Francis Willard Wells

1858 - 1948  (90 years)

• Name	Francis Willard Wells
  Birth	1858
  Gender	Male
  Death	1948	Burial: Steele City Cem., Jefferson Co., NE
  Person ID	I9327	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James Alfred Wells,   b. 2 Mar 1825, Madison, IN d. 20 May 1906, Burial: Leavenworth National Cem., Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., KS (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Phillips,   b. 16 Jul 1825, Jefferson Co., IN d. 13 Aug 1899, near Endicott, NE; burial: Steele City Cem., Jefferson Co., NE (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1850	Jefferson Co., IN
  Family ID	F1152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Hensley,   b. 1855   d. 1928, Burial: Steele City Cem., Jefferson Co., NE (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. James F. Wells,   b. 1 May 1886   d. 5 Mar 1913, Burial: Steele City Cem., Jefferson Co., NE (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F3300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Headstones

  Wells, Francis Willard (1858-1949) Francis Willard Wells (1858-1949): Steele City Cemetery, Jefferson Co., NE, USA. Photo came from the Coatney/ Mann Collection by Richard Merrill Coatney Portschy Mann and entered the Collection via Linda Vaughn. See Richard Mann's site Genealogy/ Coatney at http://www.pbase.com/otzi/genealogy__coatney

  
  

• Notes

  ******** Source: SEE RICHARD MERRILL COATNEY PORTSCHY MANN'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.pbase.com/otzi/genealogy__coatney Richard Merrill Coatney Portschy Mann & Linda Vaughn: Name, dates, & burial place ******** Source: Linda Vaughn: Children of Eliza & James Wells: Eldridge Wells 1851 - 1858 James Allen Wells 1853 - Amanda Melvina Wells 1855 - 1914; married Luther Strong Baker. Francis W. Wells 1858 - 1948 Sylvester S. Wells 1860 - 1924; married Margaret Ann Trowbridge. Julia Ann Wells 1862 - 1933; married Nathan C. West. Julia Ann Wells married Nathan C. West, son of Willis West & Ann Cotterell, and they had 10 children, including Lillie, Luella, Minnie, Noah, Ora, Albert & Robert. Julia & Nathan, & Albert, Ora & Noah are buried at Dewey, Washington Co, OK. Luella and her husband Charles West are buried at Pawhusk, Osage Co., OK. Robert is buried at Barnsdall, Osage Co., OK. Minnie is buried at White Rose Cem., Bartlesville, Washington Co., OK. Lillie Ann is buried in Denver, Denver Co., CO. ********