August 28, 2000
Hello List ...
I am searching for the families of my great-great grandparents,
MELVILLE B. WELLS and SARAH R. (GOFORTH) WELLS.
Internet records show that SARAH R. GOFORTH was born in
ALABAMA, on May 10, 1830. --- No information on parents' names.
On the internet, I have found these marriage records:
MELVILLE B. WELLS and SARAH R. GOFORTH --
married: June, 1847, in LOWNDES Co. MS.
SARAH R. GOFORTH WELLS and JOHN JACKSON EGGER --
married: Jan. 7, 1852, in LOWNDES Co., MS.
SARAH R. and MELVILLE WELLS had one daughter,
SARDINIA ANN WELLS (went by Denia or Deanie),
who was born Sept. 15, 1850, in MS. She married
JOHN R. PHILPOT on Nov. 23, 1868, in DESOTO Co. MS.
SARAH R. and JOHN J. EGGER had 5 children:
GEORGE EGGER
Born - Sept 23, 1853, MS
CHARLES M. EGGER
Born - Sept. 25, 1855, MS
+ married: LOU ROBY
BETTY B. EGGER
Born - March 8, 1862
+ married: JOHN MEDFORD
THEODOSIA A. EGGER
Born - Aug. 21, 1858, MS
+ married: HENRY MEDFORD
JOHN MATHEW EGGER
Born: Aug. 30, 1868
+ married: MARY ELIZABETH JONES
Sarah R. and John Egger moved from MS to CHERRY HILL,
POLK Co. AR, near MENA. They lived there until their deaths --
John died in 1894, and Sarah R. died in 1910.
There are census and land records for MELVILLE WELLS in
1840 and 1850 LOWNDES Co. MS. After 1850, there are
no records for him. Since Sarah R. married John J. Egger in Jan.,
1852, I assume that Melville died between 1850 and Jan.,
1852, in LOWNDES Co. MS.
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A friend found Melville on a CD. Information was as follows:
MELVILLE WELLS - Mississippi Land Records - 40 acres,
on 2/27/1841- --- Columbus land office.
CD Census Info - LOWNDES Co. - 1850 Index:
Wells, Melville ------- page 58
Wells, William S.----- page 58
Wells, Washington --- page 56
Wells, Delilah -------- page 56
Wells, William G.----- page 66
Wells, John ---------- page 67
Wells, Henry ---------page 49
Other info on CD:
Delilah Shirley - Born: 1798, SC -- daughter of Joshua Shirley and
Elizabeth (Betsy) Long, married Washington Wells
(no date given)
Sarah Bennett - - Married Washington Wells on 7/24/1843
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Would anyone on this mailing list be able to do a
lookup on the 1850 Lowndes Co. Census?
Melville's birthplace and age might be listed.
Some of the folks listed on the CD are on the internet,
but, I have found no reference to Melville.
If anyone has any information, it would
be greatly appreciated.
This is such a great place to share resources.
I have quite a bit of info on the PHILPOT, MERRILL, and
DIFFEE families of the Eastern Oklahoma / Western
Arkansas area if anyone needs help.
Thanks,
Wilma (Philpot) Floyd
wlf(a)ipa.net