Newsletter #30???????????? ?????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????/span>June 2002
Aaron Wells and Ruth
Wiggins were married 31 July (bond), 3 August (ministers return), 1790.
Children: Nathan, Elizabeth A., Rachel E., Drucilla & Ruama, Sarah Sally?W.,
Nancy, William W., Robert, John W., Ruth, Aaron, Mary Polly? Daniel &
Uriah.?
REMINDER!
Wells Family Reunion
Sunday, July 21, 2002
11:00 a.m.?:00 p.m.
North Central 4-H Center
Carlisle, Kentucky
New Web Site Address
The Aaron and Ruth (Wiggins)
Family Association has a new URL:
http://frontierfolk.org/wells.htm
Among the new features is a
map of Robertson County showing the location of Aarons plantation?on the
southern boundary. You can right click the mouse on the image to save it to disk
or print it in color.
Database Update
Also visit our
Four-Generation database at RootsWeb:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wellswiggins
It is updated twice a year at
the same time the newsletter comes out. To get your own updated report of the
earliest generations of our family, just choose Aaron from the database and
click on Register?
DNA Project
To check the current status
of the Wells Family DNA Project, visit the Wells Research Associations web
site at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/dnaproje/dnaproj1.html
Were still anxiously
awaiting the results.?
Dear Cousins,
Once again we are looking
forward to our yearly celebration. Please make every effort to attend our
Family Reunion on Sunday, July 21, 2002. Many of you come with much enthusiasm.
We hope you can encourage other member of your family to attend.
We look forward to our silent
auction again and hope you can bring one of your treasures to add to the
collection.
We thank those of you who
have made contributions to our Treasury during the year and welcome any
donations to our Association. The amount in our Treasury now is $801.69. We
will owe for publishing this newsletter and renting the 4-H Facility for the
Reunion.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Jo Wells
Secretary/Treasurer
Welcome to all the new
subscribers to our newsletter, and thanks to all of you who have contributed
items and information: Marilyn Armstrong, Donald Claypool, Virginia Daniels,
Brenda Derr, Helen Duncan, Connie Hazletine, Edward Henry, Sue Mason, Jane
Roane, Eddie Weeks, Gladys Wells and Nicky Wells.
Please remember to send your
news, updates, pictures, and other items of family or historical interest to me
at:
Newsletter Editor
131 Robinhood Drive
San Francisco, CA?94127-1626
My email address is
<straube@earthlink.net>.
And if you move, please dont
forget to let me know about changes of address.?Im always glad to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Patricia Roane Straube
Newsletter Editor
Lineage Links
Descendants of Nathan Wells
Sallie M. Wells, daughter of William R. Wells and Margaret W.
Hill, and granddaughter of Nathan Wells and Jane Guffin, appears on page
51 of The Heritage of Aaron Wells and Ruth Wiggins. Eddie Joe Weeks, her
grandson, got in touch with me and updated his family's information.?Those with "+" are known to have
left descendants.
[69]. 1.??Sallie
Maud Wells b. 28 Sep 1871, Kentucky, (daughter of William R. Wells
and Margaret W. Hill) m. 24 Mar 1908, in Robertson Co., KY, Edgar
Bruce Wheatley, b. abt 1874, Kentucky, (son of Jefferson Allen Wheatley
and Martha Jane Jefferson). Sallie died 9 Mar 1935, Cincinnati, Hamilton
Co., OH buried: Shannon Cemetery, Mason Co., KY.
???????????????????Children:
??????+2.? Eland
Hamshire Wheatley b. 7 Jan 1909, Robertson Co., KY, m. Ned Wilbur
Swearingen, b. 25 Jan 1905, Brown Co., OH, (son of Samuel Swearingen
and Cora Wagner) d. _ May 1968, Russellville, Brown Co., OH.?Eland died 22 May 1990, Russellville, Brown
Co., OH, buried: Linwood Cemetery, Russellville, OH.
???????/span>+ 3.? Eddie Bruce Wheatley b. 28 Sep 1911,
Robertson Co., KY, m. (1) William Eddie Weeks, b. 10 Oct 1908, Russellville,
Brown Co., OH, d. 15 Feb 1950, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, buried: Linwood
Cemetery, Russellville, OH, m. (2) Wallace Marshall Wilson.?Eddie died 26 Oct 1997, Georgetown, Brown
Co., OH, buried: Linwood Cemetery, Russellville, OH.
???????/span>+ 4.? Sybil Dean Wheatley b. 7 Mar 1915,
Sardis, Mason Co., KY, m. Lloyd Kinder, b. 14 Apr 1913,?d. 25 Nov 1991, Ripley, Brown Co., OH.?Sybil died 12 May 2001, Ripley, Brown Co.,
OH, buried: Linwood Cemetery, Russellville, OH.
Descendants of Sally W. Wells
Evidence continues to mount
that the husband of Aaron and Ruths daughter, Sally W. Wells, was William
Evans, son of Caleb Evans and Elizabeth Wiggins. Last week Don Claypool sent me
a copy of Caleb Evans' will which was written January 13, 1836 and probated
August 27, 1836 in Pickaway Co., Ohio.?
Here are the relevant sections:
---Fourthly, I give and
devise unto my son William and his heirs, two sons, Aaron and Eleazor,
the east third of the half section 25, T. 3, R. 15, in Licking County Ohio
containing about 115 acres with the improvements, be the same, more or less and
the said William's three daughters Elizabeth, Ruth and Rebecca, one
hundred and fifty dollars to be divided equally between each, to be paid by my
executors when they usually become of age.
---Tenthly, I give and
devise unto my three granddaughters, children of my son William Viz.
Elizabeth one half of the south east quarter of section no. 16 in T no. 3.
R. 15 in Licking County Ohio, containing 80 acres, be the same more or less,
with the improvements and the other half of said lot to be divided equally
between the other two viz. Ruth and Rebecca.
As would be expected, there
were children named Aaron and Ruth. This land turns out to be in Monroe
Township, Licking Co., Ohio. It appears that when the courthouse burned in
1875, though the marriage records were destroyed, the deed records were saved.
They have been microfilmed by the LDS
Church and are at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. We hope to be
able to research these records and see when the land was sold or deeded and,
just as with Sally W. Wells Evans in the Nicholas Co., Kentucky 1845 deed, find
out where the children went and who the girls married. Stay tuned for further
exciting developments.
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Descendants of Daniel Wells
Mariah Wells, daughter
of Daniel Wells and Lucinda Collins, appears on page 45 of The
Heritage of Aaron Wells and Ruth Wiggins with husband, John W. Durren and
only one child, Aquilla Hildreth Durren. Subsequent information has
shown that his name was John Hildreth Durrum (a variation of Durham)
and the 1880 Census of Robertson County indicates that they had four daughters
as well. Recently, a fellow researcher, Sue Mason, wrote me that she is a
descendant of a second son, Parker Patrick Durrum (He was working
outside the home in 1880.)
On July 26, 1886, in
Cincinnati, Parker Patrick Durrum enlisted in Co. F, 11th Infantry
of the U.S. Army. He served at Fort Yates, Dakota Territory for one year, and
was then transferred to Plattsburg Barracks, Madison Barracks, and Fort
Niagara, all in New York State, where he was discharged on July 25, 1891. He
remained in the area where he met and married his wife, Sophronia Baker, just
across the border in Vermont. He later received an Army Pension and was buried
in Arlington National Cemetery. Here is an update of the family of Mariah Wells
and John Hildreth Durrum. Those marked with "+" are known to have
left descendants.??
[50.] 1.Mariah
Wells b. 24 Sep 1834, Nicholas Co., KY, (daughter of Daniel Wells and
Lucinda Collins) m. 2 Mar 1857, in Nicholas Co., KY, John Hildreth
Durrum, b. 20 Mar 1836, Bracken Co., KY, d. 18 Mar 1903, Nicholas Co., KY,
buried: Standiford Graveyard, Nicholas Co., KY.?Mariah died 1 Jan 1885, Nicholas Co., KY, buried: Standiford
Graveyard, Nicholas Co., KY.
???????????????????Children:
??????/span>+? 2.?????Aquilla Hildreth Durrum b. 1
Feb 1858.
??????/span>+? 3.?????Parker Patrick Durrum b. 14 Jun
1860.
????????4.?????Hannah Lucy Durrum b. 20 Jun
1862, Kentucky, m. 14 Dec 1887, in Robertson Co., KY,James Terry.
????????5.?????Sally Durrum b. 17 Sep 1866,
Kentucky, m. Harvey May.?Sally died 29
Mar 1903, of typhoid fever.
????????6.?????Ann Durrum b. 23 May 1869,
Kentucky.
????????7.?????Jennie Durrum b. 17 Jun 1871,
Kentucky, d. 17 Mar 1903, of typhoid fever, buried: Standiford Graveyard,
Nicholas Co., KY.
Second Generation
2.???? Aquilla Hildreth Durrum b. 1 Feb
1858, Nicholas Co., KY, m. 17 Dec 1884, in Robertson Co., KY, Minerva
Elizabeth Bratton, b. 11 May 1864, Nicholas Co., KY, (daughter of James
S. Bratton and Louisa E. Asbury) d. 26 May 1956, Myers, Nicholas
Co., KY, buried: Carlisle Cemetery, Nicholas Co., KY.?Aquilla died 1 Dec 1931, Carlisle, Nicholas Co., KY.
???????????????????Children:
????????8.???? Emma
Durrum m. (1) ___ Vice, m. (2) ___ Gather.
????????9.???? John
Berry Durham b. 1887, Nicholas Co., KY, d. 1 Feb 1959, Indianapolis, Marion
Co., IN.
?????+??10.??? Betty
Von Durrum b. abt 1889, m. Marvin Edward Shrout, b. 30 Jul 1884,
Nicholas Co., KY, (son of John Milton Shrout and Alice Letiece Jones)
d. 6 Jan 1954, Nicholas Co., KY, buried: Carlisle Cemetery, Nicholas Co.,
KY.?Betty died 17 Jul 1963, Bourbon
Co., KY.
??????/span>+? 11.??? Joseph
Hardy Durrum b. 27 Nov 1891, m. Lillian Lee Castleberry, b. 18 Sep
1900, (daughter of James Castleberry) d. 7 Dec 1978, Cookeville, Putnam
Co., TN.?Joe died 16 Feb 1966,
Tennessee.
??????/span>+? 12.??? Myrtle
Mae Durrum b. abt 1892, m. (1) Frank J. Berry, b. 1892, d. 5 Nov
1964, Grant Co., KY, buried: Carlisle Cemetery, Nicholas Co., KY, m. (2) ___
Tapp.?Myrtle died 4 Dec 1953,
Nicholas Co., KY.
??????/span>+? 13.??? Sophia
Maria Durrum b. 22 Sep 1894, Myers, Nicholas Co., KY, m. 11 Apr 1927, in
Paris,?Bourbon Co., KY, Arnold
Clayville Bowen, b. 10 Apr 1904, Myers, Nicholas Co., KY, (son of?Taylor Bowen and Belle Clayville)
d. 10 Apr 1978, Carlisle, Nicholas Co., KY.?
Sophia died 29 Nov 1972, Myers Station, Nicholas Co., KY.
3.???? Parker Patrick Durrum b. 14 Jun
1860, Meyersville, Nicholas Co., KY, m. Sophronia Baker, b. 15 Oct 1866,
Grand Isle, VT, d. 1943.?Parker died 16
Feb 1930, Poultney, VT, buried: Arlington National Cemetery.
???????????????????Children:
????????14.??? Bertha
May Durrum b. 1891, d. 1891.
?????+??15.??? Justina
Maria Durrum b. 1893, m. Charles Demarse, b. 1882, d. 1967.?Justina died 1970.
?????+??16.??? Geneva Nevada Durrum b. 1894, m. LeRoy
E. Giffin, b. 1890, d. 1966.?Geneva
died 1919.
?????+??17.??? Della Daisy Durrum b. 1896, m. (1)
Hastings Gray, d. 1920, m. (2) Charles Long.
?????+??18.??? Daniel
Aquilla Durrum b. 1898, m. Bessie Hutchins, b. 1898, d. 1975.?Daniel died 1977.
?????+??19.??? Mary Eva Durrum b. 1900, m. Charles
Wickson, b. 1878.?Mary died 1969.
?????+ ? 20.??? Charles Lewis Durrum b. 1903, m. Catherine
Agnes Jemery, b. 1903, d. 1992. Charles d. 1988.
????????21.??? Wicker
Durrum b. 1904, d. 1920.
?????+??22.??? Emma
Keith Durrum b. 1906, m. Harold Arthur Graves, b. 1903, d.
1983.?Emma died 1990.
????????23.??? Fred
Andrew Durrum b. 1908, d. 1908.
?????+??24.??? Sophronia Alice Durrum b. 1910, m.
Stanley Francis Dorand, b. 1909, d. 1994.?Sophronia died 1977.
Ora H. Wells, son of John
Milton Wells and Sarah Eliza Fowle, grandson of Daniel Wells and
Lucinda Collins, appears on page 66 of The Heritage of Aaron Wells
and Ruth Wiggins. Thanks to Gladys Wells, widow of Herman Lancaster Wells,
for sending a substantial update of information about his family. Those marked
with "+" are known to have left descendants.??
[145.] 1.?Ora
Harkins Wells b. 21 Sep 1885, (son of John Milton Wells and Sarah
Eliza Fowle) m. 3 Feb 1909, in Carlisle, Nicholas Co., KY, Elizabeth
Miller, b. 14 Apr 1887, (daughter of Joseph Miller and Cora Alice
_____) d. 14 Dec 1969, Bourbon Co., KY, buried: Carlisle Cemetery, Nicholas
Co., KY.?Ora died 8 Sep 1966, Bourbon
Co., KY, buried: Carlisle Cemetery, Nicholas Co., KY.
???????????????????Children:
???????/span>+ 2.???? Julian Wells b. 5 May 1910,?m. Dorothy McCracken.
????????3.???? Mary
Alice Wells b. 17 Jan 1912, m. (1) Adrian C. Hamm, b. abt 1914, d.
27 Oct 1962, Fayette Co., KY, m. (2) Willard N. Harney, b. 18 Mar 1914,
d. 9 Aug 1986, Fayette Co., KY.?Mary
died 4 Feb 1994, Bourbon Co., KY, buried: Lexington, Fayette Co., KY.?No issue.
???????/span>+ 4.???? Claude H. Wells b. 12 Sep 1913, Nicholas Co., KY, m.
11 Mar 1939, in Wilmore, KY, Mayme Clay Calvert, b. 12 Feb 1919,
Nicholas Co., KY, d. 26 Nov 1991, Bourbon Co., KY.?Claude died 25 Jun 1989,
Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, buried: Lexington, Fayette Co., KY.
????????5.???? Maurice
"Jack" Wells b. 22 Apr 1915, m. Dorothy Glover.?Maurice died 4 Dec 1984, Phoenix, Maricopa
Co., AZ, buried: Glendale Westhaven Park, Phoenix, AZ.?No issue.
???????/span>+ 6.???? Herman Lancaster Wells b. 28 Apr 1918, m. 11 Apr
1942, Gladys Earl Dailey.?Herman
died 30 Dec 1986, Fayette Co., KY, buried: Cynthiana, Harrison Co., KY.
????????7.???? Willard
Wells b. 15 Jan 1920, d. 28 Aug 1982, Paris, Bourbon Co., KY.
???????/span>+ 8.???? Willa Jean Wells b. 30 Sep 1928, m. 24 Sep 1949, Cecil
McCall, b. 5 May 1923, d. 2 Mar 1991, Fayette Co., KY.