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George W. Wells (Johnson County, farmer and soldier)

b. 1829?

Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of George Wells and Elizabeth Wells. Married to Arminta Wells. Father of Mary J. Wells, Rena M. Wells, Alexander Wells, and Laury B. Wells. Farmer in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Private in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia (U.S.A.) from May 21, 1864, to June 21, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 118A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 31.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, John’s Creek, p. 10.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 896.

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Wells, George W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201934 (November 12, 2026).

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