Individual Details
Lela WELLS
(15 Jul 1922 - 30 Jan 2006)
Events
| Birth | 15 Jul 1922 | Kansas, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 1925 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1940 | North Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Education | Abt 1940 | Gridley High School, Gridley, Coffey, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 22 Jun 1941 | Gridley, Coffey, Kansas, United States - Edwin Loren "Jack" KRESS | | ||
| Residence | 1961 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | Abt 1967 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Lela KRESS | | |||
| Residence | Aug 1975 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 31 Jan 1994 | Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1995 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Death | 30 Jan 2006 | Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Funeral | 3 Feb 2006 | First United Methodist Church, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Burial | 3 Feb 2006 | Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Edwin Loren "Jack" KRESS (1917 - 1986) |
| Father | Clinton Ery WELLS (1883 - 1975) |
| Mother | Alice Odessa MARTIN (1883 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Owen Clinton WELLS (1905 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Gladys Pearl WELLS (1907 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Frances Martin WELLS (1909 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Elmer E. WELLS (1911 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Emma Alice WELLS (1913 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Ralph WELLS (1915 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Floyd Edgar WELLS (1917 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Clara Mae WELLS (1919 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Lee WELLS (1922 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Oleta Marie WELLS (1924 - 2017) |
| Sibling | Wilma Louise WELLS (1927 - 2017) |
Endnotes
1. Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records and other Household Database Listings, "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2," index, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2018), Lela Kress.
2. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2018), memorial for Lela Wells Kress (1922-2006), Find a Grave Memorial no. #58242280, created by RisingSun, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, Lela Wells Kress.
3. Social Security Administration, "Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database on-line, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ : viewed online April 2018), Lela Wells Kress.
4. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2018), Lela Kress, , before 1951.
5. "Obituary," The Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, KS), 1 Feb 20016, Lela Kress; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
6. "Lela Kress," The Chanute Tribune (Chanute, Kansas), 1 February 2006; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
7. 1925 Kansas census, Woodson County Kansas, State Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, image 3 of 51, Wells, Clinton E; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2018).
8. 1940, Woodson County Kansas, population, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) ED 104-8, Sheet 4B, visited #89, Wells, Clinton E; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2018); National Archives adn Recods Administration, 1940.T627.
9. "Obituary," The Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, KS), 1 Feb 20016, Lela Kress; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
10. "Lela Kress," The Chanute Tribune (Chanute, Kansas), 1 February 2006; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
11. "Topeka Capital-Journal", (Topeka, Kansas), to (), "Elmer E. Wells" Monday, Jan. 31, 1994, page 7-A, column 5 (Wells.KS.020); , . Hereinafter cited as "Topeka Capital-Journal".
12. "Obituary," The Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, KS), 1 Feb 20016, Lela Kress; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
13. "Lela Kress," The Chanute Tribune (Chanute, Kansas), 1 February 2006; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
14. "U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-Current," database online, www.oregonlive.com/obituaries, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2020), Lela Wells Kress.
15. Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Jack Kress, 1961; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2020). Original Source: Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
16. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), "Rites for Mrs. Wells - Gridley" (Wells.Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
17. "Topeka Capital-Journal", (Topeka, Kansas), to (), "Elmer E. Wells" Monday, Jan. 31, 1994, page 7-A, column 5 (Wells.KS.020); , . Hereinafter cited as "Topeka Capital-Journal".
18. "Wells Services Held," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 3 September 1975, page 2; Newspaper Archives (newspaperarchive.com : viewed online 20 January 2020).
19. "Newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper", (), to (), "Wells Services Held - Gridley" (Wells.Notebook); , . Hereinafter cited as "Newspaper clipping".
20. "Wells Services Held," The Emporia Gazette (Emporia, Kansas), 3 September 1975, page 2; Newspaper Archives (newspaperarchive.com : viewed online 20 January 2020).
21. "Topeka Capital-Journal", (Topeka, Kansas), to (), "Elmer E. Wells" Monday, Jan. 31, 1994, page 7-A, column 5 (Wells.KS.020); , . Hereinafter cited as "Topeka Capital-Journal".
22. "Elmer E. Wells," St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri), 31 January 1994, page 11; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 21 January 2020).
23. "Lela Kress," The Chanute Tribune (Chanute, Kansas), 1 February 2006; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
24. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2018), memorial for Lela Wells Kress (1922-2006), Find a Grave Memorial no. #58242280, created by RisingSun, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, Lela Wells Kress.
25. Social Security Administration, "Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database on-line, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ : viewed online April 2018), Lela Wells Kress.
26. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online April 2018), Lela Kress, , before 1951.
27. "Obituary," The Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, KS), 1 Feb 20016, Lela Kress; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
28. "Lela Kress," The Chanute Tribune (Chanute, Kansas), 1 February 2006; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
29. "U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-Current," database online, www.oregonlive.com/obituaries, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2020), Lela Wells Kress.
30. "Obituary," The Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, KS), 1 Feb 20016, Lela Kress; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
31. "Lela Kress," The Chanute Tribune (Chanute, Kansas), 1 February 2006; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
32. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online April 2018), memorial for Lela Wells Kress (1922-2006), Find a Grave Memorial no. #58242280, created by RisingSun, citing Yates Center Cemetery, Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by RisingSun, Lela Wells Kress.
33. "Obituary," The Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, KS), 1 Feb 20016, Lela Kress; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).
34. "Lela Kress," The Chanute Tribune (Chanute, Kansas), 1 February 2006; transcription, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com : viewed online April 2018).