Biographical Sketch of P. P. Wells, Webster County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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P. P. Wells deserves honorable mention as one of the prosperous stock
men and farmers of Webster county, Mo.  His birth occurred December 4,
1846 in Orange county, N. C., and he is a son of W. W. and Rachel 
(Compton) Wells, who were also born and reared in Orange county, their
marriage taking place in that county.  They made their native state
their home until 1851, when they located on a farm in what is now 
Webster county, Mo., where they reared their family and still reside.
Their son, P. P. Wells, received a good common school education, and
remained with and assisted his father on the farm until he attained his
twenty-first birthday, when he began the battle of life for himself,
and was married February 26, 1867, to Miss Mary E. Pumphrey, of Ozark
county, and soon after located on a farm in Dallas county, where he was
engaged in tilling the soil for several years.  After spending two 
years in Ozark Township they returned to Dallas Township, where Mr. 
Wells began handling and trading in stock, which business he has made
quite a success.  He ships several car loads of stock annually, which 
nets him a nice income per year.  Nearly all of his farm, which amounts
to eighty-six acres, is under cultivation, and furnished with fair
buildings.  Besides this property he owns a good residence and fifteen
acres of land adjoining Henderson.  He is a Master Mason, a Democrat in
politics, and he and wife have reared the following family: Rachel F.
(the eldest, was the wife of J. D. Foster, and died in June, 1888);
W. C., J. F., Rosa E. and Maggie M.  Mrs. Wells is a daughter of 
William G. Pumphrey, one of the pioneers of Ozark county.

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