Wells Family Bible
Original copy of bible pages located at the Vedder Library
in the
Wells Family File
Transcribed by Sylvia Hasenkopf
Births:
John McKinlay Wells was born on the sixth day of August 1827
Wm. Alexander Wells was born November 31st 1839
Deaths:
My mother Catharine (Bronc in another handwriting) Wells departed
this life on the twelfth day of July 1821, aged 65 years 10 months 13 days (Last
digit in year of death difficult to decipher)
My father William Wells departed this life on the fourth day of December 1830, aged 80 years 10 months 13 days
Different handwriting
My father Wm. Wells departed this life on the fourth day of February 1846 aged
49 years 9 months and 20 days
Same handwriting
My mother Catharine Wells departed this life the 12th day of September 1856
(smudged over last digit), aged 56 years three months and 9 days
Third handwriting
Peter Wells departed this life on the 15th day of March 1861 aged 37 years