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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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WILLIAM D. WELLS, farmer, Section 22, P. O. Columbus, was born in Indiana, December 18, 1833. He received a common school education, and began farming in Illinois at the age of twenty-two. In 1862, he went into the army, and was discharged in 1863, in consequence of being shot in the head, which rendered him unable to work for two years. He then farmed in Missouri one year, and came to Kansas in 1870, where he remained a short time and then went to the Black Hills, and was one year in the mines. He then returned to Kansas and engaged in drug business in Crawford County six months, coming from there to Cherokee County, where he bought eight acres of land, which he partially improved, and upon which he is now raising grain and stock. He is a member of the Christian Church, and was married to Miss Phelena Grew, of Ohio, in 1866. Their children are, Icyphena, Phinly, James, Elmer, Florence, Cora and Willie.
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