1. | WELLS, Virgil was born in 1821 in Perry, Illinois, USA (son of WELLS, Elijah and FORD, Sarah); died in 1856. Virgil married BEARD, Nancy Jane on 21 Nov 1844. Nancy was born about 1817. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | WELLS, Elijah was born about 1784 in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA (son of WELLS, Lewis and BATES, Elizabeth); died on 2 Nov 1868 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA. Elijah married FORD, Sarah on 10 Oct 1808 in Christian, Kentucky, USA. Sarah was born in 1793 in South Carolina, USA; died about 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | FORD, Sarah was born in 1793 in South Carolina, USA; died about 1860.
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4. | WELLS, Lewis was born on 22 Jun 1750 in Edgefield District, Greenville, South Carolina, USA; died on 12 Aug 1846 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA; was buried in St Johns, Perry, Illinois, USA. Notes: Buried: Lewis married BATES, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in 1750 in Virginia, USA; died on 4 Oct 1846 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA; was buried in St Johns, Perry, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | BATES, Elizabeth was born in 1750 in Virginia, USA; died on 4 Oct 1846 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA; was buried in St Johns, Perry, Illinois, USA. Notes: "...It must have been about the time of the Revolution that little Elizabeth Bates was stolen by the Indians. She was 12, the oldest of five children. Her parents had gone to a clear spot in the South Carolina wilderness where they had raised a crop. The group was preparing to return to the settlement, fearing an Indian attack. The father was helping the mother mount a horse when a war whoop broke the stillness.
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