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
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"
Spouse and Children
1840–1925 Male
1845–1919 Female
Children (5)
1866–1930 Male
1868–1930 Male
1870–1930 Male
1870– Female
1875– Male
Parents and Siblings
1812–1876 Male
1822–1865 Female
Siblings (13)
1836–1870 Female
1840–1925 Male
1843–1894 Female
1844–1917 Female
1846–1920 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Age 8
1863
Age 23
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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