Minerva Caroline Wells

1865 - 1932  (67 years)

• Name	Minerva Caroline Wells
  Birth	7 Jun 1865	Oregon, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Minerva Bowman  [7]
  Name	Minerva Bowman  [8]
  Name	Minerva Bowman  [3, 5, 6]
  Name	Minerva Caroline Bowman  [9]
  Name	Minerva Wells  [1]
  Residence	1880	Greasewood, Umatilla, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Residence	1900	Milton, Umatilla, Oregon, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Residence	1910	Valley, Umatilla, Oregon, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Residence	1930	Mann Creek, Mann Creek, Washington, Idaho, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother
  Reference Number	18343
  Burial	1932	Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA   [2]
  Death	8 Jun 1932	Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA   [2, 6, 8]
  Person ID	I18343	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Ransom Wells,   b. 16 Jun 1828, Grayson, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Dec 1901, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Delilah Swinney,   b. Abt 1834, Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA d. 9 Sep 1894, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	16 Aug 1849	Davis, Iowa, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F1408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David Washington Bowman,   b. 10 Mar 1855, Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA d. 8 Apr 1937, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1884  [4]
  Children	> 1. Elva Bowman,   b. 31 May 1886, Oregon, USA d. Jun 1967 (Age 81 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Archie Bowman,   b. Nov 1887, Oregon, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Owen Bowman,   b. Jul 1889, Oregon, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Ercil Bowman,   b. Sep 1892, Oregon, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Cecil Bowman,   b. Mar 1894, Oregon, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 6. Lorne Lloyd Bowman,   b. 2 Nov 1895, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA d. 26 Dec 1958, Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Harvey Bowman,   b. Aug 1897, Oregon, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. Francis Bowman,   b. Apr 1900, Oregon, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   9. Allen A Bowman,   b. Abt 1904, Oregon, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   10. Eugene Bowman,   b. 1906, Oregon, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F9001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jun 1865 - Oregon, USA Residence - 1880 - Greasewood, Umatilla, Oregon, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1900 - Milton, Umatilla, Oregon, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1910 - Valley, Umatilla, Oregon, USA Residence - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother - 1930 - Mann Creek, Mann Creek, Washington, Idaho, USA Burial - 1932 - Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA Death - 8 Jun 1932 - Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

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