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Joel Estes Wells, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1895 - 1948 (52 years)

William Addison Wells

1862 - 1899 (37 years)

Birth 1862 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia

Died 22 Mar 1899 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father Corp. Matthew Clay Wells, b. 27 Jan 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Mother Mary Jane Shorter, b. 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania

Married 21 Feb 1853 Henry County, Virginia

Family Lelia Ella Stowe, b. 3 Jun 1868, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Married 28 Aug 1892 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia

Children

	1. Willis Lee Wells, b. Abt 1893, dif Twin Boys
	2. William Leonard Wells, b. Abt 1893, Twin Boys dif
	3. Mattie James Wells, b. 5 May 1895, Dry Fork, Virginia
+	4. Joel Estes Wells, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
	5. Mary Clay Wells, b. 26 Jan 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Lelia Ella Stowe

1868 - 1930 (62 years)

Birth 3 Jun 1868 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Died 1 Jul 1930 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Buried Davis-Wells Family Cemetery, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father Joel Thomas [ LY8T-4Z3] Stowe, b. Oct 1830, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia

Mother Martha Judy [K86-H49] Pigg, b. Est 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Family William Addison Wells, b. 1862, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia

Married 28 Aug 1892 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia

Children

	1. Willis Lee Wells, b. Abt 1893, dif Twin Boys
	2. William Leonard Wells, b. Abt 1893, Twin Boys dif
	3. Mattie James Wells, b. 5 May 1895, Dry Fork, Virginia
+	4. Joel Estes Wells, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
	5. Mary Clay Wells, b. 26 Jan 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Elsie Evelyn Smith

1907 - 1984 (77 years)

Birth 14 Dec 1907 Pittsylvania Counyu, Virginia

Died 19 Dec 1984 Dry Fork, Virginia

Buried Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Family Joel Estes Wells, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia [4]

Married 26 Dec 1925 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Children

	1. Emma Lea Wells, b. 13 Aug 1927, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
	2. Joel Estes Wells, Jr., b. 2 Aug 1928, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
+	3. Mattie Wells, b. 5 Aug 1930, Danville, Virginia
	4. Garland Arnette Wells
	5. William Wilson Wells, b. 7 Jan 1934, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
	6. Vernie Nash Wells, b. 13 Oct 1937, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Emma Lea Wells

1927 - 2006 (79 years)

Birth	13 Aug 1927	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Died	2 Sep 2006	Danville, Virginia
Buried	Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father	Joel Estes Wells, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Mother	Elsie Evelyn Smith, b. 14 Dec 1907, Pittsylvania Counyu, Virginia
Married	26 Dec 1925	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Joel Estes Wells, Jr.

1928 - 1949 (20 years)

Birth	2 Aug 1928	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Died	13 Feb 1949	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Buried	Davis-Wells Family Cemetery, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father	Joel Estes Wells, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Mother	Elsie Evelyn Smith, b. 14 Dec 1907, Pittsylvania Counyu, Virginia
Married	26 Dec 1925	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Mattie Wells

1930 - 2015 (85 years)

Birth 5 Aug 1930 Danville, Virginia

Died 20 Dec 2015 Danville, Virginia

Buried Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia

Father Joel Estes Wells, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Mother Elsie Evelyn Smith, b. 14 Dec 1907, Pittsylvania Counyu, Virginia

Married 26 Dec 1925 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Family Ralph Johnson Jones, Sr, b. 23 Aug 1926, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Children

+	1. Joy Eileen Jones, b. 25 Aug 1951, Danville, Virginia
+	2. Living

Garland Arnette Wells


Father	Joel Estes Wells, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Mother	Elsie Evelyn Smith, b. 14 Dec 1907, Pittsylvania Counyu, Virginia
Married	26 Dec 1925	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

William Wilson Wells

1934 - 2018 (84 years)

Birth	7 Jan 1934	Dry Fork, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
Died	2 Feb 2018	Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father	Joel Estes Wells, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Mother	Elsie Evelyn Smith, b. 14 Dec 1907, Pittsylvania Counyu, Virginia
Married	26 Dec 1925	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Vernie Nash Wells

1937 - 1937 (0 years)

Birth	13 Oct 1937	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Died	18 Oct 1937	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Buried	Davis-Wells Family Cemetery, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father	Joel Estes Wells, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Mother	Elsie Evelyn Smith, b. 14 Dec 1907, Pittsylvania Counyu, Virginia
Married	26 Dec 1925	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Joel Estes Wells, Sr.[1, 2, 3]

William Addison Wells

Lelia Ella Stowe

Elsie Evelyn Smith

Emma Lea Wells

Joel Estes Wells, Jr.

Mattie Wells

Garland Arnette Wells

William Wilson Wells

Vernie Nash Wells

Joel Estes Wells, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3]}