Pre-1882 Wells County Indiana births Contributed by Florence Flowers, dkoesters@earthlink.net Extracted from "Pre-1882 Indiana Births From Secondary Sources, Vol. I," compiled by Dawne Slater-Putt. Exact dates and further information may be available from the book, which may be ordered online at this website: http://www.heritagepathways.com/hpbirth.htm This listing is intended ONLY to raise the researcher's awareness of his family members in Wells County prior to the availability of vital records (beginning in 1882). It is NOT intended to be used as a primary source. As with all secondary information, it should be verified using the original record. Vol. II COLUMNS: 1 = surname 2 = given name 3 = year 4 = father's first name 5 = mother's full name 1 2 3 4 5 Alexander Margery 1840 Edward Elizabeth Stewart Alspach Eva Agnes 1873 Elijah Margery Alexander Archibald Francena ? Thomas Phebe Valentina Archibald Lydia ? Thomas Phebe Valentina Archibald James ? Thomas Phebe Valentina Archibald Rachel 1841 Thomas Melinda Andrews Bailey Eliza ? Peter Lydia Meyer Bailey Jennie ? Peter Lydia Meyer Bailey Joseph ? Peter Lydia Meyer Bailey Matilda ? Peter Lydia Meyer Barton Clearssay Jane 1862 James Mary A. ? Batson Benjamin C. 1847 Nathaniel Nancy Ralston Batson Mary ? Nathaniel Nancy Ralston Batson Mary 1860 Samuel J. Catherine Huffman Baumgartner John C. 1854 Christian Catherine Lehman Beaber Mary Elizabeth 1859 Jacob Sarah Kohr Bears Eliza M. 1873 William H.H. Eliza A. Reiff Bears Henrietta 1867 William H.H. Eliza A. Reiff Bears Jennetta P. 1860 William H.H. Eliza A. Reiff Bears Jesse M. 1880 William H.H. Eliza A. Reiff Bears John W. 1859 William H.H. Eliza A. Reiff Bears Lyman U.G. 1864 William H.H. Eliza A. Reiff Bears Sarah C. 1869 William H.H. Eliza A. Reiff Beaty Frank M. 1875 William R. Oliver Ortina Woodward Bender Jonathon 1854 John Barbara Mast Bennett William Henry 1853 Robert Collins Harriet Deam Bevington Sarah A. 1855 Reason A. Catherine Shadle Black Mary A. 1859 Demos ? Burns John 1871 Joseph Ann McCaffrey Burwell Alfred Conwell 1866 Newton Josephine Hall Burwell James Burton 1868 Newton Josephine Hall Burwell Louise 1872 Newton Josephine Hall Burwell Rena 1864 Newton Josephine Hall Byall Alexander 1847 John ? Carson Corinthia Ann 1858 Thomas Catherine ? Clark William J. 1872 James Eliza E. Bowman Cloud Sarah D. 1852 Thomas Carson Rebecca Jones Colbert William 1849 George Elizabeth King Collins Cook Luzerne Henry 1856 Henry Eliza A. Deaver Dailey Frank C. 1870 Joseph S. Emma Gutelius Dailey Joseph S. 1844 James Lydia Garton Dailey Charles G. 1876 Joseph S. Emma Gutelius Dailey Lewis W. 1874 Joseph S. Emma Gutelius Dailey Lewis ? James Lydia Garton Dailey Mary Ann ? James Lydia Garton Dailey Rachel ? James Lydia Garton Deam Harry 1857 Wilson ? Delong Minnie Bell 1866 Asa Hannah Elizabeth Potee Divelbiss William C. 1850 William Frederick Elizabeth Henleline Dougherty Charles B. 1872 John Mattie E. Best Ellingham Theodore 1851 Charles Hannah ? Fitch Freddie G. 1876 Washington Irving Sarah Elizabeth McCaughan Fulton George Egbert 1855 John Sarah Egbert Fulton Mabel D. 1881 John C. Jennie B. Hanna Fulton Minnie Ursella 1872 John C. Jennie B. Hanna Good John J. 1842 Samuel Lucy Ann Gottschalk Andrew 1850 Jacob Christina Fox Greenfield Anna L. 1868 Nathaniel Maria Jane Shafer Greenfield Eva B. 1863 Nathaniel Maria Jane Shafer Griffith Joseph M. 1844 Samuel Martha Burkett Griffith Nancy E. 1856 Samuel Charlotte Wiley Guteluis Harry E. 1873 William Allen Mary F. Buckles Guteluis Hattie L. 1875 " " " Maud E. 1879 " " " Nettie 1877 " " " William B. 1872 " " Hale Silas Wright 1844 Bowen Mary A. Deam Harnish Jennie 1872 George A. Laura Myers Harold Isaac R. 1861 George E. Sarah "Sally" Minnich Hedges James K. 1849 Robert ? Hindman Albert M. 1851 Crooks Matilda Brown " Clarissa J. 1857 " " " Frances E. 1849 " " " jay A. 1861 " " " Louisa A. 1864 " " " Mary E. 1855 " " " Thomas J. 1859 " " Hodgson Pheobe 1844 Nathan Elizabeth Horton Edwin R. 1845 Theodore Mary Rhoads Huffman Henry B. 1844 Henry Catharine Baker " John J. 1847 " " " Levi 1850 " " " Mary E. 1867 ? ? " Samuel 1859 Henry Catharine Baker Johnson Ella 1880 L. T. Delpha " Lewis C. 1865 Percival G. Margaret Cloud Johnston Mary J. 1878 Benoni D. Matilda J. Jones Vincent W. 1873 John T. Susan Tomlinson Kilander Robert A. 1861 Perry Mary J. Studabaker Klinck Bessie 1865 Dwight ? Lesh Ulysses D. 1868 Joseph Sarah Lesh Leverich Martha 1862 William Cerinda Lipkey Austin ? Henry Rachel Crum " Daniel ? " " " Elizabeth ? " " " Henry W. 1859 " " " James ? " " " Margaret ? " " " Rachel ? " " " Wesley ? " " Loansberry Sylvester 1844 Smith Sallie J. Tomlinson Maddox Leander E. 1851 Wesley Eliza Ann Grove " Sarah Ellen ? " " Maddux Catherine 1848 Jacob Anna " Martha J. 1845 Jacob ? Markley Daniel F. 1854 Gabriel ? " Franklin 1873 John W. Araminta Powell " Hannah C. 1881 " " " Henry C. 1855 Gabriel ? " John W. 1843 " Hannah tuttle " Jonathan 1838 " " " Jonathan J. 1839 John Melinda Wilson " Matilda J. 1848 " " Mason Catherine 1843 ? ? McCoy Martha E. 1865 McIntire Phanuel 1855 Dick Mary Merrifield John V. 1845 James M. ? Merriman John V. 1845 James M. Mertz William Jr. 1852 Wilhelm Anna Engeler Metts Alfred ? James Miranda Sutton " Eliza B. ? " " " Maranda D. ? " " " Mary E. ? " " " Norville W. ? " " " Sorept L. ? " " Miller Amanda M. ? Henry G. Frances Morris " Elizabeth 1834 Henry ? " Lela ? Joseph Nancy " Lucinda 1854 Michael Mary Millikan G. W. 1861 Alfred Sarah Brotherton Minnich Peter 1844 Jacob Christiana Ebersole Monnsey Miami ? John Caroline Stratton Morrison Amos 1841 Andrew B. Jr. Elizabeth Wright Myers Laura 1850 David Rachel Miller Neff Isaac N. 1847 Jacob Mary Chapman Nelson Amos C. 1858 Jacob B. Eliza Schoonover " Rachel ? James Elizabeth Newhard Emma E. ? William J. Mary A. Ashburn Nutter Levi 1843 Benjamin S. Margaret Martin Palmer Samuel Hamilton 1845 Samuel Sarah Fox " Sarah Jane 1851 " " Griffith " Susannah Annelsley 1847 " " Pond Almeda 1870 William F. Mary Parker Poulson Lillie B. 1875 ? ? Powell Araminta 1848 David Catherine Gates Prillaman William 1856 Lewis ? Roberts John 1848 Robert Abigail Redding Roberts Nathan 1851 " " " Nettie Bell 1880 Nathan Harriet Ann Mossburg " Rosa may 1877 " " Rose Monroe 1861 Peter Mary Gottschalk Robinson Seymour 1868 Robert Eve Myers Runkle Margaret E. 1854 Jery Anna Leonard Schott Lillie E. 1872 George Hannah Keller Shinn Elmer Ellsworth 1866 Benjamin C. Emily Jane Harris " Eugene Melville 1868 " " " Orlando Milton 1864 " " Sills Daniel Jr. ? Daniel ? " Oliver Sherman 1848 Joseph Elizabeth Grimes " Uriah D. 1873 Daniel Mary C. Dick " William A. 1874 Oliver Laura Graves Smith Charles L. 1870 Leroy s. ? " Jennie 1852 Thomas T. Catherine Gary Smithgall Hannah 1855 George ? Spalding Susan Angeline 1853 Franklin B. ? Straw Samuel Jr. 1849 Samuel Mary Crum Studabaker Mary J. 1842 John Rebecca Sturgis Charles E. 1867 Elmore Y. Matilda J. Markley " Linnie B. 1869 " " " Morna S. 1873 " " " Ray 1880 " " " Will Carleton 1877 " " Thrailkill Alice 1862 Silas ? Todd Bathsheba Isodene 1855 Jacob Jane Thomas " Mary 1878 Jacob Jr. Mary Jane Studabaker " Nelson Kellogg 1867 " Rachel J. Kellogg " Ralph 1880 " Mary Jane Studabaker Tribolet Samuel F. 1877 Daniel Mary Sarge " William J. 1875 " " Turner George 1858 James Mary Arnold Twibell William M. 1847 Luther Sarah Bowman Vail Lucy J. 1864 Thomas Martha Shepard Van Emos Andrew R. 1848 James ? Walker John A. 1847 Leonard S. Melinda Davis Wallace Christina 1852 Thomas Agnes Weaver Hattie M. 1873 Branson Catharine Miller " Lizzie M. 1863 " " " Maud 1881 " " " William 1870 " " Wilson Catherine 1845 Joseph Leah " Donaldson 1851 John I. Margaret Harris Wolfgang Charlotte 1869 George Mary Grover " Naomi 1865 " "