Individual Details

Josephine R. Wells

(14 Dec 1868 - 11 Apr 1953)

St. Clair, April 13 - Mrs. Josephine A. Wiley, lifelong resident of this vicinity, died sunday in the Alice Hewitt Nursing home, Port Huron, after a long illness. She was the widow of Elmer Wiley, who died in 1936.
Mrs. Wiley was born Dec. 14, 1868 in St. Clair Townshp, daughter of the late Justin and Josephine Wells, pioneer residents in this vicinity. She lived for many years at 7148 Rattle Run Road.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Fern Aldrich, and a son, Harold E. Wiley, both of St. Clair Township. An elder son, Duane Wiley, died in 1941.
Remains are in the T. R. Bower funeral home, St. Clair, where funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Rev. Albert A. Ruff, pastor of the English Lutheran Churchof Our Savior, Port Huron will officiat and burial will be in Hillside Cemetery

Events

Birth14 Dec 1868Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan
Census (family)-shared11 Jun 1880(Justus O. Wells and Josephine A. Perkins) Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan
Marriage22 Feb 1899Marysville, St. Clair County, Michigan - Elmer E. Wiley
Census (family)1910Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan - Elmer E. Wiley
Census (family)1920Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan - Elmer E. Wiley
Census (family)1930Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan - Elmer E. Wiley
Death11 Apr 1953Port Huron, Huron County, Michigan
BurialHillside Cemetery, Saint Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan

Families

SpouseElmer E. Wiley (1865 - 1936)
ChildDuane W. Wiley (1903 - 1942)
ChildFern Wiley (1908 - )
ChildHarold E. Wiley (1909 - )
FatherJustus O. Wells (1823 - 1883)
MotherJosephine A. Perkins (1831 - 1900)
SiblingGeorge J. Wells (1858 - 1929)
SiblingWilliam D. Wells (1860 - )
SiblingAlbert S. Wells (1862 - )
SiblingCapt. Willard Grant Wells (1865 - 1947)
SiblingAmelia J. Wells (1869 - )

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Justin WellsSelfM50Vermont - Farmer
Josephine WellsWifeF45Ohio - keeping house
George WellsSonM21Michigan - working on farm
William WellsSonM20Michigan - working on farm
Albert WellsSonM18Michigan - working on farm
Willard WellsSonM14Michigan - working on farm
Josephine WellsDaughterF11Michigan - going to school

Census (family)

Elmer WileyHeadM45Michigan
Josephine WileyWifeF41Michigan
Dewain WileySonM6Michigan
Teren WileySonM2Michigan
Harold WileySonM1Michigan
George WillsBrother-in-lawM51Michigan

Census (family)

Elmer E WileyHeadM54Michigan
Josephine WileyWifeF51Michigan
Duane WileySonM16Michigan
Fern WileyDaughterF11Michigan
Harold WileySonM10Michigan

Census (family)

Elmer E WileyHeadM65Michigan
Josephine WileyWifeF61Michigan
Herold WileySonM20Michigan

Endnotes

1. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW36-KH1 : 14 August 2017), Willard Wells in household of Justin Wells, St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 391, sheet 453B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0605; FHL microfilm 1,254,605..

2. "Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCHS-9F8 : accessed 08 Nov 2014), J. Wells in entry for Elmer C. Wiley and Josephine Wells, 22 Feb 1899; citing reference P 25 RN 5530; FHL microfilm 976873..

3. "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3F9-29X : accessed 08 Nov 2014), J. Wells in entry for Elmer E. Wiley and Josephine Wells, 22 Feb 1899; citing Marysville, St Clair, Michigan, v 4 p 225 rn 5530, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2342513..

4. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLT9-4NM : accessed 10 September 2017), Elmer Wiley, St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 124, sheet 11B, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 673; FHL microfilm 1,374,686..

5. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ7H-WQ4 : accessed 10 September 2017), Elmer E Wiley, St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, United States; citing ED 133, sheet 2A, line 13, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 795; FHL microfilm 1,820,795..

6. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7MC-GFK : accessed 10 September 2017), Elmer E Wiley, St Clair, St Clair, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 10A, line 36, family 226, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1025; FHL microfilm 2,340,760..

7. Find A Grave Memorial# 37261894.