ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ ˈæn "ˈæni" wˈɛlz wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn sˈɔlt lˈeɪk sˈɪɾi, jˈuːtɔ, ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dˈænjəl hˈæmɚ wˈɛlz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ænd ˈɛmɪlˌaɪn blˈɑːnʃ wˈʊdwɚd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Wells was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on December 7, 1859, the daughter of General Daniel Hammer Wells (1814-1891) and Emmeline Blanche Woodward (1828-1921).