Background
Wells, Carol McConnell was born on February 21, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of William Hugh McConnell and Edith Mary Lower.
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Davidson County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, Vol. 2, has 29 chapters, ranging from January 1792 through April 1799
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Wells, Carol McConnell was born on February 21, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of William Hugh McConnell and Edith Mary Lower.
Bachelor, Pennsylvania State College, State College, 1939. Master of Arts, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1973.
Archivist Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1974-1988. Editor Southern Studies, 1982-1988. Speaker in field.
(These court minutes are important because few records sur...)
(The deed book abstracts in this volume were gleaned from ...)
(This third volume of county court minutes provides a glim...)
(For genealogists, delving into a package of probate recor...)
(Davidson County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, Vol. 2, ...)
Member Natchitoches History Foundation, since 1994. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944. Member Daughters of the American Revolution, Phi Mu, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Tom Henderson Wells, December 31, 1943. Children: Lucy, Sarah, Tom, Christopher, Julia, Peter.