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H. T. Wells, D. D. S., was born in Dade County, Mo., July 6, 1852, and received his literary education in the public schools. In 1875 he graduated from the Pennsylvania Dental College, practiced for some time in Philadelphia, and then came to Greenfield, Mo., where he practiced his profession until 1881, after which he came to Lamar, Mo. Here he has practiced continuously ever since. He is secretary of the Southwestern Dental Association, and is an active member of the Masonic order, being eminent commander of Mt. Olive Commandery; past master of Lamar Lodge; past high priest of Lamar Chapter; past commander of Constantine Commandery, Greenfield, Mo. Politically he is a Democrat. October 5, 1874, he married Miss Ella M. Bennett, a native of New York, and the fruits of his union are three children, two sons and one daughter. For seventeen years Dr. Wells has practiced his profession, and is accounted one of the leading dentists of Lamar, or, in fact, in this portion of the State. He is one of nine children, two now living, born to his parents, John and Harriet M. (Taylor) Wells. The father was born in Otsego County, N. Y., in 1810, and the mother in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1820. In early days the father came to St. Louis, where he engaged in commercial merchandising, and to that city the mother came on a visit. Here they met and were married. Soon after they moved to Dade County, Mo., and here the father was engaged in merchandising, farming and stock dealing. He died in 1857. After returning to Philadelphia, the mother died in 1867.