Wells, Thomas Jefferson
Title
Wells, Thomas Jefferson
Last Name
Wells
First and Middle Name
Thomas Jefferson
Nicknames or Other Names
"Kitty"
Hometown
Petersburg, Virginia
County and/or State
Dinwiddie
Birth Date
February 20, 1896
Birthplace
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Death Date
February 20, 1955
Place of Death
Petersburg, Virginia
Parents
Thomas H. Wells and Emma V. Wells
Siblings
None
Spouse(s)
Margaret E. Wells
Children
None
VPI Graduating Class
VPI Class of 1916
Undergraduate Major
Electrical Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Did not serve in military. Was an engineer for General Electric in New York during WWI
Other Events
After WWI he worked for the US Government as an Engineer. Sometime between the 1900 census and the 1910 census when he was between 4 and 13 either his parents died or he left his parents, because in the 1910 census he lived with the Ross family, headed by Wellington Ross.
Occupation
Engineer
Contributing Researchers
Daniel Cissel
Files
Collection
Citation
“Wells, Thomas Jefferson,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/82.
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