Emma Lucene (Miller) Wells (1844 - 1932)

Born 5 Apr 1844 in Middlebury, Wyoming, New York, United States

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Died 2 May 1932 at age 88 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

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Biography

Emma was born in 1844 to Jairus Miller (1800-1885) and Jane (Quale) Miller (1809-1885). She married Newton S. Wells (1844-1915) 20 Oct 1869. Emma died in 1932.

Research notes

In 1850 Jarias Miller (50, b. MA, farmer) headed a Middlebury, NY (Wyoming County) household with Jane Miller (40, b. NY), Jane A. Miller (16, b. NY), Orville W. Miller (13, b. NY), Mercy R. Miller (10, b. NY), Emma L. Miller (female, 6, b. NY), Luella Miller (2, b. NY) [Serrella in data base], Persilla Miller (80, b. MA), and George Gleason (16, b. NY). George Washington Gleason (1835-1863) was a cousin of Emerancy's mother.

In 1880 a Newton Wells (36, b. NY, lawyer's clerk, both parents b. NY) headed a Warsaw, NY (Wyoming County) household with wife Emma Wells (36, b. NY, father b. MA, mother b. NY), duaghter Florence Wells (7, b. NY, both parents b. NY), and son Floyd Wells (1, b. NY, both parents b. NY).

In 1900 a Newton G Wells (b. Oct 1844 in NY, Court Stenographer, married 31 years, both parents b. NY) headed a Warsaw, NY (Wyoming County) household with wife Emma L. Wells (b. Apr 1844 in NY, married 31 years, 5 children with 4 living, father b. MA, mother b. NY), son Floyd M. Wells (b. Jul 1878 in NY, Bookkeeper-Comber, both parents b. NY), daughter Maud L. Wells (b. Jan 1882 in NY, both parents b. NY), and daughter Emma M. Wells (b. Feb 1885 in NY, both parents b. NY).

In 1920 a George Stratton (60, b. NY, widowed, Superintendent of Schools for Wyoming County, father b. England, mother b. NY) headed a Castile, NY (Wyoming County) household with son Schuyler W. Stratton (24, b. NY, assistant druggist, both parents b. NY), housekeeper Mrs. Emma Wells (75, b. NY, widowed, father b. MA, mother b. NY), boarder Maud Henderson (37, b. NY, married, high school teacher, both parents b. NY), and daughter Jean Henderson (3, b. NY, both parents b. NY).

According to the FAG memorial for her husband, their children (at the time of his burial) were: Mrs. Florence Steigerwald of Buffalo, Floyd Wells of Niagara Falls, Miss Maude Wells of Warsaw, NY, and Mrs. Walter Schneckenburger of Warsaw, NY.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ www.findagrave.com (memorial #24103847)

• Elbert T. Miller compilation
• 1850 Middlebury, NY (Wyoming County) census
• 1900 Warsaw, NY (Wyoming County) census

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Edward Trever for creating WikiTree profile Miller-71031 through manual input on 21 Nov 2019. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.