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William Woodson Wells
June 17, 1840 - May 27, 1922
Born at Marion, Perry County, AL on June 17, 1840.
Moved to Panola County with family, MS in 1843.
Moved to Gonzales County, TX in 1852.
Resided in Belmont, Gonzales County, TX in 1860 with parents and siblings;
occupied as a stockkeeper.
Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Elected 1st Cororal.
Promoted to 3rd Sergeant by April 1863.
Suffered gunshot wound to left elbow, permanently disabling arm, at Rockfort,
TN during November 1863; horse killed.
Present by January 1864.
Promoted to 2nd Lietenant in April 1864.
On post duty at Panola, MS in July 1864.
Hospitalized with wound in March 1865 at Meridian, MS.
Paroled May 19, 1865 at Grenada, MS.
Married Martha Elizabeth Tumlinson on January 2, 1867 at Clinton, DeWitt
County, TX (Lic. #616 pg. 189).
First appllied for pension in 1909 - too much land.
Proved he only promised to buy land, never made down payment and never paid
for - not approved to 1914.
Applied for a Texas Confederate Pension in March 1914. (#27878)
Attended the Terry's Texas Rangers Reunion in Austin, TX in October 1921.
Died May 27, 1922 at Kerrville, Kerr County, TX.
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Sunset Cemetery near Mountain Home, Kerr County, TX W.W. WELLS |
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| 1850 Census - MS, Panola County, District 13, Page 322A & B, Dwelling 205, Family 205, (image 27 & 28/121) | |||||||||
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| Walker T. B. Wells | 35 | M | Farmer | $500 | GA | ||||
| Sarah Wells | 34 | F | GA | ||||||
| Madison M. Wells | 14 | M | AL | ||||||
| Lucy V. Wells | 12 | F | AL | ||||||
| William W. Wells | 10 | M | AL | ||||||
| Leroy W. Wells | 8 | M | AL | ||||||
| Martha A. Wells | 6 | F | 141870 [?] | AL | |||||
| James B. Wells | 5 | M | MS | ||||||
| Nancy A. Wells | 2 | F | MS | ||||||
| Joseph N. Williamson | 20 | M | Laborer | TN | |||||
| Georgia M. Williamson | 18 | F | TN | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Gonzales County, Belmont Post Office, Page 122, Dwelling 729, Family 672, (image 105/105) | ||||||||||
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| N. T. B. Wells | 45 | M | Farmer | $1,000 | GA | |||||
| S. Wells | 43 | F | AL | |||||||
| Wm. Wells | 21 | M | Stockraiser | AL | ||||||
| M. A. Wells | 16 | F | AL | |||||||
| James B. Wells | 14 | M | MS | |||||||
| Adaline Wells | 11 | F | MS | |||||||
| Mary Wells | 10 | F | MS | |||||||
| Jane Wells | 6 | F | TX | |||||||
| Sarah Wells | 4 | F | TX | |||||||
| Louis Wells | 2 | M | TX | |||||||
| Priscilla Wells | 5/12 | F | TX | |||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, DeWitt County, Clinton, Precinct 3, Page 252, Dwelling 8, Family 8, (image 2/42) | |||||||||||
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| W. W. Wells | 29 | M | W | Stock raiser | $1,600 | AL | |||||
| Martha E. Wells | 19 | F | W | Keeps House | TX | ||||||
| Sarah E. Wells | 2 | F | W | At home | TX | ||||||
| Joseph B. Wells | 8/12 | M | W | At home | TX | ||||||
| George Andrews | 22 | M | B | Stock hand | TX | ||||||
| 1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | ||||||||||||
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| 1900 Census - TX, Kerr County, Town, Page 100, Street Address, Dwelling 144, Family 146, (image 8/9) | |||||||||||||||
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| Wm. W. Wells | Head | W | M | June 1840 | 59 |
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| Martha Wells | Wife | W | F | Nov. 1850 | 49 | M (33 yr) | 10 (8 living) | TX | TN | AR | |||||
| Maggie L. Wells | Daughter | W | F | Apr. 1877 | 23 | S | TX | MS | TX | ||||||
| Harry H. Wells | Son | W | M | Oct. 1881 | 18 | S | TX | MS | TX | Stock herder | |||||
| Rufus L. Wells | Son | W | M | Dec. 1883 | 16 | S | TX | MS | TX | Stock herder | |||||
| Monroe Wells | Son | W | M | May 1885 | 15 | S | TX | MS | TX | Farm hand | |||||
| 1910 Census - TX, Kerr County, District 166, Page 250A, Street Address, Dwelling 4, Family 4, (image 1/26) | ||||||||||||||
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| William W. Wells | Head | W | M | 59 | M (43 yrs) | AL | GA | GA | ||||||
| Martha E. Wells | Wife | W | F | 60 | M (43 yrs) | 10 (7 living) | TX | TN | AR | |||||
| Bessie Henderson | Daughter | W | F | 42 | Wd | 1 (1 living) | TX | AL | TX | |||||
| Harry H. Wells | Son | W | M | 28 | S | TX | AL | TX | ||||||
| Rufus L. Wells | Son | W | M | 26 | S | TX | AL | TX | ||||||
| Monroe M. Wells | Son | W | M | 24 | S | TX | AL | TX | ||||||
| Lillian M. Henderson | Granddaughter | W | F | 18 | S | TX | TX | TX | ||||||
| 1920 Census - TX, Kerr County, Precinct 4, ED 129, Page 14A, Line, Address, Dwelling 39, Family 41, (image 24/31) | |||||||||||||
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| William W. Wells | Head | M | W | 79 [69] | M | AL | AL | AL | |||||
| Martha E. Wells | Wife | F | W | 70 | M | TX | TN | AR | |||||
| Monroe Wells | Son | M | W | 34 | S | TX | AL | TX | |||||
| Bessie Wells | Daughter | F | W | 52 | W | TX | AL | TX | |||||
| Related Links: | ||
| Austin American,
October 19, 1921: "Aged
Rangers Rob Time of Fifty Years" (offsite) Shirley D. Webb's Sunset Cemetery transcription: W. W. Wells (offsite) Bailey Wells' Sunset Cemetery transcription: Wells Family Burials |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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