Individual Details
Benjamin F. WELLS
(27 Mar 1819 - 25 Dec 1891)
Events
| Birth | 27 Mar 1819 | Sullivan, Madison, New York, United States |  | ||
| Land-Purch | 1837 | Clarendon, Calhoun, Michigan, United States |  | | |
| Residence | Bet 1840 and 1842 | Madison, Madison, New York, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Apr 1848 | Clarendon, Calhoun, Michigan, United States - Anna Mariah BENHAM | | ||
| Member | Michigan, United States | | | ||
| Census | 21 Oct 1850 | a 30 year old male farmer born New York and was listed as Benjamin F. Wells - Clarendon Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Political | 1854 | | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Mar 1857 | Peterboro, Madison, New York, United States - Malissa R. HAMILTON | | ||
| Residence | 1858 | Clarendon Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Mortgage | Jun 1858 | Eaton, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1859 | Eaton, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Land-Purch | 1860 | Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Census | 9 Oct 1860 | a 41 year old male farmer with $3000 in property who was born NY and was listed as Benjamin F. Wells - Clarendon Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Mortgage | 2 Mar 1869 | Eaton, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Census | 13 Aug 1870 | Kalamo Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1873 | Kalamo Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 1875 | supervisor - Eaton, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Census | 18 Jun 1880 | a 61 year old male farmer born in New York and was listed as Benjamin F. Wells - Kalamo Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States | | ||
| Death | 25 Dec 1891 | | |||
| Burial | 5 Jan 1892 | Kalamo Cemetery, Eaton, Michigan, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Mariah BENHAM (1825 - 1856) |
| Child | Mary Alice WELLS (1849 - ) |
| Child | George F. WELLS (1851 - 1937) |
| Child | Clark E. WELLS (1853 - 1937) |
| Child | Perry B. WELLS (1856 - 1943) |
| Spouse | Malissa R. HAMILTON (1822 - 1903) |
| Child | Clinton K. WELLS (1860 - 1932) |
| Child | Clayton H. WELLS (1860 - 1931) |
| Father | Ozias WELLS (1796 - 1832) |
| Mother | Mary KENNEDY (1799 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Thurston Kennedy WELLS (1821 - 1893) |
| Sibling | William Wallice WELLS (1823 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Hannah Anne WELLS (1825 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane WELLS (1827 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Lucinda M. WELLS (1829 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Nancy Phidila WELLS (1831 - 1906) |
Notes
Land-Purch
120 acresMember
Free and Accepted Masons at Vermontville, the Royal Arch Masons at Charlotte and the Knights Templar at CharlottePolitical
served as delegate to Republican conventionResidence
NE1/4NE1/4 S29 and NW 1/4NW1/4 S28 T4SR5WMortgage
sold mortgage to morgagee, Samuel ChambersResidence
According to a chancery sale vs. John GrahamLand-Purch
160 acresMortgage
Mortgager, Thos. 7 Martha Brunger of Oneda to Morgagee, Benj. F. Wells of Clarendon, Calhoun Co. Liber J, page 615.Census
a 51 year old male farmer with $6500 in real estate who was born in New York and was listed as Benjamin WellsResidence
NW1/4 Section 2 T2NR6WEndnotes
1. , International Genealogical Index (IGI) (: ), New York, page 55,287.
2. , Obituary Clipping (N.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.).
3. Durant, Samuel W., History of Ingham and Eaton County Michigan (: , 1880), p. 492 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.016).
4. Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891), "Biography of Benjamin F. Wells" p. 278 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.017).
5. Photograph, Tombstone, West Clarendon Cemetery, Calhoun County, Michigan read by Valerie Radee, 1995, Kaloma Twp. Cemetery, Eaton Co., MI. ()
6. Wells Family papers, 1994, page 2c (Doc. #: Wells.MI.023),
7. Wells Family papers, 1994, page 5 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.023),
8. Descendents of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy (, , unknown), (Wells.KS.010)
9. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Wells Family Bible. copy obtained from Doris Ryan, daughter of Cecile Mentzer Beine.
10. Durant, Samuel W., History of Ingham and Eaton County Michigan (: , 1880), p. 492 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.016).
11. Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891), "Biography of Benjamin F. Wells" p. 278 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.017).
12. , International Genealogical Index (IGI) (: ), batch M518292 extracted marriage record for Calhoun Co., MI from source 1009295 film (Doc. #: Wells.MI.001/024).
13. Durant, Samuel W., History of Ingham and Eaton County Michigan (: , 1880), p. 492 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.016).
14. Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891), p. 279 NOTE: indicates date of marriage as 1838.
15. Marriage, Michigan, Marriage Records of Calhoun Co., MI, Vol. 2, page 211 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.039).
16. Wells Family papers, 1994, page 2c (Doc. #: Wells.MI.023),
17. Descendents of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy (, , unknown), (Wells.KS.010)
18. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Benjamin Franklin Wells - Ann Mariah Benham, 30 Apr 1848; database with images, Ancestry ancestry.com . viewed online February 2017. Original Source: Marriage Records. Michigan Marriages. FamilySearch.
19. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Wells Family Bible. copy obtained from Doris Ryan, daughter of Cecile Mentzer Beine.
20. , Obituary Clipping (N.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.).
21. Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891), p. 279.
22. 1850 Michigan Federal Census (: U.S. Government, 1850), Calhoun County, Michigan (T-6 143), page 196R; dwelling no. 193; family no. 198 [Doc. #: WELLS.CEN.017].
23. Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891), p. 279.
24. Durant, Samuel W., History of Ingham and Eaton County Michigan (: , 1880), p. 492 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.016).
25. Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1891), p. 279.
26. Maps of Calhoun County, Michigan 1858 (: Albion Historical Society, ), Clarendon Twp..
27. Eaton County Michigan Newspapers Volume 1 1845-1867 (: , ), page 20 "Knox County Republican, 5 June 1858" (Wells.MI.014).
28. Eaton County Michigan Newspapers Volume 1 1845-1867 (: , ), page 69 "Knox County Republican, 5 June 1858" (Wells.MI.014).
29. Durant, Samuel W., History of Ingham and Eaton County Michigan (: , 1880), p. 491 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.016).
30. 1860 U.S. Census, Calhoun County Michigan, , ; digital images, (: accessed ).
31. Eaton County Michigan Newspapers Volume 1 1845-1867 (: , ), P. 83 - Abstract from Eaton Co. Republican -- Fri 2 Mar 1869 (Doc. #: wells.MI.014).
32. 1870 U.S. Census, Eaton County Michigan, , ; digital images, (: accessed ).
33. Halsey, Drouscella Perry, Index of Landowners of Eaton County Michigan, 1873 (: , 1992), p. 11, 92 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.010).
34. Durant, Samuel W., History of Ingham and Eaton County Michigan (: , 1880), p. 492 (Doc. #: Wells.MI.016).
35. 1880 U.S. Census, Eaton County Michigan, , ; digital images, (: accessed ).
36. , Obituary Clipping (N.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.).
37. Photograph, Tombstone, West Clarendon Cemetery, Calhoun County, Michigan read by Valerie Radee, 1995, Kaloma Twp. Cemetery, Eaton Co., MI. ()
38. Wells Family papers, 1994, page 5 (gives death as Dec. 25, 1892)(Doc. #: Wells.MI.023),
39. Wells Family papers, 1994, page 8a (gives death date as 25 dec 1892) (Doc. #: Wells.MI.023),
40. Descendents of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy (, , unknown), (Wells.KS.010)
41. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Wells Family Bible. copy obtained from Doris Ryan, daughter of Cecile Mentzer Beine.
42. , Obituary Clipping (N.p.: saved by Mrs. Pauline Briles, n.d.).