Drenan Pete Wells

Male31 December 1884–18 September 1947

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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Drenan Pete Wells
1884–1947
Missouri Ann Hill
1873–
Marriage: 12 September 1911

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

  • Marriage
    12 September 1911Hamilton, Ohio, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 2

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1892 · The Radio is invented

    Age 8

    Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

    Age 17

    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    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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