Brief Life History of Drenan Pete
When Drenan Pete Wells was born on 31 December 1884, in Lewis, Kentucky, United States, his father, Ira Wells, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Purcell, was 23. He married Missouri Ann Hill on 12 September 1911, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Lewis, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Manchester, Manchester Township, Adams, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 18 September 1947, in Manchester, Adams, Ohio, United States, at the age of 62.
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Sources (16)
- Herman Wells in household of Ira Wells, "United States Census, 1910"
- Pete Wells, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Drenan Wells, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1884–1947 Male
1873– Female
Parents and Siblings
1856–1930 Male
1861–1951 Female
Siblings (8)
1882–1951 Female
1884–1947 Male
1886–1965 Male
1889–1949 Female
1892–1976 Female
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 2
1892 · The Radio is invented
Age 8
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 17
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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