William "Billy" Wells^{[1, 2]}

1854 - 1940  (85 years)

• Name	William "Billy" Wells
  Born	11 Dec 1854	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	17 Aug 1940  [4]
  Person ID	I55527	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Levi Wells,   b. 30 Oct 1815, Tennessee ,   d. 1900  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Anna Shrader,   b. Abt 1819, Tennessee ,   d. 1899  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1839/1840
  Family ID	F68404	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Byrd,   b. Abt 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1941  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage License	14 Dec 1872	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Mary J. Wells,   b. Abt 1874, Tennessee   2. Giles W. Wells,   b. Abt 1875, Tennessee + 3. Jacob Newton Wells,   b. 6 Nov 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Dec 1953  (Age 75 years) + 4. Joseph Aaron Wells,   b. 22 Jul 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Nov 1971  (Age 86 years)   5. Cas A. Wells
  Family ID	F20476	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Dec 1854 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 14 Dec 1872 - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Proffitt GEDCOM, Joe Payne, 14 December 1995.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 330D, 1880. Census Place: Fair Garden, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 330D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace William B. WELLS Self M M W 26 TN Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN Margart WELLS Wife F M W 27 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Mary J. WELLS Dau F S W 6 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Jiles W. WELLS Son M S W 5 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Jacob N. WELLS Son M S W 1 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 383. [S112] Census, 1940. Name William B Wells Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 85 Marital Status Widowed Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Grandfather Relationship to Head of Household Grandfather Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1855 Last Place of Residence Sevier, Tennessee HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE John C Finchum Head M 28 Tennessee Allievene Finchum Wife F 24 Tennessee Ruth Finchum Daughter F 7 Tennessee Faye Finchum Daughter F 4 Tennessee Junior Finchum Son M 2 Tennessee William B Wells Grandfather M 85 Tennessee [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Aug 1940. Wells, William B. widower of Byrd Sawyer b. Dec 11, 1854 TN d. Aug 17, 1940 Sevierville 2 f. Levi Wells b. TN m. Schrader b. TN Foxes 4 sons Jake Joe Giles IN Cas Knoxville.