Abram W. Wells

Abram W. Wells.

Also spelled Abraham.

Birth: Jul., 1837, Marion County, Indiana.
Death: May 19, 1910.

Parents: Hugh Wells (1812 - 1896), Elizabeth Hollingsworth Wells (1808 - 1838)

Wife: Annie Rebecca Updegraff Wells (1839 - 1904).

Married 1858.

Children: May, Jessie, Nannie, William Wells.

**Half-sibling Siblings.

Siblings.

Zephaniah Wells (1832 - 1937), Nancy Wells DeVault (1834 - 1901), Cynthia Ann Wells Mullencup (1836 - 1914), Abram W. Wells (1837 - 1910), William Y Wells (1840 - 1922)**, Martha Jane Wells (1842 - 1850)**, Samuel Dixon Wells (1843 - 1850)**,, John Martindale Wells (1845 - 1850)**, Giles Wilson Wells (1847 - 1850)**, Hugh Wells (1849 - 1850)**, Hugh Wells (1856 - 1882)**, Tryphosa Wells Purcell (1859 - 1941)**, Stephen AD Wells (1862 - 1863)**, Jessie Wells Frame (1863 - 1944)**. 

Burial: Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.,

Author .Mr. Wells came to Topeka, Kansas in 1880 or a little before.  His business was that of a Carpenter and Stair builder.  Although he moved a lot he lived his whole life in Topeka on Chandler Street..

He was a Civil War Veteran.

Kansas Ex-Prisoners of War

Abram W. Wells, Illinois 9th., Cavalry, Co. E.; Captured Moscow, Tennessee, December 3, 1862.; Prison Cahawba; Released January 27, 1864.

ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES. 

Illinois Civil War Detail Report. 

 Name: WELLS, ABRAHAM W. Rank: PVT. Company: E. Unit: 9 IL US CAV.

Personal Characteristics. Residence: LOGANSPORT, CASS CO, IN. Age: 24. Height: 5' 9 1/2. Hair: BLACK. Eyes: BLACK. Complexion: DARK. Occupation: CABINET MAKER. Nativity: IN.

Service Record. Joined When: SEP 10, 1861. Joined Where: LOGANSPORT, IN. Period: 3 YRS. Muster In: OCT 3, 1861. Remarks: MUSTERED OUT AS CORPORAL DEC 14, 1864.