Bessie Belle Wells

Aft 1853 - 1970  (< 115 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Bessie Belle Wells  [1, 2]
  Born	Aft 1853  [1, 2]
  	based on mother's birthdate
  Gender	Female
  Ethnicity	American  [2]
  Race	White  [2]
  Name	Bessie B Shackelford  [2]
  Reference Number	6252
  Residence	1900	Excelsior, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  	31 Age: 31; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0103; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 2; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 2; YearsMarried: 11; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
  Died	4 Oct 1970	Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States of America   [1]
  Buried	Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States of America   [1]
  Siblings	11 Siblings
  + 1. Bessie Belle Wells,   b. Aft 1853,   d. 4 Oct 1970, Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States of America  (Age < 115 years) ▻ James Archer Blane Shackleford   2. Eddie Wells,   b. 26 Nov 1859, Marengo, McHenry Co., Illinois, USA ,   d. 11 Dec 1918, Deming, Luna, New Mexico, USA  (Age 59 years)   3. Edmund Wells,   b. 1860, Illinois ,   d. 11 Dec 1918, Deming, Luna, New Mexico, USA  (Age 58 years)   4. Rollie C. Wells,   b. 14 Feb 1862, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 1864, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA  (Age 2 years) + 5. Linnie Ada Wells,   b. 11 Jul 1864, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 1926, Hollis, Harmon, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 61 years) ▻ George Washington Gorton   6. Charles Wells,   b. 1867, Illinois   7. Mary Wells,   b. 1870, Illinois   8. Cora Evangeline Wells,   b. 18 May 1870, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 1972, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 102 years)   9. Caroline Evalena Wells,   b. 18 May 1870, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1954, Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 83 years)   10. Corie C. Wells,   b. 1871, Illinois ,   d. 1954  (Age 83 years)   11. Kittia Wells,   b. 1875, Illinois ,   d. 2 Sep 1959, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 84 years)   12. Sara Catherine Wells,   b. 14 Apr 1876, Marengo, McHenry Co., Illinois ,   d. 2 Sep 1959, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Person ID	I6252	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Philiar Loope Wells,   b. 29 Jan 1834, Bombay, Franklin, New York, United States ,   d. 12 Jul 1912, Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Electa Ruth Howe,   b. Abt 1835,   d. 22 Jun 1925, Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	6 Oct 1858	McHenry, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F1738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Archer Blane Shackleford,   b. Abt 1853,   d. 9 May 1932, Wandel, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States of America  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Children	1. Nina Wells Rudd,   b. 12 Dec 1889, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States of America ,   d. Apr 1986, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States of America  (Age 96 years)  [natural] + 2. Ada Ruth Shackleford,   b. 2 Sep 1891, Wandel, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States of America ,   d. 14 Jun 1987, Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States of America  (Age 95 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024
  Family ID	F1731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  1900 United States Federal Census - Ada Ruth Shackleford Year: 1900; Census Place: Excelsior, Kingfisher, Oklahoma; Roll: 1338; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1241338

  
  

• Sources

  [S723] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Bessie Belle Shackelford https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=6045870&indiv=try [S886] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Excelsior, Kingfisher, Oklahoma; Roll: 1338; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1241338. Record for Ruth A Shacheffod https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=57904603&indiv=try 1900 United States Federal Census - Ada Ruth Shackleford Year: 1900; Census Place: Excelsior, Kingfisher, Oklahoma; Roll: 1338; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1241338 [S936] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Philiar L Wells https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60984&h=985751&indiv=try