Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Eliza Kettle WELLS

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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Mrs. Henry Wells Dies at Footville

AGED RESIDENT WHO HAD LIVED IN COUNTY FOR 47 YEARS PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY.

Footville, Dec. 6-- Mrs. Henry Wells, for forty-seven years a resident of
Rock County, died yesterday afternoon at four o'clock at her home two and
three-fourth miles west of this village. She was taken ill Thursday morning
with neuralgia of the heart and lived but a few hours.

Eliza Kettle was born in Kent, England, Nov. 7, 1833, and was married in
1855. The same fall she came to America with her husband and settled in the
western part of Rock County, where she has since made her home. Her husband
passed away four years ago and since then her son, Charles and family have
lived on the farm with her.

She leaves three sons and one daughter; William, John, Charles, and Mrs.
Anna Quinn, all residing in this vicinity. She also leaves nineteen
grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. There were also three sisters
and four brothers.

Funeral services were held from the home Sunday morning at ten o'clock and
at eleven o'clock fromt he Christian church at Footville. -- From the
Footville Hustler.

Evansville Review, December 12, 1912, p.5 , col. 5 & 6, Evansville,
Wisconsin