Hello Jeremy et al......
It was certainly good to read your post.
Except for Orins updates on the DNA project(thank you Orin)we haven't
had much traffic.
I am the great great grandson of Mary J Wells....She was born
11/14/1815 at Big Stoney Gap, Lee (or Wise) C0.,Va.
She was the youngest daughter of Zachariah(Jr) and Rebecca Wells.
She marrried Solomon Yates 9/9/1834.
Solomon had previously married Marys older sister Rachel.....when
Rachael died she left 4 children,Solomon then returned to his home in
Big Stoney Gap in Virginia to find a wife and mother for his children.
They then returned to Platt County, Missouri after a 3 mo horseback ride
from Virginia.
After Solomon died Mary decided to take her younger children to Montana
Territory.
She bought 6 milking cows,and started out to Montana Territory, up thru
the Yellowstone,and into Gallantin Valley< Montana......where she
established herself,and children.
I reconize so many of the family names that Kim wrote about,many married
into the Yates-Wells families as well.
Welcome aboard,and hope that you have fun here as I have over the years.
Andy Kidd
Seattle,Wn.