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WIGLEY FAMILY HISTORY

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YOUNGER KENT LINE ELDER USA LINE (for an explanation of the various lines, see page 1) ► ALSO THE WIGLEY KENT FAMILY SITE

GENERATIONS ARE NUMBERED FROM THE FIRST TRACED ANCESTOR, RICHARD WIGLEY II (about 1600-1661), AND HAVE THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND COLOUR:

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4

7

10

13

2

5

8

11

14

3

6

9

12

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EDWARD WIGLEY IV’s CHILDREN (continued) DAVID WIGLEY I’s FAMILY

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DAVID WIGLEY I

PHOTOS

GENERATION 8

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born 21 SEP 1848^CERT, CENSUS, St George in the East (Stepney), Middx^CERT

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died 25 OCT 1945, Hothfield (County) Hospital, Ashford, Kent, age 97 [died of chronic bronchitis]^CERT

married 4 OCT 1871, Faversham R/O, Kent

ANN(IE) HOWE^CERT, daughter of John Howe I and Ann Knowles

born 6 SEP 1845, Boughton under Blean, Kent^CERT, baptized 12 OCT 1845, St Peter & Paul, Boughton under Blean, Kent^CERT

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died 20 MAR 1911, Workhouse Infirmary, Faversham, Kent, age 65 [died of hemiplegia cardiac failure]

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when he died, a newspaper report said David left 17 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren

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it is said that Ann(ie) Howe ran a school^FAM

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

ANN(IE) WIGLEY VIII

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7 AUG 1872, Dunkirk, Kent^CERT

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17 FEB 1950, Gravesend, Kent, age 77, buried Gravesend, Kent [died of bronchitis, arterio-sclerosis] WILL

SEE BELOW

SARAH ELEANOR WIGLEY

3 APR 1874^CERT, CENSUS, Boughton [under Blean], Kent^CERT

7 APR 1944, Chatham, Kent R/D, age 70

HERBERT WILLIAM WIGLEY

15 JAN 1876, Oversland, Boughton [under Blean], Kent^CERT

SEP 1956, USA, age 80

EDWARD JOHN WIGLEY

Q2 1878, Faversham, Kent R/D^BMD

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9 FEB 1879, Boughton, Kent, age 9 months [cause of death “unknown”]^CERT, buried 14 FEB 1879, St Peter & Paul, Boughton under Blean, Kent, age 9 months^CERT

nothing more is known about him

ELIZABETH WIGLEY X “Lizzie”

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12 APR 1880, Oversland, Boughton [under Blean], Kent^CERT, baptized 13 JUN 1880, St Peter & Paul, Boughton under Blean, Kent^CERT

8^WILL / 12^FAM SEP 1946, Redhill, Surrey^WILL, age 66 WILL

SEE BELOW

ALBERT JAMES WIGLEY I

2 AUG 1884, Oversland, Boughton [under Blean], Kent^CERT

12 MAY 1961, St Bartholomews Hospital, Rochester, Kent^WILL, age 76 WILL

DAVID WIGLEY I’s CHILDREN

ANN(IE) WIGLEY VIII

PHOTOS

W I L L

GENERATION 9

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born 7 AUG 1872, Dunkirk, Kent^CERT

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died 17 FEB 1950, Gravesend, Kent, age 77, buried Gravesend, Kent [died of bronchitis, arterio-sclerosis] WILL

married 1 AUG 1891, St Alphage, Greenwich, Kent,

CHARLES WILLIAM DURHAM II, son of William Jacob Smith Durham, licensed victualler, and Henrietta Martin

born 16 APR 1866, City of London, Middx^CERT, baptized 8 NOV 1866, St Andrew, Holborn, City of London, Middx^CERT

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12 AUG 1948, Gravesend, Kent, age 82, buried Gravesend, Kent [died of carcinoma of the bladder, chronic bronchitis] WILL

CHILDREN: SEE DURHAM FAMILY

SARAH ELEANOR WIGLEY

PHOTOS

GENERATION 9

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born 3 APR 1874^CERT, CENSUS, Boughton [under Blean], Kent^CERT

died 7 APR 1944, Chatham, Kent R/D^BMD, age 70

married 31 JUL 1898, West Ham, Essex

ABRAHAM MACKLIN, son of Abraham Macklin and Elizabeth --

born Q2 1878, Rochford, Essex R/D^BMD / 15 APR 1878, Thundersley, Essex^FAM / 15 APR 1876^CENSUS

died 13 NOV 1951, Chatham, Kent R/D^BMD, age 73

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● Abraham came from a large family, and there are several people researching his father on Ancestry and GenesReunited ● they were a travelling family, who mainly lived in caravans^FAM

CHILDREN: SEE MACKLIN FAMILY

HERBERT WILLIAM WIGLEY

PHOTOS

WW1 DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD

GENERATION 9

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born 15 JAN 1876, Oversland, Boughton [under Blean], Kent^CERT

died SEP 1956, USA^FAM, age 80, buried New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^FINDAGRAVE.COM

married (1) 26 DEC 1899, Elham, Kent

FRANCES HARRIET BLACKMAN, daughter of William Blackman, farm labourer^CERT, and Mary Ann Kemsley^FAM

born 18 JUL 1874, Whitstable, Kent^CERT

died 1 JUN 1912^FAM / 1 JUN 1912, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD, age 37, buried New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^FINDAGRAVE.COM

married (2) 20 SEP 1919, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York^BMD, USA, divorced before 1930^CENSUS

EMMA DOIN^FAM, daughter of Abel Doin, Canadian, gasworks labourer, and Louisa --, American, Canadian descent^CENSUS

born about 1885, New York state, USA^CENSUS

died 1963^FAM, age about 78 / 23 SEP 1967, residence place Albia, Rensselaer County, New York, USA, age 81 (so born about 1886)??^SEE NOTE

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● Herbert William and Frances Harriet emigrated to the USA in 1904 - the ticket was paid for, and they went to stay with, his cousin, Henry (Harry) Otten II^PASSENGER^LISTS,SEE WIGLEY-OTTEN PAGE ● Herbert William was naturalized a US citizen in 1925 ● he visited the UK in 1926, arriving 19 MAR and departing 5 MAY – he gave his address in the UK as Oak Corner, Overland [sic], Faversham, David Wigley I’s address

● nothing more is known about Frances Harriet Blackman

● in the marriage record Emma’s surname was given as both Doin and Baumis ● an Emma Doin married 20 MAY 1918, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA, Charles Baumis^BMD ● she married (3?) 5 NOV 1931, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA, George Hulger^BMD, divorced^CENSUS ● she married (4?) 21 OCT 1948, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA,Harold Perkins^BMD ● an Emma Perkins died 23 SEP 1967, residence place Albia, Rensselaer County, New York, USA, age 81 (so born about 1886), but there is no proof that this was her) ● in the 1940 census she was listed as Emma Hulger, divorced, with her son David Wigley II living with her, and in the 1950 census as Emma Perkins (providing this is the correct person) ● nothing more is known about her

1^st marriage: CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

NELLIE ELIZABETH WIGLEY

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25 DEC 1901, Faversham, Kent^….., baptized 26 JAN 1902, St Mary the Virgin, Elham, Kent^CERT

29 NOV 1994, last residence Delmar, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD, age 92

SEE BELOW

CLARA -- WIGLEY

about 1905, New York state, USA^CENSUS / 9 JUN 1906^POSSIBLE DEATH RECORD, New Scotland, Albany County New York, USA?^BMD

APR 1976^FAM, age about 71 / APR 1976, last residence: Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA?^BMD, buried St Joseph's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA?^FINDAGRAVE

ANNA ELEANOR WIGLEY

9 MAR 1908 / 9 FEB 1908^BMD, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD

died 26 JAN 1993, New York state, USA, age 84, buried New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^FINDAGRAVE.COM

HERBERT W. WIGLEY

about 1909, New York state, USA^CENSUS / 1909, Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD

1938^FAM / 9 MAY 1938, New Scotland, Albany County New York, USA^BMD, / age about 29, buried New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^FINDAGRAVE.COM [killed in a railway (level crossing?) accident^FAM]

● in the birth record the 1^st name is illegibie, but this is the only Wigley born in New York state in 1909 ● in the 1910 census he was listed as Herbert W. Wigley, but in all the other censuses as plain Herbert ● the death and burial records are for Herbert D. Wigley ● unmarried^FAM ● nothing more is known about him

2^nd marriage: CHILDREN

DAVID WIGLEY II

17 MAR 1921, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA^BMD

7 APR 1992, last residence Albany, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD, age 71

SEE BELOW

ELIZABETH WIGLEY X “Lizzie”

PHOTOS

GENERATION 9

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born 12 APR 1880, Oversland, Boughton [under Blean], Kent^CERT, baptized 13 JUN 1880, St Peter & Paul, Boughton under Blean, Kent^CERT

died 8^WILL / 12^FAM SEP 1946, Redhill, Surrey^WILL, age 66 WILL

married 25 DEC? 1901, Faversham, Kent

GEORGE CHARLES DAVIS I, son of George Samuel Davis, carpenter^CERT, and Elizabeth Sarah Fowler^FAM

born 20 OCT? 1877, Ashford, Kent

died Q3 1941, Surrey South Eastern R/D, age 63?^BMD

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● Elizabeth was previously numbered ELIZABETH WIGLEY VII, but was renumbered in MAY 2020

● nothing more is known about George Charles Davis

CHILDREN: SEE DAVIS FAMILY

ALBERT JAMES WIGLEY I

PHOTOS

GENERATION 9

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born 2 AUG 1884, Oversland, Boughton [under Blean], Kent^CERT

died 12 MAY 1961, St Bartholomews Hospital, Rochester, Kent^WILL, age 76 WILL

married (1) 21 APR 1913, Holy Trinity, East Peckham, Kent

AMELIA MARY SHOEBRIDGE, daughter of Thomas Shoebridge, agricultural labourer, later estate keeper?, and Anne Geer

born 18 JUN 1891^CENSUS, Yalding, Kent

died Q3 1948, Chatham, Kent R/D, age 57, buried Strood Cemetery, Kent

married (2) 26 MAR 1955, Chatham R/O, Kent

FRANCES (SUSAN?) HADWELL née BAKER "Sue", daughter of Jesse Baker

born 24 JUN 1900

died DEC 1992, Hastings, Kent R/D, age 92?^BMD

● Frances (Susan?) married (1) – Hadwell, no children ● nothing more is known about her

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

ELSIE AMELIA WIGLEY

22 SEP 1913^CENSUS, Margate, Kent

5 JUN 1990, Medway Hospital, Gillingham, Kent^FAM, age 76

SEE BELOW

ANNIE LILLIAN WIGLEY

4 OCT 1917^CENSUS, Malling, Kent R/D

Q4 1947, Chatham, Kent R/D^BMD, age 30, buried Strood Cemetery, Kent

● unmarried ● nothing more is known about her

EVELYN ADA WIGLEY

11 APR 1929^FAM, Strood, Kent R/D^BMD

27 DEC 2011, residence place at death Maidstone, Kent^BMD, age 82

SEE BELOW

HERBERT WILLIAM WIGLEY’s CHILDREN ELDER USA LINE

NELLIE ELIZABETH WIGLEY

GENERATION 10

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born 25 DEC 1901, Faversham, Kent^….., baptized 26 JAN 1902, St Mary the Virgin, Elham, Kent^CERT

died 29 NOV 1994, last residence Delmar, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD, age 92, buried New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD

married (1) 29 FEB 1928, Los Angeles, California, USA^BMD

OVID LESTER SEARS, son of William L(evi^FAM) Sears and Emily Thompson^BMD

born 30 JUN 1890, Center^WW2 DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD, Missouri, USA^DEATH^BMD

died 23 APR 1962, San Bernardino, California, USA^BMD, age 71, buried Green Acres Memorial Park, Bloomington, San Bernardino County, California, USA^FINDAGRAVE.COM

married (2) after 1940?^CENSUS

ALBERT E. HERRICK^FAM

born 13 JUN 1884, Greenbush, New York, USA^BMD

died 15 JAN 1965, residence place: Beckers Corners, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD, age 80 buried New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD

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● Nellie Elizabeth emigrated with her parents to the USA in 1904 ● in the 1925 census she was at home in New York state with her father ● in 1930 a Nellie Sears, 28, married, born in England of parents both born in England, was a maid with the Tight family in San Francisco, California - this might be her ● in 1940 a Nellie Sears, 40, married, born in England, was a housekeeper with the Silberman family in Albany, New York – again, this might be her ● she was living in the same city in 1935 ● no marriage can be found online with Albert E. Herrick ● in 1979 the author met Nellie Elizabeth - she was still driving round the Schenectady, New York area in a “little Cadillac”!

● Ovid Lester would appear to have married all or some of the following:

1

18 MAY 1914, Riverside, California, USA, Lorena V. Karts^BMD

2

15 MAR 1925, Los Angeles, California, USA, Carmen Irene Pfrimmer^BMD, and possibly had a daughter, Alberta Colleen Sears, born 4 AUG 1925, Los Angeles County, California, mother's maiden name Pfrimmer^BMD

4?

Wilma April Graves^1940 CENSUS, born 29 APR 1915, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA, died 10 APR 2003^FAM

● an Ancestry source states with children born 1935 onwards, but gives no date or sources ● however, there are 2 births, 14 AUG 1938 and 10 JUL 1940, Los Angeles County, California, mother's maiden name Graves

5

7 APR 1950, Riverside, California, USA, Pearl Inez Salisbury, born about 1910^BMD

● however, the groom gave his age as 52 (so born about 1898) ● but from 1952 an Ovid Lester and Pearl I. Sears were at the same address in the electoral register

● nothing more is known about him

● nothing more is known about Albert E. Herrick

NO CHILDREN^FAM

CLARA -- WIGLEY

GENERATION 10

born about 1905, New York state, USA^CENSUS / 9 JUN 1906^POSSIBLE DEATH RECORD, New Scotland, Albany County New York, USA?^BMD

died APR 1976^FAM, age 70 / APR 1976, last residence: Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA?^BMD, buried St Joseph's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA?^FINDAGRAVE.COM

married (1?) 3 DEC 1927, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA^BMD

MOSES WEIR, son of Moses Weir and Lavinia Hunter^FINDAGRAVE.COM

2 APR 1888^BURIAL / 1888, Bainbridge, County Armagh / Down, Ireland R/D?^BMD / about 1889, Northern Ireland^CENSUS

died before 1940^CENSUS / 8 AUG 1936, Colonie, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD, age 48, buried Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York, USA^FINDAGRAVE.COM [died of acute pulmonary edema]^BURIAL

married (2?) 6 DEC 1942, Slingerland, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD

GEORGE M. MESLEY, son of – Mesley and Mary --^CENSUS

born 9 MAR 1898 / 1899^BMD, New York state, USA^CENSUS / 9 MAR 1898^BURIAL RECORD

died 20 OCT 1966, residence place Defreestville / Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA^BMD, age: 67/8, buried St Joseph's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA^FINDAGRAVE.COM

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● no birth record can be found for a Clara -- Wigley, but this possible record is for a female Wigley, first name illegible ● but as the date matches with the possible death record, and as Anna Eleanor was also born in New Scotland, it is possible that this is the correct record ● Clara --’s correct name:

BIRTH, MARRIAGE and DEATH records

CENSUSES

age

BIRTH

illegible

1910

Clare E.

4

MARRIAGE

Claire Wigley

1920

Clara

14

possible 2^nd MARRIAGE

Clara Weir

1925

Clara

19

possible DEATH

Clara Mesley born 9 JUN 1906

1930

Clara

23

possible BURIAL

Clara F. Mesley born 1906 died 1976

1940?

Clara

35

1950?

Clara F.

42

CONCLUSION: ● apart from 1 appearance each of the names Clare and Clare, the name is always given as plain Clara ● the author remembers hearing her sisters call her Clara ● as to her 2^nd name, the initial “E” appears once, in the 1910 census (it is clearly an “E”, and her own Mother would surely have not have given the wrong initial), and “F” twice, both times in later life ● as her mother’s name was Frances Harriet, it is possible that the initial, if it was an “F”, stood for Frances

● Moses emigrated to the USA in 1920^CENSUS ● if the 1940 census entry for Clara Weir, widow, is her, he died before then ● nothing more is known about him

● George M. married (1) 9 JAN 1923, Rennselaer County, New York, USA, Helen Walsh^BMD nothing more is known about him

NO CHILDREN^FAM

ANNA ELEANOR WIGLEY

GENERATION 10

born 9 MAR 1908 / 9 FEB 1908^BMD, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD

died 26 JAN 1993, New York state, USA, age 84

married (1) 7 FEB 1925, Colonie, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD, divorced ….., and (2) 31 DEC 1947, Colonie, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD

ALBERT WILLIAMS I

born about 1907, New York state, USA^CENSUS / 1907^BURIAL RECORD

died 7 MAY 1966, residence place Boght Corners, Albany County, New York, USA?^BMD / SEP 1966^FAM, age about 59, buried New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Scotland, Albany County, New York, USA^FINDAGRAVE.COM

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● Albert had 2 children by his 2^nd marriage, born in the 1940’s, who were brought up by Anna Eleanor^FAM ● in the 1930 and 1940 censuses he was living with his possible 2^nd wife, Helen (born about 1906, New York state), but no marriage record can be found ● nothing more is known about him

1^st marriage: CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

ALBERT WILLIAMS II

18 JUL 1925, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA^BMD

16^FAMDEC 1985, last residence Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA^BMD, age 60

● married 3 JUN 1950, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA^BMD ● ● 3 children^FAM

ALBERT WILLIAMS II’s CHILDREN by 2^nd marriage

BORN

NOTES

L

L

2^nd marriage: CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

KENNETH ALVIN WILLIAMS

5 OCT 1948^DEATH BMD, New York state, USA^CENSUS

31 DEC 1999, last residence Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, USA^BMD, age 51

● married, divorced, 2 children^FAM ● SEE NEXT PAGE

DAVID WIGLEY II

GENERATION 10

born 17 MAR 1921, Troy, Rensselaer County,, New York, USA^BMD

died 7 APR 1992, last residence Albany, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD, age 71

married 19 JAN 1946, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD

IRENE E. CLEARY, daughter of Thomas? Cleary, electrician, and Blanche --?

born 28 AUG 1921^DEATH BMD, Connecticut, USA^CENSUS

died 29 OCT 1997, last residence Albany, Albany County, New York, USA^BMD, age 76

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nothing more is known about Irene E. Cleary

2 SONS, 7 GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, including the WILKINSON family – SEE NEXT PAGE

CHILDREN

BORN

NOTES

D

SEE BELOW

T

ALBERT JAMES WIGLEY I’s CHILDREN

ELSIE AMELIA WIGLEY

GENERATION 10

born 22 SEP 1913^CENSUS, Margate, Kent

died 5 JUN 1990, Medway Hospital, Gillingham, Kent^FAM, age 76

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married 26 OCT 1935, St Mary The Virgin, Strood, Kent

JAMES FREDERICK MEARS, son of Edward Thomas Mears, boiler maker^CERT, and Florence Minnie Rule^FAM

born 20 AUG 1907^DEATH BMD, Chatham, Kent^FAM

died 17 APR 1994^WILL, Chatham Hospital, Kent^FAM, age 87

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nothing more is known about James Frederick Mears

3 CHILDREN, 6 GRANDCHILDREN, 7 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, including the WATSON family – SEE NEXT PAGE

EVELYN ADA WIGLEY

GENERATION 10

born 11 APR 1929^FAM, Strood, Kent R/D^BMD

died 27 DEC 2011, residence place at death Maidstone, Kent^BMD, age 82

married

married 9 APR 1952, St. Mary The Virgin, Strood, Kent, JACK EDWARD WELLS^FAM, her 2^nd cousin once removed, son of Leo John Wells (himself son of George Edward Wells I and Mary Ellen Wigley) and Dorothy M. Ashby – see WIGLEY FAMILY page 4

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2 DAUGHTERS, 3 GRANDCHILDREN, including the BASSETT and WARNER families^FAM^, BMD – SEE NEXT PAGE

NOTES
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