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:
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]
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