Orin & Group,
Orin sent this out on Wednesday, July 19, 2000 12:55 AM. since my family is
in Wise County I looked this info up on my recent visit. The info is below.
"The following death certificates are available from the Wise
Co.
Historical
Society, P.O. Box 668, Wise VA 24293. Just send a SASE. There are
minimal copying fees.
By the way, there are not death certificates available for this far back in
Wise County, They are housed in a birth/death record book.
Someone in the family should be going after these, especially
Elizabeth
Wells 1859 and Elizabeth Wells 1860. The information contained might
answer some questions. If someone does, they should advise the list so we
don't send everyone there and then post the information to the list.
1857 - Anna Wells
died 12/20 1857
Age 52 yrs 2 months and 12 days
Parents- Saul & Celia Jones
Born - Grayson County
Witness - Husband - James B. Wells
1859 - Elizabeth Wells
Not on record with Wise County however,
I did find:
1858 - Elizabeth Wells
Died april 5th, 1858
Age 62
Parents - Joseph and Agnes Culbertson
Born - in North Carolina, widow
Witness - Elizabeth Wells - daughter
1860 - Agnes Wells
Died April 5th, 1860
Age - 5 months
Parents - David W. and Haney Wells
1860 - Elizabeth Wells
Died July 1st, 1860 - single
Age - 20 yrs.
Parents - George & Mary Wells
Born - Grayson County
1861 - Lovina Shepherd
Died September 26th, 1861
Age - 8 yrs, 5 months
Parents - Andrew and Sarah Shepherd
Born - Wise County
1861 - Thomas Shepherd
Died March 15th, 1861
Age 24 yrs
Parents - John B. & Nancy Shepherd
Born - Wise County
1861 - Nancy Shepherd
Died November 5th, 1861
Age - 48 Yrs
Parents - John B. Shepherd( Doesn't make sense, but that is what I copied
down)
Witness - John B. Shepherd - Husband
1865 - Hiram Osborn
Died October 11 1865
Age - 33yrs
Parents - L&M Osborne
Born - Scott County
Witness - H. Ramey, father-in-law
R. A. Wells
1866 - Rebecca Wells"
Died November 1st, 1866
Age 67 Yrs
Born - Kentucky
Parents - William & G Shepherd (the initial on the female was hard to read.
It could be a C or another letter as well.
Witness - William Wells - Husband
On I found not on the list:
R. A. Wells
Died August 10th, 1865
Age - 5yrs, 3 months
Parents - A & L Wells
Witness - L Wells - mother
That is it for those records. Hope you all can piece them together into
something significant.
Greg