Anna Matilda Wells
Anna Matilda Wells (maiden name: Murphy) was born on February 22, 1835, in Pennsylvania to John and Margaret Murphy. Her father was a farmer. She grew up and attended school in Chesnuthill, Pennsylvania, and she married Samuel M. Wells around 1857. They had at least eight children: Charles, born around 1858; Grove, born around 1859; Alonzo, born around 1862; Burton, born around 1865; Milton, born around 1865; Frederick, born around 1869; John, born around 1870; and Ora, born around 1872.
By 1860, they were living in Herrick, Pennsylvania. Her husband worked as a farm hand, and by 1860, they owned $100 of personal property. By 1870, they were living in Orwell, Pennsylvania. Her husband was working as a farmer, and they owned $1,200 of real estate and $175 of personal property. She died on August 8, 1889.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1495) | Wells, Anna Matilda ~ Murphy, Anna Matilda | 1835-02-22 | 1889-08-08 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (5348) [recipient] ~ Samuel M. Wells to Anna M. Wells, 27 August 1863
People - Records: 1
- (1495) Wells, Anna Matilda is the [wife of] (1494) Wells, Samuel M.
Places - Records: 1
- (277) [birth, death] ~ Pennsylvania
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Anna Matilda Murphy Wells Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com.
