Person

William Wells (Caldwell County, Kentucky, blacksmith)

b. 1835-05-02 d. 1905-06-05

Caldwell County, Kentucky, blacksmith. Kentucky native. Son of W. Wells. Married to Delilah A. C. McNeely Wells in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on July 24, 1864. Father of Fanny Wells. Blacksmith in Caldwell County in 1850. Blacksmith in Caldwell County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 344B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, p. 118.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Farmersville, p. 424B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, 1852-1869, Film #001929335.

"William ‘Billie’ Wells (1835-1905)," Find A Grave, Memorial #183966085, accessed November 17, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183966085.

Citation

Wells, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205729 (November 12, 2026).

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