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Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1900	Wells, Aaron	Son	221 Linn St	12	White	New York	Single	At School
1910	Wells, Aaron	Son	105 S Aurora St	22	White	New York	Single	Merchant
1920	Wells, Arron	Son	233 S Albany St	32	White	New York	Single	None
1940	Wells, Aaron	Brother	413 S Albany St	52	White	New York	Married Spouse Not Present	Proprietor
1950	Wells, Aaron	Head	1304 Hanshaw Rd	61	White	New York	Married	Restaurateur

Relatives in 1900 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Wells, Henry L	Head	221 Linn St	35	White	Austria	Married	Merchant
Wells, Jennie	Wife	221 Linn St	33	White	Austria	Married	None
Wells, Rosa C H	Daughter	221 Linn St	11	White	New York	Single	At School
Wells, Gusta E	Daughter	221 Linn St	9	White	New York	Single	At School
Wells, Joseph J	Son	221 Linn St	7	White	New York	Single	At School
Wells, Leo J	Son	221 Linn St	2	White	New York	Single	None
Wells, Sibeno	Daughter	221 Linn St	0	White	New York	Single	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Wells, Henry L	Head	105 S Aurora St	46	White	Austria	1st Marriage	Merchant
Wells, Joseph	Son	105 S Aurora St	16	White	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1920 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Wells, Henry	Head	233 S Albany St	55	White	Austria	Married	Clothing
Wells, Jennie	Wife	233 S Albany St	54	White	Austria	Married	None
Wells, Joseph	Son	233 S Albany St	27	White	New York	Single	None
Wells, Leo M	Son	233 S Albany St	22	White	New York	Single	Real Estate
Wells, Martin	Son	233 S Albany St	18	White	New York	Single	Clerk
Wells, Augusta	Daughter	233 S Albany St	25	White	New York	Single	None

Relatives in 1940 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Wells, Martin	Head	413 S Albany St	38	White	New York	Married	Proprietor
Wells, Mildred	Wife	413 S Albany St	32	White	New York	Married	None
Wells, Henry Louis	Son	413 S Albany St	7	White	New York	Single	None
Wells, Richard Allen	Son	413 S Albany St	4	White	New York	Single	None
Kinney, Catherine	Maid	413 S Albany St	14	White	New York	Single	Maid

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Wells, Emily R	Wife	1304 Hanshaw Rd	42	White	New York	Married	None
Wells, Constance A	Daughter	1304 Hanshaw Rd	10	White	New York	Never Married	None
Wells, Charles B	Son	1304 Hanshaw Rd	8	White	New York	Never Married	None

Highlights from obituary in The Ithaca Journal for Aaron Wells.

Aaron Wells, well known to hundreds of Cornellians died early this morning, Sept. 12, 1953, in Memorial Hospital. In recent months he had been ill of a heart ailment.

He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Emily Wells; a daughter, Miss Constance Wells; a son, Charles Wells. Born in New York City, son of Henry L. and Jennie Berger Wells, his family moved to Ithaca when he was 11 years of age. His father opened a clothing business here. He attended Ithaca schools and then went into his father's business. He served in WWI and after returning from service opened his own clothing business in partnership with Martin Shannon. In 1934 he became proprietor of the well-known "Zincks" in the 100 block of N. Aurora St., which had changed hands many times since its owner, Theodore Zinck, died in 1903.

Obituary for Aaron Wells, The Ithaca Journal, Sep 12 1953. P. 5, Col.2, with photo. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-obituary-for-aaron-we/166797519/]

Sep 12, 1953

Cornell Alumni News, Oct 1, 1953
From section titled "An Undergraduate Observes ... "

"A note of sadness came to the Hill, September 12, with the passing of Aaron Wells, well known Ithaca merchant. Best remembered as proprietor of Zinck's from 1934-51, Wells was a partner in the clothing firm of Wells-Shannon from 1920-25 and a friend to all Cornellians who knew him."

Cornell Alumni News, Vol. 56, No. 03, Oct 1, 1953, P. 87. [https://hdl.handle.net/1813/27618]

Oct 1, 1953

Aaron Wells
DoB: 1 Jun 1887
PoB: New York County, New York
Died: 12 Sep 1953, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
Buried: Lake View Cemetery,Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187948207/aaron-wells]