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Mary Ella (Means) Wells (1884 - 1977)

Mary Ella Wells formerly Means
Born in Georgia, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , and
Wife of — married 15 Nov 1904 in Pike, Georgia, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 93 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary (Means) Wells was born in Georgia.

Mary Ella Means was born on May 30, 1884, in Georgia, United States, daughter of James William Means (1835–1917) and Eliza Julietta Shehee (1845–1923).

1900 Census, Zebulon, Pike, Georgia[1]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
James W Means M White 65 Married Head Ordenary Georgia
Eliza J Means F White 54 Married Wife Georgia
Fanny C Means F White 19 Single Daughter Houseworker Georgia
Mary E Means F White 16 Single Daughter Student Georgia
Eugenia P Means F White 11 Single Daughter Student Georgia

Mary (age 20) married Harry Truman Wells (age 29); son of Harrison Wells (1840-1894) and Mary Rebecca Long (1846-1910); on November 15, 1904, in Pike County, Georgia, United States.[2] They had the following children:

  1. Mildred M. Wells Rosser (1906-2000)
  2. James Edwin Wells (1909-1987)
  3. Harry Truman Wells Jr. (1913-1986)

1910 Census, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia[3]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Harry T Wells M White 34 Married Head Chauffeur Georgia
Mariella Wells F White 25 Married Wife Georgia
Mildred Wells F White 3 Single Daughter Tennessee
Edwin Wells M White 2 Single Son Georgia
Estelle Adams F Mulatto 15 Single Servant Nurse Georgia

1920 Census, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia[4]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Harry T Wells M White 44 Married Head Operator, Taxi Co. Georgia
Mary Ella Wells F White 33 Married Wife None Georgia
Mildred Wells F White 13 Single Daughter None Tennessee
James E Wells M White 11 Single Son None Georgia
Harry Wells M White 6 Single Son None Georgia
Eliza Means F White 73 Widowed Mother-in-law None Georgia

1930 Census, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia[5]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Harry T Wells M White 53 Married Head Proprietor, Garage Georgia
Mary E Wells F White 45 Married Wife Georgia
Mildred Wells F White 23 Single Daughter Stenographer Tennessee
Edwin Wells M White 21 Single Son Georgia
Harry J Wells M White 17 Single Son Georgia

1940 Census, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia[6]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Harry T Wells M White 64 Married Head Georgia
Mary E Wells F White 55 Married Wife Georgia
Mildred M Wells F White 33 Single Daughter Deputy Clerk Tennessee
James E Wells M White 31 Single Son Architectural Draftsman Georgia

1950 Census, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia[7]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Mildred Wells F White 43 Never married Head Deputy Clerk Tennessee
Mary Ella Wells F White 65 Widowed Mother Georgia

Mary died on October 26, 1977, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, aged 93.[8][9] She was buried in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", Zebulon, Pike, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JY-TJJ : Fri Oct 06 20:24:44 UTC 2023), Entry for James W Mears and Eliza J Mears, 1900.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950", Pike County, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q289-GS3N : Sat Oct 21 16:27:53 UTC 2023), Entry for H T Wells and Mary Ella Means, 15 Nov 1904.
  3. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML23-S4K : Fri Oct 06 10:11:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Harry T Wells and Marcella Wells, 1910.
  4. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJDF-PHZ : Fri Dec 08 00:09:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Harry T Wells and Mary Ella Wells, 1920.
  5. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:37HX-VW2 : Thu Oct 05 11:03:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Harry T Wills and Mary E Wills, 1930.
  6. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K75V-K26 : Tue Nov 28 17:20:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Harry T Wells, Sr and Mary E Wells, 1940. 1950 Census, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
  7. ↑ 1950 Census: "U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia" Ancestry Sharing Link
  8. ↑ Death: "Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998" Ancestry Sharing Link
  9. ↑ Obituary: Obituary for Mrs. Wells, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, 27 Oct 1977
  10. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208281457/mary_ella-wells: accessed February 17, 2024), memorial page for Mary Ella Means Wells (30 May 1884–26 Oct 1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #208281457, citing Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by HighPlainsMom (contributor 47284866).

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