1. | WELLS, Giles was born on 15 Apr 1799 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA (son of WELLS, Lewis and BATES, Elizabeth); died on 15 Dec 1894 in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA; was buried in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA. Notes: Buried: Giles married FRUIT, Martha on 10 Nov 1829 in Christian, Kentucky, USA. Martha was born in 1806; died in 1894 in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA; was buried in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | WELLS, Lewis was born on 22 Jun 1750 in Edgefield District, Greenville, South Carolina, USA; died on 12 Aug 1846 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA; was buried in St Johns, Perry, Illinois, USA. Notes: Buried: Lewis married BATES, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in 1750 in Virginia, USA; died on 4 Oct 1846 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA; was buried in St Johns, Perry, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | BATES, Elizabeth was born in 1750 in Virginia, USA; died on 4 Oct 1846 in Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA; was buried in St Johns, Perry, Illinois, USA. Notes: "...It must have been about the time of the Revolution that little Elizabeth Bates was stolen by the Indians. She was 12, the oldest of five children. Her parents had gone to a clear spot in the South Carolina wilderness where they had raised a crop. The group was preparing to return to the settlement, fearing an Indian attack. The father was helping the mother mount a horse when a war whoop broke the stillness.
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