Orin,
Thank you so much. I do have what I believe to be this particular Levi in
1870, Lawrence Co KY. He was either 52 or 62. His family is enumerated as:
Wells, Levi age 52 or 62 (if I had to guess, I would say 52)
Mary 42
Morgana 8
Walter B 5
Patrick M. 3/12
Levi is listed as being born in VA while the rest are born in KY. In 1880,
Mary is listed as a widow.
The family you found in Twin Branches in Lawrence Co KY is my grandfather's
brother Tennessee. His wife was Charity Miles. The Eli living with them is
Tennessee's brother. I know this may be complicated but let me try to explain
this family connection. The Tennessee and Eli you have on the 1880 census had
a brother, William Jasper (often used Jasper) had a son, Solomon who married
Walter B. Wells' daughter, Hattie.
These Wells men's father was William S. Wells, son of William Wells and
Susannah Ward. William Wells, being the son of Zachariah Wells Sr.
I think you may be right in that this Levi on the 1850 Ritchie Co VA census
may be the correct one. I will try to find more information on this particular
family.
Again, thank you Orin.
Judy Wells Stephenson