Thomas McDowell Wells1

M, #426, b. 18 November 1854, d. 13 February 1942
Last Edited: 17 Jan 2021
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Descendants of Thomas Moore of Reading

Parents:

Father: William Arthur Wells1 b. 27 Nov 1810, d. 19 Nov 1845
Mother: Lydia Moore1 b. 21 Feb 1817, d. 10 Jun 1884

Family:

Rose Louise Knipe b. 22 Feb 1868, d. 7 Jun 1938

Notes

  • Note*: Thomas McDowell     Wells appears to have had no children. Having married in 1891, no children are listed in the 1900 census, and then she entered a mental hospital about two years later.
  • Note: 1900 US Census Philadelphia, Lambert St.
    Thomas M Wells      42, b. Nov 1857, Cigar Store
    Rose L Wells      30, b. Feb 1870, wife, years married 8
    Sarah J Knipe      21, b. Sep 1878, dau-in-law
    William M Wells 22, b. Mar 1878, nephew

    1910 US Census, Philadelphia
    Thomas M Wells 50, b. abt 1860, store keeper, cigars & candy
    Sarah Knipe, 28, sister in law

    1910 US Census, Norristown, Penn, State Hospital for Insane
    Rose L Wells, 39, b. abt 1871, inmate

    1920 US Census, Philadelphia
    Thomas M Wells 62, b. abt 1858, store keeper, cigar & candy
    Sarah Knipe, 35, sister in law

    1930 US Census, Philadelphia, N. Lambert
    Thomas M Wells 75, b. abt 1855
    Sarah Knipe, 58, sister in law

    1940 US Census, Reading, Spring St
    Thomas M Wells, 85      b. abt 1855, Uncle
    Mary Wells      65      b. abt 1875, Sister [dau of Arthur Alston Wells]
    Arthur J Wells     56      b. abt 1884, Head
    Mae Elizabeth Wells, 44 b. abt 1896, Wife
    Rosemary Wells     20      b. abt 1920, Daughter
    Marie Wells     17      b. abt 1923, Daughter
    Elle Mae Wells     15      b. abt 1925, Daughter
    Eugene Wells     6      b. abt 1934, Son5
  • Note: Pennsylvania death certificate:

    Name:      Thomas Mc Dowall Wells
    Gender:      Male
    Race:      White
    Age:      87 years, 2 months 26 days
    Widow
    Residence:     154 Spring Street, Reading
    Place of death:     154 Spring Street, Reading
    Occupation:     Retired - formerly Confectioner
    Veteran:     no
    Social Security:     no
    Birth Date:      18 Nov 1854
    Birth Place:      Reading, Pennsylvania
    Death Date:      13 Feb 1942
    Death Place:      Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Father:      Wm A Wells
    Mother:      Lydia M Moore
    Spouse:      Rose Kneip
    Informant:     Aurthur? J Wells, 154 Spring Street, Reading
    Burial:      16 Feb 1942, Charles Evans4

Citations

  1. [S8] ""Another Wells Bible" (Contains transcription of Family Record pages, from a bible owned by William H. Wells of Portland, Oregon, printed in Oxford, England in 1739 by John Baskett. Contains one page entitled 'Moore Family Record'. Also contains transcrip", Delaware Genealogical Society Journal Vol. 10 (April 1999), No. 1, p. 1-4, and Vol. 10, (Oct 1999), No. 2, p. 28-30: page 30, births..   Del-Gen-Soc-Jrnl--Vol-10-No-1--Wells-Bible.pdf   Del-Gen-Soc-Jrnl--Vol-10-No-2--Wells-Bible.pdf
  2. [S7] Ancestry.com Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriage Index, 1885-1951. Thomas McDowell Wells & Rose Louise Knipe.
  3. [S64] FindAGrave.com, online , "Thomas McDowall Wells", 1942. Gravestone photo..
  4. [S159] Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. Viewed on Ancestry.com,'Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1964' Thomas Mc Dowall Wells, 1942.
  5. [S211] US Census, accessed on Ancestry.com