William Henry Wells (abt. 1839 - bef. 1930)

Born about 1839 in Rock Sound, Bahamas

Husband of Marguerite (Symonette) Wells — married [date unknown] in Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas

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William Wells is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

Wiliam was born at Rock Sound, The Bahamas, around 1839.

Sp. 1: Sarah Watkins Wells birth: 1837 death: 14 January 1872 Rock Sound, Bahamas

They had 3 children:

Mary Elizabeth Wells b. 12 Jan 1867, , Eleuthera, Bahamas

Wm. W. Wells b 30 Jan 1869, Eleuthera, Bahamas, Death of fever, age 1 mo 11 days on 12 Mar 1869 Eleuthera

Unnamed Female b. 22 Feb 1870, Eleuthera, Bahamas Father's Name Wm. H. Wells. Laborer, Mother's Name Sarah Watkins Wells

Sp. 2: Margaret Symonette

Their children:

Unnamed male; 24 Sept 1874, Rock Sound, Bahamas

William and Margaret immigrated in 1887

in the US, William made his living as a tobacco stripper

In the US Census of 1900, they had 5 living children, 2 deceased:

1. Marion Julia Shepperd, 22 Married to ? b 12 Mar 1878 Bahamas (she had 2 living children, 1 deceased but they are not named in the census)

2. Willie - William Henry Jr. 21 Single b. Oct or 11 April 1879 Bahamas, employed as a sponger Might this be his grave? http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145417711

3. James Sampson 20 Single b. Jan 1880 or 11 Jun 1881 Bahamas, employed as a sponger

4. Lila 15 b. Feb 1885 Bahamas

5.Lillian 13 b. Jun or 23 Feb 1887 Florida

Were they also the parents of of Margaret Wells b. 16 Feb 1877, Bahamas d. 15 Jan 1937, lived at 1110 Elgin St. Key West, Florida, m J.T. Felton Was this the daughter born to Sarah Watkins but with a mistaken birthdate? Her death record says her father was Wm. H. Wells.

Related? William Francis Wells Spouse's Name Lissetta Tedder Event Date 13 Apr 1877 Event Place Key West, Monroe, Florida

Sources

Sarah Watkins death: "Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDZ-88TV : 3 August 2015), Sarah Wells, 1872.

• Florida Deaths

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M36C-FLC : 20 January 2015), Margaret Wills in household of Wm Wills, Key West city Ward 3, Monroe, Florida, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,174.