Harriet (Wells) Runnels (1847 - 1924)

Born 1847 in Dale County, Alabama, United States

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Died 1924 at about age 77 in Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Harriet (Wells) Runnels is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

Harriet Wells was born in Aug 1847 in Dale County, Alabama, USA as the first child of Larkin A. Wells and Rachael Dilmore. She died in Jun 1924 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 76).

She had nine siblings, namely: Asberry, John Larkin, William Augustus, Henry T., Francis Marion, Jasper L, Willis Augustus, Mary Jane, and Martha Ann.

When she was 20, she married Samuel Runnels, son of Elias Runnels and Patience Floyd, about 1868 in Mississippi, USA.

Harriet Wells lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1860. She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1870 (Age: 24; Census Post Office: MT Zion). She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 34; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 62; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother). Race: (White)

She was buried in Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery). ^[1]

Samuel Runnels and Harriet Wells had the following children:

1. James F. Runnels was born about 1869 in Mississippi, USA. He died (before 1965).
2. Cela Runnels was born about 1870 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 08, 1929.
3. Johnnie Calvin Runnels was born on May 05, 1872 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 13, 1950 (Age at Death: 77). He married Margaret Ann Adcock on Mar 06, 1892 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
4. Samuel Runnels was born about 1874 in Mississippi, USA. He died in 1907.
5. Loney Colin Runnels was born on Aug 12, 1880 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 24, 1963 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 82). He married Ellen Adcock in 1902.
6. Anna Elizabeth "Betty" Runnels was born in 1883 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 12, 1927 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (a local hospital ; ).
7. Mary Jane Runnels was born on Jun 02, 1887 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 14, 1965 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Ellisville Hospital ; Age at Death: 78). She married Duncan Fairley Cockrell in 1902 (based upon 1910 census).
8. Charles Sylvester Runnels was born on Mar 05, 1890 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 06, 1968 (Age at Death: 78). He married Pearlie James on Nov 18, 1927 in Chicot County, Arkansas, USA.
9. Archie Mathew Runnels was born on Jun 08, 1894 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. He died on Aug 27, 1963 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Jackson Community Hospital; Age at Death: 69).

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64969794/harriet-runnels: accessed 12 November 2022), memorial page for Harriet Wells Runnels (Aug 1847–Jun 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64969794, citing Sharon Cemetery, Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616) .