
Person Info
John E. Wells: Birth: 28 FEB 1868 in , Washington, MD.
George Daniel Wells: Birth: 1870 in of, , IN. Death: 12 JUN 1940 in Indianapolis, Marion, IN
William Henry Wells: Birth: 8 AUG 1871 in , , Huntington, IN,. Death: 1 MAY 1944 in Hazel Park, Oakland, MI
Charles Albertus Wells: Birth: 28 OCT 1873 in , , IN. Death: 16 JUL 1947 in Indianapolis, Marion, IN
Mary Elizabeth Florence Wells: Birth: 19 NOV 1875 in Richmond, Wayne, IN. Death: Aft 1929
Cora Bell Wells: Birth: 6 SEP 1877 in Indianapolis, Marion, IN. Death: 8 APR 1879
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Continued: MARRIAGE RECORDS WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO Personally appeared before me Thomas S. Johnson, Probate Judge within and for said County of Wayne, Giles Wells who, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he, the said Giles Wells is an unmarried man, now over the age of twenty one, and that Lydia Ritter, is an unmarried woman over the age of eighteen, and a resident of said County of Wayne, and further, that he knows of no legal obligation to obtaining MARRIAGE LICENSE of said parties Giles (X) Wells (his mark) Sworn and Subscribed before me at the Probate Office in Wooster, this 28 day of March 1861. Signed Thomas S. Johnson, Probate Judge. INTERNET: http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw102.html 102nd Ohio Infantry compiled by Larry Stevens References for this Unit Discharge Certificate: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Know ye, that Giles Wells a Private of Captain Edward W. Bradley's Company "H" 112th Regiment of Ohio Infantry VOLUNTEERS who was enrolled on the Seventeenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and Sixty-Two to serve three years or during the war, is hereby DISCHARGED from the service of the United States , this thirtieth day of June 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee by reason of Instructions War Dept. dated May 29, 1865. No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist. Said Giles Wells was born in ? [May be Truxton Hills??] the State of New York, is Thirty years of age, Five feet Five inches high, Dark complexion, Blue eyes, Brown hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a Laborer. Given at Nashville, Tenn. this thirtieth day of June 1865. John T. Morris, Capt. 20th Ind Batty A. C. M. 1st Div 4th A.,C. Edward W. Bradley, Capt. Commanding Recorded in Wayne Co., Ohio August 23, 1865 Huntington Co., Ind. Marriage Records 1883-1900 FHL 977.271 V25 h vol 2 Slevin 7 Dec 1899 Butler, Mollie Wells, Albert L 427 20 May 1897 Miller, Mary A. Wells, Charles S.L 184 27 Jan 1889 Seber, Anna E. Wells, Herbert L.J 180 5 Oct 1894 First, Rosa Wells, William K 297 24 Oct 1894 Wells Elizabeth Kusmaul, John J. K 305 Vol. 11837-1883 1 Jan 1867 Swofford, Martha A. Wells, Giles D 212 15 Nov 1866 Shields, Lydia S. Wells, Samuel A. D 198 1 Jan 1861 Wells, Pauline Etzold, Charles C 91 3 Nov 1850 Wells, Ruth Jane Chambers, Isaac B 100 CENSUS: 1870 Database: 1870 United States Federal Census ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Giles Wells Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Age in 1870: 38 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Dudley, Henry, Indiana Family and neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: New Lisbon Roll: M593_323 Page: 21 Image: 43 Year: 1870 C Database: 1870 United States Federal Census ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Home in 1870 (City, County, State) Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Gender View Image Giles Wells Dudley, Henry, IN abt 1832 New York White Male Martha A Wells Dudley, Henry, IN abt 1843 Indiana White Female George D Wells Dudley, Henry, IN abt 1861 Indiana White Male John E Wells Dudley, Henry, IN abt 1868 Indiana White Male Census: 1880 Database: 1880 United States Federal Census ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name Parents or spouse Home in 1880 (City,County,State) Est. Birth Year Birthplace Relation Giles WELLS Martha A. WELLS Lancaster, Huntington, IN <1832> Ohio Self Martha A. WELLS Giles WELLS Lancaster, Huntington, IN <1853> Indiana Wife John E. WELLS Giles WELLS,Martha A. WELLS Lancaster, Huntington, IN <1868> Maryland Son George D. WELLS Giles WELLS,Martha A. WELLS Lancaster, Huntington, IN <1870> Indiana Son William H. WELLS Giles WELLS,Martha A. WELLS Lancaster, Huntington, IN <1872> Indiana Son Charles A. WELLS Giles WELLS,Martha A. WELLS Lancaster, Huntington, IN <1874> Indiana Son Mary E. WELLS Giles WELLS,Martha A. WELLS Lancaster, Huntington, IN <1876> Indiana Daughter RVSUS: 1880 Database: 1880 United States Federal Census ------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Giles WELLS Age: 48 Estimated birth year: <1832> Birthplace: Ohio Occupation: Laborer Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Spouse's name: Martha A. WELLS Father's birthplace: NY Mother's birthplace: NY Cannot read/write: View Image Blind: View Image Deaf and dumb: View Image Otherwise disabled: View Image Idiotic or insane: View Image Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T9_285; Family History Film: 1254285; Page: 660A; Enumeration District: 202; Image: 0662. CENSUS: Lancaster Twp. Huntington Co. IND census 16 June 1880 Wells, Giles W M 48 laborer Ohio NY NY Martha A W F 27 Wife Keep house Ind NC NC . John E W M 12 Son MD Ohio Ind George D W M 10 Son Ind OH IN William H.W M 8 Son IN OH IN Charles A.W M 6 Son IN OH IN Mary E. W F 4 Dau also sndx 15 202 25 4 BOARD OF HEALTH DEATH CERTIFICATE (FILED WITH MILITARY RECORDS) Dated 7-26-1922 Giles Wells Male White Age 54 Married laborer Usual res. 351 Indiana Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. Died December 10, 1886 of heart disease died at residence C.N. BOOKER, M.D. Buried Green Lawn Cemetery Undertaker Ripley and Hedges [See e-mail note below that tells about Green Lawn Cemetery had all moved to Crown Hill Cemetery] He was Private, Co. B ,49TH Reg. of Ind. Vols. 1861 (Hand written on death cert, BUT he went to service from OHIO!) Names of Martha A. Gregory and William Gregory hand written on top of page. "Modern" Certified Copy of Record of Death Of Giles Wells date of death December 10, 1886 place of death Marion County Indiana male marital status not stated date of birth not given age 54 father's name not stated mothers name not stated cause of death Heart Disease date of burial December 1886 cemetery not given location not given cert. no.or vol and page: C-Vol 2 Pg. 196 death certified by C.N. Rooks, M.D. date filed December 11, 1886 date issued July 11, 1977 M. Rose clerk numbered 88295 INTERNET: MyFamily.com WELLS GILES' PENSION INFORMATION CAUSES MORE QUESTIONS FOR DECEDENTS OF MILES! GILES' PENSION INFORMATION CAUSES MORE QUESTIONS FOR DECEDENTS OF MILES! Jeanette Schmalzbauer : Friday, February 04, 2000 Arnold: My genealogists on retainer in Utah were kind enough to send me some of the pension records I believe under Gregory's name for information on Martha Swafford Wells Swiggert Gregory. Among the documents is a copy of a General Affidavit, signed Sept 26, 1893, in which appeared "S H Lieb", age 45, whose post office address is Pleasantville, County of Marion, State of Iowa, where the oath was taken. His oath declares "He was a brother to the wife of Giles Wells and knows from personal knowledge that Elizabeth wife of Giles Wells died on November 18th, 1859 at Seville, Medina County, Ohio and was present at the funeral." Giles first wife was Elizabeth Lieb. They married before the Civil War. Our oral family history has said that Miles and Giles Wells married Lieb sisters. Giles married Elizabeth Lieb but Miles married a Sarah Ann Breniser. However, the Lieb name pops up in the Miles pension records as well. We were told that Sarah had remarried a Strater when Miles died on the ship explosion and that her new husband did not want the children so at least 2 of them were sent to live with a James Morgan family. We were told this was done in Ohio and then the Morgan family moved to Iowa. But pension records show that Sarah Wells Strater was living in Iowa when requesting pension for the children. The pension information for Martha helps support that since this "S H Lieb" had his affidavit taken in Iowa, County of Marion" that there was a reason that the Wells families and Liebs transferred back and forth from Ohio to Iowa. I always thought that Giles and Miles lived in Ohio all the time prior to their enlistment into the Union Army in 1862. However, I now have evidence that Miles' son, Alonzo, died prior to 1862 in Iowa! I will need to find out why the Liebs (or Lybes) stayed in contact with Sarah Wells, Miles wife, who was not a Lieb but was related to Giles' first wife. I also have found information that Giles had a second wife, Lydia Ritter but have not been able to get much information. It seems that the only children Giles Wells had were with Martha Ann Swafford. Jeanette Wells Schmalzbauer 02/04/00 INTERNET: From MtFamily.com Wells Family By Jeannette Schmalzbauer [email protected] Giles Wells, twin brother of Miles Wells who died on the Sultana in 1865, is the son of John I Wells and Leana Wells. Giles died on December 10, 1886 and is buried in the National Cemetery Section 10, Grave #754, of the old Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is buried among other Civil War Veterans. His stone was engraved and reads G Wells 102nd OVI and is very difficult to read because of it's age. Later headstones were embossed and easier to read. This site location was obtained through the visit and research done by Jeanette Wells Schmalzbauer and her husband Don in October of 1999. Jeanette is a direct descendent of Miles Wells, Giles' twin brother. Both men fought with the Ohio Volunteer Infantry 102nd Regiment, Company H beginning in late 1862. Giles was a member of the GAR, Huntington Post and is listed in the 1886 Roster (copies in Jeanette's possession) of that Post which would have been taken sometime before his death in December of 1886. INTERNET: E-MAIL This explains why Death Certificate says Giles Wells is interred in Green Lawn Cemetery and he is in fact now in Crown Hill Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 23:17:48 -0500 From: Norman Bryant <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Organization: Consultant Old-To: [email protected] Subject: [INMARION] TRIP TO INDIANAPOLIS #V60 To: [email protected] [email protected]: You may be referring to the Greenlawn (City) Cemetery that was located at Kentucky Ave between West Street and the White River in Indianapolis, Marion County, and was our city's first burial ground beginning in 1821. Due to expanding industry in that area, families decided this was no longer a desirable location and relocated the bodies of their loved ones to the new and beautiful Crown Hill Cemetery. By 1924, all bodies, except 1620 Confederate soldiers, had been relocated to other cemeteries. About 1931, these soldiers were also reinterred at Crown Hill, thus ending the existance of Greenlawn (also known as City) Cemetery. I think you would be wise in checking the Crown Hill Cemetery microfilm at the State Library for your ancestors, or checking at Crown Hill. Pat Bryant INTERNET: Crown Hill Cemetery Site: http://www.crownhill.org/genealogy/index.html The Crown Hill National Cemetery GILES WELLS Burial: 12/10/1886 Section: 10 Marker: N Lot: 754 The Crown Hill National Cemetery is located within the 555 acres of Crown Hill Cemetery. The national cemetery, containing 1.4 acres, is situated on the gently sloping hill behind the Gothic Chapel. The national cemetery property was purchased for $5,000 by the U.S. Government in 1866 for the purpose of reburying 707 Union soldiers from City Cemetery. A bronze plaque on the grounds identifies the national cemetery. Graves were originally marked by headboards, painted and lettered, which were later replaced with upright marble headstones. There are 2,135 soldiers representing every war in which the United States has participated, with the last one being made in 1969 for Maj. Robert W. Hayes, an Air Force pilot killed in Vietnam. Today, a commemorative monument stands within the Crown Hill National Cemetery. Across the road from the national cemetery is another veterans' area dedicated on Memorial Day 1988. A large black granite monument has been erected here to the memory of all five military services: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. Each Memorial Day, Crown Hill Cemetery honors the men that are interred in the national cemetery with a traditional Memorial Day Cemetery. INTERNET: WELLS MYFAMILY>COM posting GILES WELLS DEATH CONTROVERSY!! Jeanette Schmalzbauer: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 In October of 1999, Jeanette Wells Schmalzbauer (great great grandaughter of Miles Wells) and her husband Donald went to Indianapolis, Indiana to research Giles Wells in hopes of finding information that would lead us to elusive information on Miles. Giles's history intrigued us as well. I'm not sure there will be enough space to write everything that happened on this trip and I will eventually post the complete story on a future website dedicated to Miles (& Giles). The information and story are copywrited by Jeanette Wells Schmalzbauer. After receiving a death certificate from Marion County, Indiana, for Giles Wells, (died December 10, 1886), we chose to go to the Indianapolis Central Library on October 5, 1999, in hopes of finding an obituary. To my frustration, Indiana newspapers did not list obituaries like they do now but a few were listed of prominent society persons. There were 3 publications at that time in 1886, the Indianapolis Sun, The Sentinel, and the Indianapolis News. The Library had no microfilm records for the Sun for a 3 year period including 1886. So I began with the Indianapolis News which was an evening paper starting with Saturday December 11, 1886, and then checked the 10th with no luck. There was no 12th paper (a Sunday). I proceeded to the 12th edition of the Sentinel which was a Sunday paper. I had read that 30 some people had died and 20 some people were born but no individual listings. Just as I was about to cease looking, an aricle caught my eye! The article was titled "AN UNJUST CRITICISM OF THE CORONER" and my husband and I at ths same moment saw the name of Giles Wells! This is the body of that text. The Indianapolis Sentinel, Sunday Morning, December 12, 1886: "Giles Wells, No 354 Indiana Avenue, was found dead in bed Friday morning. Laboring under the impression that the body could not be buried until the Coroner had made an investigation, no undertaker was summoned. Coroner Rooker was not called until yesterday. He found that death had been caused by heart troubles. The statement in an evening newspaper to the effect that the Coroner had been dilatory in looking after the matter is untrue , as the message said to have been sent him was not delivered. Neither had decomposition set in as reported." Wow! If this had not been an article we would never have known. But wait!! The above article mentions a possible competitor's article. So I go back and look at the Indianapolis News, an evening paper. This is the same paper I had previously looked through and didn't find any obituary but I had passed up an article that I had seen but had not read. The Indianapolis News, Saturday, December 11, 1886, the article reads: Headline: NEGLIGENCE OF THE CORNER "The residents in the neighborhood of 354 Indiana Avenue are feeling pretty sore against the coroner. Yesterday morning Mrs. Giles Wells attempted to arouse her husband who was lying by her side, and was horrified to find that he was dead and while there was still warmth in the body, there were indications that death had come some time previous to discovery. During the forenoon or yesterday word was sent to the coroner and again in the afternoon meanwhile the family rested under the impression that nothing could be done until the coroner had given permission and so no undertaker was summoned. Last night GH McClure and J.W. Kise dressed the body for the grave and found that decomposition had already intervened. This forenoon the corner reported that business had detained him and that he supposed that his deputy had looked after the case. The death is chargeable to heart disease. Wells was aged fifty-four and he leaves a wife and five children in destitute circumstances. One of the members of the family has been bedridden with reheumatism for many years, and on Saturday he can be seen on the streets, lying upon a cart, and eking out a scanty profit in the sale of the weekly papers. The deceased was a member of Slack post, G. A. R, at Hungtington, and Messrs. McClure and Kise will endeavor to enlist the co-operation of the fraternity of this (word illegible) ________in according the remains a proper burial. Wells was in his usual health Thursday night, and he and his wife attended church on Hoyt Avenue, coming home and retiring about 10 o'clock". UNBELIEVABLE!! If there had not been a controversy the other events that day would not have taken place. Based on the information, we took these as clues: wife and 5 children, heart disease, destitute circumstances, someone with rheumatism, 354 Indiana Avenue, Huntington GAR post, and church on Hoyt Avenue. Don and I head over to the Indiana State Library and Historical Society. It is a great fall day with clear blue skies, gorgeous tree color, and beautiful light jacket weather. The capital mall area is getting busy. It is a nice capitol mall area. Don took the time to read a map from that 1886 era and found 354 Indiana Avenue which was only a few blocks from the State Capitol (the old residence is now gone and replaced with new townhouses or condos). Don felt he may be buried in Crown Hill Cemetery. We looked up the Graves registration information and there we found Giles Wells, grave 754, Section 10! The graves registration card listed him as a private in Company H 102nd Ohio Volunteers. This was our man. We did find other information on Giles but the next information was the most compelling to us. We proceeded to the Archival Unit in the basement level of the building. I wanted to pursue GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) records based on the newspaper article. The records were kept by the name of the veteran. No Giles Wells. I was about to give up when I found JILES WELLS! Leading me to believe this is how they pronounced his name. We were very fortunate to have a very professional looking and knowledgeable person helping us in the archival unit. He looked up the GAR, Huntington post and found a Jiles Wells. There was a roster of the "Enrollment of the late Soldiers, their Widows and Orphans" information taken in 1886 (no date), but I now know prior to his death. His health is listed on this roster as "General Bad Health caused by Exposure". Was Giles maybe the man with reheumatism they were speaking about in the newspaper article as selling newspapers on a cart? I think so. I casually mentioned to the Indiana assistant that Giles had left his family in destitute circumstances according to the paper. He immediately looked at me and said he wondered if any of the children may have been sent to live in the Indiana Soldier's and Sailor's Children's Home in Knightstown, Indiana. He checked the (now computerized) admissions and found a Mary E. F. Wells and Charles A Wells. He read me matching information I had on the children of Giles. He called into the back room and asked them to bring something up front. I couldn't hear. As we were getting copies of the GAR records, a woman comes up front with 2 large and long boxes (larger than legal paper in length). My heart is racing. I think I know what is in those boxes but I'm not sure; it can't be! Our assistant begins a story (oh please what's in the box!!?) that he had received a call less than 3 years ago from the Children's home that they had hundreds of records up in the attic that they wanted to destroy but wondered if the Archival Unity wanted them. They sure did. He said that this was the "worst recovery" they had ever done! They had to "suit up" using special clothing and oxygen masks. The records were in boxes and rather well kept but the pigeon droppings and dust , etc were awful. He walks over to the boxes and I want to faint! He opens them up and there in the boxes were the original applications for admission to the Home! He took out the ones for Charles A Wells and Mary E. F. Wells!! I tried really hard not to cry but the tears just flowed. This had been so much work and here we were looking at original documents for two of Giles's children (not Miles of course) but good enough for me! Copies of all the information recieved were made. The applications to the Home are very informative and have given me a very good clue to where Giles and Miles were born in New York and I hope to pursue this angle to find the parents of John I Wells and maybe Leana. There is so much more about the research we did in Indianapolis in October of 1999 I want to say but I can't right now. Emotions have flowed much stronger doing this research than I could ever have imagined. These people, although long since gone, are real to me. There are many many questions that will go unaswered. A lot of my police background has allowed me to play detective in finding this information. I want to thank my husband, Donald, who has been so patient and a willing participant (although his eyes glaze over when I mention names he can't keep straight). He supported my efforts in researching a family, that technically, is only related to Miles. He was instrumental in helping me do the research in Indiana and we used our hard earned vacation time to do this. We did, really enjoy our trip to see the Soldier's Home in Knightstown. It is the pictures he took you will view on this website. Thank you for taking the time to read this lengthy story. Jeanette Wells Schmalzbauer 01/25/00 Visited By - Frances Barnett - Ted Wells - Arnold Finchum - Jeanette Schmalzbauer |
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