Note on this one -- the bio DOES say b in Henderson (obviously Hendricks as
there is NO Henderson co Indiana) -- just wanted to clarify - Tom's doing a
great job - he typed as is :)
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Subject: [InFounta] Biography of Dr. John T. Wells
Beckwith, H. W. History of Fountain County, Indiana. Chicago: HH
Hill, 1881, p. 328-329.
Dr. John T. Wells, practicing physician, Veedersburg, was born in
Henderson
county, Indiana, in 1849, and is the son of Balam and Pernetta (Hotsclaw)
Wells; the former a native of North Carolina, and emigrated to Hendricks
county
in 1832. The latter came to Montgomery county, Indiana, then to
Hendricks
county. Balam Wells died in 1874:, aged seventy-three years, and his wife
still
lives in Hendricks county. John T. was educated in the common schools of
his
home county, and in the Danville Academy. At the age of seventeen he
began
the profession of school-teaching, which he followed five years, one year
of
which time he was principal of the Danville schools. During the time he
was
engaged as teacher he occupied his spare moments in reading medicine with
Dr.
C. T..C. Cloud, of Pittsburg, Hendricks county, Indiana. He then entered
the
College of Physicians, Indianapolis. From 1874 to 1871 he was traveling
evangelist in the church sect denominated Christians or Disciples. In
1870 Dr.
John T. began the practice of medicine in Veedersburg, where he has
remained
with the exception of thirteen months that be practiced at Stean’s
Corner. In
1877 ho was married to Mary Stevens, daughter of Dr. Robert and Abigail
Stevens, the former a native of New York, born in 1810, and died in
1873. The
latter was born in 1819 and is still one of the living landmarks of
Fountain
county. By this marriage he has one child, Robert. His wife, like himself
is a
member of the Christian church. He is a member of both secret orders,
Masons
and I.O.O.F., at Pittsburg, Indiana. He has a good practice, which in
the
past four years has amounted to $12,000. The doctor resides in Sterling;
in
polities he is a republican. The advent of the Wells family to America
was in
1702 by three brothers who came to this country, landing in what is now
the
State of Massachusetts. One settled in North Carolina, one in West
Virginia,
and the other remained in Massachusetts. Dr. Wells is a descendant of
the
one who remained in Massachusetts. It is supposed that all the Wellses in
the
United States are descendants of these three brothers.
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