Individual Details

James' first wife was Mary Elizabeth Bell - they were married 7 Jan 1875, Yadkin Co.

1900 Census. Liberty, Yadkin, NC, Hh 1
James W. Wells, b. Feb 1853, 47, married 25 years, Carpenter
Mary E., wife, b. Oct 1856, 43, 8 children - 2 are living
Robert M., 15, son, b. Jul 1881, 18 {this was actually Richard Merrill Wells)
Ruffus F., son, b. Sep 1899, 10

Birth	18 Feb 1853	Yadkin County, North Carolina
Marriage	6 Oct 1909	Yadkin County, North Carolina - Cornelia Ann Martin
Death	11 Feb 1927	Yadkin County, North Carolina

Spouse	Cornelia Ann Martin (1870 - 1947)
Child	Nellie Marie Wells (1911 - 2006)