Individual Details
Francis Owen WELLS
(23 Feb 1853 - 19 Nov 1912)
Events
| Birth | 23 Feb 1853 | Oneida, New York, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 14 Jun 1860 | a 6 year old male born in Michigan and was listed as Franklin Wells - Miamiville, Osage Township, Lykins County, Kansas |  | | |
| Residence | 30 Jul 1870 | a 17 year old male farm laborer born Michigan and was listed as Frank Wells - Des Moines Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1871 | Kansas | | ||
| Residence | 1875 | Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 9 Aug 1876 | Woodson, Kansas, United States - Emma STEACH | | ||
| Occupation | farmer - Kansas, United States | | |||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1880 | a 27 year old male farmer born New York and was listed as Francis Owen Wells - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1885 | a 32 year old male born York State and was listed as F. O. Wells - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1895 | a 42 year old male born in New York who came to Kansas from Iowa and was listed as F. O. Wells - North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 31 May 1899 | At home, Woodson, Kansas, United States - Sudie CURD | | ||
| Residence | 27 Jun 1900 | a 47 year old male farmer born Feb 1853 in New York and was listed as Frank Wells - North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1901 | Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Owner | 1904 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1905 | Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 16 May 1910 | a 56 year old male farmer born in Michigan and was listed as Frank O. Wells - North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Death | 19 Nov 1912 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Burial | 21 Nov 1912 | Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Emma STEACH (1859 - 1891) |
| Child | Pearlie L. WELLS (1879 - 1965) |
| Child | Clinton Ery WELLS (1883 - 1975) |
| Child | Etta May WELLS (1885 - 1888) |
| Child | Archie WELLS (1888 - 1978) |
| Spouse | Sudie CURD (1868 - 1947) |
| Child | Forrest Dale WELLS (1902 - 1975) |
| Father | Thurston Kennedy WELLS (1821 - 1893) |
| Mother | Sarah HALL ( - 1860) |
| Sibling | William Hall WELLS (1857 - 1939) |
Notes
Residence
Franklin Wells was listed below K. T. Wells in the household of James Londers on the 1860 census. According to the census, Franklin was 6 years old and born in Michigan.Owner
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1. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
2. Descendents of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy (, , unknown), (Wells.KS.010)
3. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), Nov. 22, 1912, page 4, column 5 (Wells.Notebook); ,
4. , death certificate , Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
5. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for Francis Owen "Frank" Wells (1853-1912), Find a Grave Memorial no. #33460378, created by Regina Cuppy, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Regina Cuppy, Francis Owen "Frank". Wells.
6. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Wells Family Bible. copy obtained from Doris Ryan, daughter of Cecile Mentzer Beine.
7. "Died," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 22 November 1912, page 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 20 January 2020).
8. "Obituary," The Gridley LIght (Gridley, Kansas), 29 November 1912, page 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 22 January 2020).
9. 1860 U.S. Census, Lykins County Kansas Territory, population schedule, Miami Ville, Osage Township, Lykins County, Kansas Territory, page 80, household 608, K T Wells; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: viewed online Nov 2017).
10. 1870 U.S. Census, Van Buren County Iowa, population schedule, , ; digital image, Ancestry.com(www.ancestry.com: accessed ); NARA microfilm publication T132.
11. "Obituary," The Gridley LIght (Gridley, Kansas), 29 November 1912, page 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 22 January 2020).
12. 1875 Kansas Census, Woodson County, Kansas, Kansas State Census, Liberty Township, Woodson County, Kansas, image 6 of 8, household 69, T K Wells; digital image, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : viewed online December 2018).
13. , Wells Family Bible for Ozias Wells and Thurston K. Wells Families (: , ); , , Family Record: Marriage.
14. Descendents of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy (, , unknown), (Wells.KS.010)
15. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : accessed .
16. , death certificate , Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
17. 1880 U.S. Census, Center Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, , ; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); NARA microfilm publication T9.
18. 1885 Kansas Census, Neosho County, State Census, Liberty Township, Woodson County, Kansas, page 43, family 367, F O Wells; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 20 January 2020); Kansas State Historical Society.
19. 1895 Kansas State Census, Woodson County Kansas, Kansas State Census, , ; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Kansas State Historical Society.
20. Marriage License Record, Woodson County, Kansas, Woodson County Courthouse, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas.
21. Woodson County, Kansas, Marriage Records, Vol. F:256, Frank O. Wells-Sudie Curd, 31 May 1899; digital image, "Kansas County Marriages, 1840-1935," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 18 January 2017).
22. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : accessed .
23. Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911, F C Wells, 24 May 1899; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 20 January 2020). Original Source: Marriage Records. Kansas Marraiges. Family Search, Salt Lake City, UT.
24. 1900 U.S. Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 186, Sheet 4 (image 8 of 12), household 65, Wells, Frank O; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2017); FHL microfilm: 1240503.
25. Duncan, L. Wallace and Chas F. Scott, History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas (Iola, Kansas: Iola Register, 1901), "Biography of Charles O. Mentzer," pp. 831-832 (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.025). Hereinafter cited as History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas.
26. Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas 1904 (: , 1904)
27. 1905 Kansas Census, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, state census, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas, page 8, family 42, F O wells; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 20 January 2020).
28. 1910 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 147, Sheet 11B, family 202, Frank O Wells; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2018); NARA microfilm publication T624.
29. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
30. "Yates Center News", (Yates Center, Kansas), to (), Nov. 22, 1912, page 4, column 5 (Wells.Notebook); ,
31. , death certificate , Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
32. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for Francis Owen "Frank" Wells (1853-1912), Find a Grave Memorial no. #33460378, created by Regina Cuppy, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Regina Cuppy, Francis Owen "Frank". Wells.
33. "Card of Thanks," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 6 December 1912; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online April 2018).
34. "Died," The Yates Center News (Yates Center, Kansas), 22 November 1912, page 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 20 January 2020).
35. "Obituary," The Gridley LIght (Gridley, Kansas), 29 November 1912, page 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 22 January 2020).
36. , (Doc. #: Mentzer.KS.001), Yates Center Cemetery, , .
37. , death certificate , Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
38. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2017), memorial for Francis Owen "Frank" Wells (1853-1912), Find a Grave Memorial no. #33460378, created by Regina Cuppy, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Regina Cuppy, Francis Owen "Frank". Wells.
39. "Obituary," The Gridley LIght (Gridley, Kansas), 29 November 1912, page 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 22 January 2020).