Minerva Belle Wells

Born: Saturday, October 4, 1851 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa

Died: Wednesday, December 15, 1909 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa

Buried: Philadelphia Cemetery, Appanoose County, Iowa

Lived: 58 years 2 months 11 days


Parents

Father:Henry M Wells (1806/PA - 1876/IA)

Mother:Rebecca Elizabeth Hill (1815/NC - 1854/IA)


Siblings

Sister: Mary Jane Wells (1833/IN - 1910/IA)

Brother: Jesse Wells (1834/IN - 1920/IA)

Brother: Jordan Wells (1836/IN - )

Brother: Benjamin Franklin Wells (1838/IN - 1912/IA)

Brother: Hiram Wells (1842/IN - 1924/TX)

Sister: Celia A. Wells Wright+ (1849/IN - )


Spouse

Name: George Ganus Wakefield (1855/IN - 1906/IA)

  Date: 01/07/1875 (age: 23 years 3 months 3 days) - 10/23/1906 (death/spouse, 31 years 9 months 16 days)

  Place: Appanoose County, Iowa


Children

Daughter: Lydia Catherine Wakefield McGrann+ (1878/IA - 1956)

Son: William Henry Wakefield+ An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1878/IA - 1957/IA)

Daughter: Mary E. Wakefield (1878/IA - 1878/IA)

Son: Jesse E Wakefield (1879/IA - )

Son: Benjamin Wakefield (1883/IA - )

Daughter: Sadie Wakefield Mitchell (1887/IA - )

Daughter: Harriet H. Wakefield Brandsfield (1888/NE - 1945/IA)

Daughter: Sarah Wakefield (1889 - IA)

Daughter: Ella Mae Wakefield Johnson+ (1890/IA - 1963/IA)


History/Life Events

  Descendant of a war veteran/patriot (see details).


Sources/Contributors (show only official sources)

1856 Iowa State Appanoose County Census

1860 Appanoose County IA Census

1870 Appanoose County IA Census

George Wakefield and Minerva Wells Certificate of Marriage, 1875

1880 Appanoose County IA Census

1895 Iowa State Census

1900 Appanoose County IA Census

Minerva Wakefield Death Record, 1909

Minerva Belle Wakefield Certificate of Death, 1909

Minerva Wakefield Newspaper Death Report

Lydia Wakefield Birth Certificate, 1943

William Wakefield Death Certificate, 1957

William Henry Wakefield Obituary

Philadelphia Cemetery Memorials from 'Find A Grave' website


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