Scrap (Sullivan) Wells (1907 - 1982)

Born 18 Jun 1907 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 May 1982 at age 74 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Scrap Sullivan was born on Jun 18, 1907 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the tenth child of Henderson Sullivan and Ellen Sullivan.

She had twelve siblings, namely: Willoughby Aaron Sr., John Ellis, Kiley Thames, Mack, James Felix, Minnie, Louisa, Victoria, Henry C, Lillian, Climmie, and William Chapman.

She died on May 06, 1982 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 74). ^[1]

When she was 16, she married Alonzo Wells about 1924 (based upon 1930 census).

Scrap Sullivan lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920. She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 22; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in Rural, Smith, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 32; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Concord Baptist Church Cemetery). ^[2]

Alonzo Wells ^[3] and Scrap Sullivan had the following children:

1. Elton Kerney Wells was born on May 05, 1927. He died on Dec 09, 1928 (Age at Death: 19 mos). ^{[4] [5]}
2. Nelson Wells was born on Jan 17, 1931 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 18, 2015 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 84). ^[6]
3. Edith J Wells was born about 1934 in Mississippi, USA. She was living in 2015. She married Joseph Carroll Sellers on Aug 22, 1954 (date on headstone).

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Scrap Sullivan Wells Clipped from The Magee Courier, 13 May 1982, Thu, 34
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG2-7TMD : accessed 24 July 2015), Scrap S. Wells, 1982; Burial, Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, Concord Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 127239336, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127239336.
3. ↑ Obituary for Alonzo Wells Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 19 Dec 1970, Sat, Page 4
4. ↑ Headstone Inscription: BABY Elton Kerney Son of Mr. & Mrs. A. Wells Jr May 5, 1927 - Dec 9, 1928
5. ↑ In Memoriam of Elton Kerney Wells Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 25 Apr 1929, Thu, Page 3
6. ↑ Obituary for Nelson Wells Clipped from The Magee Courier, 22 Oct 2015, Thu, Page 06

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLD4-66F : accessed 24 July 2015), Scrap Wells, May 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGC-SBD : accessed 24 July 2015), Scrap Wells in household of Alonzo Wells, Mount Olive, Beat 4, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-10, sheet 8B, family 153, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2019.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MD-WQ5 : accessed 24 July 2015), Serap Wells in household of Alonzo Wells, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0010, sheet 12A, family 239, line 49, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-RKS : accessed 24 July 2015), Scrap Sullivan in household of Hinderson Sullivan, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 17A, family 234, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,894.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-2VW : accessed 24 July 2015), Scora Sullivan in household of Hennson Sullivan, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 7A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,772.