Brief Life History of Sarah Anna “Ann”
When Sarah Anna “Ann” Wells was born on 2 August 1857, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Milton Cornelius Wells, was 30 and her mother, Mary M. Stark, was 30. She married John M. Hawkins on 14 October 1874, in Parvin, Denton, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 6, Denton, Texas, United States for about 20 years and Justice Precinct 7, Denton, Texas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 4 March 1938, in Celina, Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Frisco, Collin, Texas, United States.
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- Anne Hawkins, "United States Census, 1930"
- Sarah Ann Hawkins, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Sarah Ann Wells in entry for Ora Ella Peterman, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876
Historical Boundaries: 1876: Collin, Texas, United States
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
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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