Cornelius Wells

1841 - 1929  (88 years)

• Name	Cornelius Wells
  Birth	1841
  Gender	Male
  Death	1929
  Person ID	I9112	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Malinda Thomas,   b. 13 Jun 1850, Ripley, Jackson Co., (West) VA d. 9 Dec 1917, Leadwood, St. Francois Co., MO; burial: Leadwood Cem., St. Francois Co., MO (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1878	Phelps Co., MO
  Children	1. Walter Everett Wells,   b. 1881   d. 1937 (Age 56 years)   2. James Franklin Wells,   b. 1884   d. 1961 (Age 77 years)   3. Samuel Oscar Wells,   b. 1889   d. 1962 (Age 73 years)   4. Thomas Otto Wells,   b. 1892   d. 1950 (Age 58 years)   5. Omah Margaret Wells,   b. 1896   d. 1982 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F3621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.kanawha/741.1/mb.ashx Re: Shiverdecker/Shivertaker Family in Kanawha, WV audiorij Posted: 28 Jun 2009 11:59PM GMT "Perry O. Shiverdecker married Malinda Thomas on 20 September 1874 Phelps county, MO. They had a daughter, Nettie Alberta Shiverdecker. Alberta Shiverdecker married a man named Joseph Marshall and then later married a man named Horine. Perry Shiverdecker was also a private in the 19th Kansas Cavalry, Company L. [TEXT OMITTED] he died around 1876 or so. His wife married Cornelius Wells in Phelps county, MO by 1878. And Perry can't be found in the 1880 census." Source: http://boards.rootsweb.com//localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.kanawha/741.1.2/mb.ashx? Re: Shiverdecker/Shivertaker Family in Kanawha, WV audiorij Posted: 25 Dec 2009 6:29PM GMT "My grandmother married Omah Wells Morris' son, Omah was the half sister of Nettie Alberta Shiverdecker Marshall Horine; in my grandmother's notes, she says that Perry Shiverdecker was stabbed and killed in a tavern fight. Must of happened in Missouri, because she was living in Missouri at the time and married Cornelius Wells within the year after." Source: The following site was recommended by Tessie Turntine Bylund: SEE JASON TOWNSEND'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33983032 Jason Townsend: Malinda Wilma Thomas Wells Birth: Jun. 13, 1850 Ripley Jackson County West Virginia, USA Death: Dec. 9, 1917 Leadwood St. Francois County Missouri, USA Daughter of Hiram Powers Thomas and Nancy Elizabeth (Landers) Thomas. First married John Siford on February 25, 1868 in Newport, Kentucky, and had one daughter: Lelia Jane (Siford) Gibbons. Second married Perry O. Shiverdecker on September 20, 1874 in Phelps County Missouri , and had one daughter: Nettie Alberta (Shiverdecker) Marshall-Horine. Third married Cornelius Ralph Wells on January 20, 1878 in Phelps County, Missouri. Family links: Parents: Hiram Powers Thomas (1822 - 1898) Spouses: John Siford (1846 - 1932) Cornelius Ralph Wells (1841 - 1929)* Children: Lelia Jane Siford Gibbons (1869 - 1937)* Nettie Alberta Shiverdecker Horine (1877 - 1952)* Walter Everett Wells (1881 - 1937)* James Franklin Wells (1884 - 1961)* Samuel Oscar Wells (1889 - 1962)* Thomas Otto Wells (1892 - 1950)* Omah Margaret Wells Morris (1896 - 1982)* Burial: Leadwood Cemetery Leadwood St. Francois County Missouri, USA Created by: Jason Townsend Record added: Feb 18, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 33983032