Brief Life History of E. L.
When E. L. Wells was born on 24 October 1906, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, his father, Jefferson Fontain Wells, was 45 and his mother, Mattie Loutisha Johnston, was 32. He died on 18 July 1907, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.
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- E. L. Wells, "Find A Grave Index"
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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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