Violet Ruth (Long) Wells (1927 - 2018)

Born 24 Apr 1927 in Giles, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Harry Wells Jr. — married 17 Feb 1949 in Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 2018 at age 91 in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Violet (Long) Wells has Dutch Ancestry

Violet (Long) Wells was born in Tennessee.

Violet (Long) Wells was a Hoosier.

Violet was a Genealogist

Violet was born on 24 Apr 1927 in Giles County, Tennessee.

She married James Harry Wells Jr. in February of 1949. They had 4 children.

Violet and Harry moved several times, residing in Tennessee, Toledo Ohio, and then New Castle, Indiana.

Violet worked in a factory as well as a quality inspector in a factory that sewed dresses.

She died from complications of Dementia. She passed away on 27 Nov 2018 in New Castle, Indiana, surrounded by her family. She is buried in Green Hills Memory Gardens in New Castle, next to Harry, just a field over from the family home that they owned, which is still in the possession of the family. See her obituary below for more information. A photo of her headstone is attached to this listing.

Research

A marriage record from Nevada in 1981 continues to show up. I believe this may be a vow renewal of some kind, as they married well before their children were born. I will have to ask one of their children to see if I can clarify it.

UPDATE ON VEGAS LICENSE: After talking to their children and Violet's siblings, no one was sure what this was. There was a trip out west that everyone remembers. So, I got certified copies of the Vegas license. It's real and it's their handwriting. Consensus among the family is that my grandparents were not able to get a copy of their original license and perhaps needed one for SS or Pension reasons. I have spoken to the clerk of the county where they were married in 1949 and also an alternate county and neither county has a certificate on record. They definitely had a wedding in 1949, as the surviving siblings remember it. We believe the paperwork was lost or never filed and this was my grandma's solution to the problem. I guess that's how we got our problem solving abilities!
- Jessika (Denney) Feltz, 11 Aug 2020

Parents: Confirmed via Census records
Name: Confirmed via Census records
Birthdate and Location: Confirmed by statement of granddaughter
Spouse: Confirmed by statement of granddaughter, see notes above about marriage license.
Marriage Date and Location: Confirmed by statement of sister, see notes above about marriage license.
Children: Four Children, Confirmed by statement of granddaughter and obituary
Death Date and Location: Confirmed by headstone and obituary

Obituary

Violet Ruth Wells, 91, of New Castle, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Heritage House Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family.

Violet loved her Tennessee roots and shared her memories often. She married her loving husband, Harry Wells, in February 1949 and came to the New Castle area in 1956 with their young children. Violet worked for many years as seamstress and inspector at Huntington Industries until they closed. Violet was a prolific flower gardener and had an extraordinary green thumb. She was a bright light in this world and had a great zest for life. She was very involved in her community and was known for her positive attitude. Violet enjoyed her country home, flea market finds and researching her family genealogy.

Those left to cherish her memory include her four children, Jimmi (Chuck) Berkey of North Vernon, Mike (Amy) Wells of Selma, Steve Wells of Mooreland and Sherry (Don) Denney of New Castle; five grandchildren, Chris Wells, Amanda Bryant, Ryan Berkey, Amber Santee and Jessika Feltz; two sisters, Helen Stone and Glenda Baker both of Tennessee along with many great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Violet was preceded in death by her husband, James Harry Wells, Jr.; parents, Howard and Gradie Long; brothers, Brice Long, Ronald Long and James Long; one sister, Martha Long and two daughters-in-law, Lynn D. Wells and Julia A. Wells.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at First Christian Church, 2000 Bundy Avenue in New Castle with Rev. Alecia Gross officiating. Family will receive friends from 1 - 3 p.m. prior to the service at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made in Violet’s memory to the First Christian Church, 2000 Bundy Avenue, New Castle, IN 47362 with envelopes available at the church.

Burial will be held in Green Hills Memory Gardens on Monday, December 3, 2018.

Sources

CENSUS

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPW1-6S5 : accessed 24 July 2020), Violet R Long in household of William N Johnson, District 05, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 7A, line 17, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2248; FHL microfilm 2,341,982.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZC-K84 : 26 November 2019), Violet Long in household of Howard Long, Civil District 5, Maury, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-12, sheet 11A, line 12, family 206, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3920.

MARRIAGE

• "Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV5Z-CPS : 20 September 2019), Harry Wells and Violet Ruth Long, 1981.

PUBLIC RECORDS

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJHN-N3XC : 14 May 2020), Violet Wells, 1997.

DEATH OF SPOUSE

• Obituary: The Star Press; Publication Date: 2/ Dec/ 2001; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/253873772/?article=b50586fb-7810-47d7-a8ee-ffd33d04010d&focus=0.20405875,0.36704043,0.36636767,0.4883667&xid=2378

DEATH

• Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195042326/violet-ruth-wells