Individual Details

Although Wesley appears to have used the name Coffee as a child - he later used Wells, his stepfather's surname.

1910 Census. Anadarko Ward 2, Caddo, OK, Hh 162
114 W. Washington Ave
W. W. Coffee, 39, married twice, this time for 4 years, b. Nebraska, Laaborer, cement work
Rilla, wife, 36, married twice, 4 children - 3 are living, b. AR
Mamie Brown, stepdau, 14, b. AR
Clifford Brown, stepson, 8, b. OK
Wesley Coffee, son, 11 months, b. OK
Albert Coffee, brother, 45, b. NE, laborer, any kind

1920 Census. Poplar Bluff, Butler, MO, Hh 77
Walter M. Wells, 62, Drayman, wood
Lizzie, wife, 48, Ironer, Laundry
Clifford, son, 17 (no alternative surname), b. AR (no ...Oklahoma)
Walton, son, 10 (no alternative surname), b. MO (no ...Oklahoma)

1930 Census. East Prairie, Mississippi Co, Missouri, Hh 40
Wesley W. Wells, 22, married at age 20, b. OK, Clerk, grocery store
Edith B., wife, 19, married at 16, b. MO
Martha E., dau, age 1, b. AR
Fred W. Walker, boarder, 49, married 1st time at 20, b. IL, Fireman, Stave Mill
Martha J. Walker, boarder, 38, married 1st time at 18, b. IN

1940 Census. El Paso, El Paso Co, TX, Hh 291
814 Myrtle
Westley Wells, 32, b. OK, lived in Hot Springs, Garland Co, AR in 1935, Meat cutter
Edith E., wife, 29, b. MO
Edith J., dau, 9, b. AR
Mary M., dau, 7, b. AR
Betty Sue, dau, 5, b. AR
Leila Faye, dau, 3, b. Missouri
Ann, dau, age 1, b. Texas

16 Oct 1940 World War II Draft Registration
Wesley Walton Wells of 1312 N. El Paso, El Paso, TX was age 33, b. 23 Apr 1907 in Chickasha, OK. Mrs. Edith Walker Wells, wife, of 814 Myrtle, El Paso, would always know his address. He was employed by Calderella's #3, 2716 Yandell, El Paso. 5'8", 155 lb., blue eyes, brown hair. Scar on left side of neck.

1942 El Paso TX City Directory
Wells, Wesley W., (Edith) meat cutter home: 1312 N. El Paso

El Paso Herald-Post, 9 Feb 1944
Father of Eight is Drafter
Wesley Walton Wells of 1312 North El Paso St, 36-year-old father of eight children, reported to the Ft. Bliss Reception Center today.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Wells said they are glad he has been drafted.
For three years, Mr. Wells has been a butcher making $190 a month at the Anderson Grocery store, 4129 Montana Street.
Under Government regulations, Mrs. Wells will receive $50 for herself, $30 for the oldest chid and $20 for each of the other children for a total of $220. Mr. Wells' pay wil be $23 less reductions for war bonds and insurance.
The Wells children are: Edith Joan, 12. Mary May, 11. Betty Sue, 9, Lelia Fae, 7. Wesley Ann, 5, Walton, 3. Fred Harry, 1 and Rilla Jane, 3 weeks old.

Texas Death Certificate #196831
Wesley Walton Wells died 27 Nov 1981, at the Hotel Dieu Hospital in El Paso. He was born 23 April 1907 in Oklahoma and was married; his occupation that of Meat Cutter for Anderson & Payton. Spouse was Edith Walker. Father is listed as Walton M. Wells. Mother was Rilla E. Scoville. The informant was Edith Wells. Buried 1 Dec at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso. Cause of death was Uremia, complicated by COPD.

Listed in the U.S. Veterans Gravesites: he was a class T-4 in the U.S. Army, World War II. He enlisted 19 Jan 1944.
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs death file: Wesley Wells died 27 Nov 1981. Enlisted 9 Feb 1944; discharged, 25 Nov 1944.

Birth	23 Apr 1907	Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
Marriage	1928	Edith Elizabeth Walker
Death	27 Nov 1981	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Alt name		Wesley Walton Coffey

Spouse	Edith Elizabeth Walker (1910 - 1991)
Child	Martha E. Wells (1929 - 1940)
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Child	Walton Sidney Wells (1940 - 2012)
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Child	Clifford Allen Wells (1950 - 2012)
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Father	Wesley Walton Coffey (1869 - 1924)
Mother	Miranda Aurilla Elizabeth "Rilla" Scoville (1875 - 1944)