Jeremy:
It was very nice to receive your message. I am VERY interested in seeing
the pictures and the family information from the bible. I was born in
Lee County, Va. and my grandfather was born in Osaka, VA (just a few
miles north of Big Stone Gap). I trace my line back to Jeremiah Wells
(son of Zachariah) like this: Martin Ancil Wells, son of Daniel Claude
Wells, son of Johnce Wells, son of Harve Nelson Wells, son of Johnson
Wells, son of Jeremiah Wells, son of Zachariah Wells (the subject of this
mailing list). Is Dr. Jeremiah C Wells the son or grandson of
Zachariah's son Jeremiah? Does the family bible show any of the above?
I appreciate the facts about the SW VA Museum. I'm planning a trip to VA
this year the weekend after Labor Day and maybe I can stop in there. I
hope to attend the Wells Reunion of our clan (Johnce's descendents).
Thanks again for posting your info,
Martin Wells
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:11:18 -0400 "Jeremy Mullins"
<jeremy-mullins(a)hotmail.com> writes:
Hello everyone!
This comes to you with much excitement! I am the Great Great
Grandson of Dr.
Jeremiah C. Wells of Southwest Virginia. I was also named after him,
but my
name was shortened to "fit in" with the times.
Gertrude Wells was a daughter of Jeremiah. She married and had a
daughter
named Juanita Agnus Clifton. She is my grandmother is still with us
at the
age of 89 years old!
I grew up in Big Stone Gap, VA. Some artificats of Dr. Wells were on
exhibit
at the SouthWest Virginia Museum until the mid 90's when a
renovation of the
museum took place. These artifacts are still in the museums
possession but
are currently in storage.
During my Easter vacation, I went searching for Dr. Wells' grave
site and
found it! I do have pictures and plan on sharing them with Orin
Wells as
soon as possible. As stated in earlier posts, there is also a Rev.
J.C.
Wells and Sarah Wells at the same site. I have pictures of all the
headstones. The gentleman at the cemetary told me that the Wells
plot was
about 30 ft by 30 ft. There are also a couple of rock headstones in
place
with no inscription. There were indentions in the ground that would
suggest
more burials in the plot area, but there were no headstones.
Based on my findings, both Rev. J.C.Wells and Dr. J.C.Wells were in
the
Confederate War. There is a foot stone at each grave with some
information
about their service enlistment. The gentleman there suggested I
check withe
Wise County Historical Society for further information on that
subject.
There were also American Flags on each grave.
In my family, there is also a photograph of Dr. Wells by himself and
one
with all of his Siblings. I will be in the process of photographing
those to
be posted on the website. We also have his Bible with a list of
ancestors
wrote in it. I will try to post this information as quickly as my
time
allows.
My uncle, Gary Kilgore of BSG, VA, was our family historian and with
his
untimely death, I am left with a gap of knowledge. I look forward to
hearing
from anyone and everyone in the Wells families and anticipate this
to be
just the beginning of my journey!
Sincerely,
Jeremy Mullins
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