Spencer Wells

Brief Life History of Spencer

When Spencer Wells was born about 1840, in Franklin, Illinois, United States, his father, George Wells, was 29 and his mother, Martha Jane Robinson, was 19. He married Nancy T Winters on 23 September 1865, in Franklin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died before 1925.

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Family Time Line

Spencer Wells
1840–1925
Nancy T Winters
1845–1919
Marriage: 23 September 1865
Caleb Wells
1866–1930
Alvin Wells
1868–1930
Daton Wells
1870–1930
Avy Wells
1870–
Ceber Wells
1875–

Sources (9)

  • Spencer Wells, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Spencer Wells - birth: about 1840; Osage, Franklin, Illinois, United States
  • Spencer Wells, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Wells next the Sea (Norfolk) or Wells (Somerset), both named with the plural of Old English wella ‘spring, stream’, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a group of springs or streams.

Americanized form (translation into English) of French Dupuis ‘from the well’.

History: One of numerous early immigrants from England bearing this name was Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT, who was in Hartford, CT, by 1636.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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