Helen Louise (Bumgarner) Wells (1888 - 1980)

Born 5 Jan 1888 in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America

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Died 5 Mar 1980 at age 92 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America

Biography

Parents Sebastian Bumgarner, Bernice Parsons

Born in the living quarters in a jail not far far from Charleston, WV. Raised on a farm.

Residence, 1900 Pocatalico district (west side), Putnam, West Virginia, United States^[1]

Residence, 1930 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States^[2]

Residence, 1940 Ward 2, Charleston, Charleston Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States^[3]

Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA^[4]

Note

Her husband lied to her and told her he was her same age. She only found out That he was younger than her after they were married several years and a nosy neighbor mentioned it. She wouldn't speak to her husband for a week.

great memory, handled all of the finances in the family; learned good grammar, which was quite a challenge at that time in West Virginia; worked at the department store (gunters, forerunner of stone and thomas)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZC-Q17 : accessed 20 February 2016), Hellen L Bumgarner in household of S*Tin Bumgarner, Pocatalico district (west side), Putnam, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 3B, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,770.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM4Y-VQM : accessed 20 February 2016), Helen L Wells in entry for Roy W Wells, 1930.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7CN-M4W : accessed 20 February 2016), Helen L Wells in household of William R Wells, Ward 2, Charleston, Charleston Magisterial District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-38A, sheet 16B, family 357, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4413.
4. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90694562

See also:

• West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counti Note: APID: 1,2538::0

• Social Security Death Index Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D Note: APID: 1,3693::0

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKN-PX6 : accessed 3 January 2021), Helen Wells in household of W Ray Wells, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 94, sheet 15A, line 10, family 358, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1958; FHL microfilm 1,821,958.

• 1930 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, Note: APID: 1,6224::0