Ruth A (Caudill) Wells (abt. 1848)

Born about 1848 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

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Biography

Born the daughter of Alfred (Alford) Caudill and "Ora" Sturgill. Ruth married Henry Wells. They had at least the following children: William Wells 1867–

Sarah E. Wells 1871–

R E Wells Oxford 1878–1930

"Arrah, Erry , Oray" Wells 1879–

1850 Census Name: Ruth Caudill Gender: Female Age: 2 Birth Year: abt 1848 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1850: District 2, Letcher, Kentucky, USA Line Number: 16 Dwelling Number: 61 Family Number: 61 Household Members: Name Age Alfred Caudill 26 Arra Caudill 19 Ruth Caudill 2 ^[1]

1860 Census Name: Rutha Candill [Rutha Caudill] Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1848 Gender: Female Birth Place: Kentucky Home in 1860: District, Letcher, Kentucky Post Office: Whitesburg Dwelling Number: 570 Family Number: 570 Attended School: Yes Household Members: Name Age Alfred Candill 40 Arra Candill 26 Rutha Candill 12 Isom Candill 7 Francis Candill 5 William Candill 3 Elizabeth Candill 1^[2]

Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014 Name: Ruthie Caudle Gender: Female Spouse: Henry Wells Child: William Wells Certificate Number: 1941008328^[3]

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1870 Census Name: Ruth Wells Age in 1870: 21 Birth Year: abt 1849 Birthplace: Kentucky Dwelling Number: 111 Home in 1870: Precinct 1, Letcher, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Whitesburg Occupation: Keeping House Cannot Read: Y Cannot Write: Y Inferred Spouse: Henry Wells Inferred Children: William Wells Household Members: Name Age Henry Wells 19 Ruth Wells 21 William Wells ^[5]

In death record of daughter: Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958Name Ruth Candle [Caudill] Gender Female Birth PlaceUSA Spouse Henry Wells Child R E OxfordCertificate Number25302Household Members ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Citation Information Detail Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M432_209; Page: 129A; Image: 542 Source Information Title 1850 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com . Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census
2. ↑ Citation Information Detail Year: 1860; Census Place: District, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 756; Family History Library Film: 803381 Source Information Title 1860 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
3. ↑ Detail Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168173 Source Information Title Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 Author Ancestry.com
4. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DH-LN4Z : 22 July 2021), Henry Wells and Ruth Caudill, 09 Feb 1867; citing Marriage, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,943,336.
5. ↑ Detail Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: M593_481; Page: 355B; Family History Library Film: 545980 Source Information Title 1870 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
6. ↑ Source Citation Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 11 Description Year: 1930, Source Information Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965 [database on-line]. Original data:Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

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