Lewis Delbert Wells (1904 - 1968)

Born 25 Jan 1904 in Wesley Chapel, Saint Leo, Pasco, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lillian Irene (Cooper) Wells — married 1923 in United States

Husband of Ella Mae (McKendree) Wells — married 1937 in Pasco County, Florida, USA

Died 3 Dec 1968 at age 64 in Zephyrhills, Pasco, Florida, United States

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Biography

Lewis Delbert Wells AKA Delbert Lewis Wells BIRTH 25 Jan 1904 Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, Florida, USA DEATH 3 Dec 1968 (aged 64) Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida, USA BURIAL Double Branch Cemetery Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, Florida, USA ^[1]

He was the son of Lewis Wells and Roxie Spivey.

The Tampa Tribune - 04 Dec 1968, Wed

• Louis Delbert Wells, 65, died yesterday at his home in rural Zephyrhills He was a native of Wesley Chapel, where he spent his entire life. He operated a grove caretaking business and a grocery store and was Baptist. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ella Mae Wells; three sons, Robert D. Wells, Lloyd Wells and Roy Burnside, all of Wesley Chapel; four daughters, Mrs. Eloise Weaver, Zephyrhills, Mrs. Lottie Mae Westmark, Mrs. Gwenn Ellerbe and Mrs. Esterlee Boyette, Wesley Chapel; a brother, John Wells, Jacksonville, and a sister, Mrs. Vernon Huffstuttler, Dade City.

Spouses Lillian Irene Cooper Wells 1909–1936 (m. 1923) ^[2][3]

Children

1. Lloyd D Wells 1925-after 1968
2. Mary Eloise Wells 1926-after 1940
3. Gwendolyn Leona Wells Ellerbe 1928–2014
4. Robert D. Wells ?-after 1968
5. James Reed Wells 1934–1934 ^[4]

Spouses Ella Mae McKendree Wells 1900–1996 (m. 1937) ^[5]

1930 Zephyrhills, Pasco, Florida, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Lewis D Wells Head Male 26 Florida

Lillian I Wells Wife Female 21 Florida

Lloyd D Wells Son Male 5 Florida

Mary E Wells Daughter Female 4 Florida

Gwendolyn Wells Daughter Female 1 Florida

1940 Election Precinct 7 Wesley Chapel, Pasco, Florida, United States ^[6]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Lewis Delbert Wells Head Male 37 Florida

Ella Mae Wells WIFE Female 39 Florida

Lloyd Wells SON Male 15 Florida

Roy Burnside, Jr Stepson Male 15 Florida

Eloise Wells Daughter Female 14 Florida

Gwendolyn Wells DAU Female 11 Florida

Esther Lee Burnside Stepdaughter Female 11 Florida

Sources

1. ↑ Lewis Delbert Wells Find A Grave: Memorial #8976201
2. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23CT-Y8P : 22 February 2021), Delbert Wells and Irene Cooper, 1923; citing Marriage, Pasco, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 1,901,760.
3. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPSX-J2Z : 23 February 2021), L. D. Wells in entry for Lillian Irene Wells, 1936.
4. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NXH-9C2M : 15 August 2022), Lewis D Wells in entry for Dee Wells, 1934.
5. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZC-PQ7 : 22 February 2021), Delbert Wells and Ella Mae Burnside, 17 Dec 1937; citing Marriage, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,723.
6. ↑ 1940 Election Precinct 7 Wesley Chapel, Pasco, Florida, United States https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTCX-G46

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVKY-7XB : accessed 28 November 2022), Delbert Wells in household of L R Wells, Wesley Chapel, Pasco, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 134, sheet 1A, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 166; FHL microfilm 1,374,179.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SBMS-L6Z : accessed 28 November 2022), Lewis D Wells, Zephyrhills, Pasco, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 3A, line 24, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 327; FHL microfilm 2,340,062.

SEE ALSO: Lewis Reed Wells https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M2C9-6MR