Sistersville in Tyler County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Wells Family Cemetery

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 11, 2015

1. Wells Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Located near here are the graves of Sistersville founder Charles Wells and many of his descendants. Used from 1815 to 1925, the site includes 46 known graves, most from the 1800s. In 1832, Charles' son Eli built the home 'Welkin', with its fine architecture, on the land containing the cemetery. In 2012, the Wells descendants had the cemetery rehabilitated.

Erected 2014 by Wells Cemetery Fund, West Virginia Archives & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 39° 33.444′ N, 81° 0.249′ W. Marker is in Sistersville, West Virginia, in Tyler County. It is at the intersection of West Virginia Route 2 and County Route 28, on the right when traveling south on West Virginia Route 2. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sistersville WV 26175, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Little Sister (approx. 0.6 miles away); "Big Moses" Well / Polecat Oil Well (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fly Landing of the Sistersville Ferry (approx. 0.6 miles away in Ohio); Sistersville

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); George Washington (approx. ¾ mile away in Ohio); Matamoras World War I Monument (approx. 4 miles away in Ohio); James Riggs Family (approx. 4.2 miles away in Ohio); Van Camp (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sistersville.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 11, 2015

2. Wells Family Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 910 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.