Yavapai County AZ Archives Biographies.....Wells, Ralph E. 1866 - living in 1896
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Author: McFarland & Poole

p. 602-603

  RALPH E. WELLS. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch, comes of an
excellent family and is, himself, one of the substantial citizens of Prescott,
Arizona Territory. His career presents an example of industry, perseverance and
good judgment, rewarded by substantial results well worthy the imitation of all
who start out in life as he did, with no capital except a good constitution and
a liberal supply of pluck and energy. Although he is still a young man, he has
arisen to distinction as a railroad man, and at the present time is filling the
honorable and responsible position of assistant general manager of the railroad
at Prescott, to which position he was appointed May 1, 1895. Mr. Wells was born
in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, September 24, 1866, and in his native town was given
a practical high school education. His first experience in connection with
railroads was as office boy at St. Joseph, Mo., with the Kansas City, St. Joseph
& Council Bluffs Railroad in 1883, and by 1884 had become clerk to the
superintendent, and during four months of that year was secretary to the general
manager. He then went to Chicago as secretary to Vice-President Peasley of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, and after remaining there one year, in
1885 became secretary to A. A. Robinson, vice-president of the Santa Fe at
Topeka, Kan. In 1889 he became assistant and practically had charge of the
office until Mr. Robinson retired from railroading in 1893. He then went with
that gentleman to Mexico and entered unon the duties of chief clerk to the
general manager of the Mexican Central Railroad in the City of Mexico, where he
remained until December, 1894, when he located in Pueblo, Colo., but four months
later came to Prescott, Arizona Territory, and has since filled his present
position, the duties of which are heavy and responsible. Mr. Wells has become
well and favorably known here and he and his wife have made many friends. He was
married December 3, 1889, to Miss Frances Grace Hawley, a native of Topeka,
Kan., whose father was the first purchasing agent of the Santa Fe Railroad. This
gentleman was a Canadian by birth also, as was his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Wells have
three interesting children: Ralph E., Jr; Howard Hawley and Robert.


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From:

A Historical and Biographical Record of the Territory of Arizona
Published by
McFarland & Poole, Chicago, 1896

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