I have been stuck on finding any more information on my Wells line and
hoping someone
here might be able to see a connection and supply some information:
What I have of my Wells genealogy is as follows:
Heirum Wells b. abt 1825 Lee County, VA m. Elizabeth Leddington b. abt 1826
Lee County, VA
Charles J. Wells b. abt 1847 Lee County, VA.
Mary Jane Wells b. Feb 1850 Harlan County, KY, d. 21 Sep 1892, m. George
Washington Bailey
Margarette Wells b. abt 1852 Lincoln County, KY, m. ? Powers
William Thomas Wells, b. 08 Mar 1855 Harlan County, KY, d. 10 May 1935,
m. Mary Margaret Esther Clemons b. 16 Mar 1867, KY
Dolly Wells b. 27 May 1886 KY, m. ? Dubson
Flossie Frances Wells, b. 24 Oct 1889 Middlesburg, KY, d. 08 Oct 1977,
m. Harry Raymond Van Vleck b. 01 Jun 1879, Bonfield, IL
Lydia Grace Van Vleck b. 19 Jan 1910 Kankakee, IL, d. 07 Sep 2003.
(never married)
Clifford Merle Van Vleck b. 22 May 1911 Bradley, IL, d. 10 July
1988, m. Lucille Mary Feeney b. 04 Dec 1908 Chicago, IL
Darlene Thelma Van Vleck b. 09 Apr 1914, d. 11 Apr 1921
Harold Guy Van Vleck, b. 10 May 1919 Custer Park, IL, d. 10 May
1919, m. Mildred Josephine Collard b. 12 Oct 1921 Ashkum, IL
Evelyn Louise Van Vleck, b. 17 Jul 1939 Kankakee, IL, m. Janos
Hrusovszky b. 12 Feb 1939 Dunakeszi, Hungary
Me (John Hrusovszky Jr.)
James Hrusovszky
Joyce Hrusovszky
Ferrie (Mary?) Wells b. Nov 1891 KY, m. Charlie Deihl
Eva Wells b. Mar 1898 KY, m. ? Clark
Juanita Wells b. abt 1900
Laura Wells b. 20 Feb 1902 m. Orville Meiners
Dorothy Wells b. 08 Jun 1904, m. Sam Schaefer
Martha A. Wells b. abt 1857 Adair County, KY
James F. Wells b. Feb 1860 Adair County, KY
Sarah Wells b. abt 1863 KY
John Wells b. abt 1865 KY
Robert Wells b. abt 1867 KY
Daniel Wells
I am trying to find out Heirum's parents but having no luck.
Orin Wells has given me information on the Kentucky Census of Adair County,
KY in 1860 and it shows both the Heirum Wells family:
The census for 1860 shows:
Margarett Holt 64 b: NC
Hiram Wells 35 b: Lee Co., Virgina (this may hint at a connection to the
Zachariah Wells family of Lee county)
Elizabeth Wells 34 b: Lee Co., VA
Charles J. Wells 12 b: Lee Co., VA
Mary Jane Wells 11 b: Harlan Co., KY
Margarett Wells 8 b: Harlan Co., KY
William T. Wells 5 b: Harlan Co., KY (the "T" could be an "F")
Martha A. Wells 3 b: Adair Co., KY
as well as another Wells family only 3 doors down that he is confident is
from the Zachariah Wells line:
Thomas Wells 50 b: VA
Mahala Wells 44 b: NC
Elizabeth Wells 11 b: VA
Martha Wells 08 b: VA
Peggy Wells 05 b: VA
Jemima Wells 02 b: VA
Orin also stated:
"Jemima (Sturgill) Wells was a daughter of Zachariah Wells and Abigail
Osborn and I am thinking probably a great-aunt of your Hiram. Thomas Wells
was probably a nephew of Jemima and it is possible the father of Hiram,
but see below.
This probably means your Hiram was a great-grandson of Zachariah.
Through DNA testing we have demonstrated that this family and several
previously not known to be related are all somehow connected to Thomas
Wells (b: Cir 1656) and Frances _____ of Maryland. I am thinking Hiram may
have been a son of William T. Wells b: cir 1797 in Lee Co., VA m: Rebecca
Shephard. William T. Wells was a son another Thomas Wells b: cir 1770 Lee
Co., VA who married Rebecca Blevins. But this leaves a question about who
Margaret Holt was. Could she have been an aunt of Hiram or possibly the
mother or aunt of Elizabeth?"
Hopefully, someone here will see something that matches what they have so I
can leave this brick wall and head for another one :)
Thank you very much in advance.