William
Thomas
Wells
Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William H. Wells
and Sarah (Prater) Wells
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Miller) Wells
— married
before Dec 1859 in Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 70
in Morgan, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2021
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Biography
William was born in 1826. He passed away in 1902.
Marriage date is based on William T. Wells living in Kentucky in 1850 US Census and living with his parents. Sarah Jane Miller was living in West, Columbiana County, Ohio in 1850 with her parents. In the 1860 US Census both William T. and Sarah Jane were living together in Zif, Wayne County, Illinois with the 2 month old daughter Ellen Wells. So the married date is estimated at before Dec 1859.
US Census Information
1860 US Census in Sangamon County, Illinois, USA William Wells (28) was living with his wife Sarah J. Wells (31).[1]
1870 US Census in Flora, Clay County, Illinois, USA Tom Wells (37) was living with his wife Sarah J Wells (31) and their two children Sarah E. (10) and Samuel E (5).[2]
1880 US Census in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA William Thomas Wells (54) was living with his wife Sarah J Wells (38) and their four children: Sarah E. (19), Samuel E. (16), William L. (10), and Maggie A. (2).[3]
Sources
- ↑ 1860; Census Place: District 16, Sangamon, Illinois; Page: 315; Family History Library Film: 803226, "1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009, Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70327752/person/34211642518/facts
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64N-5YQ : 29 May 2021), Tom Wells, 1870.
- ↑ 1880; Census Place: MT Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 215; Page: 519C; Enumeration District: 049, "1880 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010, Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70327752/person/34211642518/facts
- Personal information about William T. Wells provided by his 2nd great grandson Steven Wells
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Roger Wells
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, FTDNA kit #B12589 - Steven Wells :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M223, FTDNA kit #B685690, MitoYDNA ID T18993 [compare]
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~6.25%
Steven Wells :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Angie (Gilliam) McCall :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member angie65459
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~0.78%
David Adkins :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dbadkins1
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