Delilah Swinney

Abt 1834 - 1894  (60 years)

• Name	Delilah Swinney  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1834	Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1894	Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA   [3]
  Death	9 Sep 1894	Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I18364	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	Ransom Wells,   b. 16 Jun 1828, Grayson, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Dec 1901, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1849	Davis, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Ella Wells,   b. 2 Feb 1872, Milton, Columbia, Oregon, USA d. 1957, Yamhill, Oregon, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Minerva Caroline Wells,   b. 7 Jun 1865, Oregon, USA d. 8 Jun 1932, Weiser, Washington, Idaho, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Charles E Wells,   b. Abt 1869, Oregon, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. Lawrence Eugene Wells,   b. Abt 1871, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA d. 21 Nov 1934, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   5. Thomas Benton Wells,   b. 14 Jul 1850, Davis, Iowa, USA d. 2 Feb 1920, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   6. Jas H Wells,   b. Abt 1860, Iowa, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F1396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1834 - Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA Marriage - 16 Aug 1849 - Davis, Iowa, USA Burial - 1894 - Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA Death - 9 Sep 1894 - Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	9 Photos
  	Delilah Swinney Wells Birth: Jun. 6, 1834 Decatur Adams County Indiana, USA Death: Sep. 9, 1894 Milton-Freewater Umatilla County Oregon, USA Delilah married Ransom Wells in 1849 in Davis Co, IA.They left Iowa in 1864 by wagon and ox team on the Oregon Trail.They settled in Umatilla Co, OR. She had a total of 14 children. Family links: Spouse: …
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  	Delilah Ransom Wells
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  	Delilah & Ransom Wells
  	Swinney Births From Family Records
  	Letter from Delilah Wells to her mother, Jane Swinney

  
  

• Sources

  [S727] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S29] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Greasewood, Umatilla, Oregon; Roll: 1084; Page: 99B; Enumeration District: 145. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Greasewood, Umatilla, Oregon; Roll: 1084; Page: 99B; Enumeration District: 145 [S105] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).