b: VA; d: Mt Carmel; s/of Caleb Wells (7 Aug 1771 MD-5 Dec 1861 Morgan Co OH) & Mary Adams (1772 CT-OH); m: 18 Feb 1836 Morgan Co OH Rachel Kenison*; res: 1850 Meigsville - Morgan Co OH 1860-80 Friendsville; ch: Mary? & Emily* (18 Apr 1839 OH; m2: 22 Mar 1857 John D. Craig) & Samuel (ca 1838 OH-6 Apr 1862 Shiloh TN Civil War)