When Rebecca Ann Harrison was born on 26 December 1861, in Trimble, Kentucky, United States, her father, George M. Harsin, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Beabout, was 29. She married George Lemin Wells on 13 January 1885, in Trimble, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 1 Locust, Carroll, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Hanover, Jefferson, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 27 August 1948, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 86.