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     Martin Jacob Weesner was born on 3 Jul 1869.³ He married Margaret Minnie Schmidt, daughter of Christopher Schmidt and Anna Barbara Weiss, on 26 Oct 1892.⁴ Martin Jacob Weesner died on 6 Jan 1939 at age 69.³ He was buried a 6 Jan 1939 at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bonpas Township, Richland County, Illinois.^3,5

     Becky Wehmeyer was born on 29 Oct. (b. 29 Oct 195_, last digit not on photocopy.)¹
     Becky has four children by a previous marriage.¹

     Frank Weinald was born in 1919.¹ He died in Aug 1968.^1,2,3

     Harold Lee Weiser was born on 13 Apr 1931.¹ He was the son of Mary Neva Edenburn.¹ Harold Lee Weiser died on 9 Feb 1947 at age 15.²
     He died as a result of burns which he received when his clothing caught fire. During very cold weather he had taken refuge in a church and was lying in front of an open gas fire.³

     Louise Marie Weiser was born on 20 Nov 1929.¹ She was the daughter of Mary Neva Edenburn.¹ Louise Marie Weiser died on 11 Jul 1977 at Los Angeles, California, at age 47.⁴
     She had no children.⁴

     Walter K. Weiser married Mary Neva Edenburn, daughter of John Jackson Edenburn and Helen Blanche "Nell" Findley, on 7 Dec 1938.¹ Walter K. Weiser died on 9 Jan 1949.¹
     Walter adopted Mary Neva's children from her first marriage.²

     Anna Barbara Weiss married Christopher Schmidt on 28 Jan 1864 at Richland County, Illinois.¹

     Rozanna Weiss married Henry Koertge.

     Mary Beulah Welburn was born on 19 Apr 1875 at North Carolina.^1,2 She married (1) George A. Moore, son of James Newton Moore and Susanna Holcombe.^3,4 Mary Beulah Welburn died on 8 Feb 1952 at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 76.^1,5 She was buried on 9 Feb 1952 at Caroleen Avondale Henrietta Cemetery, Avondale, Rutherford County, North Carolina.^1,6
     Mary appeared with her husband George A. Moore on the census enumeration of 18 Apr 1910 at West Union Town, Wagoner Township, Oconee Township, South Carolina, as follows:
      , Mary Bulah, wife, marr. once, 14 yrs, 5 children, 5 living, b. Georgia, parents b. Georgia, farm laborer, home farm.⁷
     Mary appeared with her husband George A. Moore on the census enumeration of 1 Apr 1930 at High Shoals, Rutherford County, North Carolina, as follows:
, Bulah, wife, 47, marr. at 17, b. North Carolina, parents b. North Carolina, occupation none.⁸
     Mary appeared with her husband George A. Moore on the census enumeration of 25 Apr 1940 at Caroleen, High Shoals township, Rutherford Township, North Carolina, as follows:
. Beulah, wife, 0 yrs school, b. Georgia, home, housework.⁹

     Mary Welch married George Willis.¹

     Leola Welker married Edward L. Olds, son of Edward Lewis Olds and Irma Lou Baxter, c 1925.² Leola Olds and Edward were divorced.³
     Leola Olds and Edward L. Olds appeared on the census of 26 Apr 1930 at 2434 Superior, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, as follows:
     911/1028 Olds, Edward L., 24, 1st marr. at 19, b. Ill., parents b. Ill., truck driver, wholesale food
      , Leola A., wife. 22, 1st marr. at 17, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      , Edward Jr., son, 3 4/12, b. Ill., parents b. Ill.
      , Ruth I., dau., 2 8/12, b. Wisc., parents b. Ill.
      , Betty L., dau., 0 7/12, b. Wisc., parents b. Illl.²
Leola Welker appeared on the census of 24 Apr 1940, as follows:
     413 Walker, Jno, head, 70, 6 yrs school. b. Ill.
      , Anna, wife, 66, 7 yrs school, b. Ill.
      Olds, Leola, dau., 32, divorced, 8 yrs school, b. Ill., housework, private home
      , Edward, grandson, 14, 8 yrs school, b. Ill.
      , Ruth, granddau., 12, 7 yrs school, b. Wisc.
      , Betty Lou, granddau., 10, 4 yrs school, b. Wisc.
      Walker, Samuel, son, 33, single, 1 yr h.s., b. Ill., Laborer in Dairy
As of 1 Apr 1935, this family had lived in the same place -- except for Samuel who had lived in Chicago.⁴

     Thomas Welles married Elizabeth (?) c 1646.¹ Thomas Welles died on 14 Jan 1659/60.¹

     Durward Wellman was the son of Perrin C. Wellman and Alma Mary Olds.¹
     Durward Wellman was adopted.¹

     Perrin C. Wellman married Alma Mary Olds, daughter of Edson M. Olds and Mary Jane Fitch, in 1908.¹ Perrin C. Wellman died in May 1920.¹
     Perrin C. Wellman and Alma Mary Wellman appeared on the census of 19 Apr 1910 at Custer Township, Antrim County, Michigan, as follows:
Wellman, Perrin C., head, 56, 2nd marriage for 2 years, b. N. Y., parents b. N. Y., general farming
, Alma M., wife, 36, 2nd marr for 2 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. Mich., parents b. Mich.
, Ola P., dau., 22, single, b. Mich., father b. N. Y.., mother b. Mich., country school teacher
, Durward O., adopted son, 10/12, b. Mich., parents b. "unknown"
Clymer, Gladys M., dau. of wife, 17, single, b. Mich., father b. N. Y., mother b. Mich.
B------, Benjamin F., hired man, 31, single, b. Penn., parents b. Penn., farm hand.²
Perrin C. Wellman appeared on the census of Jan 1920 at Custer Township, Antrim County, Michigan, as follows:
     Wellman, Perrin C., 66, widowed [sic], b. N.Y., parents b. N. Y., general farmer.³

     Claude Byron Wells was born on 6 Nov 1882 at Mound Valley, Labette County, Kansas.² He married Delilah Alice Hardin, daughter of Francis T. Hardin and Julia Ann Bowers, on 16 Nov 1905 at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.^1,3 Claude Byron Wells died on 28 Oct 1956 at age 73.^1,3 He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.^1,3
     Claude worked for the railroads most of his life, as a coach and car foreman. Because of his work, the family moved from Sedalia to Pittsburg, Kansas, and in 1934 to Port Arthur, Texas.^3,1

     Dora M. Wells was born c 1852 at Tonawanda, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Cynthia Lucinda Olds.¹

     Effie Ruth Wells married Edwin Nelson Olds, son of Charles Olds and Mary Frances Nichols, on 14 Apr 1897 at Mapleton, New York.^2,3

     Ella Wells married William Herron Reeder, son of Dr. George Reeder and Almira Louise Olds, in 1889.¹

     Emett Wells married John Webster, son of William Webster.¹ Emett Wells was buried on 20 Mar 1558 at Cossington Parish, Leicester, England.²

     Frank William Wells was born on 21 Jan 1920 at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.² He was the son of Claude Byron Wells and Delilah Alice Hardin.¹ Frank William Wells died on 11 Aug 1944 at age 24.¹
     WELLS, FRANK W 1LT US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
DATE OF DEATH: 08/11/1944 BURIED AT: SECTION 82 SITE 83C
JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY
2900 SHERIDAN ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO 63125 (314) 260-8691.³
     He was married before going overseas, but had no childen. Frank Williiam Wells was in the United States Air Force as a member of an attack bomber squad and was apparently blown out of the air over Lae in the fight back up the South Sea Islands during WWII. The surviving members of the squad said his plane received a direct hit from enemy fire and that there couldn't have been anything left. His parents never believed that the body sent back was that of their son, but accepting the fact that is was someone's son, they took care of the burial at the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks. There is a memorial plaque for him in the National Cemetery in Hawaii. His date of death was reported as 11 Aug. 1944.⁴

     Hardin Claude "Ted" Wells was born on 29 Sep 1910 at Blue Jacket, Oklahoma.¹ He was the son of Claude Byron Wells and Delilah Alice Hardin.²
     About 1976, he was a retired machinist and they were living at Eugene, Oregon.¹

     Harold Bryon Wells was born on 2 Sep 1906 at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.¹ He was the son of Claude Byron Wells and Delilah Alice Hardin.² Harold Bryon Wells appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died Jan 1983 with the last place of residence listed as Garland, Dallas County, Texas. Harold Bryon's SSN was issued in Texas. Also, his birth date is given as 2 Sep 1906.³ He died in Jan 1983 at age 76.³
     About 1976, he was a consulting engineer living at Garland, Texas. His family included civil, mechanical and electrical engineers, an architect, a lawyer, a Lutheran minister, a registered nurse, and students still in school.⁴

     Harold Byron Wells Jr. was born on 9 Sep 1931 at Prescott, Pierce County, Wisconsin.^1,2 He was the son of Harold Bryon Wells.¹ Harold Byron Wells Jr. appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died 4 Jan 2003 with the last place of residence listed as Sequim, Clallam County, California. Harold Byron's SSN was issued in Texas. Also, his birth date is given as 9 Sep 1931.³
     About 1978, he was living in Seattle, Washington, and was a construction supervisor.²

     Isaac Z. Wells married Edith Laura Olds, daughter of Henry Olds and Sabra D. Randall, on 13 Dec 1906 at Tillamook County, Oregon.^1,2

     Kenneth Wesley Wells was born on 18 Jul 1913 at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.¹ He was the son of Claude Byron Wells and Delilah Alice Hardin.² Kenneth Wesley Wells died in Jun 1973 at Port Arthur, Texas, at age 59.¹
     Kenneth was a millwright for Cargill, Inc. His request was that his body be cremated and the remains be scattered over a rose garden.³

     Laura Helen Wells was born on 24 Oct 1908 at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of Claude Byron Wells and Delilah Alice Hardin.¹ Laura Helen Wells married (2) Carl Joseph Bartoshek on 18 Apr 1953 at Placer County, California.^2,3 Laura Helen Wells appears in the Social Security Death Index as having died 20 Apr 2005 with the last place of residence listed as Junction City, Trinity County, California. Laura Helen's SSN was issued in California. Also, her birth date is given as 24 Oct 1908.⁴
     She was listed in Doris Olds' address list, probably typed in the 1990s, as: P. O. Box 69, Junction City, Oklahoma. [VERIFY]

     Phyllis Edith Wells was born on 4 Oct 1917 at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of Claude Byron Wells and Delilah Alice Hardin.¹ Phyllis Edith Wells married John Roy Whitmeyer on 3 Oct 1938 at Port Arthur, Texas.²
     About 1978, they were living in Austin, Texas. She was a homemaker and he was a dentist.² Phyllis Edith Wells was listed in Doris Olds' address list, probably typed in the 1990s, as: 4103 Honey Comb Rock Creek, Austin, Texas.