John Milton Wells
1819-March 31, 1884
Niles Mirror, Wednesday, April 2, 1884, page 5, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
John Milton Wells, died at his home in this city on Monday morning, March 31st, at 6 o'clock. He was born in Victoria, Cayuga County, New York in 1889[sic] and came to Niles with his parents in 1835. He has been in the grocery business in this city about 30 years and was doing a large business at the time of his decease. He has always been a man of strict integrity in all matters of deal, always giving down weight to his customers, and much will be be missed by a large circle of relatives and friends. His funeral will take place this (Wednesday) at 2 o'clock, from his late residence.
Niles Democrat, Thursday, April 3, 1884, page 5, Niles District Library Biographical Files: Wells Family
John Milton Wells died at his home in this city on Monday morning, at six o'clock. He was born in Victoria, Cayuga county, New York, in 1810, and came to Niles with his parents in 1835. He had been engaged in the grocery business here for upwards of thirty years. One of his characteristics was an unvarying integrity in even the slightest transactions; sensitively honest, he never allowed it to be charged against him that he defrauded any man. On this principle he had built a large business and gained the respect not only of his many customers and the wholesale firms with whom he dealt, but of all with whom he came in contract, and by none was he more highly esteemed and respected than by those in his employ. Unostentatious in his charities, many of our poor will miss his kindly donations. The funeral took place from his late residence on Wednesday last and was largely attended.