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Wells Ancestors

This page holds links to photographs of my Wells ancestors (my mother's grandmother was a Wells). Captions found on the back of each photograph have been transcribed for indexing purposes, and scans of the backs are also included. These photographs are 50% reductions of the original scans, however, they may still be several meg's.

For those interested in this line of Wells geneaology, there is a great site put together by Dave Wells that documents a number of generations of this family.

• wells_01_50.jpg | wells_01b.jpg (back)
  "Back row - Left to Right: Emma Alice Wells-Long (Married Chris), John D. Wells, June E. (Junius) Wells, Jacob Wells and Ravavah Wells. Front Row, Left to Right: Charles C. Wells, Parents: Jane F. Douglas Wells and Simpson T. (Tanner) Wells and Achaia Jane Wells-Horton (Married Charlie - Mother of Cora Horton Maycumber)"
  
  Abt. 1885?, Elliott Studio, Marion, Linn Co., Iowa
  [several references to Junius E. Wells (including some Census records) list him as "Jumius"]

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  "Ida 'Billings' & 'June' (Junius) Wells. Parents of Roy L. Wells, Pearlie William Wells, Nina Alice Wells (Estep - Mrs. Virgil R.)"
  
  Elliott Studio, Marion, Iowa.
  

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  "Jane and Charley Horton "Jennie" Achaia Jane (Wells) Horton. Cora Maycumbers parents "Jane". I remember her being called "Aunt Jennie". A sister of Junius Wells"
  
  Elliott Studio, Marion, Iowa.
  

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  "Junius E. Wells and ? - Women? "
  
  W. M. Stoops, Photographer, Bloomfield, Iowa.
  

• wells_05_50.jpg | wells_05b.jpg (back)
  "Junius Elmer Wells, Fairview, Oklahoma. Father of Nina Alice (Wells) Estep, and Roy and Perlie Wells"
  
  Star Gallery, H.R. Buser, 53 South Commercial St., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  

• wells_06_50.jpg | Nothing on back
  "Emma Alice & Christopher W. Long"
  
  
  

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  "Chriss (Long) & Alice (Emma Alice Wells) Long. Papa's (Junius E. Wells) sister"
  
  The World's Fair Portrait & View Co., Pratt, Kansas.
  

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  "June & Ida gift. Uncle Charlie & Aunt Allie (Clements?) Wells Wedding Picture. "Uncle Charlie" - noted later years of life for saying: "No, I didn't sleep well, my 'think tank' was running over" "
  
  M.C. McIntnoff (sp?), Hutchinson, Kansas.
  

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  "? David Douglass - Brother of Jane F. Douglas Wells [1-"s" or 2] (Wife of Simpson Tanner Wells)"
  
  
  

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  "Jane L. F. Douglas-Wells. Wife of Simpson Tanner Wells"
  
  
  

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  "Left: Allie (Clements) Wells, Uncle John Wells' Wife"
  
  Hugh Donnan Studio, Alva, Oklahoma?.
  "Hugh Donnan -- The Photographer - native of South Carolina. He came to Alva in April, 1901. He was an excellent workman and had built up a nice picture business in Alva. His photos were always strictly up-to-date and were unexcelled by photos made anywhere. At least three-fifths of the photos in the Alva Pioneer souvenir edition were made by him. His big Studio was on the southwest corner of the square was fitted up in the latest style, with all the modern fixtures, machinery and apparatus. The Donnan Studio boasted that you could not leave an order for anything photographic at their studio that will not be filled on short notice, and guaranteed satisfactory." (The Okie Legacy, April 12, 2003, 5(15))

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  "Pearlie William Wells (b. Aug 25, [1891]), Nina Alice Wells (Born April 7, 1899), Roy Leonard Wells. "
  
  1902 or 1903, Dunham Studio
  

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  "Betsy McGovern. Pa's Mother's Sister: Name was Tanner (Simpson Tanner Wells mother's sister Betsy)"
  
  
  

• wells_14_50.jpg (tintype) | wells_14b.jpg (back)
  "David Douglas & wife Catherine. New Lite Preacher. 1777. David F.'s Grandfather"
  
  
  

• wells_15_50.jpg (tintype) | wells_15b.jpg (back)
  "?, Jane, John Wells & Junius E. Wells"
  
  
  

• wells_16_50.jpg (tintype) | wells_16b.jpg (back)
  "John Wells, son of Simpson Tanner Wells"
  
  
  

Unknown/Unverified Photographs

There are a number of other photographs that will be scanned at a later time. These are of currently unidentified people.

Other Links of Interest

• Rusk Cemetery inscriptions - Fairview, Oklahoma. (A number of the Simpson Tanner Wells family are buried here)
• Alphabetical Index of Iowa State Photographers Following is an index to Iowa photographers. This list is compiled from Iowa researchers and the orphan photos that have been submitted. Hopefully, this list may help you date a photo or determine the location of ancestors during a certain period.
• IAGenWeb Project (Linn County IA Genweb page, Terry Carlson - coordinator)
• KSGenWeb Project (Pratt County KS Genweb page, Russell Miracle - host)
• OKGenWeb Project (Major County OK Genweb page, Donna Dreyer - host)