James
Aran
Wells
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Jehiel Wells
and Sarah (Williams) Wells
Brother of
Mary Wells, Benjamin Olcott Wells, Amanda Wells, Thomas Wells, Elijah Wells, Edwin Wells, John Wells, Alice (Wells) Madden and David Wells
Husband of
Mathilda (Byam) Wells
— married
24 Dec 1863 in Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada
Father of
Jesse A. Wells
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2020
This page has been accessed 60 times.
Biography
James married Matilda Byam on Dec 24 1863. The couple had a daughter Jessie. He married second, Adelia E. Chamberlain in Michigan in 1893. His daughter Jessie is listed living with him on the 1910 census, age 40.
Sources
- "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2T1-B6QC : 17 March 2018), James A Wells and Matilda Byam, 24 Dec 1863; citing Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,064.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWS1-CFS : 26 August 2017), James A Wells, Midland, Midland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 224, sheet 227A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,595.
- "Michigan State Census, 1894," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKZ-P6C : 12 March 2018), James A Wells, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing p. 531, State Archives, Lansing; FHL microfilm 955,810.
- "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKD-ZXF : 17 January 2020), James A. Wells, 1893.
- "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3N5-K2Y : 2 April 2020), Jehiel Wells in entry for James A. Wells and Adelia E. Chamberlain, 22 Feb 1893; citing Marriage, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207818.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLTV-Z6S : accessed 8 April 2020), James A Wells, Detroit Ward 5, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 77, sheet 3A, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 682; FHL microfilm 1,374,695.
Is James your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of James's DNA have taken a DNA test.
No known carriers of James's DNA have taken a DNA test.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Rejected matches › James Edward Wells (1836-1898)
Featured National Park champion connections: James is 14 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 11 degrees from George Catlin, 17 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 22 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 12 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 14 degrees from Stephen Mather, 19 degrees from Kara McKean, 17 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 26 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.