Family: Matthew Clay Wells / Mary Jane Shorter (F2667)

• Father | Male Matthew Clay Wells

  
  

  Born	27 Jan 1827	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	02 Nov 1893	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried		Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Lee Reynolds Farm)
  Married	21 Feb 1853	Henry County, Virginia
  Father	Joseph Wells | F2722 Group Sheet
  Mother	Sarah "Sally" Fuller | F2722 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Mary Jane Shorter

  
  

  Born	1831
  Died
  Buried
  Father	Booker Randolph Shorter | F2668 Group Sheet
  Mother	Tabitha Gabrilla Hubbard | F2668 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female + Excy Clay Wells

  
  

  Born	28 Dec 1853
  Died	21 Jan 1930
  Buried		Stokesland Cemetery, Danville, Virginia
  Spouse	James William Barbour | F2615
  Married	27 Dec 1871	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

  
  

  Child 2 | Male + John James Wells

  
  

  Born	1855	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	1941	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried		Prob. Matthew Clay Wells Cemetery
  Spouse	Martha E. Dickerson | F2709
  Married	19 Apr 1883

  
  

  Child 3 | Male + Joseph Sidney Wells

  
  

  Born	05 Jul 1856	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	19 Jan 1928	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried		Christian Tabernacle Church Rt. 969, Worlds/Callands, VA
  Spouse	Cora E. Aaron | F2710
  Married	06 Nov 1884

  
  

  Child 4 | Male + Olid Delin Wells, Sr.

  
  

  Born	1857	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	1902	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried		Matthew Clay Wells Cemetery
  Spouse	Lucy Booker Garrett | F2711
  Married	23 Dec 1888

  
  

  Child 5 | Female + Tabitha Gabrilla Wells

  
  

  Born	06 Apr 1859	Henry County, Virginia
  Died	14 Dec 1891	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried		Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Lee Reynolds Farm)
  Spouse	Cephus Wilson Reynolds | F2524
  Married

  
  

  Child 6 | Female + Sallie Frances Wells

  
  

  Born	19 Jul 1860	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	10 Sep 1911	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried
  Spouse	John Henry Reynolds | F2523
  Married	25 Dec 1885	Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A.

  
  

  Child 7 | Male + William Addison Wells

  
  

  Born	1862	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	22 Apr 1899	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried
  Spouse	Lelia Ella Stowe | F2713
  Married	28 Aug 1892	Prob. Pittsylvania Co., Virginia

  
  

  Child 8 | Female + Mary Henrietta Wells

  
  

  Born	1863
  Died	1903
  Buried
  Spouse	Volney Beauregard Aaron | F2714
  Married	15 Nov 1883

  
  

  Child 9 | Male + Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells

  
  

  Born	20 May 1866	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	17 Nov 1939	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried		Christian Tabernacle Church Rt. 969, Worlds/Callands, VA
  Spouse	Nannie Belle Palmer | F2715
  Married	11 Feb 1893	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

  
  

  Child 10 | Male + Charlie Wesley Wells

  
  

  Born	20 Nov 1867	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	24 Feb 1963	Marlowe homeplace, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A.
  Buried		County Line Christian Church, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A.
  Spouse	Ida Rebecca Hankins | F2666
  Married	24 Sep 1893	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

  
  

  Child 11 | Male + Robert Lee "Bob" Wells

  
  

  Born	1871
  Died	1952
  Buried
  Spouse	Myrtle Douglas Harris | F2716
  Married	19 May 1892

  
  

  Child 12 | Female Minnie Kathryn Wells

  
  

  Born	1872
  Died
  Buried
  Spouse	Walter Gravely | F2717
  Married	25 Feb 1892

  
  

• 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.