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Excie/Excy Clay Wells

Excie/Excy Clay Wells[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1853 - 1930  (76 years)

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  • Name Excie/Excy Clay Wells 
    Born 28 Dec 1853  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 Jan 1930  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7549  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2015 

    Father Corp. Matthew Clay Wells,   b. 27 Jan 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Shorter,   b. 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1853  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James William Barbour,   b. 14 Jan 1848, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1936, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1871  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Willie Myrtle Barbour,   b. 19 Sep 1874, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1969, Memorial Hospital Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     2. John Barbour,   b. Abt 1875,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 25 years)
     3. Walter Lee Barbour,   b. 26 Jun 1876, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1948, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Louis Craighead Barbour,   b. Jul 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Mary Ellen Barbour,   b. 20 Oct 1882, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1910, Hinesville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     6. Leonard Addison Barbour,   b. 18 Mar 1883, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Mattie Grace Barbour,   b. 21 Jul 1885, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1919, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    +8. Effie Blanche Barbour,   b. May 1888,   d. 1931  (Age ~ 42 years)
     9. Ida Love Barbour,   b. May 1892, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Janie Arc Barbour,   b. Feb 1897, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 
    Family ID F2615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Exie Clay Wells
    ExieClayWells
    ExieClayWells.jpg
    Photo
James William Barbour and his wife Excie Clay Wells
    Photo James William Barbour and his wife Excie Clay Wells
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    Headstone and others
    Photo
Excie Clay Wells Family
    Photo Excie Clay Wells Family
    Wells-Barbour Family.jpg
    James Wm. Barbour and Excy Clay Wells
    James Wm. Barbour and Excy Clay Wells
    7548-7549Barbour-Wells.jpg

    Documents
    Reverse of Photo Identifies Individuals James Barbour and Excy Clay Wells
    Reverse of Photo Identifies Individuals James Barbour and Excy Clay Wells
    7548-7549Barbour-Wells.jpg
    Wells Info 1
    Wells Info 1
    J. Barber
    Wells Info 2
    Wells Info 2
    J. Barber
    Wells Info 3
    Wells Info 3
    J. Barber

    Headstones
    ExcieClay Barbour (nee Wells) Headstone
    ExcieClay Barbour (nee Wells) Headstone
    hsI7549ExcieClay Barbour (nee Wells).jpg

    Histories
    Matthew Clay Wells & Family
    Matthew Clay Wells & Family
    The Danville Register
    Apr 10, 1977

  • Notes 
    • Dates for Excy Clay Wells verified by Jeane Barber

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Christine--P-Bullock/GENE1-0009.html#CHILD145.
      Excy Clay8 Wells (Matthew Clay7, Joseph6, Matthew5, John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnaby1) was born December 28, 1853 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She married James William Barbour December 27, 1871 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, son of Augustine Barbour and Mary Palmer.

      Children of Excy Wells and James Barbour are:
      179 i. Walter Lee9 Barbour. He married Georgia Augustine Barbour.
      + 180 ii. Louis Craghead Barbour.
      181 iii. Mary Ellen Barbour. She married Joseph Cephus Reynolds.
      182 iv. Mattie Grace Barbour. She married James Fletcher Reynolds February 06, 1907 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      183 v. Elfie Blanche Barbour. She married Roy Thomas McCubbins December 24, 1912 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      184 vi. Ida Love Barbour.
      185 vii. John Barbour.
      186 viii. Janie Arc Barbour. She married Paul Seamster.
      187 ix. Willie Myrtle Barbour, born September 19, 1874 in Franklin Co., Virginia; died July 31, 1969. She married Rufus Edward Reynolds December 12, 1899 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      188 x. Leonard Addison Barbour, born March 18, 1883. He married Josephine Floyd Martin September 28, 1929 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

    2. [S6] Jeane H. Barber.

    3. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/l/Christine--P-Bullock/GENE1-0008.html#CHILD83.
      Matthew Clay7 Wells (Joseph6, Matthew5, John4, Barnaby3, John2, Barnaby1) was born January 28, 1827 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia, and died November 02, 1893 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He married Mary Jane Shorter February 21, 1853 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, daughter of Booker Shorter and Tabitha Hubbard. She was born October 23, 1831 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

      Children of Matthew Wells and Mary Shorter are:
      144 i. Minnie Kathryn8 Wells, born in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She married Walter Gravely February 25, 1892 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born July 28, 1870.
      + 145 ii. Excy Clay Wells, born December 28, 1853 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 146 iii. John James Wells, born July 11, 1855 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died May 29, 1941 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 147 iv. Joseph Sidney Wells, born June 29, 1856 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died January 19, 1928 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 148 v. Ollid Delin Wells, born November 27, 1857 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 1902.
      + 149 vi. Tabitha Gabrilla Wells, born June 1859 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 150 vii. Sally Frances Wells, born July 19, 1860 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died September 10, 1911.
      + 151 viii. Robert Lee Wells, born October 05, 1860 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died in Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia.
      + 152 ix. William Addison Wells, born 1862 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died April 22, 1899 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 153 x. Mary Henrietta Wells, born May 07, 1863 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died March 14, 1903.
      + 154 xi. Peter Thomas Wells, born May 20, 1866 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died November 17, 1939 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
      + 155 xii. Charlie Wesley Wells, born November 20, 1867 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died February 24, 1963.

    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41453080.
      Excie Clay Barbour (nee Wells)
      Married James William Barbour on December 27, 1871.

      Children of James and Excie Barbour:

      Willie Myrtle Barbour 1874 1969
      Walter Lee Barbour 1876 1948
      Louis Craighead Barbour 1878 1965
      Mary Ellen Barbour Reynolds 1880 1910
      Leonard Addison Barbour 1883 1956
      Mattie Grace Barbour 1885 xxxx
      Elfie Blanch Barbour McCubbins 1888 1931
      Ida Love Barbour 1892 1914
      John Barbour 1895 1895
      Janie Arc Barbour Seamster 1897 1971