Joseph Elliott Wells b. 1906 Michigan, USA d. 29 Dec 1978 St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan

1906 - 1978 (72 years)

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Name Joseph Elliott Wells [1, 2, 3, 4]

Born 1906 Michigan, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]

Gender Male

Ethnicity American [1]

Industry Railroad [4]

Race White [1, 3, 4]

Reference Number 7314

Residence Coloma, Berrien, Michigan [2]

Residence 1910 Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, USA [1]

StreetAddress: Center Street; 4 Age: 4; EnumerationDistrict: 0096; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Grandson RelationToHead: GrandSon

Residence 1930 Berrien Springs, Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan, USA [4]

StreetAddress: Main; 24 Age: 24; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker; EnumerationDistrict: 0043; HomeOwnership: Rented; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: No; OwnedRadio: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 43; ValueOfHome: 20; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head; Switchman Occupation: Switchman

Residence 1950 Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, USA [3]

StreetAddress: Lincoln; 45 Age: 45; Salesman Occupation: Salesman; ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 63-258; HoursWorked: 40; Industry: Automobile Clerk; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married

Died 29 Dec 1978 St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan [2]

73 Age: 73

Siblings 4 Siblings

+	1. Joseph Elliott Wells, b. 1906, Michigan, USA , d. 29 Dec 1978, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan (Age 72 years) ▻ Majorie M Wells
+	2. Josephine Wells, b. 1912, Michigan, USA , d. 13 Jun 2013, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan, United States of America (Age 101 years) ▻ Samuel H Miller, m. 1 Mar 1930 ;
	3. Living
	4. Living
+	5. Rolfe Leonard Wells, Jr, b. 12 Aug 1920, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan, United States of America , d. 11 Nov 2018, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America (Age 98 years) ▻ Wanda Kathlyn Allen, m. 22 Feb 2001

Person ID I7314 FelsingFam

Last Modified 16 Feb 2024

Father	Rolfe Leonard Wells, Sr, b. 31 Oct 1882, Pokagon Mich Cass County , d. 17 Jul 1946, Rockford, Cass, Michigan, USA (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elsie B. Wells, b. 1884, Michigan, USA , d. 1956 (Age 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F3192	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Majorie M Wells, b. 1908, Michigan, USA

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living
+	3. Living

Last Modified 16 Feb 2024

Family ID F4137 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 1906 - Michigan, USA
	Residence - StreetAddress: Center Street; 4 Age: 4; EnumerationDistrict: 0096; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Grandson RelationToHead: GrandSon - 1910 - Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, USA
	Residence - StreetAddress: Lincoln; 45 Age: 45; Salesman Occupation: Salesman; ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 63-258; HoursWorked: 40; Industry: Automobile Clerk; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married - 1950 - Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, USA

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Photos » Slide Show		1910 United States Federal Census - Joseph Elliott Wells Year: 1910; Census Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1374651
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Notes

He was born Joseph Milton Wells. After a vicious divorce battle his mother renamed him Joseph Elliot Wells. He appears on the 1910 census as Joseph Milton (no last name) with his mother's new husband. The index uses Milton as a surname.

Sources

[S951] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1374651.
Record for Joseph Milton
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=11927180&indiv=try

1910 United States Federal Census - Joseph Elliott Wells
Year: 1910; Census Place: Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: T624_638; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1374651
[S895] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1998;).
Record for Joseph E Wells
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3171&h=1927400&indiv=try
[S872] 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 3557; Sheet Number: 74; Enumeration District: 63-258.
Record for Joseph E Wells
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62308&h=179444844&indiv=try
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
[S890] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2340712.
Record for Joseph E Wells
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6224&h=13243905&indiv=try
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.