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     Martha F. Watts was born circa 1812, daughter of William L. Watts, in Virginia.²

     Martha and Stephen Turner obtained a marriage bond on 8 March 1843 in Amherst County, Virginia, with Jesse T. Wood as security and David Appling as witness.¹
     The Marriage Return was received by the court in Amherst County, Virginia, on 8 March 1843.³

     I am unable to find either of them in the 1850 census as of 6 Dec 2020.

     On 5 January 1857, Stephen Turner, in his will named his wife Martha F., formerly Watts; friend, James D. Watts to administer, with witnesses Francis A. Blair and David Appling. The codicil, undated, was written because he had surved Jas. D. Watts and Francis A Blair. Codicil witnesses were H. E. Smith, R. C. Appling. The codicil directed that his wife administer his estate. Henry Smith qualified. Bondsmen: Jno. W. and Philip Pleasants, Jas. W. Pleasants, Jas. N. Pryor, Danl. H. Rucker, Jno R. Cunningham.

     An inventory of his estate was recorded in Dec 1870 in the sum of $347.00 by Jno. W. Pleasants, Jno. R. Cunningham, and Louis P. Pleasants; the carryover amount brought the total value to $498.50. This was recorded 13 Jan 1871.⁴

     Rosa M. Watts was born on 9 June 1881.^2,3
     She also is reported to have been born circa 1885 in Virginia. Rosa was the daughter of Joe Watts and Mollie Rucker.^4,5
     She was also known as Rosy M.⁴

     Rosa, 23, married Harry Thomas Turner, son of Samuel James Turner and Sallie B. Blanks, on 12 October 1904 in Amherst County, Virginia.^6,7

     Rosa M. Turner died on 10 March 1924 at age 42 in Lynchburg Hospital, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia,^2,8 and was buried in Shelton-Ellis-Watts Cemetery, Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia.²

     William L. Watts was born circa 1772.²

     On 8 March 1843, William L. Watts, father of the bride, witnessed the marriage bond of Martha F. Watts and Stephen Turner at Amherst County, Virginia, with Jesse T. Wood as security and David Appling as witness.¹

     Mary P. Wayland was born circa 1847 in Virginia.²

     Mary married Lawson C. Turner, son of George H. Turner and Martha A. Hamblett, on 30 October 1872 in Albemarle County, Virginia.¹

     Mary P. Turner died on 19 April 1916.³

     Isaac Black Webb was born on 15 March 1895. He was the son of John Andrew Black Webb (1869-1932) and Lulu Lillian Black Webb (1872-1949.)²

     He performed his Military Service by serving in the United States Navy during World War I.²

     Isaac, 28, married Margaret Evonne Turner, 20, daughter of George Washington Turner and Addie Belle Carnell, on 23 June 1923 in Humphreys County, Tennessee.³

     Isaac Black Webb died on 11 February 1961 at age 65² and was buried in Wyly Cemetery, Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee.²

     Kathryn Webb was born circa 1887 in Tennessee.²

     Kathryn married Oliver Beverley Ramsey, 18, on 17 March 1907 in Stewart County, Tennessee.¹

     Kathryn Ramsey married Erskine Bunton Turner, 61, son of James Nelson Turner and Martha Woodward Bullock, on 16 November 1929 in Sumner County, Tennessee.³

     Martin Webb was born circa 1804 in Virginia.²

     Martin Webb and Ann H. Dillard obtained a marriage bond on 13 December 1838 in Amherst County, Virginia, with Charles E. Davidson as security and Samuel Dillard as witness.¹

     Martin Webb married Ann H. Dillard, daughter of John Dillard and Nancy Farrar Turner, on 13 December 1838 in Amherst County, Virginia. A certificate of marriage on this date by Gabriel Walker, Minister, is appended to the bond.¹

     Wilse Lent Webb was born in 1892 in Tennessee.^2,1
     He also is reported to have been born in 1894 in Tennessee.³

     Wilse Lent Webb married Estelle Bernard, daughter of Frederick Robert Bernard and Estelle Turner. I cannot find a marriage record for them as of 29 Mar 2017.⁴

     Wilse Lent Webb died in 1969¹ and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi.¹

     (--?--) Webster married Sarah Turner, daughter of Terisha Turner and Sarah (--?--). I cannot find a marriage record as of 25 Jan 2021.^2,3

     Bernard Weekley was born in October 1891, son of Malachi Leake Weekley and Sallie Elizabeth Wood, in Virginia.¹

     Dillard McConnell Weekley was born on 22 February 1895, son of Rosser Shipman Weekley and Annie A. Dillard, in Lynchburg, (Independent City), Virginia.^1,3

     He married Margaret Elizabeth Dillon (1904-1956.)³

     Dillard McConnell Weekley died on 27 September 1967 at age 72 in Lynchburg, (Independent City), Virginia,³ and was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, (Independent City), Virginia.³

     Edna Dew Weekley was born on 12 August 1898, daughter of Rosser Shipman Weekley and Annie A. Dillard, in Virginia.^1,3

     On 10 February 1916, she first married Wilbur Nathaniel Wood by whom she had a son John Wood, born c1919 in Virginia.^4,5

     On 16 January 1925, she divorced Wilbur N. Wood on the grounds of desertion in Lynchburg.⁶

     In June 1925, she married Carlton Earle Garrett.^7,8

     Edna Dew Garrett died in February 1994 at age 95 in Lynchburg, (Independent City), Virginia.⁹

     Elias Leake Weekley was born circa 1838 in Amherst County, Virginia. He was the son of Jas. or Jos. & Elizabeth Weekly.³

     He performed his Military Service on 29 June 1861 at Amherst County, Virginia, by enlisting as a Private in Company G, 51st Virginia Infantry for service during the Civil War. He was accidentally wounded in the foot on 26 Sep 1863 and on 25 Oct 1864 detailed for Hospital Guard Duty.^2,4

     Elias and Mary J. Blanks obtained a marriage license on 26 April 1862 in Amherst County, Virginia.³

     Elias Leake Weekley married Mary J. Blanks, 21, daughter of Thomas Cradock Blanks and Margaret Burford, on 28 April 1862 in Amherst County, Virginia.^1,3

     Their other children as enumerated in 1880 were Joseph T., age 9, Works on Farm; Luther, age 7; Clinton, age 5; Alonzo, age 3 and Florida G., age 1.⁵

     Elias Leake Weekley died in 1882. Another source states he died in Apr 1888.^2,6

     Ethel Ware Weekley was born on 8 May 1918 in Court House District, Amherst County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Earnest J. and Mary Bell Camden Weekley.^2,3,1

     Ethel was a first cousin to Lawrence A. Weekley.⁴

     Ethel, 17, married James Randolph Turner, 29, son of Harry Thomas Turner and Rosa M. Watts, on 31 July 1935 in Amherst County, Virginia.⁵

     Ethel Ware Turner died on 14 June 2014 at age 96 in Henrico County, Virginia,⁶ and was buried in Briarwood Memorial Gardens, Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia.^6,3

     Lawrence Adams Weekley was born on 22 February 1894, son of Malachi Leake Weekley and Sallie Elizabeth Wood, in Lynchburg, Virginia.¹

     Ethel was a first cousin to Lawrence A. Weekley.²

     Lawrence Adams Weekley, 26, married Georgann Barham Bailey, 25, on 15 September 1920 in Richmond, Virginia.^1,3

     Lawrence Adams Weekley died on 26 May 1977 at age 83 in Norfolk, Virginia,^1,4 and was buried on 28 May 1977 in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.⁴

     Malachi Leake Weekley was born on 25 June 1865, son of Elias Leake Weekley and Mary J. Blanks, in Amherst County, Virginia.⁶
     Malachi also is reported to have been born on 26 June 1866 in Amherst County, Virginia.⁴

     He was a carpenter according to his marriage record.³

     Malachi and Sallie Elizabeth Wood obtained a marriage license on 22 October 1890 in Amherst County, Virginia.³

     Malachi Leake Weekley, 25, married Sallie Elizabeth Wood, 17, daughter of Richard H. Wood and Margaret Frances Turner, on 22 October 1890 in Amherst County, Virginia, with O. Hughson officiating.^1,2,3

     Malachi Leake Weekley died of consumption of lungs (tuberculosis) and bowels on 11 June 1913 at age 47 in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia,⁴ and was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia.⁷

     Rosser Shipman Weekley was born on 28 September 1864, son of Elias Leake Weekley and Mary J. Blanks, in Amherst County, Virginia.^1,4

     He was a merchant as listed on his marriage license.¹

     Rosser and Annie A. Dillard obtained a marriage license on 21 September 1891 in Amherst County, Virginia.¹

     Rosser Shipman Weekley, 26, married Annie A. Dillard, 18, daughter of John Q. A. Dillard and Mary E. Turner, on 23 September 1891 in Amherst County, Virginia, with Jno. W. Martin officiating.¹

     Rosser Shipman Weekley died of Chronic Colitis on 4 July 1945 at age 80 in General Hospital, Lynchburg, (Independent City), Virginia,⁴ and was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, (Independent City), Virginia.^4,6

     Alice S. Weekly was born in September 1866, daughter of Simeon A. Wickly and Angelina Turner, in Amherst County, Virginia.³
     She also is reported to have been born after November 1866.⁴

     Alice S. Weekly died on 27 December 1919 at age 53⁴ and was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia.⁴

     Cordelia E. Weekly was born circa 1860, daughter of Joseph T. Weekly and Mary A. Wood, in Amherst County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Joseph T. and Mary A. Weekly.^2,3

     Cordelia E. Weekly and William T. Dillard obtained a marriage license on 16 December 1883 in Amherst County, Virginia.¹

     Joseph T. Weekly was born circa 1830 in Virginia.²

     Joseph T. Weekly married Mary A. Wood on 18 December 1854 in Amherst County, Virginia.^1,3

     He performed his Military Service on 29 June 1861 by enlisting at Elon, Virginia as a Private in Company G, 51st Infantry for service in the Confederacy during the Civil War.⁴

     On 6 April 1865, he was captured at Amelia Court House and imprisoned on 14 Apr 1865 at Amelia County, Virginia.⁵

     Joseph T. Weekly, father of the bride, witnessed the marriage license of Cordelia E. Weekly and William T. Dillard on 16 December 1883 at Amherst County, Virginia.¹

     Benjamin Franklin Wehrenberg was born on 27 February 1906 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.²

     Benjamin married Mary Joe Turner, daughter of Joseph Andrew Turner and Addie Young. Whereas I can find a marriage record for their daughter Frances Louise Wehrenberg in Louisiana which names her parents as Mary Joe Turner and Ben F Wehrenberg, I cannot find a marriage record for this couple as of 23 May 2021.¹

     Benjamin Franklin Wehrenberg died on 2 September 1987 at age 81 in Dickson County, Tennessee,² and was buried in McEwen Cemetery, McEwen, Humphreys County, Tennessee.²

     (--?--) Wells married Susan Dameron, daughter of Littlepage Darneron and Susanna Turner. I absolutely cannot find a marriage record for them on Ancestry or FamilySearch as of 3 Jul 2021.¹

     I could not be certain of the 1830 census and cannot find his wife in the 1850 census. Therefore, I cannot locate his first name or anything else about him as of 3 Jul 2021.

     Commodore Perry Wells was born on 2 May 1861, son of George Andrew Wells and Henrietta Louisa Turner, in Hubbard, Marion County, Oregon.^2,3
     He was also known as Perry.³

     Perry, 24, married Jennie Melissa Lacy on 1 November 1885 in Buena Vista, Polk County, Oregon.³

     On 14 April 1900, George A Wells, in his will of this date, named his son, George A. Wells Jr as executor. He named his wife, Henretta L. Wells and his children: sons: R. F. Wells; William L. Wells; Commodore P. Wells; George A. Wells Jr; and John E. Wells; daughters: Mary S. Bevens; Sarah E. Collins; and Emma J. Ground.⁴

     On 20 August 1938, the obituary of Richard Franklin Wells was published:
     R.F. Wells Passes In San Francisco
     R. F. Wells, 87, formerly of the Buena Vista District near Independence, died Friday in a San Francisco hospital. The funeral was to be held today in that city, and burial will be Monday afternoon in the Buena Vista cemetery with Independence Odd Fellos in charge.

     He leaves a widow, Hattie Wells of San Francisco; two sons, Frank Wells of Glendale, Calif., and Fred A. Wells of Salem; a daughter, Mabel Willet of Oakland, Calif., and three brothers, J. E. Wells of Portland and W. L. Wells of Halsey and C. P. Wells of Salem."⁵

     Commodore Perry Wells died on 16 October 1942 at age 81 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon,³ and was buried in Buena Vista Cemetery, Buena Vista, Polk County, Oregon.³

     Elbert George Wells was born on 4 April 1890, son of William Lawson Wells and Sarah Frances Murphy, in Independence, Polk County, Oregon.^3,2

     Elbert registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 at Imperial County, California. He was 27 years of age and living in Calexico, California where he was an engineer for the Imperial Water Company No. 6 on water canals. He was single and is described as being tall, slender with blue eyes and brown hair.

     Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. Obviously, not everyone who was registered for the draft was drafted or served in the military.

     The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31 (men born between 5 Jun 1886 and 5 Jun 1896), meaning he had to register.²

     He evidently married Loreto Villal-Escusa who was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico c 1896 with whom he had two children: William Lawson Wells, born 1 May 1933 in Mexicali, B. C. Mexico and John Euegene Wells, born 31 Jul 1934 in Mexicali, B. C. Mexico.^4,5

     William Lawson's obituary:
     Former Polk County Judge, Sheriff Dies
     William Lawson Wells, 90, native of Oregon, died Tuesday at the family home at Halsey following a long illness. Funeral services are to be held Friday at 10 a.m., from the Halsey Methodist church, with the Fisher funeral home in charge. Burial will be in the Shedd cemetery. Rev. O. L. Covault will have charge of the services.

     Mr. Wells was born, Jan. 6, 1859 at Hubbard, Or. As a child he lived at Buena Vista and later at Dallas, while he was sheriff of Polk county from 1890 to 1894 and Polk county judge from 1896 to 1900. He had made his home at Halsey since 1903. Four of his sons and daughters are teachers. One daughter, Goldie Ruth Wells, is a missionary to South Africa.

     On Dec. 3, 1887 he married Sarah Frances Murphy at Independence. She died in 1931. He married Winifred Snyder, Nov. 3, 1932 at Halsey, she survives.

     The following children also survive: Leroy Wells, Halsey; Elbert G. Wells, Mexicali, Mexico; Goldie Ruth Wells, Eugene; Gladys Helseth, Ontario; W. Lawrence Wells, Porterville, Cal; and Genevieve Kendall, Paso Robles, Cal., also a brother, John Wells, Portland. Mrs. Roy Hedlund, Brownsville and Earl Snyder, Sweet Home are stepchildren. Fourteen grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren also survive as do a number of nieces and nephews.

     Mr. Wells had been a member of the Methodist church since early childhood."⁶

     Emma Jennie Wells was born on 26 March 1867, daughter of George Andrew Wells and Henrietta Louisa Turner, in Polk County, Oregon.²

     Emma, 21, married Franklin Pierce Ground, 35, on 27 July 1888.²

     On 14 April 1900, George A Wells, in his will of this date, named his son, George A. Wells Jr as executor. He named his wife, Henretta L. Wells and his children: sons: R. F. Wells; William L. Wells; Commodore P. Wells; George A. Wells Jr; and John E. Wells; daughters: Mary S. Bevens; Sarah E. Collins; and Emma J. Ground.¹

     Emma Jennie Ground died on 27 July 1925 at age 58 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon,² and was buried in Buena Vista Cemetery, Buena Vista, Polk County, Oregon.²

     Fred Alexander Wells was born on 26 May 1887, son of Richard Franklin Wells and Emily Arathusa Collins, in Oregon.^1,2

     Fred, 29, married Maude C. Carter on 3 February 1917 in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon. This was Fred's first marriage, but Maude's second.³

     Fred registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 at Polk County, Oregon. He was 30 years of age and married with a wife and daughter. He is described as short, stout with brown eyes and light brown hair, but bald. He was a Farm Laborer.

     Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. Obviously, not everyone who was registered for the draft was drafted or served in the military.

     The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31 (men born between 5 Jun 1886 and 5 Jun 1896), meaning he had to register.²

     On 20 August 1938, the obituary of Richard Franklin Wells was published:
     R.F. Wells Passes In San Francisco
     R. F. Wells, 87, formerly of the Buena Vista District near Independence, died Friday in a San Francisco hospital. The funeral was to be held today in that city, and burial will be Monday afternoon in the Buena Vista cemetery with Independence Odd Fellos in charge.

     He leaves a widow, Hattie Wells of San Francisco; two sons, Frank Wells of Glendale, Calif., and Fred A. Wells of Salem; a daughter, Mabel Willet of Oakland, Calif., and three brothers, J. E. Wells of Portland and W. L. Wells of Halsey and C. P. Wells of Salem."⁴

     Fred Alexander Wells died on 16 April 1948 at age 60 in Marion County, Oregon,⁵ and was buried in Lee Mission Cemetery, Salem, Marion County, Oregon.⁶

     Genevieve Wells was born on 29 December 1906, daughter of William Lawson Wells and Sarah Frances Murphy, in Oregon.^2,3

     According to her father's obituary, she married (--?--) Kendall, but her tombstone uses her maiden name.

     William Lawson's obituary:
     Former Polk County Judge, Sheriff Dies
     William Lawson Wells, 90, native of Oregon, died Tuesday at the family home at Halsey following a long illness. Funeral services are to be held Friday at 10 a.m., from the Halsey Methodist church, with the Fisher funeral home in charge. Burial will be in the Shedd cemetery. Rev. O. L. Covault will have charge of the services.

     Mr. Wells was born, Jan. 6, 1859 at Hubbard, Or. As a child he lived at Buena Vista and later at Dallas, while he was sheriff of Polk county from 1890 to 1894 and Polk county judge from 1896 to 1900. He had made his home at Halsey since 1903. Four of his sons and daughters are teachers. One daughter, Goldie Ruth Wells, is a missionary to South Africa.

     On Dec. 3, 1887 he married Sarah Frances Murphy at Independence. She died in 1931. He married Winifred Snyder, Nov. 3, 1932 at Halsey, she survives.

     The following children also survive: Leroy Wells, Halsey; Elbert G. Wells, Mexicali, Mexico; Goldie Ruth Wells, Eugene; Gladys Helseth, Ontario; W. Lawrence Wells, Porterville, Cal; and Genevieve Kendall, Paso Robles, Cal., also a brother, John Wells, Portland. Mrs. Roy Hedlund, Brownsville and Earl Snyder, Sweet Home are stepchildren. Fourteen grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren also survive as do a number of nieces and nephews.

     Mr. Wells had been a member of the Methodist church since early childhood."¹

     Genevieve Wells died on 8 February 1994 at age 87 in Linn County, Oregon,³ and was buried in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Albany, Linn County, Oregon.³

     George Andrew Wells was born on 14 January 1830 in Clarksville, Pike County, Illinois. He was the son of Richard Wells (1786-1849) and Mary Sappington Wells (1790-1866.)^1,2,3,4

     George, 19, married Henrietta Louisa Turner, 18, daughter of Lawson Turner and Sarah L. Turner, on 5 January 1850 in Pike County, Illinois.^5,6

     In 1853, "in the early spring, George and Henrietta left Illinois for Oregon in a covered wagon drawn by oxen, with their little son, Richard. They lost their oxen along the Snake River and had to leave their wagon of goods there and continue their journey in the wagon of Will Kenady, eventually arriving in Oregon on September 13, 1853. Another baby was on the way and in October, Mary Susan was born. They lived about a year near Aurora, Clackamas County, before moving to Benton County at Bell Fontaine, near Philomath where they lived until 1859, when they moved to Marion County near Hubbard. In 1867, they moved to Polk County, bought land near Buena Vista and built the family home where they lived the rest of their lives. They are buried in the family at Buena Vista Cemetery."

     G. W. Kennedy, son of George's sister Mary Ann, wrote The Pioneer Campfire, Clarke-Kundret Printing Co., 1914, which tells the story of their trip across the plains.⁷

     George Andrew Wells left a will dated on 14 April 1900 in Polk County, Oregon. George A Wells, in his will of this date, named his son, George A. Wells Jr as executor. He named his wife, Henretta L. Wells and his children: sons: R. F. Wells; William L. Wells; Commodore P. Wells; George A. Wells Jr; and John E. Wells; daughters: Mary S. Bevens; Sarah E. Collins; and Emma J. Ground.⁸

     George Andrew Wells died on 25 April 1900 at age 70 in Buena Vista, Polk County, Oregon,^1,2 and was buried in Buena Vista Cemetery, Buena Vista, Polk County, Oregon.²

     His estate was probated on 2 October 1900 in Polk County, Oregon.⁸

     George Andrew Wells Jr was born on 3 June 1864, son of George Andrew Wells and Henrietta Louisa Turner, in Marion County, Oregon.⁴

     George, 29, married Myrtle L. Smith, 21, on 28 January 1894 in Oregon.⁴

     On 14 April 1900, George A Wells, in his will of this date, named his son, George A. Wells Jr as executor. He named his wife, Henretta L. Wells and his children: sons: R. F. Wells; William L. Wells; Commodore P. Wells; George A. Wells Jr; and John E. Wells; daughters: Mary S. Bevens; Sarah E. Collins; and Emma J. Ground.²

     George Andrew Wells Jr died on 2 April 1944 at age 79 in Buena Vista, Polk County, Oregon,⁴ and was buried in Buena Vista Cemetery, Buena Vista, Polk County, Oregon.⁴

     George W. Wells was born on 14 April 1878, son of Richard Franklin Wells and Emily Arathusa Collins, in Oregon.^1,2

     George W. Wells died on 18 March 1889 at age 10² and was buried in Buena Vista Cemetery, Buena Vista, Polk County, Oregon.²