Wells, Milton Beech
(1845-1896)




Birth: 1845, Silver Creek, Chautagua County, NY
Death: June 1896, Bristol, Elkhart County, IN
Parents: Asa Farnham and Mary (Knapp) Wells
Spouse: Mary Christena Dailey, married April 11, 1883
Second Spouse: Mary Centre, married June 23, 1871
Known Children: Helen Lucy, Frank A., Mary (Mamie) E.
Family Photographers: father Asa F. Wells
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Individual Number: 1238


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1865 Unknown Hanover, Chautauqua County, NY





1870 Unknown Mishawaka, Elkhart County, IN





November 1884*- M. B. Wells Studio owner Bristol, Elkhart County, IN





1884-November 1884* M. B. Wells Studio owner Pleasant Lake, Steuben County, IN























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OriginalBirthCounty: Chautagua
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OriginalDeathCity: Bristol
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Elkhart
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Parents: Asa Farnham and Mary (Knapp) Wells
Children: Helen Lucy, Frank A., Mary (Mamie) E.
Spouse1Name: Mary Christena Dailey
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FamilyInPhotography: father Asa F. Wells
OriginalNotes: Wells / Larew / Swayne / Shutts / Dailey etc. family tree maintained by Mike WellsCPA (viewed 4 Feb 2019)
Milton Beech Wells, b. 1845 Silver Creek, NY; d. 1896, Bristol, IN; s/o Asa Farnham Wells and Mary Knapp; wife Mary Christena Dailey (1852-1895); children Helen Lucy (b. 1874 in Mishawaka), Frank A. (b. 1875 in Kenosha, WI) and Mary (Mamie E., b. 1879 in Kenosha, WI)

Grant County, Indiana, Daily Leader, obit for Milton B. Wells, 26 June 1896

1855, Hanover, Chautauqua Co NY
Asa F. Wells, 32, b. Essex Co NY, groceryman
Mary Well2, 29, wife
Milton B. Wells, 9, b Chautauqua NY
Frank R. Wells, 3

1865 Hanover, Chautauqua Co, NY
Asa F. Wells, 43, Artist, b. Essex Co NY
Mary Wells, 39
Milton B. Wells, 19, Artist, b. Chautauqua Co NY
Frank R. Wells, 13

1870 Census, Mishawaka
Asa F. Wells, 48, Photographer,  NY
Mary, 44, b. Conn
Milton, 25, photographer, NY
Frank, 18, works in cabinet shop, b. NY

1880 Census, Kenosha, Kenosha Co, Wisconsin
Milton B. Wells, 35, photographer, b. NY
Mary Wells, 37, wife, b. Michigan
Lucy E. Wells, 7, dau, b. Ind
Frank A., 5, son, b. Wisc
Mamie E. Wells, 1, dau, b. Wisc
Asa F. Wells, 57, father, photographer, b. NY
Mary Wells, 54, Mother, b. Conn

Michigan Marriage Records, 1868-1886 (Ancestry)
Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 5; Film Description: 1870 Monroe - 1871 Jackson
married June 23, 1871, Niles Michigan, Milton B. Wells, age 26 of Mishawaka, Ind., b. NY, artist, married Mary Centre, of Bainbridge Mich, age 28, b. Michigan


Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Ancestry)
Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 25; Film Description: 1883 Berrien - 1883 Manistee; married Apr 11, 1883 in Three Oaks, MI
Milton B. Wells, age 37, b. Silver Creek NY, photographer of Bristol IN m.
Mary D. Crosestone / Mary D. Daily of Bristol, Ind. , age 30, b. Elkhart, Ind.
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PersonID: 1137
CATNUM: 1238
NameFirst: Wells ~M. B.
NameLast: Wells
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City: Hanover
State: NY
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OriginalSource: 1865 Hanover, Chautauqua Co, NY
Asa F. Wells, 43, Artist, b. Essex Co NY
Mary Wells, 39
Milton B. Wells, 19, Artist, b. Chautauqua Co NY
Frank R. Wells, 13
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PersonID: 1137 CATNUM: 1238 NameFirst: Wells ~M. B. NameLast: Wells LocationID: 872 Address1: Address2: City: Mishawaka State: IN StudioID: 872 ---------------------------------- ID: 872 StudioName: [dfc8ec05-c5a9-4c4e-b540-4cd8177e2753] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:51:03 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [dfc8ec05-c5a9-4c4e-b540-4cd8177e2753] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 872 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Elkhart Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Milton KnownDates: 1870 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1870 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Beech NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1870 Census, Mishawaka Asa F. Wells, 48, Photographer, NY Mary, 44, b. Conn Milton, 25, photographer, NY Frank, 18, works in cabinet shop, b. NY SBAGS, "South Bend and Mishawaka Photographers, 1863-1921" Source: 1870 Census Milton Wells, 1870, worked with father Asa F. Well, Mishawaka, 1880 census in Kenosha, Wisconsin OriginalWorkerType: PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 872

PersonID: 1137 CATNUM: 1238 NameFirst: Wells ~M. B. NameLast: Wells LocationID: 6241 Address1: Address2: City: Bristol State: IN StudioID: 4435 ---------------------------------- ID: 4435 StudioName: M. B. Wells SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:01:18 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: M. B. Wells Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: 11 StartDay: StartYear: 1884 StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 6653 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Elkhart Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Milton KnownDates: 1884 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: 11 OutputStartYear: 1884 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: * OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Beech NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: Steuben Republican (Angola, Indiana), 13 Nov. 1884, p. 1 Pleasant Lake - Milton Wells, the photographer, removed to Bristol this week. OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 6984

PersonID: 1137 CATNUM: 1238 NameFirst: Wells ~M. B. NameLast: Wells LocationID: 6242 Address1: Address2: City: Pleasant Lake State: IN StudioID: 4435 ---------------------------------- ID: 4435 StudioName: M. B. Wells SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:01:18 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: M. B. Wells Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: 11 EndYear: 1884 EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 6654 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Steuben Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Milton KnownDates: 1884 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1884 OutputEndMonth: 11 OutputEndYear: 1884 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: * OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Beech NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1884-85 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1064 Steuben Republican (Angola, Indiana), 13 Nov. 1884, p. 1 Pleasant Lake - Milton Wells, the photographer, removed to Bristol this week. OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 6985




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