Matthew Clay Wells^[1]

1827 - 1893  (66 years)

• Name	Matthew Clay Wells
  Born	27 Jan 1827	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	02 Nov 1893	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried	Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Lee Reynolds Farm)
  		Matthew Wells Headstone
  Person ID	I7559	Devin Timber | eggleston pedigree
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2011

  
  

  Father	Joseph Wells,   b. 1787, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1830, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sally" Fuller,   b. 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Married	19 Dec 1808	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Documents		William Blair Marriage Register Page for 1807 & 1808
  Family ID	F2722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Shorter,   b. 1831
  Married	21 Feb 1853	Henry County, Virginia
  Children	+ 1. Excy Clay Wells,   b. 28 Dec 1853,   d. 21 Jan 1930  (Age 76 years) + 2. John James Wells,   b. 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1941, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 86 years) + 3. Joseph Sidney Wells,   b. 05 Jul 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 19 Jan 1928, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 71 years) + 4. Olid Delin Wells, Sr.,   b. 1857, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1902, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 45 years) + 5. Tabitha Gabrilla Wells,   b. 06 Apr 1859, Henry County, Virginia ,   d. 14 Dec 1891, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 32 years) + 6. Sallie Frances Wells,   b. 19 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Sep 1911, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 51 years) + 7. William Addison Wells,   b. 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 22 Apr 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 37 years) + 8. Mary Henrietta Wells,   b. 1863,   d. 1903  (Age 40 years) + 9. Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells,   b. 20 May 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 17 Nov 1939, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 73 years) + 10. Charlie Wesley Wells,   b. 20 Nov 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 24 Feb 1963, Marlowe homeplace, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A.  (Age 95 years) + 11. Robert Lee "Bob" Wells,   b. 1871,   d. 1952  (Age 81 years)   12. Minnie Kathryn Wells,   b. 1872
  Photos » Slide Show		Wells Reunion (1945)
  		Matthew Clay Wells Family (1875) Standing - back row (L-R): William Addison, Peter Thomas, Olid Delin, Tabitha Gabrilla, & Sallie Fannie. Sitting - front row (L-R): Charlie Wesley, Joseph Sidney, John James with Robert Lee (in front), Matthew Clay with Minnie Kathryn (in front), & Exie Clay. Mary Henrietta and wife Mary Jane (Shorter) Wells were absent at the time.
  		Matthew C. Wells Home (1990) taken in July 1990
  Histories		They Lived Closer to the Will of God Newspaper article written by Myrtle Reynolds, who is a great-grandaughter of Matthew Clay Wells.
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2012
  Family ID	F2667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Matthew Clay Wells in Uniform 1827-1893 member-Company I, 21 Virginia Infantry, C.S.A. Son of Joseph Wells & Sarah Fuller Wells

  
  

• Sources

  [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. Civil War Veterans from Pittsylvania County: Compiled by Michael D. Kendrick 1 Jul 2000: Matthew Clay Wells b. 28 Jan 1827 d 2 Nov 1893 Served in the 21st Virginia Artillery during the Civil War