Sterling Wells (abt. 1793 - 1866)

Born about 1793 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Dillion) Wells — married 31 Oct 1818 in Henry, Virginia

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1866 at about age 73 in Henry County, Virginia

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Biography

Sterling "Starling" Wells, b. Abt. 1791 in Dinwiddie Co., VA., son of Thomas and Mary Wells. In the 1860 census Starling (age 66) was in Henry, Virginia, United States.

^[1] He passed away in Henry Co., Virginia at the age of 75 on 20 JUN 1866.^[2]

Starling is buried at Hodges Cemetery in Fieldale, Henry County, Virginia.

Slaves

In the 1860 census Starling was a slave owner in Henry, Virginia, United States.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 123; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1354; FHL microfilm: 805354; Record number: 4919;
   FamilySearch Record: M41C-G7B (accessed 11 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSF-971T Image number 00127
   Starling Wells (66) in Henry, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
2. ↑ [Virginia, Deaths and Burial Index, 1853-1917]
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 41; Line: 23; FHL microfilm: 000805391; Record number: 498826;
   FamilySearch Record: W2X2-FXZM (accessed 11 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSN-67J Image number 00453
   Starling Wells in Henry, Virginia, United States.

• Death Record - Virginia, Deaths, and Burial Index, 1853-1917; Name: Starling Wells; Spouse: Martha Wells; Accessed - https://www.Ancestry.com FHL Film 31989

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