Biography

Sarah Wells

Main St. Cemetery Marker: A1
Born: 1811
Died: October 20, 1883

Sara Wells was the mother of John Manning Wells. In 1883 she passed away at the age of 72. She died just a few days after her granddaughter Gracie who is also buried near her in the Main Street Cemetery.

This unique Victorian-era broken tree monument was designed by local monument designer Charles H. Kaylor of Naperville. The stone was probably installed in the 1890s, a few years after her death.

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