A HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
BY LUTHER B. HILL, A. B. Vol II, 1910
page 136
Frank P. Wells was educated in the public schools of Greene county, Illinois, and
went to Texas with his father. He came with his father to Oklahoma, and remained
with him some time. He then engaged in farming on his own account, and located
where he now resides about 1874. At the time he first came to this community there
were very few white men, he and his brother and a Mr. Hughes being the only ones now living who were residents of this section of the country at that time. The land was almost entirely settled by full blood Indians, and there were a few negroes. The land was taken up with horse and cattle ranges, and the wild game was plentiful, such as deer, turkey and prairie chickens, with an occasional bear or panther.
Farming was carried on only on a small scale, and the inhabitants in the main were honest, peaceful citizens, and but little whiskey was "boot-legged" into the territory. The most of the trading of the vicinity was carried on at Muskogee, then a village of three or four hundred persons. For many years after this twenty-five acres was a large tract to cultivate, and most of the people did not even raise sufficient corn to feed their teams. During a large part of the year the horses were dependent upon the prairie grass for feed. There were plenty of horses and the houses were built of logs, with stick and dirt chimneys, puncheon floors and clap board doors. The entire neighborhood would attend any social gathering, whether it was a dance or a devotional service.
Mr. Wells married, in April, 1873, Liddie H. Davis, daughter of William and Sallie (Holt) Davis. Mr. Davis was a full blood Creek Indian and his wife was white. They were the parents of two children, Mrs. Wells being the only one who lived to maturity. After the death of her husband Mrs. Davis married John Simmons, also a full blood Creek, and they raised one daughter, Melvina, who married William Hughes. Mr. Wells and his wife became the parents of eleven children, two of whom are dead, namely: Lou, wife of John Storms; Martha, wife of Ed Wright; Joseph, who died November 16, 1909, at the age of twenty-seven; Ellen, wife of Oscar Lewis; Loyal; Wato; Elizabeth, wife of A. K. Presco (Presgrove); Walter; Lee; Viola; and one son, Claud, who died in childhood. Mr. Wells and his wife are members of the Missionary Baptist church and he is a member of Checotah Lodge Number 28, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Wells is activelv interested in public affairs, and politically is a Republican. He is one of the substantial and successful farmers of McIntosh county, and is highly respected.
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Oklahoma State Vital Records Index
WELLS FRANK P M McIntosh 1 8 1927

Lydia H. Davis was a daughter of William 'Bill' Davis and Sarah 'Sally' Holt. Her parents are first found in the 1850 Freedom Township, Polk Co., Arkansas census. In this census Sarah's children by a previous husband are listed. John A. Shetley, in his Dawes Application, state his father as Michail Shetley and mother as Sarah Davis. The surname Davis would have of course been from her 2nd marriage. Judging from the census Michael Shetley would have died about 3 to 3 1/2 years before 1860. Also, living a couple of doors/farms down is an Ambros Holt who married Mary Shetley.

1850 Polk Co., AR - US Fed. Census
Roll M432_20, Page 236, Freedom Twp., 29 Oct.
Family 148
William Davis, age 23, M, Farmer, b. GA
Sarah ", age 28, F, b. KY
Peter A. Shetley, age 12, M, b. MO
John A. Shetley, age 8, M, b. MO
Susan E. Shetley, age 6, F, b, MO
Michail J. Shetley, age 3, b. AR
George A. Davis, age 3/12, b. AR
Andrew Jackson, age 33, M, Miller, b. NC

By 1860 William Davis is no longer in the household and she has had 3 children by William. Malvina appears to be a daughter of William Davis but in her Dawes application she states her father as Alex Simmons.

1860 Polk Co., AR - US Fed. Census, July 6
Roll M653_48, Page 651, Freedom Twp., P.O. Dallas
385, 387
Sally Davis, age 37, F, b. KY
Amos ", age 10, M, b. AR
Lydia ", age 8, F, b. AR
Clement ", age 4, M, b. AR
Malvina ", age 6/12, F, b. AR
John Shetley, age 18, M, Farm L., b. MO
Elizabeth ", age 16, F, b. MO

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~texlance/1882census/weogufke.htm
1882 Creek (Muskogee) Nation, Weogufke Town (Many names written in Creek fashion)
181 1 Lete Well Albert Carr f (Lydia Davis Hughes Wells)
182 2 Se to " " f (Susan Hughes)
183 3 Loe " " f (Lou Wells)
184 4 Ellen " " f (Ellen Wells)
185 5 Marre " " f (could be Martha Wells)
186 1 Mul fi ne Sunon? " f (Melvina)
187 2 Sam hone " f
188 3 Lapat hejca " m
189 4 Welle Grive " m
190 5 Loce he gas " f
191 6 Pape hegas f
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Lydia Davis and Frank Wells had the majority of their children before being ligally married in 1890

Oklahoma, Marriages, 1870-1930,"
Groom's Name: Frank P Wells
Bride's Name: Lidia Davis
Marriage Date: 12 Feb 1890, Marriage Place: , Muskogee, Oklahoma
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M59491-3
System Origin: Oklahoma-ODM
Source Film Number: 1312334
Reference Number:

Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
Name: Lydia Wells [Lydia Davis]
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Father Name: Bill Davis
Mother Name: Sarah Davis
Census Card Number: 722
Dawes Enrollment Number: 2363
Tribe: Creek
Enrollment Category: By Blood

Dawes Final Rolls Results
Tribe: Creek, Card 720

Davis Bill, age 0, Sex M, Card 720, Type Parent
Davis Sarah, Age 0, Sex F, Card 720, Type Parent
Wells Lydia, Age 45, Sex F, Blood 1/2, Roll 2363, Type By Blood
Wells Ellen, age 20, Sex F, Blood 1/4, Roll 2364, Type By Blood
Wells Martha, age 18, Sex F, Blood 1/4, Roll 2365, Type By Blood
Wells Joseph, age 16, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2366, Type By Blood
Wells Lizzie, age 14, Sex F, Blood, 1/4, Roll 2367, Type By Blood
Wells Loyal, age 12, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2368, Type By Blood
Wells Watie, age 9, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2369, Type By Blood
Wells Walter, age 6, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2370, Type By Blood
Wells Lee, age 3, Sex M, Blood 1/4, Roll 2371, Type By Blood
Wells Viola, age 1, Sex F, Blood 1/4, Roll 2372, Type By Blood
Wells Frank, age 0, Sex M, Type Parent
(Lydia states her parents are Bill and Sarah Davis)
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1900 Indian Territory, Creek Nation Indian Population Schedule
Roll 1854, Book 1, page 64
Wells, Frank, Head, W/M, b. Dec, 1852, age 47, m-24 yrs, b. IL, IL, TN, Farmer
" Lydia, Wife, Indian/F, b. Nov. 1852, age 47, m-24 yrs, 14-11, b. AR, AL, KY
" Alice E., Dau., Ind/F, b. Mar 1880, age 20, Single, b. Creek Nat., IL, AR
" Martha J., Daug., Ind/F, b. Mar 1882, age 18, Single, b. " , ", "
" Joseph W., Son, Ind/M, b. Jan 1884, age 16, b. ", ", "
" Loyal T., Son, Ind/M, b. Mar 1889, age 12, b. ", ", "
" Elizabeth, Dau., Ind/F, b. Mar 1884, age 14, b. ", ", " (census states this date/age)
" Thomas W., Son, Ind/M, b. Feb 1890, age 10, b. ", ", "
" Henry W., Son, Ind/M, b. Mar 1892, age 8, b. ", ", "
" Lee, Son, Ind/M, b. Mar 1894, age 6, b. ", ", "
" Viola, Dau., Ind/F, b. Mar 1898, age 2, b. ", ", "
Presgrove, Aaron, Lodger, W/M, b. Apr. 1881, age 19, S., b. AR, AR, AR, Farm Laborer
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Oklahoma State Vital Records Index
WELLS LYDIE F((female) McIntosh 2 9 1928

Carr Creek Cemetery
Claudy Wells
Jun 18, 1893
stone underground
s/o F & L Wells
(No idea if date is birth or death)