Contents

Who was J. W. Wells?

In Memoriam
Carter A. Wells (1948-2024)
Mary Walsh Yates (1920-2008)

J.W.’s First Generation

Descendants of Artemus “A.C.” Wells

Descendants of Daniel Wells

Descendants of Florence Wells

Descendants of Ralph Wells

Descendants of Edna Wells

Summer in Riverside Cemetery, Menominee
Family obelisk in
Riverside Cemetery,
Menominee
Early Wells History
Your ancestors came from England in 1635. Read the fascinating early family history here. By Peter Wells

Contemporary Accounts of J. W.’s Life
Two accounts of his life story — from a Menominee newspaper and a 1911 history book.

Photo gallery
Photos of J.W., Isabella, their offspring, Menominee and more. See: the family riding camels in Egypt in 1901!

Memories of a Menominee Wells
Notes on growing up in Menominee. Written in 2001 by the late Tom Wells

The day the lumber company burned
Photos from the fire of April 13, 1931 that burned down the J. W. Wells Lumber Co. mill and parts of Menominee.

An obituary for the lumber company
A 1966 newspaper article marks the end of an era in logging.

Wells family gravestones
At Riverside Cemetery in Menominee.

Did you know?
Random but interesting info about the Menominee Wellses

The drowning death of Alfred

Blog: A place for current chatter

Editor: Bob Wells
Boulder, Colorado
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(303) 746-9928 (usually voicemail)