Joseph Culbertson Wells
and Elizabeth Ann Blair

Joseph Culbertson Wells b 11 Aug 1832 Lee Co VA d 24 Feb 1900 Wise Co VA; buried Riverside Cemetery, East Big Stone Gap, VA; s/o Zachariah Wells and Agnes Culbertson. Joseph Culbertson Wells m. 11 Dec 1850 Lee Co VA to Elizabeth Ann Blair b about 1836 KY; d/o Wilfred Blair and Mary Jane Watkins. (1860 Wise Co VA Census). Children of Joseph Culbertson Blair and Elizabeth Ann Blair;

1. Alfred Preston Blair b about 1852 Lee Co VA; m. (1) to Mahala A Unknown b 1850 VA. Alfred Preston Wells m. 6 Apr 1886 Wise Co VA to Martha Taylor; d/o Adams Taylor and Mary Unknown. Alfred Preston Blair m. 16 Mar 1906 Wise Co VA to Maggie Childress; d/o William Childress. Maggie Childress m. Male Carter.

2. Sarah Agnes Wells b 29 Oct 1853 Lee Co VA; m. William Wilson Adams; s/o Moses Adams and Rebecca Hall. Sarah Agnes Wells m. 11 Jan 1880 Wise Co VA to David Adams b 1862 KY; s/o Spencer Adams and Celia Church. Sarah Agnes Adams m. 24 Aug 1887 Wise Co VA to Jeremiah C "Jerry" Wells b about 1843 VA; s/o James F Wells and Genettie Unknown. Jeremiah C "Jerry" Wells m. 24 Jun 1862 Wise Co VA to Julia Ann Cooper b 9 Jan 1841 Scott Co VA d 8 Mar 1887 Wise Co VA; buried Lipps Cemetery, Wise Co VA; d/o John B Cooper and Susannah Baker.

3. Minerva "Caroline" Wells b about 1856 Lee Co VA; m. William H Stewart b 1841 Wise Co VA; s/o David Stewart and Nancy Unknown. William H Stewart m. Catherine Courtney b 1839 VA

4. Francis Marcel Wells b 29 Oct 1857 Wise Co VA; m. 10 Jun 1884 Wise Co VA to Ostava W Cousins b 1864 VA. Children of Francis M Wells and Ostava W Cousins;

I. Claud Wells b 1886 VA

II. Leonidas Wells b 21 Apr 1890 Wise Co VA d 1 May 1890 Wise Co VA from fever.

III. Alburnus Wells b 1891 VA

IV. Clyde Wells b 1895 VA

V. Iva Wells b 1898 VA

VI. Idyl Wells b 1900 VA

VII. Kyle Wells b 1901 VA

VIII. Odelle Wells b 1903 VA

IX. Leona Wells b 1908 VA

5. Zion Gilbert Wells b 10 Oct 1859 Wise Co VA; m. 24 Apr 1890 Letcher Co KY to Emma E Pendleton

6. Nancy E Wells b about 1862 VA; m. 18 Apr 1885 Wise Co VA to Thomas H Davis; s/o Male Davis and Sarah A Adams. Nancy E Wells m. 6 Jun 1887 Wise Co VA to Andrew S Collier; s/o Aaron Collier and Nancy E Unknown.

7. Susannah Wells b about 1864 VA

8. Andrew H Wells b 1 Mar 1867 VA

9. Daniel S Wells b about 1870 VA

10. Juline "Julia" Wells b about 1872 VA; m. 28 Jan 1896 Wise Co VA to William Henry Dickenson b 1854 VA; s/o John Wesley Dickenson and Sarah "Sally" Gilley. William Henry Dickenson m. Matilda Carter

11. Elisa V Wells b about 1874 VA; m. 20 Sept 1899 Wise Co VA to Joseph A Johnson; s/o John Johnson.

1860 Wise Co VA Census
530 Wells, Zachariah T 62 M Farmer NC
530 Wells, Agnes 59 F VA
530 Wells, Joseph C 26 M VA
530 Wells, Elizabeth 24 F Seamstress KY
530 Wells, Preston 7 M VA
530 Wells, Sarah A 3 F VA
530 Wells, Caroline 2 F VA
530 Wells, Francis M 2 M VA
530 Wells, Gilbert 1? M VA (age unreadable)