Chester Cleveland Wells (1903 - 1985)

Born 8 Aug 1903 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

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Chester Wells is buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery.

Biography

Chester Cleveland Wells was born on Aug 08, 1903 in Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Francis Marion Wells and [[Adioline Earline White.

He had three siblings, namely: Effa L, Clifton, and Luanna.

He died on Mar 11, 1985 (Age at Death: 81).

Chester Cleveland Wells was buried in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery). ^[1]

He was employed as a Storekeeper. Race: (White) He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA in 1930 (Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA in 1935. He lived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 37; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

Chester Cleveland Wells and Ona Gates had the following children:

1. Chester Wells Jr.
2. Hazel Iren Wells.
3. Luther M Wells.
4. Catherine Wells.

Sources

1. ↑ See Findagrave - Chester Cleveland Wells

• Headstone
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYP8-VHX : accessed 6 February 2016), Chester Wells, Ward 2, New Orleans, New Orleans City, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-22, sheet 13B, family 441, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1417.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMRC-68S : accessed 6 February 2016), Chester Welles, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTX-Y24 : accessed 6 February 2016), Chester Wells in household of Francis M Wells, Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-WTB : accessed 6 February 2016), Chester Wells in household of Frances Wells, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 5A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.

• Children School Records
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6W-3B63 : accessed 6 February 2016), Chester Wells in entry for Catherine Wells, 1929; citing School enrollment, , Newton, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6W-3B69 : accessed 6 February 2016), Chester Wells in entry for Chester Wells, 1929; citing School enrollment, , Newton, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.