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Adam Y. Wells Burial-Plot

Also known as Peterson Wells Graveyard

DeWitt, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA – *No GPS coordinates

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Created this cemetery from information in Dinwiddie WPA record page 153 :

1. SUBJECT : The Adam Y. Wells Graveyard
Synopsis of transition from original to current name : Known first as the Peterson Wells Graveyard. Later and to-day known as the Adam Y. Wells burial-plot.
2. LOCATION: 5.3 miles southwest of Dewitt on route 646, thence southeast •9 of a mile on route 605, thence northeast about 1 mile on a private road,
3. DATE: The graveyard vas probably begun in 1878.
4. Owners : The land on which the burial-plot is lo-cated has been reserved and is owned by the heirs of Mr. Adam Y. Wells, who are Mrs. Verna L. Bain , Mrs. Virginia Hawkins, Mrs. Irma Wells, Messers. Williams, Charles and Bernard Wells .
5. DESCIIPTION: The burial ground is enclosed with a plain wire fence and there are two tombstones to be seen.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The following persons are known to be buried in tho graveyard :

Peterson Wells
Died September 5, 1878
Aged 73 years

Lucretia Wells
Wife of Peterson Wells
Died June 10, 1884
Aged 68 years.

Created this cemetery from information in Dinwiddie WPA record page 153 :

1. SUBJECT : The Adam Y. Wells Graveyard
Synopsis of transition from original to current name : Known first as the Peterson Wells Graveyard. Later and to-day known as the Adam Y. Wells burial-plot.
2. LOCATION: 5.3 miles southwest of Dewitt on route 646, thence southeast •9 of a mile on route 605, thence northeast about 1 mile on a private road,
3. DATE: The graveyard vas probably begun in 1878.
4. Owners : The land on which the burial-plot is lo-cated has been reserved and is owned by the heirs of Mr. Adam Y. Wells, who are Mrs. Verna L. Bain , Mrs. Virginia Hawkins, Mrs. Irma Wells, Messers. Williams, Charles and Bernard Wells .
5. DESCIIPTION: The burial ground is enclosed with a plain wire fence and there are two tombstones to be seen.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The following persons are known to be buried in tho graveyard :

Peterson Wells
Died September 5, 1878
Aged 73 years

Lucretia Wells
Wife of Peterson Wells
Died June 10, 1884
Aged 68 years.

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  • Added: 20 Dec 2023
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2792699