Ernest Ovi Wells^{[1, 2]}

1893 - 1979  (86 years)

• Name	Ernest Ovi Wells
  Born	20 Jan 1893	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 2, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	20 Oct 1979  [4]
  Buried	Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I108469	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Andrew Wells
  Mother	Rachael Cruze
  Family ID	F72797	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Katherine Lee "Katie" Ailey,   b. 21 May 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 1969  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Emerson A. Wells,   b. Abt 1917, Tennessee  (Age ~ 107 years) + 2. Cletis Jennings Wells,   b. 1923, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Mar 1981, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 58 years)   3. Cecil E. Wells,   b. Abt 1926, Tennessee  (Age ~ 98 years)
  Family ID	F39153	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Jan 1893 - Virginia Buried - - Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 Jul 1966. Artie Sanders Ailey obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Sep 1945. June Atchley obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Ernest Wells Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 2, Knox, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 47 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Virginia Birth Year (Estimated) 1893 Last Place of Residence Rural, Jefferson, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ernest Wells Head M 47 Virginia Katherine Wells Wife F 44 Tennessee Emerson A Wells Son M 23 Tennessee Cletus J Wells Son M 17 Tennessee Cecil Ee Wells Son M 14 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-ZG9Z?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-VNW%3A792528401%2C792709901%2C792534001%2C952670701 : accessed 2 November 2017), Tennessee > Knox > Civil District 2 > 47-7 Civil District 2 outside Knoxville City S of Southern Railway (Corryton Branch) and N of Southern Railway (Mascot Branch), Beverly Station (part), Fountain City (part) > image 39 of 54; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 20 Oct 1979. Wells, Ernest Ovi 86 widowed b. 1-20-1893 VA d. 10-20-79 Brakebill Nursing Home Knox res 1314 Stair Ave Knox inpector Alcoa Andrew Wells m. Rachael Cruze Alder Branch Cem Survivors: 3 sons Emerson A Cletis J Box 3627 Lafayette LA Cecil E 13 gc 8 ggc 4 sis Emma Compton Mary Connatser Rosa Brooks Birdie Lay. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 27890263).