Charles D. Wells Explained

Charles D. Wells (November 3, 1849 – died) was an American newspaperman and politician.

Wells was born on November 3, 1849, in Sutton, New Hampshire,[1] the son of James and Sarah Wells. His family relocated to Wisconsin in 1856, settling at Stoughton.[1] Together with his brother James A. Wells (1841–1920), Charles D. Wells founded the Tomah Journal in Tomah, Wisconsin in 1867.[2] [3] He married Alice Asenath Maltbie in 1869;[4] they had one child together (Lotta Wells Clark, 1875–1934) and later divorced in Colorado in 1879.[5]

Wells was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1876 session.[6] Wells represented the 2nd District of Monroe County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.[1]

Wells was arrested in 1883 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on suspicion of being a "circus follower" and vagrant. He was jailed for several days until he was able to prove his identity.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. 15th. Madison, WI. 1876. 473. November 28, 2020.
  2. News: First Newspaper Published in Monroe County Three-Quarters of Century Ago . The La Crosse Tribune . April 6, 1930 . La Crosse, WI . 7 . November 28, 2020 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Book: Monroe County, Wisconsin, Pictorial History, 1976 . 2004 . Monroe County Local History Room . Sparta, WI . 12.
  4. "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRFS-JT7 : 30 January 2020), Chas. D. Wells, 1869.
  5. "Colorado Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WB-93VX?cc=2043439&wc=M612-FNP%3A348715101 : 7 September 2019), Wagner, Mary E-Wilson, Jeannette G > image 1902 of 4516; Colorado State Archives, Denver.
  6. Book: Lawrence S. Barish. 2007. State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008. 185.
  7. News: An Ex-Legislator in Jail . The Oshkosh Northwestern . October 3, 1883 . Oshkosh, WI . 4 . November 28, 2020 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Charles D. Wells . The Lake Geneva Herald . October 19, 1883 . Lake Geneva, WI . 7 . November 28, 2020 . Newspapers.com.

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