Pvt. John Edward Wells

John E. Wells served in the Union Army during the American Civil War as a Private in Company E, 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry. He joined for duty and enrolled on September 10, 1861 in Madison County, Kentucky. He was discharged on May 9, 1862 at Nashville, Tennessee by a surgeon's certificate of disability. He had contracted pulmonary consumption, which rendered him unfit for duty.

• Source - U.S. Civil War Service Records on Fold3.com. State: Kentucky, Roll: 0012.
• See Also - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_Kentucky_Volunteer_Cavalry

From his FindAGrave memorial:

"John E. Wells, Old Time Resident of Soldiers' Home, Succumbs.

Death at 9:25 this morning claimed John E. Wells, age 78 one of the oldest members of the soldiers home and father of Mrs. I. E. Hubler, of this city. Mr. Wells had been at the home since April 20, 1888, when he entered from Indianapolis, Mahaska county, Iowa. He was a native of Kentucky, having been born in Frankfort, June 16, 1836. On Aug. 25, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, First Kentucky cavalry, in Madison county, Kentucky and was discharged May 9, 1862 at Nashville, Tenn.

Mr. Wells is survived by six children. In addition to Mrs. Hubler, they are: Mrs. Ezra Johnson, San Diego, California; Mrs. Anna McMullen and Leroy Wells, What Cheer; Henry Wells, Indianapolis, Ind. and J. L. Wells of Los Angeles, California. Another son William, died at Indianapolis, Indiana, two years ago. Mr. Wells had been a member of the Baptist church since 1884.

Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon from the assembly hall, Chaplain H. 0. Pratt officiating. Burial will be in the soldiers' home cemetery."