Lela Ruth Wells

Brief Life History of Lela Ruth

When Lela Ruth Wells was born on 24 October 1911, in Pender, North Carolina, United States, her father, John David Wells, was 37 and her mother, Martha Lizabeth Wells, was 31. She married Floyd L. Rivenbark before 1930, in Pender, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Burgaw Township, Pender, North Carolina, United States in 1950 and Watha, Pender, North Carolina, United States in 1978. She died on 11 August 1978, in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Wells Family Cemetery, Watha, Pender, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Floyd L. Rivenbark
1904–1966
Lela Ruth Wells
1911–1978
Marriage: before 1930
Foriest Stanley Rivenbark
1935–2016
Floyd L Rivenbark Jr.
1940–2023

Sources (15)

  • Lela Ruth Rivenbark, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Lela Wells Rivenbark, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994"
  • Mrs Lela Ruth Wells Rivenback in entry for Floyd L Rivenbark, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1918 · Fort Bragg Established

Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

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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