Joseph Wells b 1836 KY d 1918; buried Maggard Cemetery, Oven Fork, Letcher Co KY; s/o Jeremiah Wells and Mary "Polly" Day. Joseph Wells m. 20 Oct 1856 Letcher Co KY to Sarah Sturgill b 1838 VA d 1900; buried Maggard Cemetery, Oven Fork, Letcher Co KY; d/o Francis Sturgill and Rebecca Hall. (1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Joseph Wells and Sarah Sturgill;

I. Polly Ann Wells b 24 Feb 1858 Letcher Co KY d m. 16 Aug 1877 Letcher Co KY to Phillip Boggs b about 1858 Letcher Co KY.

II. Rebecca J Wells b 29 May 1860 KY d 18 Jun 1905 Leslie Co KY; m. 1875 to John M Baker b 15 Nov 1856 Causey, Leslie Co KY d 2 Jan 1941 Causey, Leslie Co KY; s/o Isaac Baker and Elizabeth Muncy.

III. Elizabeth Wells b about 1865 KY

IV. Letishia Wells b 20 JUN 1862 KY d 31 Mar 1936 Cumberland, Harlan Co KY; of septicemia; m. 9 Apr 1877 Letcher Co KY to Daniel Holcomb (aka Halcomb) b Sept 1854 KY d 4 May 1930; s/o Hardin Holcomb and Mary Ann "Polly" Adams.

V. William J. Wells b DEC 1871 KY m. about 1890 to Martha Ann Bohannon b 18 Apr 1858 Letcher Co KY d 10 Mar 1944 Letcher Co KY; buried Maggard Cemetery, Partridge, Letcher Co KY; d/o Hadley Bohannon and Caroline Bagwell. Martha Ann Bohannon m. about 1880 to Jonathon "Daunt" Lewis b 18 Nov 1853 Poor Fork, Harlan Co KY; d Lexington, KY; s/o James Jarrett Lewis and Malinda Cornett.

VI. Preston Henry Wells b 1 MAY 1873 Letcher Co KY d 1945 Oven Fork, Letcher Co KY; m. Mary Jane Lewis b 3 Nov 1880 Harlan Co KY d 1960 Oven Fork, Letcher Co KY; buried Maggard Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; d/o Jonathon Daunt Lewis and Martha Ann Bohannon.

VII. Nancy Wells b DEC 1877 KY

VIII. Dianah Wells b DEC 1879 KY

Joseph Wells and
Elizabeth Blair

Joseph Wells b 1836 KY d 1918; buried Maggard Cemetery, Oven Fork, Letcher Co KY; s/o Jeremiah Wells and Mary "Polly" Day. Joseph Wells m. about 1890 to Elizabeth Blair b 1833 d about 1901; d/o Charles Blair and Sarah Creech.