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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Johnson formerly Wells

Born 1 May 1781 in Big Stone Gap, Russell, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Zachariah Wells and Abigail Elizabeth (Osborne) Wells

Sister of Joshua Wells, Thomas Wells, William Wells [half], Rebecca Wells, Margaret (Wells) Creech, Zachariah T Wells II, Robert Wells, Jemima (Wells) Sturgill, Nancy Abigail (Wells) Boggs, Abigail Wells, Jacob Wells, Polly Wells, John P. Wells, Marshall Wells, Orra Taylor Wells, Jeremiah Wells, Joseph Wells, Sarah Wells and James B Wells

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died 1850 at about age 68 in Johnsons Grove, Crockett, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

The daughter of Zac Wells and Abigail Osborne . She married Jacob Johnson, son of son of Josiah Johnson (1755-1831 ) and Sarah Unknown. They lived first in North Carolina and then in Kentucky. They used Johnson and Johnston in some records. Her husband passed away 30 SEP 1845 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA and "Lizzie" passed in about 1850 in Tennessee.

They had the following known children (dates estimated):

John "Jack" Johnston 1798–1872

James "Jim" F Johnston 1801–1860

Hynes (Hines?) Johnston 1803–1855

George Alfred "Honesty" Johnston 1815–1896

Jacob "Proctor" Johnston 1816–1902

Burton Harvey Johnston 1824–1900

Benjamin R Johnston 1842–1921

Name: Jacob Johnson Gender: Male Spouse Name: Elizabeth Wells Spouse Birth Place: NC Spouse Birth Year: 1783 Number Pages: 1^[1]

1850 Census (in household of son Alfred in Muhlenberg, KY) Name: Elizabeth Johnson Gender: Female Age: 67 Birth Year: abt 1783 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1850: District 1, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA Line Number: 7 Dwelling Number: 676 Family Number: 676 Household Members: Name Age Alfred Johnson 39 Winnifred Johnson 39 Harvy Johnson 16 John Johnson 14 Alonzo Johnson 12 Mahala Johnson 10 Colonel Johnson 7 Rebecca Johnson 6 Laura Johnson 4 Jane Johnson 1 Elizabeth Johnson 67^[2]

Kentucky Death Record (of son) Name: Nannie Wells Gender: Female Birth Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA Spouse: Jacob Johnston Child: Benjamin R Johnston^[3]

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WikiTree profile Wells-2233 created through the import of DerrekPrestonWayneSteeleFamily.ged on Oct 14, 2011 by Preston Steele. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Preston and others.

↑ Source Information Title Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com
↑ Detail Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 214; Page: 222a Source Information Title 1850 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the
↑ Detail Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky Source Information Title Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 Author Ancestry.com Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:

~3.12% ~9.38% Leslie Morrison : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T505892 [compare], FTDNA kit #318235
~1.56% ~3.12% Betty (Greenfield) Watts : 23andMe, GEDmatch M084306 [compare]
~1.56% Everett Montgomery : AncestryDNA
~1.56% ~4.69% Loretta Morrison : AncestryDNA + Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T806986 [compare]
~1.56% Diane (Stone) Gullett : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A168044 [compare], Ancestry member KyHillbilly61 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B337972
~1.56% Mark Bates : AncestryDNA + Family Tree DNA Family Finder
~1.56% Gerald Flannery : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RZ2358390 [compare], Ancestry member UnkGeraldFlannery
~1.56% Paula (Blakeman) Rayner : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Lonleerose
~0.78% Manuel Montgomery : 23andMe, GEDmatch M488298 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A692704 [compare], Ancestry member MLM1947 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B604680
~0.78% ~3.12% Rick Watts : 23andMe, GEDmatch M092132 [compare] + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M092132 [compare], FTDNA kit #470299
~0.78% Creed Huff : 23andMe, GEDmatch M113426 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A062455 [compare]
~0.78% ~3.12% Tracy Evans : 23andMe, GEDmatch M521594 [compare]
~0.78% April (Scaggs) Voit : 23andMe, GEDmatch M897966 [compare]
~0.78% ~1.56% Bonnie (Smith) Williamson : 23andMe, GEDmatch M130854 [compare]
~0.78% Jim Graham : 23andMe
~0.78% ~6.25% Raymond Stokely : 23andMe, GEDmatch A845658 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A845658 [compare], Ancestry member mhhogger
~0.78% Libbie (Holcomb) Kerr : 23andMe
~0.78% Robert Montgomery : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Joe Davis : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member joe9725 + MyHeritage DNA
~0.78% Mel (Smith) Ragle : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a026521 [compare], Ancestry member melragle
~0.78% Victor Lee : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A182747 [compare], Ancestry member VicLeeGeno
~0.78% Charles Lee : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YW8594048 [compare], yourDNAportal CHA3b300a50, Ancestry member Charles_B_Lee_Jr
~0.78% Carolyn (Flaugher) Mills : AncestryDNA
~0.78% ~6.25% Jason Williamson : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jwilliamson3232
~0.78% Janet (Henson) Adams : AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal JAN2ee10d3f, Ancestry member S_paw_1
~0.78% Carla Perkins : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z199877 [compare], FTDNA kit #630312
~0.39% Bernita Fields : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Lizzie46239
~0.39% Joshua Parsons : AncestryDNA

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Evelyn Jean (Murray) McKelvey (1934-2021)

Wells-10165 and Wells-2233 appear to represent the same person because: I propose that Wells-10165 & Wells-2233 be merged to eliminate a duplication; if this is declined, please provide your source to support your reason.

Evelyn McKelvey (Murray-2307)

posted Jun 16, 2017 by Evelyn Jean (Murray) McKelvey (1934-2021)

Rejected matches › Elizabeth Kane (abt.1783-)

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Elizabeth (Wells) Johnson (1781 - 1850)

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