maria Baker

Children:

Vivian Wells (1898- 1898)
Allie V. Wells (1879- ????) married Raymond E. Wells (1877- ????)
Alvira Wilma Wells (1879- ????) married Edward Leslie White (1878- 1960)