Lydia Margaret (Tubbs) Wells (1827 - 1891)

Born 31 Dec 1827 in Oxford, Chenango, NY

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Ralph Wells — married about 1844 in Chenango, NY

Descendants

Died 29 Jul 1891 at age 63 in Greene, Chenango, NY

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Biography

Lydia was born on 31 December 1827 in Oxford, Chenango, New York.^[1] Her parents are unknown at this time.

Lydia married Daniel Wells sometime before 1845. In 1855, she is living in Oxford, Chenango, New York with her husband, who is a miller. She is taking care of her five children including an eight month old infant.^[2] By 1860, she has given birth to two more children. Her oldest, Mary, is working as a domestic and Jane is missing from the household ^[3] Over the next five years, two more children are born. Lydia's daughter, Mary, has married but is still residing at home.^[4] Over the next five years, Mary, Hosea, Theana, Samuel, and Daniel all move out to start their own families. Lydia has had two more children leaving her caring for the five youngest.^[5] By 1875, Jesse, Catherine, and Margaret have moved out. Lydia is living with her husband and the two youngest children, Cora and William.^[6]Her household becomes busy again when Daniel Jr returns home with his wife, Sarah, and their two children. Her husband, Daniel Sr, has retired from being a miller and is farming.^[7] A year after the 1880 Census, her husband, Daniel Sr, passed away.

She passed away in 1891. ^[8][1]

Children

1. Mary Wells b. 1845 ^[2]
2. Jane Eliza Wells b. 1846 ^[2]
3. Hosea Wells b. 1849 ^[2]
4. Theana Wells b. 1851 ^[2]
5. Samuel Wells b. 1855 ^[2]
6. Daniel Wells Jr b 1856 ^[3]
7. Jesse Wells b. 1854 ^[4]
8. Catherine Wells b.1858 ^[3]
9. Margaret Wells b. 1863^[4]
10. Cora Wells b. 1866^[5]
11. William Wells b. 1869^[5]

Notes

FindaGrave lists her birth place as Coventry, Chenango, New York. However Coventry was not formed until 1843. It was created from Oxford, Chenango, New York.^[9]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG1-7YQG : 11 July 2016), Lydia Margaret Tubbs Wells, 1891; Burial, Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States of America, Mount Hope Cemetery; citing record ID 134022943, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63L-FWR : 13 March 2018), Lydia M Wills in household of Dan R Wills, Oxford, Chenango, New York, United States; citing p. , line #18, family #96, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 819,850.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQF-QKH : 14 December 2017), Lydia Wells in entry for Dan R Wells, 1860.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-F5VS : 10 March 2018), Lydia A Wells in household of Dan Wells, District 01, Oxford, Chenango, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 26, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8FD-RZC : 13 June 2019), Lydia Wells in entry for Daniel Wells, 1870.
6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZR-BHV : 11 March 2018), Lyla M Wells in household of Dan R Wells, Oxford, Chenango, New York, United States; citing p. 4, line 16, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 819,852.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZ6-HFG : 20 August 2017), Lydia Wells in entry for Dan R Wells, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 107, sheet 299B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0818; FHL microfilm 1,254,818.
8. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Lynn Sherwood, Wednesday, September 3, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
9. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford,_New_York