Wells, William Alvin

1882 - 1954  (72 years)

• Name	Wells, William Alvin
  Birth	1882	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WELL.W001
  _FGRAVE	20583371
  Death	1954  [1, 3]
  Burial	Wells Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Wells, W. Alvin and Ida M.
  Person ID	I17855	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Wells - Hough James Wells and Mary Elizabeth Hough Descendants
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Wells, James,   b. 20 Apr 1854   d. 10 Mar 1912 (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Hough, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 18 Jan 1856, Illinois d. 22 Mar 1932 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F7971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gregg, Ida Mae,   b. 1889, Illinois d. 1959 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	William Alvin Wells, 71, passed away at his home in Noble last Wednesday evening following a lingering illness.
  Children	> 1. Wells, J.A. + 2. Wells, Floyd J.,   b. 15 Oct 1908, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Oct 1993, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 84 years) + 3. Wells, Theodore Roosevelt,   b. 1 Jan 1911, Illinois d. 30 Jul 1984 (Age 73 years) > 4. Wells, Lucille,   b. 1914, Illinois d. Bef 27 Oct 2009 (Age < 95 years) + 5. Wells, Grace,   b. 24 Jan 1915, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Nov 1995, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years) > 6. Wells, Marie,   b. 1918, Illinois d. Bef 27 Oct 2009 (Age < 91 years) + 7. Wells, Harry R.,   b. 21 Feb 1920   d. 23 Dec 2004 (Age 84 years) + 8. Wells, Edward E.,   b. 23 May 1925   d. 31 Dec 1985, Welborn Baptist Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 60 years) + 9. Wells, Carolyn Joan,   b. 2 Oct 1934, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 27 Oct 2009, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F7911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1882 - Illinois Burial - - Wells Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois Marriage - - Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William Alvin Wells, 71, passed away at his home in Noble last Wednesday evening following a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife, Ida, four sons, four daughters, two sisters and one brother. Funeral services were held Friday in the Shiloh Church south of Clay City with the Rev. H.E. Dickey in charge. Burial was in the Wells cemetery in Wayne County. Published in Olney Advocate (IL) - February 25, 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S4419] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wells, W. Alvin and Ida M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20583371/william-alvin-wells), none. (Reliability: 2). [S851] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 8A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00621&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S4377] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wells, Floyd, 84, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18302460/floyd-j_-wells), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4552] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wells, James and Mary E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128319709/mary-eliza-wells), none. (Reliability: 2). [S664] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 06, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).