M, #11004, b. 4 September 1835, d. 1919
| Birth* | 4 September 1835 | Edward Oscar Wells was born on 4 September 1835 at Wells Hollow, Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania; Mary shows 1833.1 |
| (InHomeOf) Census1850 | 1 June 1850 | He appeared on the 1850 census in the household of Theron Wells, pg 137 #159-164, Orwell Twnshp, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. His info on the census included -
Welles, Oscar 16 b.PA. |
| (InHomeOf) Census1860 | 1860 | Edward Oscar Wells appeared on the 1860 census in the household of Theron Wells, pg 482 #1899-1988, Orwell, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. His info on the census included - M3; Wells, Theron 64 b.CT farmer $1000-$662. |
| Marriage* | 5 April 1865 | Edward Oscar Wells married Mercy Ann Dunkerton, daughter of Richard Dunkerton and Elizabeth Haine, on 5 April 1865 at Blackhawk Co., Iowa; book B pg 146 (SLC 1034533 #4) Wells to Dunkerton:
Be it Remembered that on the 5th day of April 1865 License of Marriage was issued for the marriage of E O Wells to Miss Mercy Dunkerton. |
| Census1870 | 1 June 1870 | Edward Oscar Wells appeared on the 1870 census as the head of household, pg 557 #17-23, Waterloo 2nd Ward, Blackhawk Co., Iowa, Wells, E C (sic, s/b E O) 37 b.PA carpenter $0-$100. |
| Census1880 | 1 June 1880 | He appeared on the 1880 census as the head of household, ED 62 pg 577 #233-246, Waterloo 1st Ward, Blackhawk Co., Iowa, Wells, Edward O 46 b.PA carpenter. |
| Marriage* | 3 August 1887 | He married Alise Lane on 3 August 1887; "married 10 years after death of first wife - no children."1,2 |
| Residence* | 1892 | Edward Oscar Wells lived in 1892 at Ward, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania; Seems unlikely, but recording it anyway. Note too, that the Chaffee Genealogy calls him Edgar not Edward.2 |
| Census1900 | 1 June 1900 | He did NOT appeared on the 1900 census. He is not found in Towner Co North Dakota where two of his sons are located, nor is he in Yakima Co Washington where another son is located. |
| MovedTo | between 1904 and 1906 | He moved to at Idaho in between 1904 and 1906 from from North Dakota. |
| (InHomeOf) Census1910 | 15 April 1910 | He appeared on the 1910 census in the household of Clarence Oscar Wells, ED 282 pg 229 #71-79, Middle Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho. His info on the census included - Wells, Edward O 76 b.PA. |
| Death* | 1919 | Edward Oscar Wells died in 1919 at Waterloo, Blackhawk Co., Iowa; Though source said he died that year/place, there is no record of his death that year/place. As many sources as thought of have been searched to find out where/when it might have been, without success.1 |