Individual Details
David Brooten [Bruton] WELLS
(21 Apr 1839 - 26 Jan 1924)
David and family are found in 1880 Iredell, Bosque Co, TX and in 1900, 1910, and 1920 in Mingus/Mineral Wells area of Palo Pinto Co, TX.
Alice Ray also wrote, in her family history, that David was born "on a farm in Illinois", which I know to be inaccurate as he was actually born in KY, but it was the best she remembered from what had been told to her. The information regarding his service for The Union during the Civil War also came from her written family history.
Events
| Birth | 21 Apr 1839 | ||||
| Military | Abt 1861 | Civil War |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Jul 1869 | Coles Co., IL - Mary Alice MOORE | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Palo Pinto Co., TX | |||
| Death | 26 Jan 1924 | Mingus, Palo Pinto Co, TX | | ||
| Occupation | Farmer/ Stock Trader |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Alice MOORE (1854 - 1936) |
| Child | Fred WELLS (1869 - ) |
| Child | Charles WELLS (1871 - 1871) |
| Child | Albert B. WELLS (1872 - ) |
| Child | Willie WELLS (1872 - 1872) |
| Child | John Albert WELLS (1873 - 1883) |
| Child | Jennie WELLS (1876 - ) |
| Child | David Herbert WELLS (1882 - ) |
| Child | Mary Alice "Allie" WELLS (1885 - 1932) |
| Child | Frances Mae WELLS (1891 - 1989) |
| Child | Walter Edwin WELLS (1892 - 1914) |
| Father | William WELLS (1805 - 1887) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sally" PRATER (1809 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Elijah C. WELLS (1832 - 1893) |
| Sibling | William Thomas WELLS Jr. (1832 - 1902) |
| Sibling | John Jefferson WELLS (1833 - 1894) |
| Sibling | James L. WELLS (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy Jane WELLS (1838 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Elisha H. WELLS (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin F. WELLS (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Ann WELLS (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary E. WELLS (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | George H. WELLS (1848 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Daniel T. WELLS (1849 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah E. WELLS (1853 - 1918) |
Notes
Military
David B. Wells: MilitaryNo actual records have been found, but family history states that David fought in the Union Army during the Civil War.
The following are some excerpts from the Civil War Journal of a "Stearns" ancestor of one of my new "online cousins":
July 13, 1863. Marched back to where our brigade was laying and remained one half hour then went on picket again and remained there all day and night. It was raining hard all day.
July 14, 1863. Relieved from picket. Marched 2 miles and formed a new line of battle and got a ration of whiskey for each man. Then drew three days rations and encamped for the night. The rebs retreat across the Potomac in the night.
July 17, 1862. Marched 14 miles and got caught again in a heavy shower which raised the creeks so high that we had to wade waist deep. At 5 o'clock we encamped at a town called little Washington. During the night we had a shower and the water run under our tents in streams so we passed a sleepless night.
Courtesy of Willie Stearns Benjamin 11/96