Biographical Sketch of George W. Wells, Agency Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** George W. Wells, merchant, Agency, was born September 10, 1851 in Marion County, Tennessee. His parents moved to Kansas when he was a small boy, locating eight miles from Lawrence, on Willow Springs, after which they moved to Atchison, and thence to Buchanan County, Missouri. Mr. Wells followed farming until after the war, then he engaged in business at Rushville, remaining there until 1876, then moving to Agency. He was married September 18, 1875 to Miss Myra Floyd, a native of Missouri. She was born June 9, 1856. They have two children: Ella, born April 25, 1877; and Lela, born December 30, 1879. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. and a Good Templar, and also belongs to the Christian Church. Mr. Wells has been school director clerk in the church and deputy postmaster. He has always extended the hand of charity when he deemed applicants worthy. He is now doing business under the firm name of Wells & Smith. They have a business room 22 x 60 feet, well filled with dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, hats, caps, etc. and doing a general business of about $23,000 per year. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================