Individual Details

This person may be confused with his brother James Fones Wells, b. 7 Feb 1828 in New York.

James Fones Wells b: 11 Mar 1814 (family bible states 12 Mar 1816) in New York. He married Sarah Holmes in Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio on 13 Feb 1844. He was a stage coach driver between Norwalk and Pennsylvania. He deserted Sarah and after Sarah divorced him in 1850, he married Widow Mary Catherine (Waters) Cobaugh (daughter of Godfrey and Catherine Waters). They had 4 daughters: Jane b: 2 Apr 1856, Persis Earle b: 16 Nov 1857 (named after her paternal grandmother), Anna Marie b: 27 Sep 1859 and Margaret b: Aug 1861. All were born in Jefferson Co., PA although no birth or baptism records have been found to date.

James relocated the family and his wife's parents to Niles, Chickasaw Co., Iowa in 1874-1875 timeframe where the girls all married. Jane married David Loman McManigle 1871, Persis Earle married Miles E Redick 30 Jan 1892, Anna Maria married Heinrich Wilhelm Hillmer 12 Sep 1879, and Margaret married John J O'Dowd in 1885.

James Fones WELLS [1178]
born: 7 Feb 1828, New York, United States [sic. This is the birth date of his brother James Wells, although the year should be 1827, if his tombstone is correct.]
died: 30 Apr 1898, Canning, Hughes County, South Dakota, United States
1. +Sarah HOLMES [26504] marr: 12 Feb 1841m [or 13 Feb 1844] parents: ??
2. +Mary Catherine WATERS [1179]
born: 31 Oct 1829, Pennsylvania, United States
died: 1 Sep 1896, Canning, Hughes County, South Dakota, United States
parents: Godfrey WATERS [1659] and Elizabeth [1660] (not dates)

Birth	12 Mar 1816	New York
Census (family)-shared	1830	(James Wells and Persis Earle) Florence, Huron County, Ohio
Marriage	13 Feb 1844	Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio - Sarah Holmes
Divorce	16 Sep 1850	Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio - Sarah Holmes
Marriage	17 Feb 1855	Pennsylvania - Mary Catherine Waters
Death	30 Apr 1898	Blunt, Hughes County, South Dakota
Burial		Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blunt, Hughes County, South Dakota

Spouse

Sarah Holmes ( - )

Spouse	Mary Catherine Waters (1829 - 1896)
Child	Jane Wells (1856 - 1933)
Child	Persis Earle Wells (1857 - 1905)
Child	Anna Marie Wells (1859 - 1954)
Child	Margaret J. Wells (1861 - 1939)

Father	James Wells (1792 - 1870)
Mother	Persis Earle (1792 - 1866)
Sibling	Clarissa Maria Wells (1812 - 1885)
Sibling	Francis James Wells (1813 - 1910)
Sibling	Eunice K. Wells (1818 - 1886)
Sibling	Martha T. Wells (1821 - )
Sibling	Justus O. Wells (1823 - 1883)
Sibling	Charles Kibbse Wells (1826 - 1905)
Sibling	James Wells (1827 - 1887)
Sibling	William Washington Wells (1830 - 1903)

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