Individual Details
James Wells
(7 Feb 1827 - 9 Nov 1887)
Events
| Birth | 7 Feb 1827 | New York | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 1830 | (James Wells and Persis Earle) Florence, Huron County, Ohio |  |  | |
| Death | 9 Nov 1887 | Amboy Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan | |||
| Burial | Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio | | |
Families
| Father | James Wells (1792 - 1870) |
| Mother | Persis Earle (1792 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Clarissa Maria Wells (1812 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Francis James Wells (1813 - 1910) |
| Sibling | James Fones Wells (1816 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Eunice K. Wells (1818 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Martha T. Wells (1821 - ) |
| Sibling | Justus O. Wells (1823 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Charles Kibbse Wells (1826 - 1905) |
| Sibling | William Washington Wells (1830 - 1903) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
James Wells Home in 1830: Florence, Huron, OhioFree White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2 [James Fones and Charles K.]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 [Justice O.]
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [Fones]
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 [Francis]
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [James]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 [Martha T.]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 [Eunice K.]
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 [Clarissa]
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [Persis]
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10
Burial
Plot: Section 3 East - Central Section - Row 2He is buried in the family plot of James and Persis (Earle) WELLS. James was married and had children in Berlin Heights, Erie Co., Ohio before he relocated to Hillsdale Co., Michigan.
On the Saturday before 9 Nov 1887 he was in an altercation with his neighbor, John White. He struck White with a club and killed him. Distraught in jail, he hung himself by the bed sheets. He supposedly told the jailor that if anything happened to him that his assets should be given to the White family. His worth was estimated to be $10,000. Probate and death certificate have been requested.
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1830," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHGK-5B2 : accessed 08 Nov 2014), James Wells, Florence, Huron, Ohio; citing p. 346, NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 133, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0337944..
2. Find A Grave Memorial# 83298292.