Hannah Leona Wells

Brief Life History of Hannah Leona

When Hannah Leona Wells was born on 16 February 1854, in Union Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States, her father, Claudius Cory Wells Jr., was 24 and her mother, Anna Collins, was 21. She married William James “Mack” McKee on 8 January 1872, in Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Inman Township, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States in 1880 and Mills, Keya Paha, Nebraska, United States in 1900. She died on 7 April 1904, in Brocksburg, Keya Paha, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Beaver View Cemetery, Crofton, Knox, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

William James “Mack” McKee
1851–1899
Hannah Leona Wells
1854–1904
Marriage: 8 January 1872
Anna McKee
1872–1954
Dora Angie McKee
1874–1962
Maud Caroline McKee
1875–1940
William Alva Mckee
1877–1952
George Julius Mckee
1882–1943
Arthur Clement McKee Smith
1886–1973
Lewis James McKee
1890–1955

Sources (11)

  • Hannah Wells in household of Ann Wells, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hannah Wells, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Hannah Wells McKee, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1858

Historical Boundaries 1858: Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States

1863

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

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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