According to the June 1st. 1900 Census, Samuel Wells (age 17) was born in 1882. He was a son of William Wells (age 51, a stone mason) who was born in February 1849 and Susan Wells (age 43) who was born in March 1857. (William and Susan were married around 1880 or 1881).
Susan Wells was the mother of eight children of which only five were listed for the census. The names, sexes, and status of the remaining three was not listed and remain unknown.
Samuel, the eldest of the remaining five had three (known and living) sisters, Ellen Wells (age 15) who was born in October 1884, Eva Wells (age 13) who was born in March 1887, and Estelle Wells (age 10) who was born in July 1889. He had one (known and living) brother, Stephen Wells (age 7) who was born in June 1893.
According to the April 21st. 1910 Census, Samuel (age 27) and Emma Forest Wells (age 26) had been married for only three years. Emma was the mother of three children of which only one (Stephen Wells, age 10 or 12) was living in 1910. (The names and sexes of the two that are assumed to have died remain unknown).
Samuel (a plasterer) and Emma were the parents of five (known) sons, Stephen Wells, William Jennings Wells, Walter Lewis Wells, James W. Wells, and Maurice Edward Wells, and three (known) daughters, Mary Lena Wells, Lilly Bell Wells Coles, and Gertrude Wells Haynes.
NOTE: The year (1894) on Samuel's headstone is incorrect as according to the June 1st., 1900 census he was 17 at the time of the census (Year 1900-Age 17=Birth 1883). Had he been born in 1894 he would have been only 6 years old at the time of the 1900 census (1900-1894=6 years of age).
The June 1st., 1900 census also appears to have either his birth year or his age incorrect (Birth 1882+Age 17 does not equal 1900 year of census). If he was born in 1882 he would have been 18 years old at the time of the 1900 census (Birth 1882+Age 18=Year of census 1900).
Likewise, if he was 17 at the time of the 1900 census his birth year would have been 1883 (Year of census 1900-Age 17=Year of birth 1883).
CONCLUSION: Withstanding further evidence, Samuel was born either in 1882 or 1883, but definitely not in 1884 nor 1894.
The Thirteenth Census Of The United States (1910 Census) taken April 21, 1910 backs up the conclusion that Samuel's birth year was most likely 1883 as he was then age 27.
Susan Wells was the mother of eight children of which only five were listed for the census. The names, sexes, and status of the remaining three was not listed and remain unknown.
Samuel, the eldest of the remaining five had three (known and living) sisters, Ellen Wells (age 15) who was born in October 1884, Eva Wells (age 13) who was born in March 1887, and Estelle Wells (age 10) who was born in July 1889. He had one (known and living) brother, Stephen Wells (age 7) who was born in June 1893.
According to the April 21st. 1910 Census, Samuel (age 27) and Emma Forest Wells (age 26) had been married for only three years. Emma was the mother of three children of which only one (Stephen Wells, age 10 or 12) was living in 1910. (The names and sexes of the two that are assumed to have died remain unknown).
Samuel (a plasterer) and Emma were the parents of five (known) sons, Stephen Wells, William Jennings Wells, Walter Lewis Wells, James W. Wells, and Maurice Edward Wells, and three (known) daughters, Mary Lena Wells, Lilly Bell Wells Coles, and Gertrude Wells Haynes.
NOTE: The year (1894) on Samuel's headstone is incorrect as according to the June 1st., 1900 census he was 17 at the time of the census (Year 1900-Age 17=Birth 1883). Had he been born in 1894 he would have been only 6 years old at the time of the 1900 census (1900-1894=6 years of age).
The June 1st., 1900 census also appears to have either his birth year or his age incorrect (Birth 1882+Age 17 does not equal 1900 year of census). If he was born in 1882 he would have been 18 years old at the time of the 1900 census (Birth 1882+Age 18=Year of census 1900).
Likewise, if he was 17 at the time of the 1900 census his birth year would have been 1883 (Year of census 1900-Age 17=Year of birth 1883).
CONCLUSION: Withstanding further evidence, Samuel was born either in 1882 or 1883, but definitely not in 1884 nor 1894.
The Thirteenth Census Of The United States (1910 Census) taken April 21, 1910 backs up the conclusion that Samuel's birth year was most likely 1883 as he was then age 27.
According to the June 1st. 1900 Census, Samuel Wells (age 17) was born in 1882. He was a son of William Wells (age 51, a stone mason) who was born in February 1849 and Susan Wells (age 43) who was born in March 1857. (William and Susan were married around 1880 or 1881).
Susan Wells was the mother of eight children of which only five were listed for the census. The names, sexes, and status of the remaining three was not listed and remain unknown.
Samuel, the eldest of the remaining five had three (known and living) sisters, Ellen Wells (age 15) who was born in October 1884, Eva Wells (age 13) who was born in March 1887, and Estelle Wells (age 10) who was born in July 1889. He had one (known and living) brother, Stephen Wells (age 7) who was born in June 1893.
According to the April 21st. 1910 Census, Samuel (age 27) and Emma Forest Wells (age 26) had been married for only three years. Emma was the mother of three children of which only one (Stephen Wells, age 10 or 12) was living in 1910. (The names and sexes of the two that are assumed to have died remain unknown).
Samuel (a plasterer) and Emma were the parents of five (known) sons, Stephen Wells, William Jennings Wells, Walter Lewis Wells, James W. Wells, and Maurice Edward Wells, and three (known) daughters, Mary Lena Wells, Lilly Bell Wells Coles, and Gertrude Wells Haynes.
NOTE: The year (1894) on Samuel's headstone is incorrect as according to the June 1st., 1900 census he was 17 at the time of the census (Year 1900-Age 17=Birth 1883). Had he been born in 1894 he would have been only 6 years old at the time of the 1900 census (1900-1894=6 years of age).
The June 1st., 1900 census also appears to have either his birth year or his age incorrect (Birth 1882+Age 17 does not equal 1900 year of census). If he was born in 1882 he would have been 18 years old at the time of the 1900 census (Birth 1882+Age 18=Year of census 1900).
Likewise, if he was 17 at the time of the 1900 census his birth year would have been 1883 (Year of census 1900-Age 17=Year of birth 1883).
CONCLUSION: Withstanding further evidence, Samuel was born either in 1882 or 1883, but definitely not in 1884 nor 1894.
The Thirteenth Census Of The United States (1910 Census) taken April 21, 1910 backs up the conclusion that Samuel's birth year was most likely 1883 as he was then age 27.
Susan Wells was the mother of eight children of which only five were listed for the census. The names, sexes, and status of the remaining three was not listed and remain unknown.
Samuel, the eldest of the remaining five had three (known and living) sisters, Ellen Wells (age 15) who was born in October 1884, Eva Wells (age 13) who was born in March 1887, and Estelle Wells (age 10) who was born in July 1889. He had one (known and living) brother, Stephen Wells (age 7) who was born in June 1893.
According to the April 21st. 1910 Census, Samuel (age 27) and Emma Forest Wells (age 26) had been married for only three years. Emma was the mother of three children of which only one (Stephen Wells, age 10 or 12) was living in 1910. (The names and sexes of the two that are assumed to have died remain unknown).
Samuel (a plasterer) and Emma were the parents of five (known) sons, Stephen Wells, William Jennings Wells, Walter Lewis Wells, James W. Wells, and Maurice Edward Wells, and three (known) daughters, Mary Lena Wells, Lilly Bell Wells Coles, and Gertrude Wells Haynes.
NOTE: The year (1894) on Samuel's headstone is incorrect as according to the June 1st., 1900 census he was 17 at the time of the census (Year 1900-Age 17=Birth 1883). Had he been born in 1894 he would have been only 6 years old at the time of the 1900 census (1900-1894=6 years of age).
The June 1st., 1900 census also appears to have either his birth year or his age incorrect (Birth 1882+Age 17 does not equal 1900 year of census). If he was born in 1882 he would have been 18 years old at the time of the 1900 census (Birth 1882+Age 18=Year of census 1900).
Likewise, if he was 17 at the time of the 1900 census his birth year would have been 1883 (Year of census 1900-Age 17=Year of birth 1883).
CONCLUSION: Withstanding further evidence, Samuel was born either in 1882 or 1883, but definitely not in 1884 nor 1894.
The Thirteenth Census Of The United States (1910 Census) taken April 21, 1910 backs up the conclusion that Samuel's birth year was most likely 1883 as he was then age 27.
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