Wells Genealogy (in Faribault County, MN)
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Wells Birth Records
1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index Ancestry 
1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index MyHeritage
History and parish register, 1873-1915, Church of the Nativity (Wells, Minn.). Archive Grid
Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry
Minnesota, Birth Records, 1900-present Minnesota Department of Health
Wells Cemetery Records
Dunbar Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave
Rosehill Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Casimir Cemetery Find a Grave
Walnut Lake Methodist Find a Grave
Wells Census Records
1857 Minnesota Territorial Census MyHeritage
1857 Minnesota Territorial Census Ancestry
1865 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1865 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
1875 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1875 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
1885 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1885 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
1895 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1895 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
1905 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage
1905 Minnesota State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Wells in Faribault County, Minnesota LDS Genealogy
Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Wells Church Records
Church records, 1879-1919 (First Presbyterian Church (Wells, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library
First church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry
History and parish register, 1873-1915, Church of the Nativity (Wells, Minn.). Archive Grid
Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry
Wells Death Records
1904-2001 Minnesota Death Index MyHeritage
1908-2017 Minnesota Death Index Ancestry
Death registers, v. A-C, 1870-1910 ; index, 1870-1990 FamilySearch Library
History and parish register, 1873-1915, Church of the Nativity (Wells, Minn.). Archive Grid
Minnesota, Death Records, 1908-present Minnesota Department of Health
Wells Immigration Records
Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry
Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1858-1929 ; index, ca. 1869-1945 FamilySearch Library
Wells Land Records
Deed records, 1856-1990 ; indexes, 1856-1990 FamilySearch Library
Wells Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wells, Faribault County, Minnesota, August 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wells, Faribault County, Minnesota, December 1914 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wells, Faribault County, Minnesota, June 1894 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wells, Faribault County, Minnesota, May 1900 Library of Congress
Wells Marriage Records
1850-2019, Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System Ancestry
Marriage registers and returns, 1857-1917 FamilySearch Library
Wells Newspapers and Obituaries
Forum-Advocate 1922-1922 Newspapers.com
The Wells mirror, 2016-01-07 to 2017-12-28 Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
Wells Atlas 1870-1875 Newspapers.com
Offline Newspapers for WellsAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Forum-Advocate. (Wells, Minn.) 1906-1925 Wells Advocate. (Wells, Minn.) 1877-1906 Wells Atlas. (Wells, Faribault County, Minn.) 1870-1875 Wells Forum. (Wells, Minn.) 1894-1906 Wells Gazette. (Wells, Minn.) 1875-1877 Wells Mirror. (Wells, Faribault County, Minn.) 1913-Current |
Wells Probate Records
Wells School Records
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