Edgar A. Welles (1832-1883)

Edgar A. Welles (March 11, 1832 - February 11, 1883) was a resident of West Hartford and a Civil War veteran.

Welles was born on March 11, 1832 in Farmington, Connecticut to Ralph Welles and Eunice Allyn. He served in the 16th Connecticut Regiment, Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He was a private in Company F, having enlisted on August 6, 1862 and mustered in on August 24, 1862. His records indicate he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, with black hair, dark eyes, and a fair complexion. He went into the hospital on September 15. Perhaps he was drafted since he was evidently sick when he was mustered in. He was discharged with disability on November 28, 1862.

The 1860 census lists him as a sash and blind maker with personal property valued at $300; the 1870 census marks him as a carpenter up until his death in 1883 after a long 20-year illness similar to tuberculosis.

Family
Welles married Jane A. Filley on April 13, 1856 in West Hartford.
 * William G. Welles - m. (1) Ella Carlton (2) Oddie Hollingsworth
 * Lizzie E. Welles - m. Charles Cotton
 * Ralph E. Welles - m. Ellen A. Caffrey
 * Agnes E. Welles - m. Patrick Guilmartin
 * Sarah L. Welles - m. Charles H. Cotton
 * Benjamin Franklin Welles - m. Viola A. Carlton
 * Eugene A. Welles
 * Jane R. Welles