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Wells, Preston Irvin

Male 1895 - 1965  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name Wells, Preston Irvin 
    Birth Mar 1895  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 6 Apr 1965  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I256482  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2018 

    Father Wells, William J.,   b. 20 Jun 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Partridge, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Bohannon, Martha Ann,   b. 18 Apr 1858, Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1944, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1890 
    Family ID F37678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Scott, Dorothy,   b. Mar 1899, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 5 Oct 1944  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F103570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1895 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Oct 1944 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Apr 1965 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S69511] Preston I Wells in household of William Wells, "United States Census, 1900".

    2. [S69513] Preston I Wells, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    3. [S69512] Preston Irvin Wells, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    4. [S69515] Dorothy Gilliam, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".