William
"Willie"
Wells
Born in Oklahoma, United States of America
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Freda Josephine (McDonald) Baker
— married
1919 (to 1920) in St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2017
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Biography
William Wells is a part of US Black heritage.
Williams Wells, born around 1899 in Oklahoma[1], was Josephine Baker's first husband. She was only 13 when they married in 1919. The marriage ended less than one year later.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8ZJ-KQ6 : accessed 20 June 2017), William Wells in household of Arthur Marten, St Louis Ward 16, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing ED 330, sheet 6A, line 6, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 952; FHL microfilm 1,820,952.
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